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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
NOV 1841 F016
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1841
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Shenk, John S.
Hall, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
NOV 1841 F016
Additional Notes
Burglary.
Hall, William.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
17.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
AUG 1831 F001
Date Range
1831/08
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1831/08
Year
1831
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Shenk, John S.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
AUG 1831 F001
Additional Notes
Assault and battery.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
1.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Marriage Licenses
Title
Marriage Licenses
Object ID
1912 F017 ML
Date Range
1912
Collection
Marriage Licenses
Title
Marriage Licenses
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year and then by application number within each year.
Date Range
1912
Year
1912
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0001
People
Shenk, John S.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Physical Characteristics
Historical Society only has custody of photocopies.
Object Name
License, Marriage
Language
English
Condition
Good
Object ID
1912 F017 ML
Box Number
001
Additional Notes
Groom: Shenk, John S.
Bride: Layser, Kathryn H.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Application Number
7775.000
Classification
RG 04-00 0401
Description Level
Item
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The path of faith : a 300 year heritage

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12589
Author
Shenk, John S.
Edition
single ed.
Date of Publication
2002.
Call Number
929 S546s
Responsibility
John S. Shenk ... [et al.].
ISBN
0966190769
Author
Shenk, John S.
Edition
single ed.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
Imperial Graphics,
Date of Publication
2002.
Physical Description
xxiv, 576 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Ask research staff for accompanying chart: 300 year heritage of sixteen properties surrounding the New Danville Mennonite Church (Map drawer # 13)
House history bibliography.
Subjects
Shenk family.
Stoner family.
Mellinger family.
Kreider family.
Rynier family.
Trout family.
Shaub family.
LeFevre family.
Holzhauer family.
Hess family.
Buckwalter family.
Rintz family.
Seiple family.
Swarr family.
Wissler family.
New Danville, Pa.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 S546s
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Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
JAN 1845 F026 MC
Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
System of Arrangement
Organized by court term.
Arranged with general materials first, then constables reports, tavern licenses, un-numbered cases, and numbered cases.
Year
1845
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0019
People
Shenk, John S.
Diffendaffer, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
JAN 1845 F026 MC
Box Number
019
Additional Notes
Surety of the peace
Diffendaffer, William
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
Less detail
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1841 F024 QS
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1841
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Shenk, John S.
Hall, William
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: burglary
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1841 F024 QS
Additional Notes
Also: William Hall.
Burglary.
2 items, 2 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
APR 1850 F018 QS
Date Range
1850/04
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1850/04
Year
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Shenk, John S.
Zell, John D.
Heistand, John
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
Charge: surety of the peace
Charge: riot
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1850 F018 QS
Additional Notes
Also: John D. Zell; John Heistand.
Riot; surety of the peace.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Shenk family history : 300 year story

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16481
Author
Shenk, John S.
Date of Publication
c2010.
Call Number
929 S548
Responsibility
by John S. Shenk, II.
Author
Shenk, John S.
Place of Publication
Morgantown, Pa
Publisher
Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
c2010.
Physical Description
108 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), coat of arms, maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Sequel to: The path of faith, a 300 year heritage, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 108) and index.
Contents
Present-day Shenk heritage listings -- Early history of the Shenk family and name -- The "Shenk" name in early European history before 1500: Religious reform beginnings in Europe, 1450-1550 ; Early Shenk Swiss ancestors -- The Shenks in America: Basis of the research ; The Shenk descendants arrive in American ; The immigrants settle in Pennsylvania ; Life in the new world -- An organized look at Michael Shenk's descendants in America: Christian Shenk's descendants ; Hans Shenk's descendants ; Barbara Shenk's descendants ; Michael Shenk's descendants -- The first four generations in America: location of the Shenk ancestors -- A summary of the Shenk families at the end of the fourth generation -- Display of Shenk homes built or lived in after the first four generations.
Summary
"This book covers the first 4 generations of the Shenk family as it moved out from the Pequea settlement in 1717. It includes pictures of over 20 Shenk historical houses built by their descendants along with present day Shenk families and their stories"--Cover, p. [1].
Subjects
Schenk family.
Schenk family - Homes and haunts.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Eggiwil (Switzerland) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 S548
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