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Abram Shenk

Male 1862 - 1949  (87 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Abram Shenk was born on 15 Feb 1862 in Elida OH (son of Henry Michael Shenk and Susanna Brenneman); died on 29 Apr 1949 in Denbigh, VA.

    Abram married Fanny Coffman Shenk on 6 Mar 1890. Fanny (daughter of Bishop Samuel Coffman and Frances Weaver) was born on 30 Oct 1865 in Rockingham County, VA; died on 3 Jan 1904 in Denbigh, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Phebe Kraus was born on 26 Jan 1902 in Denbigh, VA; died on 24 Apr 1967 in Denbigh, VA.
    2. Samuel Coffman Shenk was born on 9 May 1891 in Elida OH; died on 14 May 1987 in Biglerville PA; was buried in Gettysburg PA.
    3. Henry Michael Shenk was born on 2 Aug 1894 in Rockingham County, VA; died on 30 Dec 1980 in Newport News, VA; was buried in Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery, Denbigh, VA.
    4. Mary C. Shenk was born on 28 Aug 1896 in Rockingham County, VA; died on 10 Apr 1979; was buried in Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery, Denbigh, VA.
    5. Jacob Andrew Shenk was born on 11 Feb 1900 in Denbigh, VA; died on 24 Mar 1952 in NC; was buried in Lindale Mennonite Cemetery.
    6. Anna Mabel Shenk was born on 26 Sep 1923 in Denbigh, VA; died on 13 Apr 1984.

    Abram married Samantha Showalter [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry Michael Shenk was born on 14 Jun 1817 in Rockingham County, VA (son of Jacob Shank/Shenk and Frances Miller Shank); died on 19 Apr 1876 in Elida OH; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Elida, OH.

    Henry married Susanna Brenneman in 1840. Susanna (daughter of Henry Brenneman and Barbara Beery) was born on 19 Oct 1818 in Bremen, OH; died on 4 Oct 1908 in Knoxville, TN; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Elida, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Susanna Brenneman was born on 19 Oct 1818 in Bremen, OH (daughter of Henry Brenneman and Barbara Beery); died on 4 Oct 1908 in Knoxville, TN; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Elida, OH.
    Children:
    1. 1. Abram Shenk was born on 15 Feb 1862 in Elida OH; died on 29 Apr 1949 in Denbigh, VA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob Shank/Shenk was born on 18 Jan 1793 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA (son of Bishop Henry Shank and Anna Magdalena Reiff Shank); died on 29 May 1871 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

    Jacob married Frances Miller Shank. Frances (daughter of Michael Miller and Elizabeth Breneman Miller) was born on 27 Oct 1793 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA; died on 18 Oct 1836 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Frances Miller Shank was born on 27 Oct 1793 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA (daughter of Michael Miller and Elizabeth Breneman Miller); died on 18 Oct 1836 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 2. Henry Michael Shenk was born on 14 Jun 1817 in Rockingham County, VA; died on 19 Apr 1876 in Elida OH; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Elida, OH.

  3. 6.  Henry Brenneman was born on 1 Nov 1791 in Edom VA (son of Abraham Breneman and Magdalena Shank Breneman); died on 24 Aug 1866 in Bremen OH; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery OH.

    Henry married Barbara Beery. Barbara (daughter of George Beery and Susannah Funk) was born on 3 Aug 1797 in Edom VA; died on 28 Mar 1838 in Bremen OH; was buried in Sugar Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Barbara Beery was born on 3 Aug 1797 in Edom VA (daughter of George Beery and Susannah Funk); died on 28 Mar 1838 in Bremen OH; was buried in Sugar Hill Cemetery.
    Children:
    1. 3. Susanna Brenneman was born on 19 Oct 1818 in Bremen, OH; died on 4 Oct 1908 in Knoxville, TN; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Elida, OH.
    2. Bishop John Melchior Brenneman was born on 28 May 1816 in Bremen, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA; died on 3 Oct 1895 in Elida, Allen County, Ohio, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Bishop Henry Shank was born on 25 Nov 1758 in Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 Oct 1836 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

    Henry married Anna Magdalena Reiff Shank. Anna was born on 30 Oct 1762 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Mar 1819 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Anna Magdalena Reiff Shank was born on 30 Oct 1762 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Mar 1819 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 4. Jacob Shank/Shenk was born on 18 Jan 1793 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA; died on 29 May 1871 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

  3. 10.  Michael Miller was born in 1765 in York County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Apr 1817 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

    Michael married Elizabeth Breneman Miller. Elizabeth was born on 22 Feb 1773 in Edom, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA; died in Mar 1815 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Breneman Miller was born on 22 Feb 1773 in Edom, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA; died in Mar 1815 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 5. Frances Miller Shank was born on 27 Oct 1793 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA; died on 18 Oct 1836 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

  5. 12.  Abraham Breneman was born on 3 Dec 1744 in Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Melchior Stehman Brenneman, VI and Anne Good); died on 8 Mar 1815 in Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

    Abraham married Magdalena Shank Breneman. Magdalena (daughter of Adam Shank and Magdalena Eyeman) was born on 22 Jan 1769 in Edom, Virginia; died on 31 May 1851 in Fairfield Township, Madison, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Magdalena Shank Breneman was born on 22 Jan 1769 in Edom, Virginia (daughter of Adam Shank and Magdalena Eyeman); died on 31 May 1851 in Fairfield Township, Madison, Ohio.
    Children:
    1. 6. Henry Brenneman was born on 1 Nov 1791 in Edom VA; died on 24 Aug 1866 in Bremen OH; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery OH.

  7. 14.  George Beery was born in 1773 (son of Abraham Bieri and Elizabeth Gocheneur); died on 10 Sep 1821.

    George married Susannah Funk. Susannah (daughter of Heinrich Funk and Barbara Showalter) was born on 30 Oct 1775 in Montgomery Co., Pa; died in 1863 in Fairfield Co., OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Susannah Funk was born on 30 Oct 1775 in Montgomery Co., Pa (daughter of Heinrich Funk and Barbara Showalter); died in 1863 in Fairfield Co., OH.
    Children:
    1. 7. Barbara Beery was born on 3 Aug 1797 in Edom VA; died on 28 Mar 1838 in Bremen OH; was buried in Sugar Hill Cemetery.