George Adam Blank
M, (13 November 1792 - 28 September 1865)
Father-Biological* | George Adam Blank b. 29 Sep 1758, d. 29 Jun 1831 |
Mother-Biological* | Elisabeth Barbara Reiter b. 6 May 1768, d. 31 Mar 1809 |
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Last Edited=13 Feb 2023
George Adam Blank was born on 13 November 1792 at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1,2 He was the son of George Adam Blank and Elisabeth Barbara Reiter.
George Adam Blank married Catherine Shelley, daughter of John Shelley and Catherine Hilts, in 1814.2 According to Boucher (1906): "By dint of hard work and prudent management George A. Blank ac(|uired sufficient capital to purchase a farm in Hempfield township, to which he added from time to time, and at his death in 1865 was the owner of about six hundred acres of land. He was a shoemaker by trade, having served his apprenticeship at Germantown, Pennsylvania. He was active and influential in local affairs, was an elder in the Lutheran church, and a firm adherent of Democratic principles.2" George, age 67 years, and Catherine, age 67 years, appeared on the US Census of 1860 at Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.3 According to the Federal Census in 1860, George was a farmer.3 He died on 28 September 1865 at Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, at age 72.1,2
George Adam Blank married Catherine Shelley, daughter of John Shelley and Catherine Hilts, in 1814.2 According to Boucher (1906): "By dint of hard work and prudent management George A. Blank ac(|uired sufficient capital to purchase a farm in Hempfield township, to which he added from time to time, and at his death in 1865 was the owner of about six hundred acres of land. He was a shoemaker by trade, having served his apprenticeship at Germantown, Pennsylvania. He was active and influential in local affairs, was an elder in the Lutheran church, and a firm adherent of Democratic principles.2" George, age 67 years, and Catherine, age 67 years, appeared on the US Census of 1860 at Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.3 According to the Federal Census in 1860, George was a farmer.3 He died on 28 September 1865 at Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, at age 72.1,2
Children of George Adam Blank and Catherine Shelley
- Elizabeth Blank1 (12 Aug 1814 - 12 Jun 1844)
- Jonas Blank (15 Aug 1816 - 24 Feb 1896)
- Maria Polly Blank1 (7 May 1818 - 15 Feb 1898)
- Mariah Blank1 (1819 - 30 Sep 1837)
- Ephraim Blank1 (1820 - 4 Apr 1844)
- Elizabeth Blank1 (1823 - )
- William Blank1 (1824 - 27 Apr 1864)
- George Michael Blank (22 Nov 1829 - 22 Aug 1914)
- Daniel Blank1 (4 Mar 1832 - 21 Sep 1862)
- John Blank (4 May 1833 - 22 Nov 1900)
- Sophia Blank+4 (8 Oct 1839 - 27 Feb 1923)
Citations
- Ancestry.com. Ancestry Member Trees - Use with Caution. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations.
- Boucher, John Newton. History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. volume 2. New York & Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906.
- Census Bureau. 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
- Department of Health, Record Group. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.