William Waldon Shank b. 6 Feb 1898 Lagrange, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA d. 22 Jan 1967 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA: Cook Ancestry

1898 - 1967 (68 years)

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Name	William Waldon Shank
Born	6 Feb 1898	Lagrange, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA [1]
Gender	Male
No Name	Jun 1900	Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA [2]
	William Waldon Shank appeared on the census of Jun 1900 in the household of Abraham Daniel Shank and Helen Gertrude Mabie Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana
Obituary	Berrien Springs - William W. Shank, 68, of Clearwater, Fla, former Berrien Springs councilman, died Sunday in Indianapolis, where he had been living for the last few months. He was born on Feb. 6, 1898, in LaGrange, Ind., and married Bertha Kenyon on July 31, 1920. She survives. The couple came to Berrien Springs in 1945 from South Bend, where they had lived since their marriage. He was the owner of Shank's Clothing Store, Berrien Spring, until 1958 when he retired. Mr. Shank also was the first president of the Berrien Springs Business Men's Assn. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Paul McKinney of Indianapolis and Mrs. J. Patrick Doyle of Houston, Tex; a son, James of St. Joseph, Mich; two sisters and seven grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the McLaughlin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Rev. T.H. Bennink will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. Hold Services for William Shank, 68, Former Merchant Funeral services were conducted this afternoon, Wednesday, from the Mc Laughlin funeral home for William W. Shank, 68, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Berrien Springs. Mr. Shank died Sunday in Indianapolis, Ind., where he had spent the past few months at the home of a daughter. He was born Feb. 6, 1898, in La Grange, Ind., and was married July 31, 1920 in South Bend to Bertha Kinyon, who survives. They came to Berrien Springs from South Bend in 1945 and he operated a men's clothing store until his retirement in 1958. Besides his wife he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Paul McKinney of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mrs. J. Patrick Doyle of Houston, Tex; one son, James of St. Joseph, Mich; two sisters, Mrs Alex Bondow of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Mrs. Cecil Rayle of Deshler, Ohio, and seven grandchildren. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of the Methodist Church and the Lions club of Casselbery, Fla., and a former member of the Berrien Springs Lion club and Methodist church, of village council, and first president of the Berrien Springs Businessmen's association. Rev. T.H. Bennink of the Methodist church conducted the service and burial was in Rose Hill cemetery. Casket bearers were Carl Guettler, Edward Botham, Hubert Ely, Warren Shultz, Charles Hankins and Edward Zendor.
Soc Sec Num	312-03-0504 [3]
	Application: date 12-4-1936; 1341 East Calvert Street, South Bend, Ind; employer, Standard Oil Company(Indiana); age 38, birth date, February 6, 1898 in La Grange, Ind; parents, Abram Daniel Shank and Helen Gertrude Mabie
Occupation	1958	Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan [3]
	He had a men"s' clothing store in Berrien Springs and retired
	in 1958
Died	22 Jan 1967	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA [3]
	Bill died at the home of his daughter, Jean, in Indianapolis.
Buried	25 Jan 1967	Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, USA [3]
Notes	From the Maybee Society files. Not all data is verified. Say dates are estimates and are probably within 20 years. The Maybee Society keeps its data on The Master Genealogistï¿½, and has been modified by Gary Hester?s WIT2NOTEï¿½ to form the GedCom file. This information is also available in a TMG file.
Person ID	I33674	Glenn Cook Family
Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

Father	Abraham Daniel Shank, b. Nov 1857, Huron County, Ohio, USA , d. 17 Apr 1930, Lagrange, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA (Age ~ 72 years)
Mother	Helen Gertrude Mabie, b. 22 Nov 1863, Kosciusko County, Indiana , d. 22 Dec 1949, Deshler, Henry County, Ohio, USA (Age 86 years)
Married	28 Feb 1883	LaGrange County, Indiana, USA [4]
	by a W.B. Bingham JP.
Census	Jun 1900	Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA [2]
	Abraham Shank, Head, W, M, Nov 1857, 42, M, , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Farm Laborer Hellen G. Shank, Wife, W, F, Nov 1863, 36, M, 18, 5 born, 4 living children, Indiana, Ohio, New York Bertha L Shank, Daughter, W, F, Sept 1884, 15, S, Indiana, Ohio, Indiana, At School Pearl A Shank, Daughter, W, F, Aug 1888, 11, S, Indiana, Ohio, Indiana, At School Ethel E Shank, Daughter, W, F, Mar 1890, 10, S, Indiana, Ohio, Indiana, At School Waldom W. Shank, Son, W, M, Feb 1898, 2, S, Indiana, Ohio, Indiana
Family ID	F551607033	Group Sheet

Marriage License	30 Jul 1920 [5]
	Application for Marriage: Bertha Shank: born in Clarksville, MI. on October 23, 1898. Her occupation at that time was a clerk. She resided at 1702 or 1102 Portage Avenue in South Bend, IN. Father: Ross Kinyon, born in Lowell, MI. His occupation is listed as Florist Mother: (unclear) King, born in Canada. Occupation: housewife William Waldon Shank: born February 6, 1898 in LaGrange, IN. Present address 116 E. Calvert, South Bend, IN. Occupation: clerk Father: Abram D. Shank, born in Ohio. Occupation: lumberman Mother: Helen Mabie, birthplace: IN. Occupation: housewife
Married	31 Jul 1920	South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, United States of America [6]
	by Ulysses S. Davis, Minister of the Gospel
Last Modified	30 Nov 2006
Family ID	F551607032	Group Sheet

Sources

[S1263] MS 312 - Ann Doyle Christmann, (12 Sep 2002), INFORMATION TAKEN FROM A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE ISSUED MAY 3, 2000; NO 0 1985 WILLIAM WALDON SHANK WAS BORN IN LAGRANGE COUNTY, INDIANA ON FEBRUARY 6, 1898. PARENTS (Reliability: 3).
[S1235] 1900 US Census, LIMA, LAGRANGE, INDIANA; ROLL: T623 383; PAGE: 2A; ENUMERATION DISTRICT: 76. (Reliability: 3).
[S1263] MS 312 - Ann Doyle Christmann, (12 Sep 2002).
[S1263] MS 312 - Ann Doyle Christmann, (12 Sep 2002), RECORDED IN BOOK 5 PAGE 133. (Reliability: 3).
[S1263] MS 312 - Ann Doyle Christmann, (12 Sep 2002), RECORD NO.: 334. ST. JOSEPH CO. APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE: PAGE 581 AND 582 (Reliability: 3).
[S1263] MS 312 - Ann Doyle Christmann, (12 Sep 2002), RECORD NO.: 334. ST. JOSEPH CO. (Reliability: 3).