Christian Shank
(1791-1872)
Anna Boyer
(1795-1872)
Isaac Shank
(1822-1856)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Catharine Beecher

Isaac Shank 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 27 Aug 1822, Franklin Twp., Adams, PA 3
  • Marriage (1): Catharine Beecher on 14 Jan 1846 in , Adams, PA 1
  • Died: 3 Dec 1856, Beechersville, Adams, PA at age 34 3
  • Buried: Arendtsville: Fairview Cemetery, Adams, PA 3

   FamilySearch ID: LCW8-JV5.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1830 in Franklin Twp., Adams, PA. 7 The 1830 census recorded Christian Shank with this household:
ree White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8.

2. Census in 1840 in Franklin Twp., Adams, PA. The 1840 census recorded Christian Shank with this household:
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 5
Total Free White Persons: 12.

3. Census in 1850 in Butler Twp., Adams, PA. 8 The 1850 census recorded Isaac Shank, farmer, 26, living with wife Catherine, 24; and Mary, 3. All were born in Pennsylvania. They are living as neighbors with the households of Catherine's brother, Samuel Beecher, father David Beecher, and sister Sophia Hoover.

4. Obituary: Gettysburg Republican Compiler on 15 Dec 1856 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 9 Died ... On the 3d..., Mr. Isaac Schank of Beechersville, aged 34 years, 3 months and 6 days.


Isaac married Catharine Beecher, daughter of David Beecher and Anna Maria Gilbert, on 14 Jan 1846 in , Adams, PA.1 (Catharine Beecher was born on 13 Dec 1826 in , Adams, PA 10 11 12, christened on 14 Apr 1827 in Arendtsville: Arendtsville Union Church (Zion Lutheran and Trinity Reformed), Adams, PA,10 12 died on 14 Jun 1894 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA 11 and was buried on 17 Jun 1894 in Arendtsville: Fairview Cemetery, Adams, PA 11.)


Sources


1 The Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, PA), Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, Jan 19, 1846.

2 Records of Sharon Nickol Swope (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=nickol).

3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19795271.

4 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2FG-5Y9 Mary Ann Shank, 04 Oct 1848; Christening, citing Lutheran and Reformed Church, Arendtsville, Adams, PA; FHL microfilm 824351.

5 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2FG-YKW Jacob Ambrose Schank, 23 Apr 1854; Christening, citing Lutheran and Reformed Church, Arendtsville, Adams, PA. FHL microfilm 824351.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 5612. Mary A. Eberly. Father Isaac Shank. Mother Cathrine Beecher.

7 1830 United States Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 143; Page: 71; Family History Library Film: 0020617.

8 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M444-RG6 Isaac Shank, Butler, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 180, NARA microfilm publication M432.

9 Gettysburg Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Adams County, PA.), 15 Dec 1856, obituary of Isaac Schank.

10 Arendtsville Union Church (Zion Lutheran and Trinity Reformed; Arents Church), Adams County, Pennsylvania.

11 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19795432.

12 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2FG-R68 Katharina Bücher, 14 Apr 1827; Christening, citing Lutheran and Reformed Church, Arendtsville, Adams, PA; FHL microfilm 824351.



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