Catherine
Shank
aka Shanks
Born about in Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Fredrick Shank
and Magdalena (Brenner) Shank
Sister of
Philip Shank and Elizabeth (Shank) Yount
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after
after about age 47
in White County, Indiana, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Apr 2014
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Biography
Catherine Shank was born about 1803 in Virginia; the child of Fredrick Shank and Molly Brenner. Catherine passed away after the 1850 census probably in White County, Indiana, where she resided with her sister Elizabeth Yount[1]. She is buried next to her sister in the Indian Creek Cemetery in Pulaski County, Indiana[2].
Research Notes
Witt-1888 07:53, 16 June 2023 (UTC): The 1843 will of Catherine's father did not give her surname as Shull. The word "shall" following her name looks very much like "Shull" and was included in a published abstract of the will. Unless other records are located, current evidence supports Catherine as having never married. Many trees show her as the wife of William B. Shull of Boone County, Indiana, without source. It appears that his wife Catherine's surname at birth was Chrisman.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MHVX-JWZ : Fri Jun 16 01:45:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Daniel Yount and Elizabeth Yount, 1850.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-WJJH : 6 February 2023), Catherine Shanks, ; Burial, Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States of America, Indian Creek Cemetery; citing record ID 51466792, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.. Headstone with only name visible. She is buried one plot from her sister Elizabeth.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
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~1.56%
Bruce Shank
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Sandy (Harlan) Hamblen :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Linda (Brenner) Fette :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A509973 [compare], Ancestry member Lindafette
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~0.78%
Winston Scott :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Carol Brenner :
AncestryDNA
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Holly Witt
Holly Witt
Catherine Shank was not married to a man named Shull. This name came from an abstract of her father’s will, but it did not exist in his will. The word “shall” was simply misread as “Shull” after Catherine’s name in the will. Catherine was in the 1850 census with her sister Elizabeth, and her headstone is next to her sister’s under the memorial name of Catherine Shanks. I’ll disconnect this profile and add sources.
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