Samuel Reuben Shunk

1852 -

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Samuel E. Shunk

1822 - 1897  (74 years)

Birth	10 May 1822	,,Pennsylvania,United States
Died	2 Jan 1897
Father	John Shunk,   b. 28 Mar 1785, ,Northumberland,Pennsylvania,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hannah,   b. 12 Mar 1785
Relationship	natural
Family 1	Barbara Ann Knepp,   b. 1 Apr 1825, ,,Pennsylvania,United States
Married	11 Mar 1845	,,Pennsylvania,United States
Children	1. Hanna Margaret Shunk,   b. 7 Jan 1846 + 2. Manerva Jane "Jane" Shunk,   b. 9 Apr 1847   3. Elizabeth Catherine Shunk,   b. 13 Jun 1848 + 4. Clarissa Ann Shunk,   b. 12 Oct 1849, ,Mifflin,Pennsylvania,United States   5. Francis Marian Shunk,   b. 7 Mar 1851   6. Samuel Reuben Shunk,   b. 16 Aug 1852 + 7. Rachel Melinda Shunk,   b. 13 Feb 1854, ,Mifflin,Pennsylvania,United States   8. Mariah Jane Shunk,   b. 9 Sep 1855   9. Nancy Matilda Shunk,   b. 5 Jun 1857   10. James Calvin Shunk,   b. 23 Jan 1859   11. Mary Brown Shunk,   b. 21 May 1861   12. Alice M. Shunk,   b. 9 Sep 1863
Family 2	Mahala Rupp
Married	18 Aug 1881	,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Divorced	Abt 1887	,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Family 3	Sarah M. Bony
Married	11 Mar 1885	,Miami,Ohio,United States
Family 4	Sarah "Crazy Sally" Cronk Fry,   b. 1829, ,,Pennsylvania,United States
Married	11 Jul 1890	,Gratiot,Michigan,United States

Barbara Ann Knepp

1825 -

Birth	1 Apr 1825	,,Pennsylvania,United States
Buried	Nottawa,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Father	Adam Knepp,   b. 1798, ,,Pennsylvania,United States
Relationship	natural
Mother	Margaret,   b. 1796, ,,Pennsylvania,United States
Relationship	natural
Family	Samuel E. Shunk,   b. 10 May 1822, ,,Pennsylvania,United States
Married	11 Mar 1845	,,Pennsylvania,United States
Children	1. Hanna Margaret Shunk,   b. 7 Jan 1846 + 2. Manerva Jane "Jane" Shunk,   b. 9 Apr 1847   3. Elizabeth Catherine Shunk,   b. 13 Jun 1848 + 4. Clarissa Ann Shunk,   b. 12 Oct 1849, ,Mifflin,Pennsylvania,United States   5. Francis Marian Shunk,   b. 7 Mar 1851   6. Samuel Reuben Shunk,   b. 16 Aug 1852 + 7. Rachel Melinda Shunk,   b. 13 Feb 1854, ,Mifflin,Pennsylvania,United States   8. Mariah Jane Shunk,   b. 9 Sep 1855   9. Nancy Matilda Shunk,   b. 5 Jun 1857   10. James Calvin Shunk,   b. 23 Jan 1859   11. Mary Brown Shunk,   b. 21 May 1861   12. Alice M. Shunk,   b. 9 Sep 1863

• Name	Samuel Reuben Shunk  [1, 2]
  Birth	16 Aug 1852  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Rueben Shunk  [1]
  Death	Lansing,Ingham,Michigan,United States   [2]
  	Cause: Burned in fire
  Notes	Samuel Reuben but he always went by Reuben. He was killed in a fire in a factory in Lansing. Karen [2]
  Person ID	I3746	Rgstrong Family genes.
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Samuel E. Shunk,   b. 10 May 1822, ,,Pennsylvania,United States d. 2 Jan 1897 (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Barbara Ann Knepp,   b. 1 Apr 1825, ,,Pennsylvania,United States bur. Nottawa,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Mar 1845	,,Pennsylvania,United States
  Family ID	F2793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S941] <JFStrong group, message list, 15 Jan 2007, Karen McKellar, "Samuel E. Shunk Children," >, Jul 16, 2002 6:30 pm (JFStrong@yahoogroups.com : accessed 16 Jul 2002). (Reliability: 3). Here are the names of the children of Samuel E. Shunk and Barbara Knepp Hannah Margaret b. 7 Jan 1846 M. Alva West Minerva Jane b. 9 April 1847 (Jane) M. George Harman 2nd Jonathan Snook Elizabeth Catherine b. 13 June 1848 m. Samuel Harmon Clarissa Ann (also called Annie or Anna) b. 12 Oct 1849 M. James Strong Frances Marian b. 7 March 1851 (Fanny) m. Samuel P. Harman Samuel Rueben b. 16 August 1852 (Rueben) Rachel Melinda b. 13 Feb. 1854 m. James F. Strong Mariah Jane b. 9 Sept 1855 m John Glossop Nancy Matilda b. 5 June 1857 (died young 1859) James Calvin b. 23 Jan 1859 (Calvin) Mary Brown b. 21 May 1861 M. Dr. White 2nd Jacob H. Osborne (no children) Alice M. b. 9 Sept 1863 died 1883 (no children noted) Samuel E. Shunk was also married to: Sarah Fry 11 July 1878 (this date comes from his military records. Sarah applied for a pension on his service). She has a number of children with surname Knight. Her father's name is given as Cronk. She died in 1913 and is the "Crazy Sally" referred to by the Strong boys. He also married Mahala Rupp on 18 August 1881 in St. Joseph County, MI. She is buried on the same lot as Barbara Knepp Shunk. He also married Sara Bony (he must have liked this name) on 11 March 1885 in Miami County Ohio. Sara was the widow of his brother Jacob. I do not have a death date for her. She left a number of Shunk children including a Samuel. There are two dates for the marriage of Samuel to Sarah Fry - 11 July 1878 and 11 July 1890. One from the military records and one from Gratiot County. I believe the 11 July 1890 date to be correct and the affidavit in the military records to be incorrect. This would position his marriages as follows: Barbara Knepp 1845 - 1875 The mother of all of his children. Mahala Rupp 1881 - They were divorced in St. Joseph County. Sarah Bony Shunk 1885 - ? Sarah Cronk Fry - 1890 - 1897 (Samuel's death). Sarah survived until at least 1913. I think it is possible he married Sarah Shunk before divorcing Mahala. Somewhere I have the divorce date, but can't put my fingers on it right now....... I think it may have been 1887. Samuel's Siblings were: Johannes ? b. 1809 (probably was known by his middle name) Catherine b. 1811 Johan George b. 1813 (would have gone by George) Elizabeth b. 1816 John b. 1818 William b. 1819 David b. 1820 Jacob b. 1825 and possibly Abraham (no date). There may have been others. These birth dates are taken from the Lutheran Church records in Aaronsburg as well as vital dates for William & Jacob. William was the father of Eliza Ann Shunk (better know as "Mam Kiter." She married Corneilus Kiter and had a very large family that lived near the Strongs in Coe Township. Some of the Kiters used to attend the Strong reunions. Frank Kiter was my father's age and a very very good friend. Karen [S941] <JFStrong group, message list, 15 Jan 2007, Karen McKellar, "Samuel Shunk," >, 16 Jan 2003 7:44 PM (JFStrong@yahoogroups.com : accessed 16 Jan 2003). (Reliability: 3). My Dad always said no one would claim his body because they detested him. He apparently was a very cruel man. My grandmother told stories about the children going hungry and only have the water the potatoes he ate had been cooked in. She was sent out to work with a Peters family when she was only about 10-11 years old. This man was also very cruel. She told about having to hoe all night because she didn't get it done during the day because the lady of the house left the children with her to watch. She said there was a terrible electrical storm and she would hoe when the lightning would come. When the family moved from Pennsylvania to Michigan Samuel wanted to leave Rachel in PA with this family and her mother said no so she went with them. On the way she became very ill (the reason she gave for her small stature as she never grew after this). The doctor told her she would never have children. Boy did she fool them. I think all of the children had very little respect for Samuel. There was a son named Samuel Reuben but he always went by Reuben. He was killed in a fire in a factory in Lansing. Karen