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Nicholas Francis Shank

Male 1882 - 1958  (76 years)

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  • Name Nicholas Francis Shank  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Birth 18 Jan 1882  Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1900  Barr, Cambria, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14] 
    Residence 1910  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Military Draft Registration Between 1917 and 1918  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1920  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Residence 1930  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Residence 1935  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15] 
    Residence 1939  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Residence 1940  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 15] 
    Military Draft Registration 1942  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FSID LT6X-YWF 
    Name Nicholas F Shank  [15] 
    Name Nicholas F. Shank 
    Residence Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14] 
    Residence Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Residence Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence 1942  Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Residence 1947  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14] 
    Death 15 Jun 1958  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Burial Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 13, 14] 
    Person ID I1312  Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

    Family Mary Schirf,   b. May 1884, Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1951, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jun 1907  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • St Mary Church,
    Age at Marriage He : 25 years and 5 months - She : 23 years and 1 month. 
    Children 
     1. Vesta Theresa Shank,   b. 6 Apr 1908, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 2006, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Margaret Edna Shank,   b. 30 Sep 1909, Barnesboro, Cambria, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1994, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Martha Gertrude Shank,   b. 27 Oct 1911, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1925, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 13 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Leonard Peter Shank,   b. 6 Apr 1913, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1928, Roaring Spring, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 15 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Mary Ann Shank,   b. 24 Feb 1915, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1916, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Vincent David Shank,   b. 7 Sep 1916, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1964, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Priscilla S Shank,   b. 16 Oct 1919, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1998, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Clair Francis Shank,   b. 23 Nov 1923, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 2011, Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Elizabeth Marie Shank,   b. 19 May 1926, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1986, East Orange, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Gerald Urban Shank,   b. 25 Jan 1928, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 2011, Blaine, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Documents
    Marriage    		Marriage
    Family ID F444  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Jan 1882 - Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Barr, Cambria, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Jun 1907 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Draft Registration - Between 1917 and 1918 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1939 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Apr 1940 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Draft Registration - 1942 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2516 Third ave., - - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1942 - Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1947 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Jun 1958 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Sources 
    1. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1P-VVSZ : 4 July 2020), Nicholas F. Shank, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
      Nicholas F. Shank, "Find A Grave Index"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1P-VVSZ

    2. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1S-HDC7 : 24 November 2020), Nichols Shank in entry for Clair Francis Shank and Helen Joan Renyck, 02 Sep 1980; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Frederick, Virginia, United States, certificate 80-044138, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
      Nichols Shank in entry for Clair Francis Shank and Helen Joan Renyck, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1S-HDC7

    3. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4J-QJBW : accessed 6 January 2021), Nicholas Shank in entry for Gerald Urban Shank, Washington, United States, 16 Feb 2011; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Bellingham Herald, The, born-digital text.
      Nicholas Shank in entry for Gerald Urban Shank, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4J-QJBW

    4. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM83-Z1Z : 5 August 2020), Nicholas F Shank in entry for Clair F Shank and Jean Lois Fulton, 4 Aug 1948; citing Marriage, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
      Nicholas F Shank in entry for Clair F Shank and Jean Lois Fulton, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM83-Z1Z

    5. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M39H-83H : accessed 6 January 2021), Nicholas F Shank in household of William A Shank, Barr Township Spangle borough, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 11A, family 178, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,387.
      Nicholas F Shank in household of William A Shank, "United States Census, 1900"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M39H-83H

    6. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH8Q-NG7 : accessed 6 January 2021), Nickolas Shank, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 15B, line 63, family 354, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2004; FHL microfilm 2,341,738.
      Nickolas Shank, "United States Census, 1930"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH8Q-NG7

    7. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6BY-3TF : 4 January 2021), Nickolas Shank, 1920.
      Nickolas Shank, "United States Census, 1920"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6BY-3TF

    8. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ4Y-Q3Y : 1 June 2020), Nicholas Shank, Ward 6, Altoona, Altoona City, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-25B, sheet 61A, line 36, family 200, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3438.
      Nicholas Shank, "United States Census, 1940"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ4Y-Q3Y

    9. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGZM-G26 : accessed 6 January 2021), Nicholas Shank, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 48, sheet 8A, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1317; FHL microfilm 1,375,330.
      Nicholas Shank, "United States Census, 1910"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGZM-G26

    10. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6JY-445 : 25 August 2019), Nicholas Frank Shank, 1917-1918.
      Nicholas Frank Shank, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6JY-445

    11. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQNC-9ZK : 13 March 2020), Nicholas Francis Shank, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
      Nicholas Francis Shank, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQNC-9ZK

    12. [S203] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for Mary Theresa Magdeline Schirf
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    13. [S203] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for Mary Magdaline Schirf
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=20273067577&indiv=try

    14. [S203] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for Mary Magdaline (Shank) SCHIRF
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=360193440755&indiv=try

    15. [S203] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for Mary Magdeline Schirf
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=350074894017&indiv=try


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