Rainham Builders
Catharine (Kate) Hershey
1. Catharine (Kate) Hershey was born 1815, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 1878, St. Paul's Cemetery, Fort Erie. Catharine married Abraham Sherk 2 Feb 1837, St. Paul's Church, Ft. Erie, Ontario. Abraham (son of Jacob Sherk and Sarah Zavitz) was born 1812, Humberstone Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Nelson Sherk
was born 11 Feb 1840; died 3 Feb 1897, Dunnville, Ontario-Dunnville Cemetery. - 3. John J. Sherk
was born Mar 1845, Ontario; died 19 Sep 1907, Chicago, ILL. - 4. Mark Sherk
was born 6 Jun 1844, South Cayuga Township, Ontario; died 24 Apr 1926, Grand Rapids, MI-Greenwood Cemetery, Marion, MI. - 5. Jane Sherk
was born 18 Apr 1846, South Cayuga Township, Ontario; died 6 Sep 1906, -Riverside Cemetery, Dunnville, Ontario. - 6. Phoebe Sherk
was born 12 Apr 1848; died 13 Mar 1900, Bertie Township, Ontario. - 7. Emily Sherk
was born Abt 1 Nov 1852; died 18 Sep 1871, Haldimand County, Ontario. - 8. Wesley L. Sherk
was born 1850, South Cayuga Township, Ontario; died Bef 1880.
- 2. Nelson Sherk
Generation: 2
2. Nelson Sherk
(1.Catharine1) was born 11 Feb 1840; died 3 Feb 1897, Dunnville, Ontario-Dunnville Cemetery. Nelson married Frances (Fanny) Drake 1 Jul 1869, Haldimand County, Ontario. Frances was born 7 Sep 1840, Dunn Township, Ontario; died 6 Nov 1928, -buried Dunn Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Sarah Katherine (Kit) Sherk
was born 30 Apr 1870, Dunn Township, Ontario; died 3 Apr 1938, -Dunn United Church Cemetery.
- 9. Sarah Katherine (Kit) Sherk
3. John J. Sherk
(1.Catharine1) was born Mar 1845, Ontario; died 19 Sep 1907, Chicago, ILL. John married Lucy Roxana (Lou) Meader 17 Oct 1872, Chicago, ILL. Lucy was born 6 Aug 1851, NY; died 31 Oct 1916, LaGrange Park, ILL. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 10. Lotta Ann Sherk
was born 14 Dec 1874, Chicago, ILL. - 11. Mable Sherk
was born 10 Mar 1877, Chicago, ILL; died 13 Sep 1881, Chicago, ILL. - 12. Mayme Alma Sherk
was born 11 Oct 1883, Chicago, ILL.
- 10. Lotta Ann Sherk
4. Mark Sherk
(1.Catharine1) was born 6 Jun 1844, South Cayuga Township, Ontario; died 24 Apr 1926, Grand Rapids, MI-Greenwood Cemetery, Marion, MI. Mark married Elizabeth Ann Murdy 16 Oct 1872. Elizabeth was born 31 Oct 1846, Dunnville, Ontario; died 15 Oct 1932, Traverse City, MI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 13. ? Sherk
died , Infant. - 14. Margaret Jane (Maggie) Sherk
was born 21 Mar 1876, Haldimand County, Ontario; died 15 Jul 1944, Grand Rapids, MI. - 15. Robert James Gordon Sherk
was born 4 Mar 1881, Mi; died 8 Jul 1936, Kalamazoo, MI.
- 13. ? Sherk
5. Jane Sherk
(1.Catharine1) was born 18 Apr 1846, South Cayuga Township, Ontario; died 6 Sep 1906, -Riverside Cemetery, Dunnville, Ontario. Jane married Thomas Drake 28 Nov 1865, Rainham Township, Ontario. Thomas was born 7 Apr 1838, Dunn Township, Ontario; died 15 Sep 1915, Dunnville, Ontario-Dunnville Riverside Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Clara Drake
was born 15 Aug 1866; died 4 Feb 1871, -buried Dunnville, Ontario. - 17. William Nelson Drake
was born 16 Oct 1866, South Cayuga Township, Ontario; died 17 Feb 1935. - 18. Leslie Drake
was born 27 Sep 1870; died 19 Feb 1871, -buried Dunnville, Ontario. - 19. Emily Stella Drake
was born 28 Jan 1874; died 17 Dec 1918, -buried Dunnville, Ontario. - 20. Katharine (Kate) Drake
was born 14 Aug 1878, South Cayuga Township, Ontario. - 21. Edgar DeWitt Drake
was born 31 Aug 1884, Dunville, Ontario; died 6 Jan 1978; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. - 22. Edward Stanley Drake
was born 28 Jan 1874; died 1 May 1913, -buried Dunnville, Ontario. - 23. Ida Catherine Drake
was born 14 Apr 1878, Dunnville, Ontario.
- 16. Clara Drake
6. Phoebe Sherk
(1.Catharine1) was born 12 Apr 1848; died 13 Mar 1900, Bertie Township, Ontario. Phoebe married James Andrew Learn 26 Sep 1872. James (son of Asa H. Learn and Elizabeth Hunt, son of Andrew Learn and Elizabeth Macklem) was born 17 Jun 1841, Ft. Erie, Ontario; died 12 Jul 1914, Bertie Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
7. Emily Sherk
(1.Catharine1) was born Abt 1 Nov 1852; died 18 Sep 1871, Haldimand County, Ontario. 8. Wesley L. Sherk
(1.Catharine1) was born 1850, South Cayuga Township, Ontario; died Bef 1880. Wesley married Sarah Albright 4 Jul 1876, Dunn Township, Ontario. Sarah was born 26 Jan 1855, Dunn Township, Ontario; died 1929. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 24. Gordon L. Sherk
was born 24 May 1877, Elma Township, Ontario; died Abt 1897.
- 24. Gordon L. Sherk
Generation: 3
9. Sarah Katherine (Kit) Sherk
(2.Nelson2, 1.Catharine1) was born 30 Apr 1870, Dunn Township, Ontario; died 3 Apr 1938, -Dunn United Church Cemetery. Sarah married Eldon D. Logan 7 Nov 1906, Port Colborne, Ontario. Eldon was born Apr 1875, Dunn Township, Ontario; died 5 Feb 1957. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 25. E.G.I. Logan
Sarah married George Buckmaster 13 Feb 1889, Selkirk, Ontario. George was born 16 May 1865, Dunn Township, Ontario; died 17 Dec 1902, Dunnville, Ontario-Dunn United Church Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. Erie Madeline Buckmaster
was born 18 Apr 1900, Dunnville, Ontario. - 27. George Nelson Buckmaster
was born 29 Dec 1902, Osgoode Township, Ontario; died 6 Jul 1974, St. Catherines, Ontario-Pleasantview Memorial Gardens, Fonthill, Ontario.
- 25. E.G.I. Logan
10. Lotta Ann Sherk
(3.John2, 1.Catharine1) was born 14 Dec 1874, Chicago, ILL. Lotta married Gordon Daniel Beckley 1902, ILL. Gordon was born 10 Jun 1871, Nunda, ILL. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 28. John Gordon Beckley
was born 23 Jun 1903, Chicago, ILL; died 21 Feb 1994, Naples, FL. - 29. W.M. Beckley
- 30. M.R. Beckley
- 31. D.M. Beckley
- 28. John Gordon Beckley
11. Mable Sherk
(3.John2, 1.Catharine1) was born 10 Mar 1877, Chicago, ILL; died 13 Sep 1881, Chicago, ILL. 12. Mayme Alma Sherk
(3.John2, 1.Catharine1) was born 11 Oct 1883, Chicago, ILL. 13. ? Sherk
(4.Mark2, 1.Catharine1) died , Infant. 14. Margaret Jane (Maggie) Sherk
(4.Mark2, 1.Catharine1) was born 21 Mar 1876, Haldimand County, Ontario; died 15 Jul 1944, Grand Rapids, MI. 15. Robert James Gordon Sherk
(4.Mark2, 1.Catharine1) was born 4 Mar 1881, Mi; died 8 Jul 1936, Kalamazoo, MI. 16. Clara Drake
(5.Jane2, 1.Catharine1) was born 15 Aug 1866; died 4 Feb 1871, -buried Dunnville, Ontario. 17. William Nelson Drake
(5.Jane2, 1.Catharine1) was born 16 Oct 1866, South Cayuga Township, Ontario; died 17 Feb 1935. William married Almeda Stephens 8 Feb 1891, Manhattan, NY. Almeda was born 22 Dec 1866, Silex, Lincoln, Missouri; died 17 Feb 1935, Lincoln, Missouri. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 32. Stella May Drake
- 32. Stella May Drake
18. Leslie Drake
(5.Jane2, 1.Catharine1) was born 27 Sep 1870; died 19 Feb 1871, -buried Dunnville, Ontario. 19. Emily Stella Drake
(5.Jane2, 1.Catharine1) was born 28 Jan 1874; died 17 Dec 1918, -buried Dunnville, Ontario. Emily married Josiah Grover 19 Jun 1912, Lincoln Co., Ontario. Josiah was born , England. [Group Sheet]
20. Katharine (Kate) Drake
(5.Jane2, 1.Catharine1) was born 14 Aug 1878, South Cayuga Township, Ontario. 21. Edgar DeWitt Drake
(5.Jane2, 1.Catharine1) was born 31 Aug 1884, Dunville, Ontario; died 6 Jan 1978; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. Edgar married Mary Edith Roberts 12 Aug 1914, Ontario. Mary was born 20 Mar 1885, Fodmorden, Ontario; died 12 Dec 1960; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 33. Stella Mabel Drake
was born 1 Aug 1916; died ca 2001.
- 33. Stella Mabel Drake
22. Edward Stanley Drake
(5.Jane2, 1.Catharine1) was born 28 Jan 1874; died 1 May 1913, -buried Dunnville, Ontario. Edward married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Findlay. Elizabeth was born Mar 1888, Scotland. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 34. T.A. Drake
- 34. T.A. Drake
23. Ida Catherine Drake
(5.Jane2, 1.Catharine1) was born 14 Apr 1878, Dunnville, Ontario. 24. Gordon L. Sherk
(8.Wesley2, 1.Catharine1) was born 24 May 1877, Elma Township, Ontario; died Abt 1897.
Generation: 4
25. E.G.I. Logan
(9.Sarah3, 2.Nelson2, 1.Catharine1)E.G.I. married B. Pay. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 35. Colleen Logan
- 36. Janice Logan
- 35. Colleen Logan
26. Erie Madeline Buckmaster
(9.Sarah3, 2.Nelson2, 1.Catharine1) was born 18 Apr 1900, Dunnville, Ontario. Erie married Wilfred Bridgwater Crowther 19 Aug 1926, Welland Co., Ontario. Wilfred was born 20 May 1898, Welland, Ontario; died 29 Oct 1949, Ontario-McNab Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 37. ? Crowther
- 38. William Crowther
- 39. ? Crowther
- 37. ? Crowther
27. George Nelson Buckmaster
(9.Sarah3, 2.Nelson2, 1.Catharine1) was born 29 Dec 1902, Osgoode Township, Ontario; died 6 Jul 1974, St. Catherines, Ontario-Pleasantview Memorial Gardens, Fonthill, Ontario. George married Hazel Cain. Hazel was born 29 Apr 1909; died 6 Jun 2004, St. Catherines, Ontario-Pleasantview Memorial Gardens, Fonthill, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 40. Peter Buckmaster
George married Dorothy Rachel Bowman 21 Jul 1923, Welland Co., Ontario. Dorothy was born 25 Dec 1902, Gainsborough Township, Ontario; died 3 Nov 1928, Ontario-buried Bismark. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 41. Dorothy Betty Buckmaster
was born 1924, Buffalo, NY; died 28 Dec 2008, Buffalo, NY -Gates of Heaven Cemetery, Lewiston, NY. - 42. ? Buckmaster
- 40. Peter Buckmaster
28. John Gordon Beckley
(10.Lotta3, 3.John2, 1.Catharine1) was born 23 Jun 1903, Chicago, ILL; died 21 Feb 1994, Naples, FL. John married Martha T ?. Martha was born 20 Jul 1904; died 23 Mar 1994. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 43. G.T. Beckley
- 43. G.T. Beckley
29. W.M. Beckley
(10.Lotta3, 3.John2, 1.Catharine1)30. M.R. Beckley
(10.Lotta3, 3.John2, 1.Catharine1)31. D.M. Beckley
(10.Lotta3, 3.John2, 1.Catharine1)32. Stella May Drake
(17.William3, 5.Jane2, 1.Catharine1)33. Stella Mabel Drake
(21.Edgar3, 5.Jane2, 1.Catharine1) was born 1 Aug 1916; died ca 2001. Stella married Ernest Crossley Hunter 1959. (son of John Hunter) [Group Sheet]
34. T.A. Drake
(22.Edward3, 5.Jane2, 1.Catharine1)
