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Margaret Edna Shank

Margaret Edna Shank

Female 1909 - 1994  (84 years)

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  • Name Margaret Edna Shank  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 30 Sep 1909  Barnesboro, Cambria, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Female 
    FSID LTD1-S7K 
    Name Edna Margaret Shank  [5] 
    Name Edna Margaret Shank  [6] 
    Name Edna Margaret Wiseman  [7] 
    Residence Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Residence 1910  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    Residence 1920  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    Residence 1930  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    Residence 1935  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1936  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1940  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Residence 1947  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1992  Lynden, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Death 7 Jan 1994  Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    Burial Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Person ID I1313  Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

    Father Nicholas Francis Shank,   b. 18 Jan 1882, Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1958, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 11 Jun 1907  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • St Mary Church,
    Age at Marriage He : 25 years and 5 months - She : 23 years and 1 month. 
    Documents
    Marriage    		Marriage
    Family ID F444  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Sep 1909 - Barnesboro, Cambria, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - 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 - 1936 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1947 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1992 - Lynden, Whatcom, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jan 1994 - Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Sources 
    1. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH8Q-NGH : accessed 6 January 2021), Edna Shank in household of Nickolas Shank, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 15B, line 66, family 354, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2004; FHL microfilm 2,341,738.
      Edna Shank in household of Nickolas Shank, "United States Census, 1930"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH8Q-NGH

    2. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6BY-3TV : 4 January 2021), Edna Shank in entry for Nickolas Shank, 1920.
      Edna Shank in household of Nickolas Shank, "United States Census, 1920"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6BY-3TV

    3. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGZM-G2N : accessed 6 January 2021), Edna Shank in household of 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.
      Edna Shank in household of Nicholas Shank, "United States Census, 1910"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGZM-G2N

    4. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQQV-W8Q : 15 December 2019), Margaret Wiseman in household of John Wiseman, Ward 5, Altoona, Altoona City, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-21, sheet 16A, line 21, family 269, 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 3437.
      Margaret Wiseman in household of John Wiseman, "United States Census, 1940"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQQV-W8Q

    5. [S203] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for Mary Theresa Magdeline Schirf
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=1664949369&indiv=try

    6. [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

    7. [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


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