John M Shenk

Male 1848 - 1935  (87 years)

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  • Name John M Shenk  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 1848  Fairfield County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 19 Jan 1848  Fairfield County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5
    Gender Male 
    Name Bishop John M Shenk  [4
    Death 19 Dec 1935  Elida, Allen, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5
    Burial Elida, Allen, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Person ID I11991  Woodworth Ancestry
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2025 

    Father Henry M Shank,   b. 14 Jun 1817, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1876, Allen County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Susanna Brenneman,   b. 19 Oct 1818, Bremen, Fairfield, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1908, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F7846  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Good,   b. 24 Mar 1846, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1917, Elida, Allen, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 24 Dec 1868  [2
    Children 
    >1. Henry Shenk,   b. 15 Feb 1870   d. 19 Mar 1870 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Abraham J. Shenk,   b. 23 Oct 1871  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Amos Shenk,   b. 3 Sep 1873  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Simon G. Shenk,   b. 5 Oct 1875   d. 8 May 1934 (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Moses B Shenk,   b. 15 Jul 1877  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Reuben J. Shenk,   b. 29 Jun 1879  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. John L. Shenk,   b. 21 Aug 1881  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +8. Levi J Shenk,   b. 18 Jul 1883   d. 23 Feb 1974, Harrisonburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Daniel F. Shenk,   b. 17 Oct 1886  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +10. Rebecca Susanna Shenk,   b. 6 Oct 1889, Elida, Allen, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1986 (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. Jacob B. Shenk,   b. 3 Nov 1892  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F7844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1848 - Fairfield County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Jan 1848 - Fairfield County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Dec 1935 - Elida, Allen, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Elida, Allen, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S678] Ancestry.com, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Rebecca Susanna Shenk
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60592&h=604782&indiv=try

    2. [S678] Ancestry.com, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for John M. Shenk
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60592&h=1045259&indiv=try

    3. [S130] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Levi J Shenk
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=23569941&indiv=try

    4. [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 Levi J Shenk
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9278&h=2243499&indiv=try

    5. [S198] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Simon G Shenk
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=21915630&indiv=try