Mervin Frankhouser Shirk

1926 - 2000  (73 years)

• Name	Mervin Frankhouser Shirk  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	5 Nov 1926	Martindale, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	GD5K-KHG
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  Occupation	1960	Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA   [3]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1993	Sarasota County, Florida, USA   [8]
  Burial	2000	Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA   [4]
  Death	7 May 2000	Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA   [2, 4, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I4066	Woodworth Ancestry | Gottlieb Mauck Family
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Leroy Burkhart Shirk,   b. 6 Nov 1897, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Dec 1979 (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Edith Martin Frankhouser,   b. 1 Dec 1897   d. 8 Aug 1939 (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Nov 1916  [9]
  Family ID	F11004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F2932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 5 Nov 1926 - Martindale, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Carpenter - 1960 - Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA Residence - 1993 - Sarasota County, Florida, USA Burial - 2000 - Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA Death - 7 May 2000 - Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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