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Clair Francis Shank

Clair Francis Shank

Male 1923 - 2011  (87 years)

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  • Name Clair Francis Shank  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Birth 1917  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Birth 23 Nov 1923  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 1924  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    FSID LTD1-8GK 
    Name Virginia Shank  [13] 
    Residence 1930  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13] 
    Residence 1935  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13] 
    Residence 1940  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13] 
    Residence 1945  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Residence 1947  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 13] 
    Residence 1985  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13] 
    Residence 1996  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 13] 
    Death 18 Nov 2011  Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 11, 12, 13] 
    • Presbyterian Village,
    Burial Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11, 12, 13] 
    Person ID I1314  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  [11] 
    • 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 - 1917 - Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Nov 1923 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1924 - 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 - 1940 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1945 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1947 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1985 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1996 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Nov 2011 - Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Altoona, Blair County, 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, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1S-HDCQ : 24 November 2020), 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.
      Clair Francis Shank, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1S-HDCQ

    2. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM83-Z1W : 5 August 2020), Clair F Shank and Jean Lois Fulton, 4 Aug 1948; citing Marriage, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
      Clair F Shank, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM83-Z1W

    3. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM83-Z1K : 5 August 2020), Clair F Shank and Jean Lois Fulton, 7 Aug 1948; citing Marriage, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
      Clair F Shank, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM83-Z1K

    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-Z1F : 5 August 2020), Clair F Shank and Jean Lois Fulton, 4 Aug 1948; citing Marriage, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
      Clair F Shank, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM83-Z1F

    5. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM83-Z1J : 5 August 2020), Clair F Shank and Jean Lois Fulton, 4 Aug 1948; citing Marriage, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
      Clair F Shank, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM83-Z1J

    6. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM8K-DQZ : 4 December 2020), Clair F Shank, 18 Nov 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
      Clair F Shank, "United States Social Security Death Index"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM8K-DQZ

    7. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL3-G5KH : 11 June 2020), Clair F. Shank, 2011; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
      Clair F. Shank, "Find A Grave Index"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL3-G5KH

    8. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH8Q-NG8 : accessed 6 January 2021), Clair Shank in household of Nickolas Shank, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 15B, line 69, family 354, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2004; FHL microfilm 2,341,738.
      Clair Shank in household of Nickolas Shank, "United States Census, 1930"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH8Q-NG8

    9. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ4Y-QQM : 1 June 2020), Clair Shank in household of Nicholas Shank, Ward 6, Altoona, Altoona City, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-25B, sheet 61A, line 39, 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.
      Clair Shank in household of Nicholas Shank, "United States Census, 1940"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ4Y-QQM

    10. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM83-Z1C : 5 August 2020), Clair F Shank and Jean Lois Fulton, 4 Aug 1948; citing Marriage, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
      Clair F Shank, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM83-Z1C

    11. [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

    12. [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

    13. [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


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