Rainham Builders
Margaret (Peggy) Winger
1. Margaret (Peggy) Winger was born 25 Dec 1820, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 4 Jan 1903, Fretz Cemetery, Bertie Township, Ontario. Margaret married Jonas Fretz 30 Mar 1841, St. Paul's Anglican Church, Fort Erie, Ontario. Jonas (son of Peter Fretz and Mary (Polly) Zavitz) was born 13 Nov 1817, Welland Co., Ontario; died 23 Feb 1893, Fretz Cemetery, Bertie Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Tobias Fretz
was born Abt 1841. - 3. David Tobias Fretz
was born 17 Jul 1842, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 2 Apr 1904, Fretz Cemetery, Bertie Township, Ontario. - 4. Mary Ann (May) Fretz
was born 28 Jun 1844, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 23 Dec 1928, Fretz Cemetery, Bertie Township.
- 2. Tobias Fretz
Generation: 2
2. Tobias Fretz
(1.Margaret1) was born Abt 1841. 3. David Tobias Fretz
(1.Margaret1) was born 17 Jul 1842, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 2 Apr 1904, Fretz Cemetery, Bertie Township, Ontario. David married Susannah Zavitz 6 Jun 1865, Bertie Township, Ontario. Susannah (daughter of Simon S. Zavitz and Rachel Pound) was born 16 Aug 1843, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 26 Jan 1920, Fretz Cemetery, Bertie Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 5. Helena A. Fretz
was born 25 Dec 1868, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 23 Aug 1954, Ridgeway, Ontario -Fretz Cemetery. - 6. Emily Fretz
was born 19 Jun 1871, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 7 Jun 1959, Humberstone Township, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery. - 7. Levi Fretz
was born 4 Feb 1875, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 14 Apr 1952, Ridgeway, Ontario-Brethern Cemetery. - 8. Florence Fretz
was born 18 Oct 1880, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 5 Sep 1973, Crystal Beach, Fretz Cemetery. - 9. Jesse Fretz
was born 31 Aug 1881; died 3 Oct 1882, Fretz Cemetery. - 10. William (Willie) Fretz
was born 3 Oct 1884; died 3 Oct 1884, Fretz Cemetery. - 11. Morin Fretz
was born 24 Nov 1886; died 25 Jan 1892, Fretz Cemetery.
- 5. Helena A. Fretz
4. Mary Ann (May) Fretz
(1.Margaret1) was born 28 Jun 1844, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 23 Dec 1928, Fretz Cemetery, Bertie Township.
Generation: 3
5. Helena A. Fretz
(3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 25 Dec 1868, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 23 Aug 1954, Ridgeway, Ontario -Fretz Cemetery. Helena married Peter Abraham Sherk 27 Mar 1888, Ridgeway, Ontario. Peter (son of Abraham Sherk and Elizabeth Storm) was born 8 Oct 1862, Sherkston, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 6 Nov 1932, Fretz Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 12. Flossie May Sherk
was born 9 Feb 1889, Ridgeway, Ontario; died 24 Aug 1960, Humberstone Township, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Bertie Township, Ontario. - 13. Orville Sherk
was born 12 Mar 1890, Ridgeway, Ontario; died 2 Apr 1970, Ridgeway, Ontario-Ridgemount Cemetery, Stevensville. - 14. Minerva Sherk
was born 23 Apr 1891, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 26 Jun 1891, Fretz Cemetery. - 15. Oscar Sherk
was born 26 Jun 1892, Ridgeway, Ontario; died 17 May 1982, Douglas Memorial Hospital, Fort Erie -Brethren In Christ Cemetery. - 16. Earl Sherk
was born 14 Jan 1895, Ridgeway, Ontario; died 1998, Overholt Cemetery.
- 12. Flossie May Sherk
6. Emily Fretz
(3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 19 Jun 1871, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 7 Jun 1959, Humberstone Township, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery. Emily married John Nelson Beach. John (son of Robert Beach and Amanda Haun) was born 21 Jan 1867, Humberstone Township; died 14 Apr 1914, BIC Cemetery, Bertie Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 17. Robert Nelson Beach
was born 1 Sep 1897, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 26 Oct 1918, France. - 18. Morin Floyd Beach
was born 13 Jun 1900, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 9 Dec 1918, Brethern In Christ Cemetery. - 19. John Osborne Beach
was born 14 Jun 1902, Humberstone Township, Ontario. - 20. Claudia Elizabeth Beach
was born 4 Oct 1905, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 6 May 2000, Midland, Ontario. - 21. Gladys Suzanna Beach
was born 30 Mar 1909, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 18 Nov 2010, Port Colborne, Ontario-St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
Emily married Albert Frank. Albert was born 12 Apr 1877, Ontario; died 7 Feb 1956, Bethel, Ontario-BIC Cemetery, Stevensville, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. Max Frank
- 23. Roy Frank
- 24. Norman Frank
- 25. Stella Frank
- 17. Robert Nelson Beach
7. Levi Fretz
(3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 4 Feb 1875, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 14 Apr 1952, Ridgeway, Ontario-Brethern Cemetery. Levi married Elizabeth Shafer 23 Dec 1902. Elizabeth was born 3 Sep 1876, Pennsylvania; died 28 Nov 1968, Port Colborne, Ontario-BIC Cemetery, Stevensville, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. Howard John Fretz
was born 19 Aug 1904, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 10 May 1988, Port Colborne, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery. - 27. Clarence Elmer Fretz
was born 3 Oct 1912, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 12 Apr 2010, Richland, WIS-Smithville United Church Cemetery, Ontario. - 28. Viola Pearl Fretz
was born 30 Jul 1907, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 3 Aug 2007, Northland Pointe, Ontario-BIC Cemetery, Bertie Township, Ontario.
- 26. Howard John Fretz
8. Florence Fretz
(3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 18 Oct 1880, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 5 Sep 1973, Crystal Beach, Fretz Cemetery. Florence married Harvey Sherk 4 Nov 1897, Stevensville, Ontario. Harvey (son of John Sherk and Mary Johnson) was born 18 Jun 1870, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 9 Nov 1944, Fretz Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 29. Floyd Raymond Sherk
was born 20 Apr 1898, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 6 Jan 1980, Welland, Ontario-Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. - 30. Grant Edward Sherk
was born 1 Mar 1900, Sherkston, Ontario; died 19 Jul 1986, Douglas Memorial Hospital, Fort Erie, Ontario-Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. - 31. Angel Sherk
was born 11 Nov 1901, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 11 Nov 1901, Bertie Township, Ontario-Fretz Cemetery. - 32. Jessie Ruth Sherk
was born 22 Jan 1903, Sherkston, Ontario; died 10 Jun 1988, Fort Erie, Ontario-Fretz Cemetery. - 33. Luella May Sherk
was born 6 Sep 1906, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 18 Oct 1978. - 34. Margaret Gertrude (Maggie) Sherk
was born 18 Sep 1906, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 14 Dec 1994, Port Colborne, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery. - 35. Harvey Alton Sherk
was born 11 Nov 1908, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 5 Jun 1988, Port Colborne, Ontario-Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. - 36. Cecil Harlow Sherk
was born 8 Aug 1910, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 9 Mar 1974, Ingersoll, Ontario-Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. - 37. Carl Thomas Sherk
was born 27 Nov 1914, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 3 Nov 2006, Welland Co., Ontario.
- 29. Floyd Raymond Sherk
9. Jesse Fretz
(3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 31 Aug 1881; died 3 Oct 1882, Fretz Cemetery. 10. William (Willie) Fretz
(3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 3 Oct 1884; died 3 Oct 1884, Fretz Cemetery. 11. Morin Fretz
(3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 24 Nov 1886; died 25 Jan 1892, Fretz Cemetery.
Generation: 4
12. Flossie May Sherk
(5.Helena3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 9 Feb 1889, Ridgeway, Ontario; died 24 Aug 1960, Humberstone Township, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Bertie Township, Ontario. Flossie married William Henry Chambers 18 Sep 1918. William was born 22 Mar 1891, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 19 May 1962, Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Bertie Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 38. O.W. Chambers
- 39. Helen Evelyn May Chambers
was born 25 May 1921, Stevensville, Bertie Township; died 26 Mar 2009, Ridgeway, Ontario-Pleasantview Memorial Gardens.
- 38. O.W. Chambers
13. Orville Sherk
(5.Helena3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 12 Mar 1890, Ridgeway, Ontario; died 2 Apr 1970, Ridgeway, Ontario-Ridgemount Cemetery, Stevensville. Orville married Sadie Bella Benner 29 Feb 1912, Fort Erie, Ontario. Sadie was born 31 May 1894, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 18 Oct 1953, St. John's Ridgemount Cemetery, Stevensville. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 40. Hugh Edward Sherk
was born 8 Oct 1912, Fort Erie, Ontario; died 6 May 1976, Bucyrus, OH. - 41. Geneva Clara Sherk
was born 10 Mar 1915, Fort Erie, Ontario; died 27 Sep 2005, Fort Erie, Ontario. - 42. Ruth Helena Sherk
was born 30 Sep 1916; died Bef 2009. - 43. Evelyn Belle Sherk
was born 5 Feb 1919; died Bef 2009. - 44. Douglas Ross Sherk
was born 25 Aug 1921; died 10 Feb 1981, Port Colborne Hospital, Port Colborne, Ontario-Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. - 45. Gerald Orville Sherk
was born 20 Jul 1930; died 25 Sep 2009, Port Colborne, Ontario-St. John's Cemetery, Ridgemount, Ontario.
Orville married Margaret Ruth Foster. Margaret died 22 Mar 1980, Port Colborne, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
- 40. Hugh Edward Sherk
14. Minerva Sherk
(5.Helena3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 23 Apr 1891, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 26 Jun 1891, Fretz Cemetery. 15. Oscar Sherk
(5.Helena3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 26 Jun 1892, Ridgeway, Ontario; died 17 May 1982, Douglas Memorial Hospital, Fort Erie -Brethren In Christ Cemetery. Oscar married Margaret Ruth Foster. Margaret was born Abt 1900. [Group Sheet]
Oscar married Pearl Emaline Noyes 30 Jul 1914, Welland, Ontario. Pearl (daughter of Andrew Noyes and Christiana Neff) was born 18 Jun 1897, Ridgeway, Ontario; died 13 Apr 1982, Port Colborne, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 46. Leroy Oscar Sherk
was born 28 Nov 1914, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 26 Feb 1916, Bertie Township, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery. - 47. Ethel Mae Sherk
was born 24 Nov 1917, Stevensville, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 6 Feb 1987, Hamilton, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Sherkston. - 48. M.P. Sherk
- 49. Calvary Oscar Sherk
was born 17 Apr 1927; died 8 Jun 2006, Welland, Ontario-BIC Cemetery.
- 46. Leroy Oscar Sherk
16. Earl Sherk
(5.Helena3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 14 Jan 1895, Ridgeway, Ontario; died 1998, Overholt Cemetery. Earl married Olive Pearl Ottewell 29 Jun 1917. Olive (daughter of Samuel Ottewell and Rebecca Hannah Cragg) was born 8 May 1897; died 1981, Overholt Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 50. Wilhelmine Mavis Sherk
was born 7 Feb 1926; died 31 Jul 2011, Fort Erie, Ontario-Woodlawn Cemetery, Welland, Ontario.
- 50. Wilhelmine Mavis Sherk
17. Robert Nelson Beach
(6.Emily3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 1 Sep 1897, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 26 Oct 1918, France. 18. Morin Floyd Beach
(6.Emily3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 13 Jun 1900, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 9 Dec 1918, Brethern In Christ Cemetery. 19. John Osborne Beach
(6.Emily3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 14 Jun 1902, Humberstone Township, Ontario. John married Mabel Angeline Doan 27 Sep 1926, Welland, Ontario. Mabel (daughter of Joshua Doan and Emma Jane Etherington) was born 25 Jul 1898, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 25 Sep 1984, Port Colborne, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
20. Claudia Elizabeth Beach
(6.Emily3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 4 Oct 1905, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 6 May 2000, Midland, Ontario. Claudia married Norman Edward Shaubel 24 May 1923, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Norman (son of William Charles Shaubel and Amanda Young) was born 1900, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1961, Midland, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 61. Ruth Evelyn Shaubel
was born 23 Dec 1923; died 19 Jul 1999, Midland, Ontario. - 62. Robert Jay Shaubel
was born 1924, Port Colborne, Ontario; died 24 Mar 1945, WW II-Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands. - 63. Helen Marie Shaubel
was born 1926; died 1996, Midland, Ontario.
Claudia married ? Coopman. [Group Sheet]
Claudia married Melvin Murphy. [Group Sheet]
- 61. Ruth Evelyn Shaubel
21. Gladys Suzanna Beach
(6.Emily3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 30 Mar 1909, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 18 Nov 2010, Port Colborne, Ontario-St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. Gladys married Walter Frederick Burns 4 Oct 1929, Little Missionary Church, Port Colborne, Ontario. Walter was born 14 Jul 1910, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 20 Mar 1979, Port Colborne, Ontario-buried First Lutheran Church, Bethel, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 64. Kathleen Burns
- 64. Kathleen Burns
22. Max Frank
(6.Emily3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1)23. Roy Frank
(6.Emily3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1)24. Norman Frank
(6.Emily3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1)25. Stella Frank
(6.Emily3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1)Stella married Stanley Frise. [Group Sheet]
26. Howard John Fretz
(7.Levi3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 19 Aug 1904, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 10 May 1988, Port Colborne, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery. Howard married Elva Margaret Sherk 10 Dec 1924, Stevensville, Ontario. Elva (daughter of Bertie Sherk and Catherine Melissa Winger) was born 11 Oct 1904, Stevensville, Ontario; died 5 Aug 1997, Fort Erie, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Bertie. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 65. M.E. Fretz
- 66. K.E. Fretz
- 67. H.D. Fretz
- 68. L.C. Fretz
- 69. Lamar Frederick Fretz
was born 27 Feb 1933, Stevensville, Ontario; died 15 May 1988. - 70. H.J. Fretz
- 71. Leroy Joseph Fretz
was born Mar 1939, Stevensville, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 21 Nov 2001, Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Bertie, Ontario. - 72. K.R. Fretz
- 65. M.E. Fretz
27. Clarence Elmer Fretz
(7.Levi3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 3 Oct 1912, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 12 Apr 2010, Richland, WIS-Smithville United Church Cemetery, Ontario. Clarence married Eva Ola Fern Fisher 20 Nov 1937. Eva was born 25 Mar 1916, ILL; died 14 Jan 1986, ILL. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 73. C.D. Fretz
- 74. Wendel Conrad Fretz
was born 1951; died 1987. - 75. L.F. Fretz
- 73. C.D. Fretz
28. Viola Pearl Fretz
(7.Levi3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 30 Jul 1907, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 3 Aug 2007, Northland Pointe, Ontario-BIC Cemetery, Bertie Township, Ontario. Viola married Grant Leroy Fretz 30 Jul 1929. Grant (son of Solomon (Solly) Fretz and Alma Jane Sherk) was born 20 Feb 1905, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 19 Apr 1996, Port Colborne, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Sherkston. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 76. K.G. Fretz
- 77. D.S. Fretz
- 78. J.R. Fretz
Viola married John Jacob Mater. John (son of John Oscar Mater and Martha Jane (Jennie) Neff) was born 30 Jul 1901, Wainfleet Township, Ontario; died 2 Oct 1992, Dunnville, Ontario-Zion Cemetery, Wainfleet. [Group Sheet]
- 76. K.G. Fretz
29. Floyd Raymond Sherk
(8.Florence3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 20 Apr 1898, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 6 Jan 1980, Welland, Ontario-Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. Floyd married Catherine Pustulka. Catherine was born 1904; died 1949, Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Floyd married Mae Parcel. [Group Sheet]
30. Grant Edward Sherk
(8.Florence3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 1 Mar 1900, Sherkston, Ontario; died 19 Jul 1986, Douglas Memorial Hospital, Fort Erie, Ontario-Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. Grant married Grace E. Kelly. Grace was born 1889; died 1962, Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
31. Angel Sherk
(8.Florence3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 11 Nov 1901, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 11 Nov 1901, Bertie Township, Ontario-Fretz Cemetery. 32. Jessie Ruth Sherk
(8.Florence3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 22 Jan 1903, Sherkston, Ontario; died 10 Jun 1988, Fort Erie, Ontario-Fretz Cemetery. Jessie married Charles H. Ford. Charles was born 29 Sep 1896, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 18 Sep 1962, Fretz Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 79. Billie Ford
- 80. Gloria Ford
- 81. Ida Ford
- 79. Billie Ford
33. Luella May Sherk
(8.Florence3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 6 Sep 1906, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 18 Oct 1978. Luella married Marvin Abner Lee. Marvin (son of Abner Jesse Lee and Adeth May (Ada) Sherk) was born 11 Sep 1900, Crystal Beach, Ontario; died 22 Oct 1942. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 82. R.J. Lee
Luella married M. Knight. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 83. ? Knight
- 82. R.J. Lee
34. Margaret Gertrude (Maggie) Sherk
(8.Florence3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 18 Sep 1906, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 14 Dec 1994, Port Colborne, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery. Margaret married Harold John Louis Gamm 18 Jun 1924, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Harold (son of Louis Gamm and Elizabeth Snider) was born 14 Mar 1904, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died Bef 1994. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 84. S.L.F. Gamm
- 85. Jean Marie Elizabeth Gamm
was born 2 May 1927; died Abt 12 Jan 2006. - 86. Harold Edwin Vernon Gamm
was born 6 Apr 1929; died 19 Jun 1977, Hamilton, Ontario-Morgan's Point Cemetery. - 87. J.M. Gamm
- 88. Kenneth Harvey (Satch) Gamm
was born 5 Jun 1933, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 21 Jul 2003. - 89. C.M. Gamm
- 90. Ronald Gamm
- 84. S.L.F. Gamm
35. Harvey Alton Sherk
(8.Florence3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 11 Nov 1908, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 5 Jun 1988, Port Colborne, Ontario-Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. Harvey married Janet ?. [Group Sheet]
36. Cecil Harlow Sherk
(8.Florence3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 8 Aug 1910, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 9 Mar 1974, Ingersoll, Ontario-Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery. Cecil married Gladys Hancock. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 91. D.C. Sherk
- 92. F.M. Sherk
- 93. I.R. Sherk
- 91. D.C. Sherk
37. Carl Thomas Sherk
(8.Florence3, 3.David2, 1.Margaret1) was born 27 Nov 1914, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 3 Nov 2006, Welland Co., Ontario. Carl married Barbara ?. Barbara died 1998. [Group Sheet]
Carl married Ella Ecker. [Group Sheet]
