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    Person Info
  • Name: Michael SHENK
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 1730 b
  • Death: Abt 1790 in Heidelberg Twp, Lancaster (Now Lebanon) Co, Pennsylvania d


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Michael SHANK Birth: Abt 1690 Death: Before 24 Dec 1763 in Warwick Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  • Mother:
  • Anna BAR Death: Before 1751

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Anna SHENK
  2. Barbara SHENK
  3. John SHENK Birth: Abt 1754

Bibliography
  1. Best, Jane Evans, The Groff Book, Volume 2, A Continuing Saga, Ronks, PA: Groff History Assiciates, 1997. NYPL APV (Groff) 86-1589 v2. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best GROFF p[0-9]*].
  2. Bittinger, Emmert F, Ancestors and Descendants of "Hill" John Landis (1779-1858) of Manheim Township, Lancaster County, PA. In Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Apr 2001. LMHS Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bittinger LANDIS p[0-9]*].
  3. Davis, Richard Warren, Emigrants Refugees and Prisoners, Vol III. Provo, UT: author, 1999. NYPL APK 01-2370v3. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p[0-9]*].
  4. Groff, Clyde L, Walter B Groff, Jane Evans Best, The Groff Book, Ronks, PA: Groff History Associates, 1985. NYPL APV (Groff) 86-1589 v1. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p[0-9]*].
  5. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1729-1867. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1947. Book O, 1764-1773, LDS Film#0021386#1. Lancaster County Court House, Office of Records and Archives, 50 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008067072 images 46-7. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds O-85].
  6. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1729-1867. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1947. Book P, 1764-1773, LDS Film#0021386#2. Lancaster County Court House, Office of Records and Archives, 50 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008067072 images 481-2. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds P-293].
  7. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1729-1867. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1947. Book X, 1782-1786, LDS Film#0021390#1. Lancaster County Court House, Office of Records and Archives, 50 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008067076 images 87-90. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds X-164].
  8. Landis, Ira D, Hans Groffs Aplenty, in Mennonite Research Journal, vol 14 no 3, July 1973. Continued in Oct 73, Jan 74, Apr 74. NYPL ISD (Lancaster Co) 75-1114. Available (for purchase) at https://www.lmhs.org/research/lmhs-publications/research-journal/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7[34][01][0-9]p[0-9]*].
  9. Slabaugh, John M, Henry Landis of Warwick and Manheim Townships, Lancaster Co, PA. In Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, vol 7 no 4, Oct 1984. NYPL APR (PA) 82-1017. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Slabaugh LANDIS p[0-9]*].
  10. Wenger, Samuel S, The Wenger Book, Lancaster, PA: Pennsylvania German Heritage, 1978. NYPL APV (Wenger) 86-601. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WengerSS WENGER p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Slabaugh LANDIS p22]
abt 1726 [Ref: Best GROFF p90, Davis Emigrants v3p233]
abt 1730 [Ref: Bittinger LANDIS p29, GroffCL GROFF p50],
parents:
[Ref: GroffCL GROFF p50, Slabaugh LANDIS p22]
Sources for death Information
date:
1790 [Ref: Bittinger LANDIS p29, Davis Emigrants v3p233]
will F-1-229 proved 22 May 1790 [Ref: Slabaugh LANDIS p22]
will pro 22 May 1790 [Ref: Best GROFF p90, GroffCL GROFF p50],
place:
[Ref: Best GROFF p90, Bittinger LANDIS p29, GroffCL GROFF p50]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
1759 [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p29]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mary LANDIS
names:
[Ref: Best GROFF p90, Bittinger LANDIS p29, Davis Emigrants v3p233, LancasterCoPA Deeds O-85, LancasterCoPA Deeds X-164, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29, WengerSS WENGER p1064]
Michael SHRANTZ & Mary LANDIS [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds P-293],
child:
[Ref: GroffCL GROFF p50, Slabaugh LANDIS p22]
Research Notes:
1759: taxed in Heidelberg Twp [Ref: Best GROFF p90]

will pro May 22 1790 [Ref: Best GROFF p90, GroffCL GROFF p50]



Pedigree of Michael SHENK
 /-----Michael SHANK
Michael SHENK
|                                    /-----Hans BAR
|                           /-----Lorenz BAR
|                          |         \-----Kathrina HUBER
|                  /-----Hans BAR
|                 |         \-----Anna STREHLER
|         /-----Hans BAR
|        |         \-----Verena HUBER
 \-----Anna BAR
         |         /-----Hans HAUSER
          \-----Barbara HAUSER
                   \-----Barbara RINGGER



Descendants of Michael SHENK
1. Michael SHENK m. Mary LANDIS
m. Mary LANDIS father: Henry LANDIS mother: Veronica GROFF