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Jonas Shank 1857–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 October 1857

Birth Location: Loysburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 14 November 1938

Death Location: Woodbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John Shank

Mother: Eve Shank

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Jonas Shank was born in 1857 in Loysburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John Hersh Shank And Eve Anna Shank. Jonas Shank passed away in 1938 in Woodbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jonas Shank was born in 1857 in Loysburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John Hersh Shank And Eve Anna Shank.
  • Jonas Shank passed away in 1938 in Woodbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Jonas Shank's Ancestors

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Jonas Shank
1857–1938
Birth Place: Loysburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
John Hersh Shank
1813–1881
Maryland, United States of America
Eve (Anna) Shank
1818–1879
Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
Christian Shank
1775–1855
Millersville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Sophia Hersh
1790–1828
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Daniel (Meyer) Shank
1793–1874
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Hoffman
1793–1820
Washington, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Dr.
1752–1818
Magdalena Kauffman
1753–1822
Frederick Hersh
1760–1831
Susan Crist
1765–1822
Matthias Hoffman
1740–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Heinrich Christy
1742–1799
Elizabeth LeFevre
1742–1778

Jonas Shank's Timeline

2 Records

1857
20 October 1857
Birth of Jonas Shank in Loysburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Loysburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1938
14 November 1938
Age 81
Death of Jonas Shank in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 October 1857
    Event Place: Loysburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 November 1938
    Event Place: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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