Second of three children of farmer Heinrich and Philippine Schneider Schenk, his father died when he was four. He appears as Henry SEBANK in the 1880 federal census when he is working for his step-father, Jacob Zahn in Ford Co. IL. The family name was changed to SHANK and most records appear that way.
He married Mary Olson on Sep. 20,1892 in Cook County. They had two children. Mary died Mar. 7, 1904, probably in Chicago, leaving two children:
Lillian M. Shank 1885-1974
m Carl Hoagland d1932
Stewart Shank 1898-1932
They were farming in Lake View Township of Cook County when Mary died. Henry remained a farmer all his life.
The location of Mary 's grave is not known.
He married Mary Olson on Sep. 20,1892 in Cook County. They had two children. Mary died Mar. 7, 1904, probably in Chicago, leaving two children:
Lillian M. Shank 1885-1974
m Carl Hoagland d1932
Stewart Shank 1898-1932
They were farming in Lake View Township of Cook County when Mary died. Henry remained a farmer all his life.
The location of Mary 's grave is not known.
Second of three children of farmer Heinrich and Philippine Schneider Schenk, his father died when he was four. He appears as Henry SEBANK in the 1880 federal census when he is working for his step-father, Jacob Zahn in Ford Co. IL. The family name was changed to SHANK and most records appear that way.
He married Mary Olson on Sep. 20,1892 in Cook County. They had two children. Mary died Mar. 7, 1904, probably in Chicago, leaving two children:
Lillian M. Shank 1885-1974
m Carl Hoagland d1932
Stewart Shank 1898-1932
They were farming in Lake View Township of Cook County when Mary died. Henry remained a farmer all his life.
The location of Mary 's grave is not known.
He married Mary Olson on Sep. 20,1892 in Cook County. They had two children. Mary died Mar. 7, 1904, probably in Chicago, leaving two children:
Lillian M. Shank 1885-1974
m Carl Hoagland d1932
Stewart Shank 1898-1932
They were farming in Lake View Township of Cook County when Mary died. Henry remained a farmer all his life.
The location of Mary 's grave is not known.
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