Brief Life History of Kirby Page
When Kirby Page Shenk was born on 22 October 1912, in Luray, Page, Virginia, United States, his father, Robert Lee Shenk, was 38 and his mother, Virginia Catherine Zirkle, was 42. He married Anna Christine Stroupe on 8 April 1939, in Newtown-Stephenburg, Frederick, Virginia, United States. He lived in Luray District, Page, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 18 November 2003, in Luray, Page, Virginia, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Page, Virginia, United States.
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- Kirby Shenk, "United States Census, 1940"
- Kirby Page Shenk, "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913"
- Kirby Page Shenk, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
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World Events (8)
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
1917 · Camp Lee Training Facility
Camp Lee was the sight of where Europeans first came face to face with the Powhatan Confederation. Than during the Civil War the Union forces used it as a surprise attack and blocked Lee’s army from the supply base. When World War II started Fort Lee became Camp Lee and was used as a training facility.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Schenk 2.
Americanized form of German Schenk or Czech and Slovenian Šenk (see Senk ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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