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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
From: The Sherk Family by Thomas A. Sherk -
Andrew Sherk married Elizabeth Sider, daugter of Christian Sider and Barbara Winger. Andrew was born in Bertie Townhip, Welland County, Ontario, near Stevensville. There is some uncertainty about his exact date of birth. Some family, as well as Burkholder, place his birth as December 1, 1827. However, his gravestone states that he lived 77 years, 8 months, and 17 days, which would place his birth date at December 31, 1827. For the present, the December 31 date is being taken as authoratative. He moved from Bertie Township to Rainham Township, Haldimand County, Ontario after his marriage. There he engaged in farming. His farm consisted of 119 acres, being composed of the south part of Lot 8 in the 4th Concession, and the south half of Lot 7 in the 4th Concession. This land was bequeathed to him by his father's will, but he was charged $575 which was to be paid to the other heirs. The farm is still owned by his descendants today. Andrew belonged to the Mennonite Church, and he was ordained as a deacon in the Rainham Church in 1872. Andrew and wife Elizabeth are both buried in Rainham Lakeshore Mennonite Cemetery, Haldimand County, on the banks of Lake Erie.
Haldimand Deaths - Sherk Andrew, Male, September 18, 1905, Aged 77 Years, Lot 7, Concession 4, Farmer, Born Bertie, Cause of Death Old Age, Physician Dr. Baker, Mennonite, Informant Dr. Baker, Registered September 18, 1905
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