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John Wesley Shank

Male 1854 - 1920  (65 years)

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  • Name John Wesley Shank  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Birth 27 Sep 1854  Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1880  Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 25; Occupation: Farmer; EnumerationDistrict: 077; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Self 
    Residence 1900  Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Age: 45; Occupation: Farmer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: 0; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0055; HomeMortgaged: M; HomeOwnership: O; OwnsFarm: F; YearsMarried: 21; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head 
    Residence 1920  Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age: 65; Occupation: Farmer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 84; HomeMortgaged: Free; HomeOwnership: Owned; Industry: General Farm; IsEmployed: Employer; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head 
    Death 10 Mar 1920  Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11089  Woodworth Ancestry
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2025 

    Father Michael Shank,   b. 15 Jul 1829, Harrisonburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1905, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lydia Beery,   b. 6 Jan 1830, Edom, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1884, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F7484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Frances Heatwole,   b. 26 Jul 1856, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1939, Central, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 20 Oct 1878  Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 8] 
    Children 
    +1. Sallie Elvira Shank,   b. May 1879, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1943, Harrisonburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Clara Kate Shank,   b. 7 Dec 1883   d. 18 Aug 1974 (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Bertha J Shank,   b. Oct 1886, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Kent M Shank,   b. Jan 1888, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Frank M Shank,   b. Oct 1890, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Annie M Shank,   b. Mar 1893, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. Glenn Webb Shank,   b. 8 Dec 1895, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1985, Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Wade H Shank,   b. Jan 1898, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Fannie T Shank,   b. 1901, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F7483  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Sep 1854 - Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Oct 1878 - Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 25; Occupation: Farmer; EnumerationDistrict: 077; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Self - 1880 - Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 45; Occupation: Farmer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: 0; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0055; HomeMortgaged: M; HomeOwnership: O; OwnsFarm: F; YearsMarried: 21; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head - 1900 - Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 65; Occupation: Farmer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 84; HomeMortgaged: Free; HomeOwnership: Owned; Industry: General Farm; IsEmployed: Employer; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head - 1920 - Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Mar 1920 - Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S374] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014.
      Record for Clara Kate Heatwole
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9278&h=1555949&indiv=try

    2. [S303] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for John W. Shank
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60214&h=5788396&indiv=try

    3. [S340] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: 1388; Page: 411C; Enumeration District: 077.
      Record for John W. Shank
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=19145896&indiv=try

    4. [S440] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1241726.
      Record for John W Shank
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=72331318&indiv=try

    5. [S11] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: T625_1913; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 84.
      Record for John W Shank
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=58853569&indiv=try

    6. [S374] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014.
      Record for Mrs Sallie Elvira Kiser
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9278&h=1504203&indiv=try

    7. [S303] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Sallie E. Shank
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60214&h=3047436&indiv=try

    8. [S303] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Hannah F. Heatwole
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60214&h=5788398&indiv=try



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