Rainham Builders
Christiana Bingleman
1. Christiana Bingleman was born 10 Jan 1823, Prussia; died 7 May 1880, Humberstone Township, Ontario-Steele Cemetery. Christiana married Christian Knisley. Christian (son of Daniel Nüssli and Christina Nigh) was born 14 Oct 1814, Ontario; died 31 Jul 1886, Steele Cemetery, Humberstone Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Mary Knisley
was born 12 Sep 1841, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 12 May 1913, Doan/Steele Cemetery, Humberstone Township, Ontario. - 3. Samuel K. Knisley
was born 16 Aug 1843, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 21 Mar 1924. - 4. Rosanna Knisley
was born 29 Jun 1846, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 9 Jan 1941, Steel's Cemetery, Humberstone Township, Ontario. - 5. Julia Ann Knisley
was born 9 Oct 1848, Humberstone Township, Ontario. - 6. Almeda C. Knisley
was born 30 Jul 1859, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 31 Jul 1859, Steele Cemetery, Humberstone Township, Ontario. - 7. Andrew Benjamin Knisley
was born 30 Jul 1859, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 9 Jan 1917.
- 2. Mary Knisley
Generation: 2
2. Mary Knisley
(1.Christiana1) was born 12 Sep 1841, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 12 May 1913, Doan/Steele Cemetery, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Mary married Jonas Zavitz 21 Jan 1868, Welland County, Ontario. Jonas (son of Jacob Zavitz and Anna (Annie) Sherk) was born 26 Mar 1846, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 17 Jan 1920, Humberstone Township, Ontario-Doan/Steele Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 8. Alvin Whitmore Zavitz
was born 16 Oct 1868, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 5 Feb 1948, Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw, NY. - 9. Anna Mandilla Zavitz
was born 28 Aug 1870, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 2 Mar 1874, Doan/Steele Cemetery, Humberstone Township, Ontario. - 10. Truman Elbert Zavitz
was born 19 Mar 1873, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died Sep 1946, Buffalo, NY. - 11. Elra Alfred Zavitz
was born 9 Aug 1875, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 2 Jan 1958. - 12. Warren Edgar Zavitz
was born 12 Oct 1878, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 12 Jul 1970, Wenatchee, WA-Evergreen Cemetery. - 13. Bertha Christina Zavitz
was born 26 Jun 1881, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 18 Jan 1935, Sodom Road Cemetery.
- 8. Alvin Whitmore Zavitz
3. Samuel K. Knisley
(1.Christiana1) was born 16 Aug 1843, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 21 Mar 1924. Samuel married Margaret Sherk 18 Feb 1880, Sherkston, Ontario. Margaret (daughter of Samuel Sherk and Mary Jane Snider) was born 9 Apr 1847, Welland County, Ontario; died 27 Mar 1937, Steele Cemetery, Humberstone Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 14. Minnie Jane Knisley
was born 8 Aug 1883. - 15. Anson Knisley
was born 8 Dec 1885; died 19 Aug 1943, Seaman Cemetery, Muskegon, MI. - 16. Norman Edgar Knisley
was born 6 Feb 1889.
- 14. Minnie Jane Knisley
4. Rosanna Knisley
(1.Christiana1) was born 29 Jun 1846, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 9 Jan 1941, Steel's Cemetery, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Rosanna married Samuel W. Sherk 13 Oct 1868, Welland County, Ontario. Samuel (son of Michael Sherk and Susannah Byer\Boyer) was born 30 Aug 1844, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died Bef 1911, Steel's Cemetery, Humberstone Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 17. Bertha Winnifred Sherk
was born 21 Apr 1871, Sherkston, Ontario; died 15 Nov 1919, Morgan's Point Cemetery. - 18. Lillian C. Sherk
was born 12 May 1872. - 19. Wilmer Samuel Sherk
was born 22 Feb 1877, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1 Jul 1951, Doan Cemetery, Port Colborne, Ontario. - 20. Howard C. Sherk
was born Sep 1880. - 21. Pearl R. Sherk
was born 3 Dec 1887, Welland Co., Ontario. - 22. Percival H. Sherk
was born 8 Jan 1889, Humberstone Township, Ontario.
- 17. Bertha Winnifred Sherk
5. Julia Ann Knisley
(1.Christiana1) was born 9 Oct 1848, Humberstone Township, Ontario. 6. Almeda C. Knisley
(1.Christiana1) was born 30 Jul 1859, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 31 Jul 1859, Steele Cemetery, Humberstone Township, Ontario. 7. Andrew Benjamin Knisley
(1.Christiana1) was born 30 Jul 1859, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 9 Jan 1917. Andrew married Evelyn Hershey (Eve) Learn 15 Sep 1886, Bertie Township, Ontario. Evelyn (daughter of Peter Learn and Mary E. Hershey) was born 9 May 1863, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 3 Mar 1926. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 23. Ethel Knisley
was born 1896; died 11 Feb 1922.
- 23. Ethel Knisley
Generation: 3
8. Alvin Whitmore Zavitz
(2.Mary2, 1.Christiana1) was born 16 Oct 1868, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 5 Feb 1948, Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw, NY. Alvin married Martha B. Furman 2 Oct 1900. Martha was born 1875, Kitchener, Ontario; died 1953, Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw, NY. [Group Sheet]
9. Anna Mandilla Zavitz
(2.Mary2, 1.Christiana1) was born 28 Aug 1870, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 2 Mar 1874, Doan/Steele Cemetery, Humberstone Township, Ontario. 10. Truman Elbert Zavitz
(2.Mary2, 1.Christiana1) was born 19 Mar 1873, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died Sep 1946, Buffalo, NY. Truman married Anna Mary Swanicamp. Anna was born 1876, Hamburg N.Y.. [Group Sheet]
11. Elra Alfred Zavitz
(2.Mary2, 1.Christiana1) was born 9 Aug 1875, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 2 Jan 1958. Elra married Bertha Bitner 14 May 1902, Bertie Township, Ontario. Bertha (daughter of Craten J. Bitner and Elizabeth M. Winger) was born 5 Nov 1882, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 18 Jun 1908, Steele Cemetery, Humberstone Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 24. Merritt Christian Zavitz
was born 24 Dec 1904, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 9 Nov 1983, Port Colborne, Ontario-Steele's Cemetery. - 25. Ethel May (Mary) Zavitz
was born 23 Feb 1906, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 23 Dec 1997, Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Bertie. - 26. May Elizabeth Zavitz
was born 14 May 1907, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 15 Jul 2000, Fort Erie, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Bertie. - 27. Anna C. Zavitz
died , Infant.
Elra married Phyllis Irene Powell 16 Mar 1916, Welland, Ontario. Phyllis (daughter of Thomas Powell and Margaret Ann Minor) was born 6 Feb 1886, Niagara On the Lake, Ontario; died 1936. [Group Sheet]
- 24. Merritt Christian Zavitz
12. Warren Edgar Zavitz
(2.Mary2, 1.Christiana1) was born 12 Oct 1878, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 12 Jul 1970, Wenatchee, WA-Evergreen Cemetery. Warren married Cecile P. Mang 24 Dec 1900. Cecile was born Jan 1881, France; died 1955, Evergreen Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 28. Violet Hazel Zavitz
was born 6 Jan 1904, Tonawonda, NY; died Nov 1973, Wenatchee, Washington.
- 28. Violet Hazel Zavitz
13. Bertha Christina Zavitz
(2.Mary2, 1.Christiana1) was born 26 Jun 1881, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 18 Jan 1935, Sodom Road Cemetery. Bertha married Edward Owen Morningstar 6 Jun 1906, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Edward (son of Jacob Morningstar and Catherine (Kate) Detenbeck) was born 12 Dec 1880, Willoughby Township, Ontario; died 1935, Sodom Road Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 29. Ruby Fern Morningstar
was born Feb 1909; died 1946, Sodom Road Cemetery/Saint John's Stevensville United Church Cemetery, Snyder, Ontario.
- 29. Ruby Fern Morningstar
14. Minnie Jane Knisley
(3.Samuel2, 1.Christiana1) was born 8 Aug 1883. 15. Anson Knisley
(3.Samuel2, 1.Christiana1) was born 8 Dec 1885; died 19 Aug 1943, Seaman Cemetery, Muskegon, MI. Anson married Mable V. Detwiler. Mable (daughter of Eli Detwiler and Susannah Catherine Bearss) was born 24 Dec 1889, Warwick Township, Ontario; died May 1981, Seaman Cemetery, Muskegon, MI. [Group Sheet]
16. Norman Edgar Knisley
(3.Samuel2, 1.Christiana1) was born 6 Feb 1889. Norman married Maude ?. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 30. Mervyn Louis Knisley
was born 1917, Port Colborne, Ontario; died 11 Jan 2008, Fort Erie, Ontario-St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. - 31. Thelma J. Knisley
was born 12 Jun 1920; died 1980.
- 30. Mervyn Louis Knisley
17. Bertha Winnifred Sherk
(4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1) was born 21 Apr 1871, Sherkston, Ontario; died 15 Nov 1919, Morgan's Point Cemetery. Bertha married Horace Weston Graybiel 3 Apr 1900, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Horace (son of Elisha Graybiel and Marilla Minor) was born 1870, Wainfleet Township, Ontario; died 28 Jun 1905, Morgan's Point, Welland-Morgan's Point Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
18. Lillian C. Sherk
(4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1) was born 12 May 1872. Lillian married Thomas Richardson. Thomas was born 1 Jan 1870, England. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 32. Winnifred Richardson
was born 3 Jan 1895. - 33. Thomas W. Richardson
was born 15 Oct 1896. - 34. Alberta Richardson
was born 12 Oct 1898. - 35. Lillian P. Richardson
was born 23 Oct 1900, Toronto, Ontario. - 36. Ernest Richardson
was born Feb 1903. - 37. A. Richardson
- 38. H. Richardson
- 32. Winnifred Richardson
19. Wilmer Samuel Sherk
(4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1) was born 22 Feb 1877, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1 Jul 1951, Doan Cemetery, Port Colborne, Ontario. Wilmer married Sarah J. Taylor 30 Aug 1899, Bertie Township, Ontario. Sarah was born 25 Jan 1878, Brant County, Ontario; died 20 Jun 1973, Doan Cemetery, Port Colborne, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 39. Vera Rosanna Sherk
was born 3 Jul 1902, Sherkston, Ontario; died 9 Jan 1984, Grimsby, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery. - 40. Evelyn M. Sherk
was born Sep 1906, Sherkston, Ontario; died 1990.
- 39. Vera Rosanna Sherk
20. Howard C. Sherk
(4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1) was born Sep 1880. 21. Pearl R. Sherk
(4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1) was born 3 Dec 1887, Welland Co., Ontario. 22. Percival H. Sherk
(4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1) was born 8 Jan 1889, Humberstone Township, Ontario. 23. Ethel Knisley
(7.Andrew2, 1.Christiana1) was born 1896; died 11 Feb 1922.
Generation: 4
24. Merritt Christian Zavitz
(11.Elra3, 2.Mary2, 1.Christiana1) was born 24 Dec 1904, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 9 Nov 1983, Port Colborne, Ontario-Steele's Cemetery. Merritt married C.E. Reinhart. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 41. G.L. Zavitz
- 42. G.M. Zavitz
- 43. A.C. Zavitz
- 44. E.S. Zavitz
- 45. J.C. Zavitz
- 41. G.L. Zavitz
25. Ethel May (Mary) Zavitz
(11.Elra3, 2.Mary2, 1.Christiana1) was born 23 Feb 1906, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 23 Dec 1997, Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Bertie. Ethel married Frederick Fox 29 Jan 1933. Frederick (son of Godfrey Fox and Priscilla Alice Winger) was born 21 Feb 1901; died 1962. [Group Sheet]
26. May Elizabeth Zavitz
(11.Elra3, 2.Mary2, 1.Christiana1) was born 14 May 1907, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 15 Jul 2000, Fort Erie, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Bertie. May married John Edward Fretz. John (son of Emmanuel Fretz and Mary Della Noyes) was born Nov 1907, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 6 Dec 1983, Douglas Memorial Hospital-Brethren In Christ Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 46. Clifford Emmanuel Fretz
was born 11 Jul 1935, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 14 Jan 2007, Welland, Ontario. - 47. S.M. Fretz
- 48. E. Fretz
- 49. D.E. Fretz
- 50. J. Fretz
- 51. R. Fretz
- 46. Clifford Emmanuel Fretz
27. Anna C. Zavitz
(11.Elra3, 2.Mary2, 1.Christiana1) died , Infant. 28. Violet Hazel Zavitz
(12.Warren3, 2.Mary2, 1.Christiana1) was born 6 Jan 1904, Tonawonda, NY; died Nov 1973, Wenatchee, Washington. Violet married Eben Morrell Simon 20 Jun 1920, Wenatchee, Washington. Eben was born 27 Dec 1899, Youngstown, Washington State; died 12 Jun 1988, Wenatchee, Washington. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 52. E.W. Simon
- 53. Benjamin Simon
- 54. F.C. Simon
- 55. Eben Morrell Simon
was born 26 Jun 1930, Wenatchee, Washington; died 28 Mar 2001, Naalehu, Hawaii.
- 52. E.W. Simon
29. Ruby Fern Morningstar
(13.Bertha3, 2.Mary2, 1.Christiana1) was born Feb 1909; died 1946, Sodom Road Cemetery/Saint John's Stevensville United Church Cemetery, Snyder, Ontario. Ruby married Lloyd McIntyre. Lloyd was born , Middlesex County; died , Sodom Road Cemetery/Saint John's Stevensville United Church Cemetery, Snyder, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 56. M.A. McIntyre
- 57. D. McIntyre
- 56. M.A. McIntyre
30. Mervyn Louis Knisley
(16.Norman3, 3.Samuel2, 1.Christiana1) was born 1917, Port Colborne, Ontario; died 11 Jan 2008, Fort Erie, Ontario-St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. Mervyn married Bertha Faulkner. Bertha died Aug 1992. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 58. Nancy Knisley
- 59. Heather Knisley
- 60. Leslee Knisley
- 58. Nancy Knisley
31. Thelma J. Knisley
(16.Norman3, 3.Samuel2, 1.Christiana1) was born 12 Jun 1920; died 1980. Thelma married William Henry Schmalz. William was born 15 Mar 1916, Kitchener, Ontario; died 18 Feb 2002, Welland, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 61. Laurie Schmalz
- 62. Jennifer Schmalz
- 63. William Schmalz
- 61. Laurie Schmalz
32. Winnifred Richardson
(18.Lillian3, 4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1) was born 3 Jan 1895. 33. Thomas W. Richardson
(18.Lillian3, 4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1) was born 15 Oct 1896. 34. Alberta Richardson
(18.Lillian3, 4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1) was born 12 Oct 1898. 35. Lillian P. Richardson
(18.Lillian3, 4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1) was born 23 Oct 1900, Toronto, Ontario. Lillian married Martin Climenhaga 25 Mar 1925, Ridgeway, Ontario. Martin (son of Abraham Climenhaga and Sarah Ann Sider) was born 10 Jun 1889, Parry Station, Ontario; died 25 Jan 1957, Maple Lawn Cemetery, Wainfleet Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 64. L. Climenhaga
- 65. ? Climenhaga
- 66. ? Climenhaga
- 67. ? Climenhaga
- 68. ? Climenhaga
- 64. L. Climenhaga
36. Ernest Richardson
(18.Lillian3, 4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1) was born Feb 1903. 37. A. Richardson
(18.Lillian3, 4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1)38. H. Richardson
(18.Lillian3, 4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1)39. Vera Rosanna Sherk
(19.Wilmer3, 4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1) was born 3 Jul 1902, Sherkston, Ontario; died 9 Jan 1984, Grimsby, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery. Vera married Merritt Stanley Sauder 2 May 1925, Stevensville, Ontario. Merritt (son of John Edward Souder and Almeda Anna (Annie) Stauth) was born 3 Dec 1904, Willoughby Township, Ontario; died 6 Nov 1967, Port Colborne, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery, Port Colborne, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 69. Wilmer Harry Sauder
was born 15 Nov 1925, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 5 Jan 1994, Port Colborne, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery, Port Colborne, Ontario. - 70. Shirley Jane Sauder
- 71. Claude Merritt Sauder
was born Aug 1932; died 26 Aug 2012, Niagara Falls, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery. - 72. Alice Sauder
- 73. Roger Leroy Sauder
was born 26 Aug 1934, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 19 Nov 1987, Niagara Falls, Ontario-Doan Cemetery, Port Colborne, Ontario.
- 69. Wilmer Harry Sauder
40. Evelyn M. Sherk
(19.Wilmer3, 4.Rosanna2, 1.Christiana1) was born Sep 1906, Sherkston, Ontario; died 1990. Evelyn married Clarence F. McCaffery 28 Aug 1926, Stevensville, Ontario. Clarence was born 1906, Bellville, Ontario; died 1991. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 74. Claire Elgin McCaffery
was born 1931; died 25 Aug 2006, Port Colborne, Ontario-Oakwood Cemetery. - 75. Mary McCaffery
- 76. Wayne McCaffery
- 74. Claire Elgin McCaffery
