George Shank (1815 - 1871)

Born 20 Aug 1815 in Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Murray) Shank — married 25 Sep 1849 in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States

Died 1 Jan 1871 at age 55 in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

George Shank was born on April 20, 1815. George Shank and Elizabeth Murray applied for a marriage license on August 18, 1849,^[1] and they were married by C. Arnold, Minister of Gospel, on September 25, 1849 in Montgomery County, Ohio.^[2] He died on January 1, 1871 and was buried at Landis Cemetery in Brookville, Ohio.^[3]

Child

Child of George Shank and Elizabeth Murray:

1. David Oliver Shank (1853 - 1924)

Residence

1850 • Perry Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States^[4]

1860 • Perry Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States^[5]

1870 • Perry Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZY1-4JK : 8 December 2014), George Shank and Elizabeth Murray, 18 Aug 1849; citing Montgomery, Ohio, United States, Marriage Affidavits 1848-1852, vol. 3, pg. 119, Montgomery County courthouse, Ohio; Family History Library microfilm 1,030,834.
2. ↑ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD2X-72R : 8 December 2014), George Shank and Elizabeth Murray, 25 Sep 1849; citing Montgomery, Ohio, United States, Marriage Records 1844-1851, vol. B-2, pg. 351; Montgomery County courthouse, Ohio; Family History Library microfilm 1,030,835.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 13 January 2017), memorial page for George Shank (1815 – 1871), Find A Grave Memorial no. 32871398, citing Landis Cemetery, Brookville, Montgomery County, Ohio; the photograph is materially informative, but the gravestone is damaged. The information based on the 1933 cemetery readings showing that George Shank died January 1, 1871 and aged 55 years, 4 months, 12 days.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX34-79B : 9 November 2014), George Shank, Perry Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; citing family 2823, National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 714.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLG-2TG : 30 December 2015), George Shank, Perry Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; citing pg. 42, family 327, National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1014.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6L8-2W4 : 17 October 2014), George Shank, Ohio, United States; citing pg. 26, family 203, National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1248; Family History Library microfilm 552,747.