Rainham Builders
Joseph Sherk
1. Joseph Sherk was born 1 Feb 1833, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 15 Jul 1911. Joseph married Anna (Annie) Swartz 4 Dec 1860, Haldimand County, Ontario. Anna was born 25 Oct 1838, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 28 Mar 1870. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Hezekiah Sherk
was born 28 Apr 1862; died 1938. - 3. Josiah Sherk
was born 21 Apr 1866, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 1951, Selkirk Union Cemetery.
Joseph married Elizabeth Overholt. Elizabeth was born 12 Jun 1838, Clinton Township, Ontario; died 16 Apr 1916, Rainham Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. Joseph Melvin Sherk
was born 30 Jun 1874; died 3 Mar 1947, Rainham Township, Ontario. - 5. Minnie Sherk
was born 2 Jun 1879.
- 2. Hezekiah Sherk
Generation: 2
2. Hezekiah Sherk
(1.Joseph1) was born 28 Apr 1862; died 1938. Hezekiah married Catharine Roop 2 Aug 1883, Cheapside, Ontario. Catharine was born 17 Aug 1863, Walpole Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 6. Nellie Sherk
was born 23 Aug 1885. - 7. Claud Sherk
was born 16 Dec 1890, Rainham Township, Ontario; died Apr 1968, Shreveport, Louisiana. - 8. Earl Sherk
was born 14 Nov 1894.
- 6. Nellie Sherk
3. Josiah Sherk
(1.Joseph1) was born 21 Apr 1866, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 1951, Selkirk Union Cemetery. Josiah married Margarette (Maggie) Featherstone 20 Mar 1889, Rainham Township, Ontario. Margarette was born 2 Oct 1868, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 1941, Selkirk Union Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Vernon Burlington Nie
was born 8 Jul 1893; died 1980, Dunnville, Ontario.
- 9. Vernon Burlington Nie
4. Joseph Melvin Sherk
(1.Joseph1) was born 30 Jun 1874; died 3 Mar 1947, Rainham Township, Ontario. 5. Minnie Sherk
(1.Joseph1) was born 2 Jun 1879.
Generation: 3
6. Nellie Sherk
(2.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born 23 Aug 1885. 7. Claud Sherk
(2.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born 16 Dec 1890, Rainham Township, Ontario; died Apr 1968, Shreveport, Louisiana. Claud married Lilly ?. Lilly was born 1891, Louisiana. [Group Sheet]
8. Earl Sherk
(2.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born 14 Nov 1894. 9. Vernon Burlington Nie
(3.Josiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born 8 Jul 1893; died 1980, Dunnville, Ontario. Vernon married Arvilla Moerschfelder 1916. Arvilla (daughter of Christian Moerschfelder and Christina Bingleman) was born 22 Apr 1893; died 1925, South Cayuga Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 10. M.A. Nie
- 11. C.A. Nie
- 12. Carson Moerschfelder Nie
was born 17 Feb 1922, South Cayuga Township, Ontario; died 11 Jan 1997, Dunnville, Ontario-Sweets Corners Cemetery, Rainham Township, Ontario.
- 10. M.A. Nie
Generation: 4
10. M.A. Nie
(9.Vernon3, 3.Josiah2, 1.Joseph1)M.A. married S.E. Siddall. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 13. Maurice Lawrence Nie
was born 1947; died 1948. - 14. L.E. Nie
- 15. L.B. Nie
- 16. W.N. Nie
- 13. Maurice Lawrence Nie
11. C.A. Nie
(9.Vernon3, 3.Josiah2, 1.Joseph1)C.A. married M.J. Anderson. [Group Sheet]
Children:
12. Carson Moerschfelder Nie
(9.Vernon3, 3.Josiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born 17 Feb 1922, South Cayuga Township, Ontario; died 11 Jan 1997, Dunnville, Ontario-Sweets Corners Cemetery, Rainham Township, Ontario. Carson married R. Gibson (daughter of Robert John Gibson and Maggie Merryweather) [Group Sheet]
Children:
Carson married ? Marr. [Group Sheet]
