Rainham Builders
Mary "Polly" Null
1. Mary "Polly" Null was born ABT. 1814; died 27 Aug 1863. Mary married Jacob Swarts. Jacob (son of Samuel Swarts and Anna Overholt) was born 26 Mar 1812; died 23 Jun 1866. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Lydia Swarts
was born ABT. 1835; died 1 Sep 1861, Walpole Township, Haldimand County, Ontario. - 3. Anna Swarts
was born 25 Oct 1838; died 28 Mar 1870; was buried , Rainham Mennonite Cemetery. - 4. Elizabeth Swarts
was born ABT. 1843; died 3 May 1867, Rainham Township, Haldimand County, Ontario. - 5. Peter Swarts
was born ABT. 1845; died 30 Apr 1868. - 6. Charlotte Swarts
was born ABT. 1848; died 16 Sep 1871, Rainham Township, Haldimand County. - 7. John Swarts
was born ABT. 1852. - 8. Catherine Swarts
was born 1855; died 1881.
- 2. Lydia Swarts
Generation: 2
2. Lydia Swarts
(1.Mary1) was born ABT. 1835; died 1 Sep 1861, Walpole Township, Haldimand County, Ontario. Lydia married Thomas Falls. Thomas was born ABT. 1831; died 16 Oct 1894. [Group Sheet]
3. Anna Swarts
(1.Mary1) was born 25 Oct 1838; died 28 Mar 1870; was buried , Rainham Mennonite Cemetery. Anna married Joseph Sherk 4 Dec 1860. Joseph (son of Christian \ Christl Sherk and Anna Dauner) was born 1 Feb 1833, Rainham Township, Haldimand County; died 15 Jul 1911; was buried , Selkirk Union Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Hezekiah Sherk
was born 28 Apr 1862; died 1939. - 10. Josiah Sherk
was born ABT. 1866, Rainham Township, Haldimand County; died 1951, Rainham Township, Haldimand County; was buried , Selkirk Union Cemetery.
- 9. Hezekiah Sherk
4. Elizabeth Swarts
(1.Mary1) was born ABT. 1843; died 3 May 1867, Rainham Township, Haldimand County, Ontario. 5. Peter Swarts
(1.Mary1) was born ABT. 1845; died 30 Apr 1868. Peter married Harriet Edsall 15 Sep 1866, Walpole Township, Haldimand County. Harriet (daughter of Peter Edsall and Rachel Ellsworth) was born ABT. 1848. [Group Sheet]
6. Charlotte Swarts
(1.Mary1) was born ABT. 1848; died 16 Sep 1871, Rainham Township, Haldimand County. Charlotte married Robert Thompson 14 Jan 1865, Haldimand County. Robert (son of James Thompson and Mary Magdalene Knisley) was born ABT. 1843, Rainham Township, Haldimand County; died 28 Mar 1913, Moulton Township, Haldimand County. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 11. John Sandy Thompson
was born ABT. 1866, Rainham Township, Haldimand County. - 12. Mary Lizzie Thompson
was born ABT. 1870.
- 11. John Sandy Thompson
7. John Swarts
(1.Mary1) was born ABT. 1852. 8. Catherine Swarts
(1.Mary1) was born 1855; died 1881. Catherine married Christian John Helka ABT. 1876. Christian (son of Frederick Helka and Dorothea Spies) was born 1854; died 1920. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 3
9. Hezekiah Sherk
(3.Anna2, 1.Mary1) was born 28 Apr 1862; died 1939. Hezekiah married Catherine Roop. Catherine was born 17 Aug 1863. [Group Sheet]
10. Josiah Sherk
(3.Anna2, 1.Mary1) was born ABT. 1866, Rainham Township, Haldimand County; died 1951, Rainham Township, Haldimand County; was buried , Selkirk Union Cemetery. Josiah married Margaret Featherstone 20 Mar 1889. Margaret was born 1868, Rainham Township, Haldimand County; died 1941. [Group Sheet]
11. John Sandy Thompson
(6.Charlotte2, 1.Mary1) was born ABT. 1866, Rainham Township, Haldimand County. John married Isadora Springer 31 Mar 1891, Moulton Township, Haldimand County. Isadora was born ABT. 1872, Humberstone Township, Welland County. [Group Sheet]
12. Mary Lizzie Thompson
(6.Charlotte2, 1.Mary1) was born ABT. 1870.
