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Family: Elias Sherk / Mary Zavitz (F176579)

m. 23 Mar 1847


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  • Father | Male
    Elias Sherk

    Born  1825  Port Abino, Welland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Jul 1893  Mennonite Cemetery, Sherkston Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  23 Mar 1847  St. Paul's Fort Erie Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Benjamin Sherk | F187788 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Esther Hershey | F187788 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Mary Zavitz

    Born  5 Jul 1826  Bertie Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Nov 1881  Sherkston, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  John Zavitz | F175340 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Nancy (Poo) Harris | F175340 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Josephine Sherk

    Born  24 Dec 1847  Humberstone Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Mar 1915  Willoughby Township, buried Sherkston Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    Jonathan (John) Sherk

    Born  17 Dec 1848  Humberstone Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Apr 1929  Wilmot Township, Waterloo-Hostetler's Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Melissa Beam | F181784 
    Married  17 Sep 1873  Ridgeway, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Priscilla Sherk

    Born  21 Feb 1850  Humberstone Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Apr 1931  Willoughby Township, Ontario-Drummond Hill Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  William Fares Miller | F176580 
    Married  24 Dec 1884  Willoughby Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Samantha Etta (Mant) Sherk

    Born  15 Jun 1851  Humberstone Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Jan 1940  Lambton County, Ontario-Friends Cemetery, Coldstream, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Edwin Cutler | F176581 
    Married  1 Jan 1877  Willoughby Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Electa Barbara Sherk

    Born  26 Nov 1852  Humberstone Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Jul 1911  Lobo Township, Ontario-Coldstream Friends Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Noble Jacob Zavitz | F179243 
    Married  1892   

    Child 6 | Male
    Edward Olendorf Sherk

    Born  22 Aug 1854  Humberstone Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Mar 1882  Sherkston, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Female
    Melvina Sherk

    Born  1856   
    Died  28 Aug 1957   
    Buried     

    Child 8 | Male
    Franklin Sherk

    Born  25 Mar 1858  Willoughby Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Aug 1912  Welland, Ontario-Fairview Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Alice M. Danner | F176583 
    Married  24 Mar 1897  Niagara Falls, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    Crayton Herman Sherk

    Born  9 Jun 1860  Willoughby Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Jun 1886  Sherkston, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 10 | Male
    Emmanuel Sherk

    Born  14 May 1862  Willoughby Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jun 1935  Middlesex County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary Ella Dawe | F179247 
    Married     

    Child 11 | Male
    James Sherk

    Born  3 Jul 1863  Willoughby Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Mar 1936  Doan's Ridge Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Margaret A. Brown | F179249 
    Married  19 Oct 1898  Willoughby Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  May Waters | F187789 
    Married     

    Child 12 | Female
    Jennie Sherk

    Born  3 Jul 1863  Willoughby Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Sep 1893  Sherkston, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 13 | Female
    Sarah Elizabeth (Libby) Sherk

    Born  5 May 1867  Willoughby Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Jun 1953   
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