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John Lorcas Shank 1866–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1866

Birth Location: WV

Death Date: 2 Aug 1922

Death Location: Mineral, WV

Father: George SHANK

Mother: Catherine Wendel

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Ira Shank

In 1866, John Lorcas Shank entered the world in WV, born to George Washington Shank And Catherine A Wendel. John Lorcas Shank had children including Ira Anderson Shank. John Lorcas Shank passed away in 1922 in Mineral, WV.

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Biography

  • In 1866, John Lorcas Shank entered the world in WV, born to George Washington Shank And Catherine A Wendel.
  • John Lorcas Shank had children including Ira Anderson Shank.
  • John Lorcas Shank passed away in 1922 in Mineral, WV.

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Children(s)

John Shank's Ancestors

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John Shank
1866–1922
Birth Place: WV
Parents
George Washington SHANK
1819–1900
Virginia
Catherine (A.) Wendel
1816–1906
Virginia
Grandparents
Jacob Shank
1790–1857
New Jersey, USA
Margaret (Ann) Smoot
1790–1870
Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Shank
1770–1815
Katharine Summers
1770–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Shank
1737–1856
Caroline Hertzog
1806–1814

John Shank's Descendants

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John (Lorcas) Shank (17 Feb 1866–2 Aug 1922)
  1. 1. Ira (Anderson) Shank 1900–1967 m. Evadna (Arbutus) Jones 1907–1987
    1. 1. William (Allen Shank) Sr. 1940–2015 m. Carolyn (Ruth) Henthorne 1943–2011 m. Dorothy (Jean) Allshouse 1939–2002

John Shank's Timeline

2 Records

1866
17 Feb 1866
Birth of John Lorcas Shank in WV
WV
1922
2 Aug 1922
Age 56
Death of John Lorcas Shank in Mineral, WV
Mineral, WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1866
    Event Place: WV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1922
    Event Place: Mineral, WV

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