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Vesta Theresa Shank

Vesta Theresa Shank

Female 1908 - 2006  (98 years)

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  • Name Vesta Theresa Shank  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Birth 6 Apr 1908  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Gender Female 
    FSID LHMM-J1F  [7] 
    Name Vesta Shank  [9] 
    Name Vesta Teresa Shank  [8] 
    Name Vesta Teresa Shank  [10] 
    Residence 1910  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9, 10] 
    Residence 1920  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Residence 1930  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Residence 1935  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 10] 
    Residence 1940  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 10] 
    Residence 1943  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1943  Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Death 31 Oct 2006  Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 7, 8, 10] 
    Burial Elkridge, Howard, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8, 10] 
    • Meadow Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery,
    Person ID I1318  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  [8] 
    • 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 - 6 Apr 1908 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania 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 - 1940 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1943 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1943 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Oct 2006 - Baltimore, Maryland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Elkridge, Howard, Maryland 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:Q23B-3XT2 : 14 September 2020), Vesta T Weyant, ; Burial, Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States of America, Meadowridge Memorial Park; citing record ID 160821165, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
      Vesta T Weyant, "Find A Grave Index"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23B-3XT2

    2. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH8Q-NG4 : accessed 6 January 2021), Vesta Shank in household of Nickolas Shank, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 15B, line 65, family 354, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2004; FHL microfilm 2,341,738.
      Vesta Shank in household of Nickolas Shank, "United States Census, 1930"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH8Q-NG4

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

    4. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGZM-G2F : accessed 6 January 2021), Vesta 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.
      Vesta Shank in household of Nicholas Shank, "United States Census, 1910"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGZM-G2F

    5. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGJM-J3F : 4 December 2020), Vesta T Weyant, 31 Oct 2006; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
      Vesta T Weyant, "United States Social Security Death Index"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGJM-J3F

    6. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ4Y-QQQ : 1 June 2020), Vesta Weyant in household of Bernard Weyant, Ward 6, Altoona, Altoona City, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-25B, sheet 61B, line 43, family 201, 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.
      Vesta Weyant in household of Bernard Weyant, "United States Census, 1940"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ4Y-QQQ

    7. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree.
      Legacy NFS Source: Vesta Theresa Shank - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Vesta Theresa Shank

    8. [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

    9. [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

    10. [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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