Rainham Builders
Amos Yager
1. Amos Yager died 1868. Amos married Angelina Wardell. Angelina died 1864. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Eliza Ann Yager
was born 4 Mar 1858, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 7 Jul 1936. - 3. Martha Yager
- 2. Eliza Ann Yager
Generation: 2
2. Eliza Ann Yager
(1.Amos1) was born 4 Mar 1858, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 7 Jul 1936. Eliza married Josiah Sherk 9 Feb 1876, Rainham Township, Ontario. Josiah (son of Christl (Christian) Sherk and Annie Dauner) was born 8 Jul 1854, Selkirk, Ontario; died 24 Oct 1936, Selkirk, Ontario-Selkirk Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. Lucy Sherk
was born 9 Jun 1877, Rainham Township, Ontario. - 5. John Henry Sherk
was born 26 Nov 1879, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 1952, -buried Buffalo, NY. - 6. Elmer Sherk
was born 15 Jul 1882, Rainham Township, Ontario; died Jan 1947. - 7. Palmer Sherk
was born 26 Jun 1884, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 5 Nov 1952. - 8. Christian Sherk
was born 12 Sep 1886, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 12 Apr 1963, Rainham Township, Ontario. - 9. Amos Sherk
was born 26 May 1891, Rainham Township, Ontario; died Feb 1968. - 10. Anna (Annie) Sherk
was born 23 Sep 1893, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 1919. - 11. Harmon Sherk
was born 17 Aug 1895, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 16 Apr 1919, England, WWI. - 12. Dilman Preston Sherk
was born 10 Oct 1888, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 8 Jan 1890.
- 4. Lucy Sherk
3. Martha Yager
(1.Amos1)Martha married Leonard Hoover. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 3
4. Lucy Sherk
(2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 9 Jun 1877, Rainham Township, Ontario. Lucy married James Henry Smith 25 Nov 1898, Rainham Township,. James was born 8 Aug 1877, Townsend Township, Ontario; died 6 Jul 1953, Collingwood, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 13. Roy Milton Smith
was born 8 Dec 1900, Haldimand County, Ontario. - 14. Ross Smith
- 15. Roy Smith
- 13. Roy Milton Smith
5. John Henry Sherk
(2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 26 Nov 1879, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 1952, -buried Buffalo, NY. John married Mary Cooper 13 May 1903, Rainham Township,. Mary was born 18 Feb 1881, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 25 Oct 1950, Selkirk Union Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Vera Suella Sherk
was born 29 Jan 1904, Haldimand County, Ontario. - 17. L.B. Sherk
- 18. G. Sherk
- 19. Edward Sherk
was born 26 Sep 1910; died Jan 1984, Tonawanda, NY. - 20. Harmon Claudies Sherk
was born 23 Apr 1919, Selkirk, Ontario; died 11 May 1971, Ft. Erie, Ontario.
- 16. Vera Suella Sherk
6. Elmer Sherk
(2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 15 Jul 1882, Rainham Township, Ontario; died Jan 1947. Elmer married Georgina Yates. Georgina was born 1 Aug 1884; died Jul 1974, Eden, NY. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 21. Elmo Sherk
- 22. H. Sherk
- 23. V. Sherk
- 24. R. Sherk
- 21. Elmo Sherk
7. Palmer Sherk
(2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 26 Jun 1884, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 5 Nov 1952. Palmer married Lillian Moyer 6 Apr 1910, Vineland, Ontario. Lillian was born 5 Dec 1897; died 13 Feb 1965. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 25. Helen Evelena Sherk
- 26. Blake Austin Sherk
died 1986.
- 25. Helen Evelena Sherk
8. Christian Sherk
(2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 12 Sep 1886, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 12 Apr 1963, Rainham Township, Ontario. Christian married Deborah Auguish 2 Jun 1910, Selkirk Township, Ontario. Deborah was born 8 Aug 1894, Rochester, NY; died 4 Aug 1967, Rainham Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. Earl Josiah Sherk
was born 11 Sep 1910, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 11 Feb 1978, Selkirk Union Cemetery. - 28. W.F. Sherk
- 29. Edith Sherk
was born 13 Sep 1914, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 11 Oct 2010, Hagersville, Ontario-Selkirk Union Cemetery. - 30. F. Sherk
- 27. Earl Josiah Sherk
9. Amos Sherk
(2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 26 May 1891, Rainham Township, Ontario; died Feb 1968. Amos married Matilda (Tillie) Mowat 1914. Matilda was born 16 Jul 1892, Rainham Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
10. Anna (Annie) Sherk
(2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 23 Sep 1893, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 1919. Anna married David Alexander Waterbury 4 Jun 1913, Selkirk Township, Ontario. David was born 21 Nov 1884, Walpole Township, Ontario; died May 1944. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 31. E.C. Waterbury
- 32. Verna Waterbury
- 31. E.C. Waterbury
11. Harmon Sherk
(2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 17 Aug 1895, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 16 Apr 1919, England, WWI. 12. Dilman Preston Sherk
(2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 10 Oct 1888, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 8 Jan 1890.
Generation: 4
13. Roy Milton Smith
(4.Lucy3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 8 Dec 1900, Haldimand County, Ontario. 14. Ross Smith
(4.Lucy3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1)15. Roy Smith
(4.Lucy3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1)16. Vera Suella Sherk
(5.John3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 29 Jan 1904, Haldimand County, Ontario. 17. L.B. Sherk
(5.John3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1)18. G. Sherk
(5.John3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1)19. Edward Sherk
(5.John3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 26 Sep 1910; died Jan 1984, Tonawanda, NY. 20. Harmon Claudies Sherk
(5.John3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 23 Apr 1919, Selkirk, Ontario; died 11 May 1971, Ft. Erie, Ontario. Harmon married Berva Ellen Mabel Johnston. Berva was born 1921; died 4 Dec 2007, Ft. Erie, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 33. Claudia Sherk
- 34. Beverley Sherk
- 35. Keith Sherk
- 33. Claudia Sherk
21. Elmo Sherk
(6.Elmer3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1)22. H. Sherk
(6.Elmer3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1)23. V. Sherk
(6.Elmer3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1)24. R. Sherk
(6.Elmer3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1)25. Helen Evelena Sherk
(7.Palmer3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1)26. Blake Austin Sherk
(7.Palmer3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) died 1986. Blake married Buella Marie Farnsworth. Buella was born 1922; died 14 Jun 2005, Ft. Erie, Ontario-Vineland Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 36. Barbara Joanne Sherk
was born 12 Mar 1946, St. Catharines, Ontario; died 4 Aug 2008, Ridgetown, Ontario-Greenwood Cemetery. - 37. Nancy Lynne Sherk
died 8 Jan 2010, Hamilton, Ontario.
- 36. Barbara Joanne Sherk
27. Earl Josiah Sherk
(8.Christian3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 11 Sep 1910, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 11 Feb 1978, Selkirk Union Cemetery. Earl married Maguerite Winnifred Fess 19 May 1937, Cheapside, Ontario. Maguerite was born 27 Apr 1914, Haldimand Co., Ontario; died 1 Oct 2005, Haldimand Co., Ontario-Selkirk Union Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 38. Carol Marguerite Sherk
- 39. Donna Sherk
- 40. Robert Sherk
- 41. D.F. Sherk
- 38. Carol Marguerite Sherk
28. W.F. Sherk
(8.Christian3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1)29. Edith Sherk
(8.Christian3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1) was born 13 Sep 1914, Rainham Township, Ontario; died 11 Oct 2010, Hagersville, Ontario-Selkirk Union Cemetery. Edith married Earl Harvey Schweyer 5 Jun 1935. Earl (son of Harvey A. Schweyer and Ethel May House) was born 24 Nov 1910, Walpole Township, Ontario; died 7 Aug 1997, Brantford, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 42. H.R. Schweyer
- 43. H. Schweyer
- 44. D.E. Schweyer
- 45. J. Schweyer
- 46. P. Schweyer
- 42. H.R. Schweyer
30. F. Sherk
(8.Christian3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1)31. E.C. Waterbury
(10.Anna3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1)32. Verna Waterbury
(10.Anna3, 2.Eliza2, 1.Amos1)
