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We Served, We Settled
Patriots and Pioneers - The legacies of the Shane and Beck families
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 1851 - 1916 (64 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Parker, Mary was born on 21 Apr 1851 in Germany Valley, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 29 Jan 1916 in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 31 Jan 1916. Notes:
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MRS. MARY BANKS COMSTOCK
Mrs. Mary Banks Comstock died Saturday morning at 4 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ray Gardner, 1902 First Avenue, after a short illness with heart trouble. She was born in Germany valley, Huntingdon county, April 21, 1851, the daughter of Robert and Mary Parker, both deceased. She was married in 1872 to David F. Banks, of Mapleton, who died in 1888. She was married a second time on January 30, 1891 to Francis Comstock. She is survived by three children to her first husband-Robert S. Banks and Mrs. R.C. Gardner, of Altoona, and Mrs. J.A. Maderia, of Pittsburgh-and by one daughter to the second marriage, Mrs. Chester Bowles, of this city. She is also survived by three brothers and one sister, as follows: Albert Parker, of Mapleton; Oliver, of Newton Hamilton; D.E. Parker, of Juniata, and Mrs. Laura Smith, of Erie. There are three grandchildren. She was a faithful member of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church and of the Daughters of Rebekah. The funeral will be held on Monday at 2:30 o'clock, with services at the house. Interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Buried:
Rose Hill Cemetery, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary married Banks, David on 16 Sep 1874. David died in 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Mary married Comstock, Francis on 30 Jan 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
| 3. | Banks, Robert S  (1.Mary1) was born in 1875. Notes:
OBIT:
ROBERT STAHLEY BANKS
Robert Sthaley Banks of 131 East Crawford Avenue, Altoona, died at his home Thursday evening, Feb. 22, 1940, at 6:45 o'clock.
He was born at Mapleton, Huntingdon county, March 27, 1875, the son of David and Mary Parker Banks.
His wife, Laura Banks, died May 25, 1935.
Members of the family include one daughter, Mrs. Raymond Hilkirk, of Sharon, Pa., two sons David and Walter, both of Altoona, three sisters, Mrs. Daisy Jenkins of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. William Foly of Dairy, Ind., and Mrs. Chester Bowles, of Juniata, and four grandchildren.
He was a retired car repairman of the tank shop and was a member of the Second United Brethren Church of Altoona, the Pennsylvania Railroad relief and the Macabees of Altoona.
Family/Spouse: Banks, Laura. Laura died on 25 May 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 4. | Banks, Daisy (1.Mary1) was born in 1878 in Pennsylvania, USA. Daisy married Gardner, Raymond CAltoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA. Raymond was born on 8 Nov 1873 in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Gardner, Zelda May was born on 8 Sep 1898 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Jun 1910 in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Generation: 3
| 7. | Gardner, Zelda May (4.Daisy2, 1.Mary1) was born on 8 Sep 1898 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Jun 1910 in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA. Notes:
Zelda May, daughter of Ray C. and Daisy Gardner, died at the parents' home in Altoona at 3:20 o'clock Sunday morning, June 12, 1910, after an illness of eleven weeks duration. The little girl was born September 8, 1898 and was the only child of the parents. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon. The mother of the child was formerly Miss Daisy Banks of Mapleton and her friends here learn with sadness of the death of her daughter
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