Gordon, Do you know the wife's ancestry? Maybe he (or an ancestor) joined his wife's church. Are you sure that the immigrant's name didn't get changed by a scribe? Gerry

Gerry: No I don't, but I know it was thru the Crunkleton line (my 6th removed grandmother was a Crunkleton). Also Shanks is a fairly common old name, easy to pronounce and write, so I doubt if as an example census takers screwed it up.I am going to have to go back and read my own book which I wrote about the Crunkletons, they are a vast tribe and I can think of at least one German connection The Shingles - just stopped for a look, I see at least 5 German names in their line and I also see the Shank connection which was Mary Shank who married Samuel James Crunkleton in mid 1800's Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Parchman" <lib2uus@comcast.net> To: <pafrankl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 7:58 AM Subject: [PAFRANKL] Shanks > Gordon, > > Do you know the wife's ancestry? Maybe he (or an ancestor) joined his > wife's church. > > Are you sure that the immigrant's name didn't get changed by a scribe? > > Gerry > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.14.3/2409 - Release Date: 10/02/09 06:46:00