Rainham Builders
Menno Grabiel Sherk
1. Menno Grabiel Sherk was born 27 Nov 1840, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 7 Mar 1922, Humberstone, Reformed Mennonite Cemetery, Stevensville. Menno married Tryphosa Beam 4 Oct 1870, Bertie Township, Ontario. Tryphosa (daughter of Benjamin Beam and Mariah (Mary) Stoner) was born 20 May 1849, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 14 Nov 1926, Reformed Mennonite Cemetery, Stevensville. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Lavina (Lettie) M. Sherk
was born 11 Jul 1871, Humberstone Township, Welland; died 20 Sep 1923, Humberstone Township, Ontario-Reformed Mennonite Cemetery, Stevensville. - 3. Adeth May (Ada) Sherk
was born 26 Feb 1873, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 23 Mar 1952. - 4. Mary Frances Sherk
was born 28 Oct 1876, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 22 Aug 1953, Sherkston, Ontario-Beech's Cemetery. - 5. Alma Jane Sherk
was born 15 Feb 1881, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 14 Apr 1965, Port Colborne, Ontario-BIC, Stevensville, Ontario. - 6. Hervey Beam Sherk
was born 14 Apr 1883, Sherkston, Ontario; died 12 Apr 1962.
- 2. Lavina (Lettie) M. Sherk
Generation: 2
2. Lavina (Lettie) M. Sherk
(1.Menno1) was born 11 Jul 1871, Humberstone Township, Welland; died 20 Sep 1923, Humberstone Township, Ontario-Reformed Mennonite Cemetery, Stevensville. 3. Adeth May (Ada) Sherk
(1.Menno1) was born 26 Feb 1873, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 23 Mar 1952. Adeth married Abner Jesse Lee 21 Mar 1894, Ridgeway, Ontario. Abner (son of John N. Lee and Rebecca Baker) was born 24 Dec 1866, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 22 Jan 1954, Port Colborne, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 7. Clarence Sherk Lee
was born 18 Feb 1895; died 15 Feb 1977. - 8. Alfred John Lee
was born 9 Jul 1896; died 2 Jul 1957. - 9. Frederick Leroy Lee
was born 15 Dec 1897; died 7 Feb 1981. - 10. Marvin Abner Lee
was born 11 Sep 1900, Crystal Beach, Ontario; died 22 Oct 1942. - 11. Lottie M. Lee
was born 8 May 1902; died 3 Jan 1903. - 12. Wilfred Menno Lee
was born 22 Sep 1903; died 16 Nov 1970, Port Colborne, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery. - 13. Vernon Evan Lee
was born 16 May 1905; died 11 Jan 1986, Port Colborne, Ontario-Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery. - 14. Gladys Lee
died 1916. - 15. Allan Raymond Lee
was born Abt 1916; died 12 Dec 1918, Humberstone, Township-Overholt Cemetery. - 16. Ethel Mabel Lee
was born 18 Feb 1910; died 10 Jul 1971, Port Colborne, Ontario-St. Joseph's Cemetery, Snyder, Ontario. - 17. Norman Lee
was born 26 Apr 1911; died 9 Apr 1970.
- 7. Clarence Sherk Lee
4. Mary Frances Sherk
(1.Menno1) was born 28 Oct 1876, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 22 Aug 1953, Sherkston, Ontario-Beech's Cemetery. Mary married William Henry Chambers 17 Jan 1900, Ridgeway, Ontario. William was born 16 Jun 1876, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 5 Dec 1957, Sherkston, Ontario-Beaches Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 18. Herbert Chambers
was born 10 Oct 1906; died 13 Dec 1976.
- 18. Herbert Chambers
5. Alma Jane Sherk
(1.Menno1) was born 15 Feb 1881, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 14 Apr 1965, Port Colborne, Ontario-BIC, Stevensville, Ontario. Alma married Solomon (Solly) Fretz 25 Mar 1903, Bertie Township, Ontario. Solomon (son of Peter Solomon Fretz and Susan Kennedy) was born 16 Dec 1875, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 27 Aug 1945, Bertie Township, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 19. Grant Leroy Fretz
was born 20 Feb 1905, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 19 Apr 1996, Port Colborne, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Sherkston. - 20. Edwin James Fretz
was born Sep 1906, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 3 Oct 1950, Stevensville, Ontario.
- 19. Grant Leroy Fretz
6. Hervey Beam Sherk
(1.Menno1) was born 14 Apr 1883, Sherkston, Ontario; died 12 Apr 1962. Hervey married Martha Etta Near 25 Jul 1904, Welland, Ontario. Martha (daughter of Edward Cyrenius Near and Elizabeth Doan) was born 9 May 1887, Humberstone Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 21. Viola Sherk
Hervey married Helen Stein. Helen was born 1887; died 27 Feb 1961. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. Hervey L. Sherk
was born 11 Sep 1915; died 20 May 1999, Buffalo, NY.
Hervey married Lillian Elizabeth Doan. Lillian (daughter of Wilson Doan and Sarah Matilda Neff) was born 24 Jun 1888, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 20 Nov 1968, Ft. Erie, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 23. Olive C. (Ollie) Sherk
was born Dec 1906; died 12 Oct 1927. - 24. Hazel L. Sherk
was born Mar 1907; died Jan 1915. - 25. Marie M. Sherk
was born 26 Dec 1909; died Nov 1976, Buffalo, NY. - 26. William Sherk
- 21. Viola Sherk
Generation: 3
7. Clarence Sherk Lee
(3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born 18 Feb 1895; died 15 Feb 1977. Clarence married Edna Holt. Edna was born 20 Nov 1895, Burford Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. H. Lee
- 27. H. Lee
8. Alfred John Lee
(3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born 9 Jul 1896; died 2 Jul 1957. Alfred married Ethel May Ettling 6 Oct 1921. Ethel was born 20 Jul 1897, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 14 Aug 1976. [Group Sheet]
9. Frederick Leroy Lee
(3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born 15 Dec 1897; died 7 Feb 1981. Frederick married Violet Beatrice Marie Root 27 Jun 1922. Violet was born 2 Jun 1896, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 12 Feb 1971, Welland, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 28. Leroy James Joseph Lee
was born 1 May 1923; died 15 May 1996, St. Catherines, Ontario-Mount St. Joseph's Cemetery, Port Colborne, Ontario. - 29. Rosemary Charlotte Lee
was born 11 Jan 1925; died 17 Nov 2010, Niagara Falls, Ontario-Pleasantview Memorial Gardens. - 30. Bernard Cyril Lee
was born 8 Aug 1926; died 17 Jan 2009, Northland Point, Ontario. - 31. G.A. Lee
- 28. Leroy James Joseph Lee
10. Marvin Abner Lee
(3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born 11 Sep 1900, Crystal Beach, Ontario; died 22 Oct 1942. Marvin married Luella May Sherk. Luella (daughter of Harvey Sherk and Florence Fretz) was born 6 Sep 1906, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 18 Oct 1978. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 32. R.J. Lee
- 32. R.J. Lee
11. Lottie M. Lee
(3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born 8 May 1902; died 3 Jan 1903. 12. Wilfred Menno Lee
(3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born 22 Sep 1903; died 16 Nov 1970, Port Colborne, Ontario-Overholt Cemetery. 13. Vernon Evan Lee
(3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born 16 May 1905; died 11 Jan 1986, Port Colborne, Ontario-Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery. Vernon married Christiana Alexis Chisholm 18 Sep 1938. Christiana was born 2 Nov 1908; died 23 Jul 1980. [Group Sheet]
Children:
14. Gladys Lee
(3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) died 1916. 15. Allan Raymond Lee
(3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born Abt 1916; died 12 Dec 1918, Humberstone, Township-Overholt Cemetery. 16. Ethel Mabel Lee
(3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born 18 Feb 1910; died 10 Jul 1971, Port Colborne, Ontario-St. Joseph's Cemetery, Snyder, Ontario. Ethel married William Carefoot Feb 1971. [Group Sheet]
Ethel married Edward Lawrence Wagner 13 Apr 1927. Edward was born Mar 1906, Welland, Ontario; died 23 Mar 1948. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 35. Charlotte Edna Myrtle Wagner
was born 18 Mar 1930; died 30 Apr 1962. - 36. J.E. Wagner
- 37. H.M. Wagner
- 38. C.E. Wagner
- 39. S.A.L. Wagner
Ethel married William Phillip Koabel. William was born 26 Jul 1918; died Oct 1966. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 40. W.T. Koabel
- 35. Charlotte Edna Myrtle Wagner
17. Norman Lee
(3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born 26 Apr 1911; died 9 Apr 1970. 18. Herbert Chambers
(4.Mary2, 1.Menno1) was born 10 Oct 1906; died 13 Dec 1976. Herbert married M. Matthews. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 41. R.A. Chambers
- 42. Norma Jean Chambers
died 7 Mar 2004, Welland, Ontario.
- 41. R.A. Chambers
19. Grant Leroy Fretz
(5.Alma2, 1.Menno1) was born 20 Feb 1905, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 19 Apr 1996, Port Colborne, Ontario-Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Sherkston. Grant married Viola Pearl Fretz 30 Jul 1929. Viola (daughter of Levi Fretz and Elizabeth Shafer) was born 30 Jul 1907, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 3 Aug 2007, Northland Pointe, Ontario-BIC Cemetery, Bertie Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 43. K.G. Fretz
- 44. D.S. Fretz
- 45. J.R. Fretz
- 43. K.G. Fretz
20. Edwin James Fretz
(5.Alma2, 1.Menno1) was born Sep 1906, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 3 Oct 1950, Stevensville, Ontario. 21. Viola Sherk
(6.Hervey2, 1.Menno1)22. Hervey L. Sherk
(6.Hervey2, 1.Menno1) was born 11 Sep 1915; died 20 May 1999, Buffalo, NY. Hervey married Alice J. ?. Alice was born 30 Jun 1920; died Jul 1993, Buffalo, NY. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 46. J. Sherk
- 47. Robert L. Sherk
- 46. J. Sherk
23. Olive C. (Ollie) Sherk
(6.Hervey2, 1.Menno1) was born Dec 1906; died 12 Oct 1927. Olive married Harold Lannon. [Group Sheet]
24. Hazel L. Sherk
(6.Hervey2, 1.Menno1) was born Mar 1907; died Jan 1915. 25. Marie M. Sherk
(6.Hervey2, 1.Menno1) was born 26 Dec 1909; died Nov 1976, Buffalo, NY. Marie married Edward Tucholka. Edward was born 8 Jul 1906; died Nov 1984, Buffalo, NY. [Group Sheet]
26. William Sherk
(6.Hervey2, 1.Menno1)William married ?. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 48. Leroy Sherk
- 49. R. Sherk
- 50. Donna Sherk
- 51. W. Sherk
- 48. Leroy Sherk
Generation: 4
27. H. Lee
(7.Clarence3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1)H. married L. ?. [Group Sheet]
28. Leroy James Joseph Lee
(9.Frederick3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born 1 May 1923; died 15 May 1996, St. Catherines, Ontario-Mount St. Joseph's Cemetery, Port Colborne, Ontario. 29. Rosemary Charlotte Lee
(9.Frederick3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born 11 Jan 1925; died 17 Nov 2010, Niagara Falls, Ontario-Pleasantview Memorial Gardens. Rosemary married Francis Xavier (Frank) Durliatt 11 Sep 1956. Francis was born 1921; died 22 Aug 2010, Welland, Ontario-St. Joseph R. C. Church Cemetery, Snyder, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 52. Robin Durliatt
- 53. Lee Ann Durliatt
- 54. Lynn Durliatt
- 52. Robin Durliatt
30. Bernard Cyril Lee
(9.Frederick3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born 8 Aug 1926; died 17 Jan 2009, Northland Point, Ontario. Bernard married B.J. Quinn [Group Sheet]
Children:
31. G.A. Lee
(9.Frederick3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1)G.A. married G. LaBlanc [Group Sheet]
32. R.J. Lee
(10.Marvin3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1)R.J. married J. Burgess. (son of John Watt Burgess and Jesse Louise Hone) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 61. R.M. Burgess
- 62. J.A. Burgess
- 63. P.A. Burgess
- 64. Crystal Burgess
- 61. R.M. Burgess
33. A.R. Lee
(13.Vernon3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1)A.R. married V.H. Bright [Group Sheet]
34. J.M. Lee
(13.Vernon3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1)J.M. married S. Allen [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 65. S.J. Allen
- 66. M.A. Allen
- 65. S.J. Allen
35. Charlotte Edna Myrtle Wagner
(16.Ethel3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1) was born 18 Mar 1930; died 30 Apr 1962. Charlotte married Richard Lostrocco 9 Jun 1945. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 67. G.R. Lostrocco
- 68. J.L. Lostrocco
- 69. D.E. Lostrocco
- 70. D.A. Lostrocco
- 71. Gail Lostrocco
- 67. G.R. Lostrocco
36. J.E. Wagner
(16.Ethel3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1)37. H.M. Wagner
(16.Ethel3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1)H.M. married K.C. Williams [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 72. D.L. Williams
- 72. D.L. Williams
38. C.E. Wagner
(16.Ethel3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1)C.E. married A. Taylor. [Group Sheet]
39. S.A.L. Wagner
(16.Ethel3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1)S.A.L. married R.R. Noyes (son of Francis Edward (Frank) Noyes and G.W. Morningstar) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 73. Wendy Lee Noyes
- 73. Wendy Lee Noyes
40. W.T. Koabel
(16.Ethel3, 3.Adeth2, 1.Menno1)41. R.A. Chambers
(18.Herbert3, 4.Mary2, 1.Menno1)R.A. married J. ?. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 74. Angeline Chambers
- 75. Chris Chambers
R.A. married G. ?. [Group Sheet]
- 74. Angeline Chambers
42. Norma Jean Chambers
(18.Herbert3, 4.Mary2, 1.Menno1) died 7 Mar 2004, Welland, Ontario. 43. K.G. Fretz
(19.Grant3, 5.Alma2, 1.Menno1)K.G. married L.M. French [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 76. B.G. Fretz
- 77. D.H. Fretz
- 76. B.G. Fretz
44. D.S. Fretz
(19.Grant3, 5.Alma2, 1.Menno1)D.S. married B.M. Winger. (daughter of Norman L. Winger and Laura Margaret Carver) [Group Sheet]
45. J.R. Fretz
(19.Grant3, 5.Alma2, 1.Menno1)J.R. married V.J. Bernard [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 78. R.G. Fretz
- 79. H.J. Fretz
- 78. R.G. Fretz
46. J. Sherk
(22.Hervey3, 6.Hervey2, 1.Menno1)47. Robert L. Sherk
(22.Hervey3, 6.Hervey2, 1.Menno1)48. Leroy Sherk
(26.William3, 6.Hervey2, 1.Menno1)49. R. Sherk
(26.William3, 6.Hervey2, 1.Menno1)R. married L. Osborn. [Group Sheet]
50. Donna Sherk
(26.William3, 6.Hervey2, 1.Menno1)51. W. Sherk
(26.William3, 6.Hervey2, 1.Menno1)
