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Ancestors (and descendant) of Merlin Eugene Shank

Lawrence R Kreider
1871-1955
Rosa Armina Shaffer
1872-1945

Merlin Eugene Shank
1924-1960


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    Sources

    1. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives and Records Administration / Ancestry.com
    2. Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    4. 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 593; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 1034.0; FHL microfilm: 2340328 / Ancestry.com
    5. 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wayne, Darke, Ohio; Roll: T627_3060; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 19-50 / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday August 4, 1924

    • The temperature on August 4, 1924 was between 11.7 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
      • January 25 » The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
      • April 1 » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
      • September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
      • October 25 » The Zinoviev letter, which Zinoviev himself denied writing, is published in the Daily Mail; the Labour party would later blame this letter for the Conservatives' landslide election win four days later.
      • November 4 » Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female elected as governor in the United States.
      • December 20 » Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison.

    Day of death June 10, 1960

    • The temperature on June 10, 1960 was between 11.6 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
      • January 6 » The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties.
      • February 16 » The U.S. Navy submarine USSTriton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
      • July 8 » Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.
      • September 14 » The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
      • December 3 » The musical Camelot debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. It will become associated with the Kennedy administration.
      • December 11 » French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French President Charles de Gaulle.
    

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