Individual Details

Henry Shenk

(26 Dec 1758 - 19 Oct 1836)

Henry Schenk/Shank was the first resident Mennonite Bishop ordained in Virginia. Henry lived near Edom in Rockingham County, Virginia, and oversaw the Mennonite churches in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

Events

Birth26 Dec 1758
Marriage1782Magdalena Anna "Anna" Reiff
Death19 Oct 1836

Families

SpouseMagdalena Anna "Anna" Reiff (1762 - 1819)
ChildSamuel Shank (1790 - 1863)
ChildAnna Shank (1795 - 1867)
ChildJacob Shank (1793 - 1879)
ChildElizabeth Shank (1803 - 1879)
FatherMichael Schenk Junior (1718 - 1775)
MotherMagdalena (1718 - )
SiblingMaria Schenk (1743 - )
SiblingMichael Schenk III (1745 - 1815)
SiblingJohannes Schenck (1747 - 1813)
SiblingElisabeth Schenk (1750 - 1815)
SiblingMagdalena Schenk (1752 - )
SiblingFeronica Schenk (1754 - )

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