Rainham Builders
Elizabeth Hershey
1. Elizabeth Hershey was born 1 Mar 1798, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 27 Nov 1842. Elizabeth married Joseph Sherk. Joseph (son of Michael D. Sherk and Barbara Weber) was born 18 Aug 1791; died 7 Jul 1846. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Isaac Sherk
- 3. Abraham Sherk
was born 1820, Bertie Township, Ontario. - 4. ? Sherk
- 5. ? Sherk
- 6. Eliza Sherk
- 7. Elizabeth Sherk
- 8. Margaret Sherk
was born 5 Jun 1817, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 1849. - 9. ? Sherk
- 10. Catherine Sherk
was born 1828, Bertie Township, Ontario. - 11. Mary Sherk
- 12. Jacob Sherk
- 2. Isaac Sherk
Generation: 2
2. Isaac Sherk
(1.Elizabeth1)3. Abraham Sherk
(1.Elizabeth1) was born 1820, Bertie Township, Ontario. Abraham married Rebecca Laur 26 Sep 1943. Rebecca was born 1821, Bertie Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 13. Samuel Isaiah Sherk
was born 1 Jul 1844, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 13 Sep 1911, Pelham Township, Ontario. - 14. Catherine A. Sherk
was born 1848. - 15. Sarah Elizabeth Sherk
was born 1849, Bertie Township, Ontario. - 16. William Crayton Sherk
was born 20 Aug 1850, Bertie Township, Ontario; died Bef 1911. - 17. Crayton Sherk
was born 1853. - 18. Mary Calesta Sherk
was born 1854, Bertie Township, Ontario.
- 13. Samuel Isaiah Sherk
4. ? Sherk
(1.Elizabeth1)5. ? Sherk
(1.Elizabeth1)6. Eliza Sherk
(1.Elizabeth1)7. Elizabeth Sherk
(1.Elizabeth1)8. Margaret Sherk
(1.Elizabeth1) was born 5 Jun 1817, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 1849. Margaret married Joseph I. Zavitz 16 Sep 1844, St. Paul's Church, Fort Erie. Joseph (son of John Zavitz and Nancy (Poo) Harris) was born 18 Jun 1823, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 25 Sep 1886, Sherkston, Ontario-Sherkston Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 19. Mary S. Zavitz
was born 31 Aug 1845, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 23 Jan 1927, Bertie Township, Ontario-Zion Cemetery, Ridgeway, Ontario. - 20. Melissa Zavitz
was born 5 Nov 1847; died 9 Nov 1864, Sherkston, Ontario. - 21. Margaret Zavitz
was born 20 Oct 1849, Ridgway, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 29 Oct 1929, Armada, Michigan.
- 19. Mary S. Zavitz
9. ? Sherk
(1.Elizabeth1)? married ? Baker. [Group Sheet]
10. Catherine Sherk
(1.Elizabeth1) was born 1828, Bertie Township, Ontario. Catherine married James Haun 6 Jul 1858, Welland County, Ontario. James (son of Peter Haun and Sarah ?) was born 1815, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 25 Mar 1886, Welland County, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. Ella A. Haun
was born 10 Jan 1864, Bertie Township, Ontario.
- 22. Ella A. Haun
11. Mary Sherk
(1.Elizabeth1)Mary married Charles M. Gorham 2 May 1837, Ft. Erie, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
12. Jacob Sherk
(1.Elizabeth1)
Generation: 3
13. Samuel Isaiah Sherk
(3.Abraham2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1 Jul 1844, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 13 Sep 1911, Pelham Township, Ontario. Samuel married Janette Alice Schooley 1 Feb 1870, Port Robinson, Ontario. Janette (daughter of John Schooley) was born 23 Apr 1849, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 21 Oct 1914, Pelham Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 23. Byron Leroy Sherk
was born 17 Aug 1879, Thorold Township, Ontario; died 1962, Vineland Mennonite Cemetery. - 24. William Lorne Sherk
was born 25 Sep 1882, Thorold Township, Ontario; died 30 Aug 1913, Pelham, Ontario. - 25. Harry Lowell Sherk
was born 13 Sep 1885, Thorold Township, Ontario.
- 23. Byron Leroy Sherk
14. Catherine A. Sherk
(3.Abraham2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1848. 15. Sarah Elizabeth Sherk
(3.Abraham2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1849, Bertie Township, Ontario. Sarah married Michael T. Balier 1 Feb 1870, Port Robinson, Ontario. Michael was born 1845, Bertie Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
16. William Crayton Sherk
(3.Abraham2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 20 Aug 1850, Bertie Township, Ontario; died Bef 1911. William married Nellie R. ?. Nellie was born 23 Jan 1853, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. Ethel W. Sherk
was born 4 Dec 1889, Bertie Township, Ontario.
- 26. Ethel W. Sherk
17. Crayton Sherk
(3.Abraham2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1853. 18. Mary Calesta Sherk
(3.Abraham2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1854, Bertie Township, Ontario. Mary married Emanuel L. Martin 23 Sep 1890, Bertie Township, Ontario. Emanuel was born 1 Feb 1850, Kansas; died 20 Oct 1925. [Group Sheet]
19. Mary S. Zavitz
(8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 31 Aug 1845, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 23 Jan 1927, Bertie Township, Ontario-Zion Cemetery, Ridgeway, Ontario. Mary married Elmon T. Zavitz 20 Sep 1864, Welland County, Ontario. Elmon (son of Michael Zavitz and Elizabeth (Betsey) Troup) was born 28 May 1843, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 8 Jun 1904, Bertie Township, Ontario-Garrison Road Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. Melvin Zavitz
was born 4 Nov 1865, Bertie Township, Ontario. - 28. Emma J. Zavitz
was born 2 Aug 1868, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 1953. - 29. Maurice Zavitz
was born 27 May 1872, Mulgrave, Welland, Ontario. - 30. Margaret (Maggie) Zavitz
was born 13 Oct 1872, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 6 Apr 1909, Garrison Road Cemetery. - 31. Jennie A. Zavitz
was born 20 Dec 1874, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 14 Sep 1913, Welland, Ontario-Dunkard Cemetery. - 32. Michael Zavitz
was born 13 Jun 1877, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 18 Feb 1962. - 33. Esther (Etta) Zavitz
was born 5 Jul 1879, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 23 Jul 1959, Port Colborne, Ontario-Brethern Cemetery, Bertie Township. - 34. Letitia Zavitz
was born 25 Aug 1881, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 21 Nov 1936, Welland, Ontario-Sherkston Cemetery. - 35. Edgar Zavitz
was born 6 Aug 1886, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 8 Aug 1896, Bertie Township, Ontario- buried Garrison Road Cemetery. - 36. Albert Zavitz
was born , Bertie Township, Ontario. - 37. James Zavitz
was born , Bertie Township, Ontario.
- 27. Melvin Zavitz
20. Melissa Zavitz
(8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 5 Nov 1847; died 9 Nov 1864, Sherkston, Ontario. 21. Margaret Zavitz
(8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 20 Oct 1849, Ridgway, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 29 Oct 1929, Armada, Michigan. Margaret married Owen Drake 13 Dec 1872, Welland, Ontario. Owen was born 1 Mar 1849, Dunn Township, Ontario; died 14 Jan 1917, Windsor, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 38. Joseph Gordon Drake
was born 18 Mar 1874, Dunn Township, Ontario; died 6 Jul 1939, Port Huron, Michigan. - 39. Wilkie Mortimer Drake
was born 1 Sep 1875, Grantham, Ontario; died 1963. - 40. Delphine (Della) Drake
was born 1877; died 1889, Michigan. - 41. Eunice Persus (Percy) Drake
was born 17 Sep 1879, Dunn Township, Ontario; died 1957. - 42. Dolly Zavitz Drake
was born 5 Aug 1881; died 1887, Bing, Dunn Township, Ontario. - 43. Louella Drake
was born 12 Apr 1883, Dunn Township, Ontario; died Aft 1956. - 44. Oscar Roscoe Drake
was born 4 Jan 1885. - 45. Lena Maude Drake
was born 1 Jun 1887, Michigan. - 46. Harcout Colborne Drake
was born 26 Jun 1891, Breckenridge, Michigan. - 47. Donald Drake
was born 10 Mar 1893, Armada, Michigan.
- 38. Joseph Gordon Drake
22. Ella A. Haun
(10.Catherine2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 10 Jan 1864, Bertie Township, Ontario. Ella married Byron Disher 5 Nov 1884, Bertie Township, Ontario. Byron was born 13 Dec 1859, Bertie Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 48. Anna Disher
was born 10 Apr 1889. - 49. Charles Webster Disher
was born 30 Dec 1894, Bertie Township, Ontario.
- 48. Anna Disher
Generation: 4
23. Byron Leroy Sherk
(13.Samuel3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 17 Aug 1879, Thorold Township, Ontario; died 1962, Vineland Mennonite Cemetery. Byron married Estella Ethel Wills 4 Feb 1905, Pelham, Ontario. Estella was born 5 Apr 1881, Pelham Township; died , Vineland Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 50. Erma Sarah Marguerite Sherk
was born 1908, Tintern, Ontario; died 8 Feb 2002, St. Catherines, Ontario- Vineland Mennonite Cemetery.
- 50. Erma Sarah Marguerite Sherk
24. William Lorne Sherk
(13.Samuel3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 25 Sep 1882, Thorold Township, Ontario; died 30 Aug 1913, Pelham, Ontario. William married Mabel Ellen Staff 8 Nov 1905, Louth Township. Mabel was born 14 Feb 1885, Louth Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
25. Harry Lowell Sherk
(13.Samuel3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 13 Sep 1885, Thorold Township, Ontario. 26. Ethel W. Sherk
(16.William3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 4 Dec 1889, Bertie Township, Ontario. 27. Melvin Zavitz
(19.Mary3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 4 Nov 1865, Bertie Township, Ontario. Melvin married Louisa Weiland 3 Sep 1896, Ridgeway, Ontario. Louisa was born 1868, Sandusky, Ohio. [Group Sheet]
28. Emma J. Zavitz
(19.Mary3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 2 Aug 1868, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 1953. Emma married Albert Danner 20 Mar 1889, Ridgeway, Ontario. Albert (son of Jacob Danner and Mary Ann Shisler) was born 20 Mar 1863, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 1950. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 51. Mary Melissa Danner
was born 19 Apr 1890, Willoughby Township, Ontario; died 2 Aug 1977, Stevensville, Ontario. - 52. Irene Danner
was born 25 Nov 1891, Willoughby Township, Ontario. - 53. Jessie Estella Danner
was born 25 Nov 1891, Willoughby Township, Ontario; died 22 Apr 1967, Stevensville, Ontario. - 54. Murray Danner
was born 10 Nov 1905, Stevensville, Ontario; died 12 Feb 2003, Niagara Falls, Ontario-St. John's Ridgemount Cemetery. - 55. Harold Danner
was born 8 Dec 1908; died 1969.
- 51. Mary Melissa Danner
29. Maurice Zavitz
(19.Mary3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 27 May 1872, Mulgrave, Welland, Ontario. Maurice married Emma Jane Michael 20 Jan 1897, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Emma (daughter of Abraham Michael and Margaret Vanderveer) was born 20 Oct 1877, Sherkston, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 27 Sep 1949. [Group Sheet]
30. Margaret (Maggie) Zavitz
(19.Mary3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 13 Oct 1872, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 6 Apr 1909, Garrison Road Cemetery. Margaret married Thomas Harding (Hardy) Baker 27 Dec 1893, Bertie Township, Ontario. Thomas (son of Henry Baker and Esther Lee) was born 7 May 1867, Black Creek, Ontario; died , Garrison Road Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 56. Harry Henry Baker
was born 11 Oct 1895.
- 56. Harry Henry Baker
31. Jennie A. Zavitz
(19.Mary3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 20 Dec 1874, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 14 Sep 1913, Welland, Ontario-Dunkard Cemetery. Jennie married Girvin Asa Bearss 30 Dec 1892, Bertie Township, Ontario. Girvin (son of Asa Bearss and Nancy Michael) was born 21 Jul 1868, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 12 Mar 1926, Dunkard Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 57. Alice Bearss
was born 16 Aug 1894, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 25 Nov 1971, Ridgeway, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery. - 58. Chester Bearss
was born 18 Apr 1896; died 5 May 1969, Hamilton, Ontario, Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Bertie. - 59. Etta Louise Bearss
was born 8 Jan 1901, Bertie Township, Ontario; died Aug 1984, Buffalo, NY. - 60. Stanley Bearss
was born 27 Dec 1903, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 29 Jan 1993, Buffalo, New York State.
- 57. Alice Bearss
32. Michael Zavitz
(19.Mary3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 13 Jun 1877, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 18 Feb 1962. Michael married Margaret Elizabeth (Maggie) Baker 19 Sep 1900, Stayner, Ontario. Margaret (daughter of Daniel Baker and Matilda Jane Lewis) was born 18 Oct 1878, Melanethon Township, Ontario; died 27 May 1948. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 61. Howard Louis Zavitz
was born 1901, Ridgeway, Ontario. - 62. Walter Raymond Zavitz
was born 25 Oct 1906, Welland Co., Ontario; died 13 Jan 1978, Welland County, Ontario-Fonthill Cemetery. - 63. Pauline Luella Zavitz
was born 1917, Welland Co., Ontario; died 2000, Bracebridge, Ontario.
- 61. Howard Louis Zavitz
33. Esther (Etta) Zavitz
(19.Mary3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 5 Jul 1879, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 23 Jul 1959, Port Colborne, Ontario-Brethern Cemetery, Bertie Township. Esther married Franklin F. (Frank) Winger 26 Dec 1899, Bertie Township, Ontario. Franklin (son of Samuel Winger and Elizabeth Fretz) was born 6 Mar 1872, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 14 Jan 1952, Ridgeway, Ontario-Brethern Cemetery, Bertie Township. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 64. Emma Winger
was born 17 Oct 1901, Stevensville, Bertie Township; died 27 Oct 1989, Fort Erie, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Bertie. - 65. Norman Winger
was born 25 Apr 1903; died 28 Jul 1903. - 66. Luella Elizabeth Winger
was born 28 Oct 1907, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 13 Jul 1958, Port Colborne, Ontario-BIC Cemetery, Stevensville, Ontario. - 67. Cora Frances Winger
was born 20 Sep 1908; died 18 Feb 1996, Fort Erie, Ontario-BIC Cemetery, Bertie Township, Ontario. - 68. Laura Mae Winger
was born 20 Sep 1908; died 30 Aug 1973, Ridgeway, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery. - 69. Howard Winger
was born 9 Sep 1910; died 23 Oct 1976, Douglas Memorial Hospital, Fort Erie-Brethren In Christ Cemetery. - 70. Ethel Melissa Winger
was born 16 Dec 1913; died 3 Mar 2005, Harriston, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Bertie. - 71. M.L. Winger
- 64. Emma Winger
34. Letitia Zavitz
(19.Mary3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 25 Aug 1881, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 21 Nov 1936, Welland, Ontario-Sherkston Cemetery. Letitia married Joseph Allen Stauth 6 Mar 1901, Stevensville, Ontario. Joseph (son of Adam Stauth and Mayalene Storm) was born 31 Mar 1878, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 4 Oct 1945, Ontario-Sherkston Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 72. Ella Mabel Stauth
was born 21 Apr 1904, Ridgeway, Ontario; died 14 Apr 1989, Niagara Falls, Ontario-Pleasantview Memorial Gardens.
- 72. Ella Mabel Stauth
35. Edgar Zavitz
(19.Mary3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 6 Aug 1886, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 8 Aug 1896, Bertie Township, Ontario- buried Garrison Road Cemetery. 36. Albert Zavitz
(19.Mary3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born , Bertie Township, Ontario. 37. James Zavitz
(19.Mary3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born , Bertie Township, Ontario. 38. Joseph Gordon Drake
(21.Margaret3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 18 Mar 1874, Dunn Township, Ontario; died 6 Jul 1939, Port Huron, Michigan. Joseph married Eleanor Marian Walker. Eleanor was born 18 Aug 1876, Armada, MI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 73. Dorothy Josephine Drake
was born 19 Jul 1907, Port Huron, Michigan; died Oct 1978, Port Huron, MI. - 74. Robert Gordon Drake
was born 17 Oct 1912, Port Huron, MI; died 5 Feb 1992, Port Huron, Michigan.
- 73. Dorothy Josephine Drake
39. Wilkie Mortimer Drake
(21.Margaret3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1 Sep 1875, Grantham, Ontario; died 1963. Wilkie married Rhoda Marilla Waggoner 25 Mar 1902, Detroit, MI. Rhoda was born 17 Oct 1878, Breckenridge, MI; died 27 Jun 1955, MI-buried Breckenridge, MI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 75. Mary Margaret Drake
was born 31 Aug 1904, Breckenridge, MI; died 9 Jan 2005, Gainsville, FL.
- 75. Mary Margaret Drake
40. Delphine (Della) Drake
(21.Margaret3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1877; died 1889, Michigan. 41. Eunice Persus (Percy) Drake
(21.Margaret3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 17 Sep 1879, Dunn Township, Ontario; died 1957. Eunice married Frank Alward Randall 13 Dec 1899, Mi. Frank was born 20 Sep 1877, Lennox Township, MI; died 8 Nov 1949, Rochester, MI-buried Armada, MI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 76. Mary Margaret Randall
was born 5 Aug 1901, Armada, Michigan. - 77. Frances Lucille Randall
was born 29 Dec 1906, Armada, Michigan; died 31 May 2002, Green Valley, AZ. - 78. Cathryn Drake Randall
was born 18 Jan 1913, Armada, Michigan; died 22 Jun 1997, Sedona, AZ. - 79. Robert Owen Randall
was born 27 Jul 1914, Armada, Michigan; died 18 Jul 1990.
- 76. Mary Margaret Randall
42. Dolly Zavitz Drake
(21.Margaret3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 5 Aug 1881; died 1887, Bing, Dunn Township, Ontario. 43. Louella Drake
(21.Margaret3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 12 Apr 1883, Dunn Township, Ontario; died Aft 1956. Louella married John I. Sowers. John was born 1876, Springfield Ohio; died 1945. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 80. Pauline E. Sowers
was born 3 Mar 1911, St. Paul's, Minnisota; died 27 Sep 2002, Leland, FL. - 81. Gordon Sowers
was born 30 Jun 1913, St. Paul's Minnisota; died Feb 1971. - 82. J. Sowers
- 80. Pauline E. Sowers
44. Oscar Roscoe Drake
(21.Margaret3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 4 Jan 1885. 45. Lena Maude Drake
(21.Margaret3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1 Jun 1887, Michigan. 46. Harcout Colborne Drake
(21.Margaret3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 26 Jun 1891, Breckenridge, Michigan. Harcout married Helen Louise Munson 26 Jun 1919, NY. Helen was born 14 Mar 1899, Amityville, New York; died 13 Jun 1992, Aptos, CA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 83. B. Drake
- 84. H.C. Drake
- 85. Lawrence Colborne (Larry) Drake
was born 29 Mar 1926, Brooklyn, New York; died 12 May 2010, -Windham, NY. - 86. Richard Owen Drake
was born 1 Jul 1930, Hempstead, New York; died 24 Feb 2013, Poughkeepsie, NY-Fishkill Rural Cemetery.
- 83. B. Drake
47. Donald Drake
(21.Margaret3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 10 Mar 1893, Armada, Michigan. Donald married Ruth Ruterbush 1915, Windsor, Ontario. Ruth was born Nov 1895, Michigan. [Group Sheet]
48. Anna Disher
(22.Ella3, 10.Catherine2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 10 Apr 1889. 49. Charles Webster Disher
(22.Ella3, 10.Catherine2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 30 Dec 1894, Bertie Township, Ontario. Charles married Geraldine May Rose 30 Jun 1924, Fort Erie, Ontario. Geraldine (daughter of Arthur Chandler Rose and Sarah Ann (Annie) Krafft) was born 5 Nov 1902, Bertie Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 87. J.A. Disher
- 87. J.A. Disher
