Mary Schirf

1884 - 1951  (~ 67 years)

• Name	Mary Schirf  [1]
  Birth	May 1884	Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  		1900 United States Federal Census
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania
  Residence	1900	Logan, Blair, Pennsylvania   [1, 13]
  Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Residence	Abt 1907	Cambria, Pennsylvania   [15]
  Marriage	12 Jun 1907	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania   [16]
  		Marriage
  FSID	M7GR-DH5  [11]
  Name	Mary Magdeline Schirf  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22]
  Name	Mary Magdeline Shank  [14]
  Name	Mary Theresa Magdeline Schirf  [13]
  Residence	1910	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania   [11, 13]
  Residence	1920	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania   [13]
  Residence	1930	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania   [13]
  Residence	1935	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania
  Residence	1940	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania   [13]
  Residence	1947	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania   [13]
  Death	31 Dec 1951	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania   [11, 13, 14]
  Burial	Atglen, Chester County, Pennsylvania   [13]
  Person ID	I62	Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Schirf,   b. 16 Aug 1856, Sharpsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania d. 13 May 1934, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Theresa Barbara Stoltz,   b. 5 Apr 1857, Barr, Cambria, Pennsylvania d. 20 Jan 1934, Carrolltown, Cambria, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Nov 1878	Barr, Cambria, Pennsylvania   [1, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 3 months - She : 21 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nicholas Francis Shank,   b. 18 Jan 1882, Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania d. 15 Jun 1958, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1907	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania   [13]
  	St Mary Church,
  Age at Marriage	She : 23 years and 1 month - He : 25 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Vesta Theresa Shank,   b. 6 Apr 1908, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 31 Oct 2006, Baltimore, Maryland (Age 98 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Margaret Edna Shank,   b. 30 Sep 1909, Barnesboro, Cambria, Pennsylvania d. 7 Jan 1994, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Martha Gertrude Shank,   b. 27 Oct 1911, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 28 Sep 1925, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 13 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Leonard Peter Shank,   b. 6 Apr 1913, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 1 Dec 1928, Roaring Spring, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 15 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Mary Ann Shank,   b. 24 Feb 1915, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 30 Mar 1916, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Vincent David Shank,   b. 7 Sep 1916, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 28 Jun 1964, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Priscilla S Shank,   b. 16 Oct 1919, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 11 May 1998, Baltimore, Maryland (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Clair Francis Shank,   b. 23 Nov 1923, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 18 Nov 2011, Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Elizabeth Marie Shank,   b. 19 May 1926, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 19 Jan 1986, East Orange, Essex, New Jersey (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Gerald Urban Shank,   b. 25 Jan 1928, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 9 Feb 2011, Blaine, Whatcom, Washington (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Documents		Marriage
  Family ID	F444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - May 1884 - Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania Burial - - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1900 - Logan, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - Abt 1907 - Cambria, Pennsylvania Marriage - 11 Jun 1907 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Marriage - 12 Jun 1907 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - 1910 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - 1920 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - 1930 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - 1935 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - 1940 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - 1947 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Death - 31 Dec 1951 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Burial - - Atglen, Chester County, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Screen Shot 2020-12-28 at 9.16.30 AM

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage
  		Obituary - Teresa Schirf (Stoltz)
  		U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

  
  

• Sources

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