Rainham Builders
Elizabeth Sider
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Name Elizabeth Sider Born 14 Feb 1837 Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario
Gender Female Died 18 Feb 1918 Buried Rainham Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID I02286 Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover Last Modified 1 Apr 2014
Father Christian Sider, b. 12 Dec 1797, d. 12 Nov 1862 (Age 64 years) Relationship Natural Mother Barbara Winger, b. 3 Jan 1801, d. 27 Sep 1869 (Age 68 years) Relationship Natural Married ABT. 1820 Family ID F0905 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Andrew H. Sherk, b. 1 Dec 1827, Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario
, d. 1908 (Age 80 years) Married 1854 Children 1. Anna Sherk, b. 4 Feb 1856, d. 14 Mar 1864 (Age 8 years) [Natural] 2. William Sherk, b. 4 Feb 1858, d. 17 Mar 1867 (Age 9 years) [Natural] 3. Henry Sherk, b. 25 Sep 1858, d. 11 Jun 1940 (Age 81 years) [Natural] 4. Joseph J. Sherk, b. 17 Oct 1861, d. 14 Aug 1916 (Age 54 years) [Natural] 5. Mary Sherk, b. 4 Aug 1864, d. 16 Aug 1942 (Age 78 years) [Natural] 6. Albert Sherk, b. 12 Apr 1867, d. 1867 [Natural] 7. Fidelia Sherk, b. 1 Sep 1868, d. 27 Dec 1932 (Age 64 years) [Natural] 8. Christianna "Tina" Sherk, b. 27 Oct 1870, d. 24 Sep 1952 (Age 81 years) 9. Elizabeth Sherk, b. 21 Dec 1872, d. 5 Aug 1965 (Age 92 years) [Natural] 10. Menno Sherk, b. 7 Nov 1875, d. 25 Nov 1955 (Age 80 years) [Natural] Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 Family ID F0920 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes
From "Two Hundred Years with the Siders" - Compiled 1986 by Harold Sider and Ron Sider
Both Andrew and Elizabeth were born in Bertie Township. Later they moved to Rainham Township where they farmed near Fisherville. They were active members of the Mennonite church where Andrew served as a deacon. They are buried in the Mennonite Cemetery near Lake Erie, east of Selkirk. The 1901 Census has Andrew and Elizabeth on Lot 8, Concession 4, Rainham Township
Haldimand Deaths, Rainham - Sherk Elizabeth, Female, Aged 81 Years 3 Days, Date of Death February 18, 1918, Born Bertie Township, Place of Death Rainham Township, Place of Burial Rainham, Widow, Father Christian Sider, Mother Barbara Winger, Physician Dr. Widdis, informant Menno Sherk, Fisherville, Ontario, Sherk Elizabeth, Date of Death February 18, 1918, Cause of Death Myocarditis (Rheumatism), Immediate Cause of Death Influenza, Duration 3 Days, Physician J. B. Widdis, Fisherville, Ontario, February 18, 1918, L. F. Culver Division Registrar of Rainham
