Rainham Builders
Rebecca Laur
1. Rebecca Laur was born 1821, Bertie Township, Ontario. Rebecca married Abraham Sherk 26 Sep 1943. Abraham (son of Joseph Sherk and Elizabeth Hershey) was born 1820, Bertie Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Samuel Isaiah Sherk
was born 1 Jul 1844, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 13 Sep 1911, Pelham Township, Ontario. - 3. Catherine A. Sherk
was born 1848. - 4. Sarah Elizabeth Sherk
was born 1849, Bertie Township, Ontario. - 5. William Crayton Sherk
was born 20 Aug 1850, Bertie Township, Ontario; died Bef 1911. - 6. Crayton Sherk
was born 1853. - 7. Mary Calesta Sherk
was born 1854, Bertie Township, Ontario.
- 2. Samuel Isaiah Sherk
Generation: 2
2. Samuel Isaiah Sherk
(1.Rebecca1) 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:
- 8. Byron Leroy Sherk
was born 17 Aug 1879, Thorold Township, Ontario; died 1962, Vineland Mennonite Cemetery. - 9. William Lorne Sherk
was born 25 Sep 1882, Thorold Township, Ontario; died 30 Aug 1913, Pelham, Ontario. - 10. Harry Lowell Sherk
was born 13 Sep 1885, Thorold Township, Ontario.
- 8. Byron Leroy Sherk
3. Catherine A. Sherk
(1.Rebecca1) was born 1848. 4. Sarah Elizabeth Sherk
(1.Rebecca1) 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]
5. William Crayton Sherk
(1.Rebecca1) 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:
- 11. Ethel W. Sherk
was born 4 Dec 1889, Bertie Township, Ontario.
- 11. Ethel W. Sherk
6. Crayton Sherk
(1.Rebecca1) was born 1853. 7. Mary Calesta Sherk
(1.Rebecca1) 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]
Generation: 3
8. Byron Leroy Sherk
(2.Samuel2, 1.Rebecca1) 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:
- 12. Erma Sarah Marguerite Sherk
was born 1908, Tintern, Ontario; died 8 Feb 2002, St. Catherines, Ontario- Vineland Mennonite Cemetery.
- 12. Erma Sarah Marguerite Sherk
9. William Lorne Sherk
(2.Samuel2, 1.Rebecca1) 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]
10. Harry Lowell Sherk
(2.Samuel2, 1.Rebecca1) was born 13 Sep 1885, Thorold Township, Ontario. 11. Ethel W. Sherk
(5.William2, 1.Rebecca1) was born 4 Dec 1889, Bertie Township, Ontario.
Generation: 4
12. Erma Sarah Marguerite Sherk
(8.Byron3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Rebecca1) was born 1908, Tintern, Ontario; died 8 Feb 2002, St. Catherines, Ontario- Vineland Mennonite Cemetery.
