Aaron (Shunk) Shank (abt. 1840 - 1864)

Born about 1840 in Centre, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 13 Oct 1864 at about age 24 in Andersonville Prison, Sumter, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Private Aaron (Shunk) Shank served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 12 May 1864
Mustered out: 13 Oct 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company "C", 184th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers

Private Aaron (Shunk) Shank Died while a Prisoner of War at Andersonville, during United States Civil War.

Aaron (Shunk) Shank was born about 1840 in Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, son of John Shunk (1809 - 1889) and Lydia (Breon) Shunk (1812 - 1894).

His siblings were:

1. John Shunk (1830 - aft. 1874)
2. Jonas Shunk (1833 - 1914)
3. Catherine (Shunk) Bean (1835 - 1912)
4. Jacob Schanck (1838 - 1859)
5. Anna Margaretha (Shunk) Snavely (1843 - 1921)
6. Elizabeth (Shunk) Lingle (1845 - 1929)
7. Frances Shunk (~1848 - )
8. Mary L (Shunk) Mowery (1850 - 1913)
9. Laura Shunk (~1851 - )
10. Samuel Jeremiah Shunk (~1854 - )
11. Susana W (Schunk) Littlefield (1859 - 1920)

In the 1850 census Aaron (age 10) was with his family in Washington Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States.^[1] And in 1860 he was with them in Penn Township, Centre County.^[2]

In about 1862, he married Mary M. Fryer. Their son George's birthdate is uncertain. His grave stone gives a date almost exactly nine months after Aaron's death,^[3] but he was named on his father's pension records.^[4] His obituary says he was born 25 August 1863.^[5]

On 1 July 1863, Aaron registered with the state of Pennsylvania in the US Civil War draft.^[6] In May 1864, he mustered in as a Private into "C" Company, 184th Pennsylvania Infantry.^[7][8]

Not long afterward, he was captured and taken to Andersonville Prison. He died there on 13 Oct 1864.^[9][10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FamilySearch Record: M4HS-JWB (accessed 17 October 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6QH3-4P4 Image number 00445, Aaron Shunk (10) in Washington Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860," database with images, citing Page: 135; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1090; FHL microfilm: 805090; Record number: 22207, FamilySearch Record: MXPZ-3BQ (accessed 17 October 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS8-9N96 Image number 00472, Aaron Shank (20) in Penn Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in [Blank].
3. ↑ George Shunk Memorial: Find A Grave: Memorial #173023988
4. ↑ Pension: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," database with images, citing Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Affiliate Publication Number: T288; Affiliate Film Number: 429; FHL microfilm: 000541185, FamilySearch Record: QJDP-Z3G9 (accessed 17 October 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYML-XBC Image number 04131, Name: Aaron Shunk; Pension Date: 1865.
5. ↑ George Shunk Obituary: Newspapers Clip: 111484847
6. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865," database with images, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 2, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 1666 #988047 (subscription required, accessed 17 October 2022), Place of Birth: Pennsylvania; Residence: Penn, Centre, Pennsylvania; Marital Status: Married; Birth Year: abt 1840; Age on 1 July 1863: 23; Congressional District: 18th; Name: Aaron Shank; Race: White; Class: 1.
7. ↑ "184th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers," database, PA Roots, (Company C : accessed 17 Oct 2022); citing Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.
8. ↑ Military: "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, citing Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Pennsylvania.; Affiliate Publication Number: M554; Affiliate Film Number: 109; FHL microfilm: 882444; Record number: 3117, FamilySearch Record: FSXL-SZP (accessed 17 October 2022), Miitary Unit: 184th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry; Military Company: C; Military Service Place: Pennsylvania, United States; Miitary Beginning Rank: Private; Miitary Side: Union; Misc Note: _; Name: Aaron Shank; Military Service Date: from 1861 to 1865; Miitary Final Rank: Private.
9. ↑ Death: "U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 2123 #279912 (subscription required, accessed 17 October 2022), A Shank death 3 Oct 1864 in Andersonville, Georgia.
10. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960," database with images, National Archives and Records Administration; Burial Registers of Military Posts and National Cemeteries, compiled ca. 1862-ca. 1960; Archive Number: 44778151; Series: A1 627; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry Record 3135 #100488 (subscription required, accessed 17 October 2022), Aaron Shank burial (died on 13 Oct 1864) in Georgia.
11. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #7702051 (accessed 17 October 2022), Memorial page for Aaron Shank (1840-13 Oct 1864), citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA (plot: Grave 10837); Maintained by The Preacher's Kid (contributor 46487625).