Samuel Shook

March 1815–30 May 1903 (Age 88)
Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Samuel

When Samuel Shook was born in March 1815, in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jacob D Shook, was 44 and his mother, Susanna Kern, was 42. He married Magdalene Creek in 1841, in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Overfield Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He died on 30 May 1903, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Shook
1815–1903
Magdalene Creek
1824–1873
Marriage: 1841
Charly Adel Shook
1840–
Sarah Ann Shook
1842–1925
Susan Ann Shook
1845–
David Freeman Shook
1846–1933
Helen M. Shook
1849–1926
Emma Ester Shook
1852–1885
Charles H. Shook
1854–1939
Eva Irene Shook
1860–1869

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1841Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 4
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
    1820 · Making States Equal
    Age 5
    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
    1846
    Age 31
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Schuck or Schuch .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Schuck

    Sources (5)

    • Samuel Sh*k, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Shannel Shorte, "United States Census, 1860"

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