Rainham Builders
John Sherk
1. John Sherk was born 5 Jun 1818, Welland, Ontario; died 23 May 1891, Waterloo, Ontario. John married Magdalena Grody Abt 1840, Montgomery, PA. Magdalena was born 15 Oct 1819, PA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Elizabeth Sherk
was born 30 Jan 1843; died 20 Jun 1924, Waterloo, Ontario-Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. - 3. Daniel Sherk
was born 1850, Ontario. - 4. Magdalena Sherk
was born 1854, Ontario.
- 2. Elizabeth Sherk
Generation: 2
2. Elizabeth Sherk
(1.John1) was born 30 Jan 1843; died 20 Jun 1924, Waterloo, Ontario-Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. Elizabeth married Abraham Hunsberger 1 Apr 1862, Waterloo Township, Ontario. Abraham was born 5 Mar 1834, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 28 Oct 1912, Waterloo, Ontario-Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 5. David Hunsberger
was born 1 Jan 1864; died 9 Jun 1870. - 6. Enos S. Hunsberger
was born 24 Feb 1865, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 3 Apr 1929, Baden, Ontario. - 7. Lydia Hunsberger
was born 3 Mar 1863, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 25 May 1904, Waterloo, Ontario. - 8. John Hunsberger
was born 19 Dec 1868; died 23 Sep 1882. - 9. Moses Hunsberger
was born 20 Nov 1870, Baden, Ontario; died 4 Mar 1953, Bridgeport, Ontario-Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. - 10. Maryann Hunsberger
was born 2 Aug 1872; died 26 Jul 1955, Preston, Ontario-Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. - 11. Noah S. Hunsberger
was born 14 Dec 1877, Baden, Ontario; died 14 Mar 1958, Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario. - 12. Abram Sherk Hunsberger
was born 17 May 1881, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 25 Dec 1954, Kitchener, Ontario-Erb St. Mennonite Cemetery. - 13. Ira Hunsberger
was born 16 Oct 1882; died 19 Aug 1904. - 14. Elmina Hunsberger
was born 17 Dec 1885, Waterloo, Ontario; died 3 May 1953, Kitchener, Ontario-Erb St. Mennonite Cemetery. - 15. Menno S. Hunsberger
was born 12 Mar 1874, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 13 Jul 1908, ALB.
- 5. David Hunsberger
3. Daniel Sherk
(1.John1) was born 1850, Ontario. 4. Magdalena Sherk
(1.John1) was born 1854, Ontario.
Generation: 3
5. David Hunsberger
(2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1 Jan 1864; died 9 Jun 1870. 6. Enos S. Hunsberger
(2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 24 Feb 1865, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 3 Apr 1929, Baden, Ontario. Enos married Angeline Erb 17 Sep 1889, Waterloo Township, Ontario. Angeline was born 7 Dec 1866, Woolwich Township, Ontario; died 9 Mar 1950, Baden, Ontario-Shantz Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Nora Hunsberger
was born 18 Jun 1890, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 20 Apr 1972, Galt, Ontario-Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Ontario. - 17. Eldon E. Hunsberger
was born 21 Nov 1896, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 7 Feb 1953, Kitchener, Ontario-Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Ontario. - 18. May Hunsberger
was born 11 Aug 1898; died 9 Jun 1968.
- 16. Nora Hunsberger
7. Lydia Hunsberger
(2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 3 Mar 1863, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 25 May 1904, Waterloo, Ontario. Lydia married Ezra W. Shantz 19 Sep 1888, Waterloo Township, Ontario. Ezra was born 28 Aug 1862, Waterloo, Ontario; died 1927, ALB-West Zion Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 19. Elmer Shantz
was born 19 Aug 1889, Erbsville, Ontario. - 20. Herbert Shantz
was born 2 Nov 1891, Erbsville, Ontario. - 21. Phares Shantz
was born 15 Sep 1893, Erbsville, Ontario. - 22. Claude Shantz
was born 9 Aug 1896, Erbsville, Ontario.
- 19. Elmer Shantz
8. John Hunsberger
(2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 19 Dec 1868; died 23 Sep 1882. 9. Moses Hunsberger
(2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 20 Nov 1870, Baden, Ontario; died 4 Mar 1953, Bridgeport, Ontario-Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. Moses married Mary Horst 2 Oct 1895, Waterloo Township, Ontario. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Horst and Veronica Weber) was born 29 Oct 1867, Waterloo, Ontario; died 1 Dec 1932, Bridgeport, Ontario-Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Moses married Mary Bender Lebold. Mary was born 26 Nov 1899, Tavistock, Ontario; died 27 May 1974, Kitchener, Ontario-Erb St. Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 23. Leonard Hunsberger
died 2000. - 24. Mahlon Hunsberger
was born 1936; died 16 Dec 2009, Kitchener, Ontario. - 25. Mary Alice Hunsberger
died Abt 2009. - 26. Anna Mae Hunsberger
- 23. Leonard Hunsberger
10. Maryann Hunsberger
(2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 2 Aug 1872; died 26 Jul 1955, Preston, Ontario-Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. 11. Noah S. Hunsberger
(2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 14 Dec 1877, Baden, Ontario; died 14 Mar 1958, Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario. Noah married Mary Ann Shantz 1 Mar 1905. Mary was born 7 Oct 1881, Baden, Ontario; died 6 Feb 1925, Waterloo, Ontario-Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. Nina Hunsberger
was born 1906; died , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario. - 28. John Hunsberger
- 29. Paul Andrew Hunsberger
Noah married Minnie Amelia Witmer 8 Sep 1926. Minnie was born 20 Jun 1887, Preston, Ontario-Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 30. David Leslie Hunsberger
was born 5 Jun 1928, St. Jacobs, Ontario; died 6 Jan 2005. - 31. Grace Elizabeth Hunsberger
- 27. Nina Hunsberger
12. Abram Sherk Hunsberger
(2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 17 May 1881, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 25 Dec 1954, Kitchener, Ontario-Erb St. Mennonite Cemetery. Abram married Mary Ida Wideman 22 Dec 1909. Mary (daughter of Isaac B. Wideman and Esther Reesor) was born 19 Nov 1883, Cedar Grove, Ontario; died 12 Feb 1944, Kitchener, Ontario-Erb St. Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Abram married Veronica Vera Hallman 31 May 1952. Veronica was born 28 Apr 1894, Roseville, Ontario; died 13 Aug 1991, Guelph, Ontario-Erb St. Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 32. Albert Ira Hunsberger
- 33. Gordon Isaac Hunsberger
- 34. Wilson Abraham Hunsberger
was born 31 Aug 1919, Bridgeport, Ontario; died 22 Apr 2008, Victoria, BC.
- 32. Albert Ira Hunsberger
13. Ira Hunsberger
(2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 16 Oct 1882; died 19 Aug 1904. 14. Elmina Hunsberger
(2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 17 Dec 1885, Waterloo, Ontario; died 3 May 1953, Kitchener, Ontario-Erb St. Mennonite Cemetery. Elmina married Jacob G. Brubacher 2 Sep 1908, Berlin, Ontario. Jacob (son of Christian W. Brubacher and Lydia Good) was born 2 May 1881, Waterloo, Ontario; died 1 Apr 1963, Kitchener, Ontario-Erb St. Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 35. Elmer Grant Hunsberger Brubacher
was born 23 Nov 1911, Berlin,Ontario; died 31 Jul 1986, Waterloo, Ontario-Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. - 36. Mary Elizabeth Brubacher
was born 7 Nov 1913, Waterloo, Ontario; died 27 Apr 2009, New Hamburg, Ontario-First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario. - 37. Howard Abraham Brubacher
was born 19 Jun 1915, Waterloo, Ontario; died 1983, Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario. - 38. Ruth Adell Brubacher
was born 31 Mar 1927, Waterloo, Ontario; died 22 Feb 1998.
- 35. Elmer Grant Hunsberger Brubacher
15. Menno S. Hunsberger
(2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 12 Mar 1874, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 13 Jul 1908, ALB. Menno married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Habermehl. Elizabeth was born 22 Oct 1881, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 7 Apr 1963, Vineland, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 39. Melvin Hunsberger
was born 8 Nov 1904, ALB; died 26 Dec 1988, Cambridge, Ontario-Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery. - 40. Ada Hunsberger
was born 9 Mar 1908, ALB; died 1969, Kitchener, Ontario.
- 39. Melvin Hunsberger
Generation: 4
16. Nora Hunsberger
(6.Enos3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 18 Jun 1890, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 20 Apr 1972, Galt, Ontario-Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Ontario. Nora married Dilman Snyder Jun 1946, Wilmot Township, Ontario. Dilman was born 22 Apr 1879, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 23 Feb 1963, Waterloo, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
17. Eldon E. Hunsberger
(6.Enos3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 21 Nov 1896, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 7 Feb 1953, Kitchener, Ontario-Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Ontario. Eldon married Mary Cressman 24 Jan 1923, Wilmot Township, Ontario. Mary was born 1 Apr 1900, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 2 Apr 1992, Cambridge, Ontario-Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 41. Enos Eric Hunsberger
was born 13 Mar 1926, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 13 Jan 2013, Kitchener, Ontario-Shantz Mennonite Church Cemetery, Baden, Ontario. - 42. Amy Lorene Hunsberger
was born 1 Jul 1927, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 24 Nov 2009, Cambridge, Ontario. - 43. Willis Ward Hunsberger
was born 5 Jan 1929, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 4 Mar 1968, Kitchener, Ontario-Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Ontario. - 44. E.E. Hunsberger
- 45. Floyd Elverne Hunsberger
was born 5 Aug 1932; died 7 May 2002. - 46. E.K. Hunsberger
- 47. Mary Angeline Hunsberger
- 48. Kenneth Eldon Hunsberger
- 41. Enos Eric Hunsberger
18. May Hunsberger
(6.Enos3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 11 Aug 1898; died 9 Jun 1968. May married Edmund Cressman 20 Dec 1922. Edmund was born 16 Jan 1897; died 24 Nov 1964. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 49. Mildred Elaine Cressman
was born 24 Jan 1924, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 24 Jan 1998, New Hamburg, Ontario. - 50. G.I. Cressman
- 51. Leonard Allen Cressman
was born 5 Oct 1928, Wilmot Township, Ontario; died 27 May 2010, Kitchener, Ontario-Nith Valley Mennonite Church Cemetery. - 52. P.G. Cressman
- 53. O.C. Cressman
- 54. V.M. Cressman
- 55. Mary Eileen Cressman
was born 1 Oct 1938; died 8 Oct 1938, Wilmot Township, Ontario.
- 49. Mildred Elaine Cressman
19. Elmer Shantz
(7.Lydia3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 19 Aug 1889, Erbsville, Ontario. 20. Herbert Shantz
(7.Lydia3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 2 Nov 1891, Erbsville, Ontario. 21. Phares Shantz
(7.Lydia3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 15 Sep 1893, Erbsville, Ontario. 22. Claude Shantz
(7.Lydia3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 9 Aug 1896, Erbsville, Ontario. Claude married Laura ?. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 56. Ruth Pauline Shantz
was born 1924; died 12 Feb 2007, New Hamburg, Ontario. - 57. L.M. Shantz
- 58. Betty Shantz
- 59. Donald Shantz
- 56. Ruth Pauline Shantz
23. Leonard Hunsberger
(9.Moses3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) died 2000. Leonard married Patricia Ann Wilson. Patricia died 17 May 2013, Kitchener, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 60. Laurie Hunsberger
- 61. Jason Douglas Hunsberger
was born 1969; died 2005.
- 60. Laurie Hunsberger
24. Mahlon Hunsberger
(9.Moses3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1936; died 16 Dec 2009, Kitchener, Ontario. Mahlon married Shirley Haas 1950. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 62. Tim Hunsberger
- 63. Jeff Hunsberger
- 64. Holly Hunsberger
- 62. Tim Hunsberger
25. Mary Alice Hunsberger
(9.Moses3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) died Abt 2009. Mary married Gary Brown. [Group Sheet]
26. Anna Mae Hunsberger
(9.Moses3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1)Anna married Jack Langstone. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 65. Laurie Langstone
- 66. Daniel Langstone
- 67. Heidi Langstone
- 68. Kirsten Langstone
- 69. Jason Langstone
died Abt 2009.
- 65. Laurie Langstone
27. Nina Hunsberger
(11.Noah3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1906; died , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario. 28. John Hunsberger
(11.Noah3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1)John married Gladys Sheila Gingerich. [Group Sheet]
Children:
29. Paul Andrew Hunsberger
(11.Noah3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1)Paul married Edna Martin. [Group Sheet]
Children:
30. David Leslie Hunsberger
(11.Noah3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 5 Jun 1928, St. Jacobs, Ontario; died 6 Jan 2005. David married Katherine Anne Nafziger 5 Jul 1957, Wellesley Township, Ontario. Katherine was born 12 Jan 1933, Wellesley Township, Ontario; died 8 Mar 2007, Cambridge, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
31. Grace Elizabeth Hunsberger
(11.Noah3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1)Grace married Newton Roy Gingerich. [Group Sheet]
Children:
32. Albert Ira Hunsberger
(12.Abram3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1)33. Gordon Isaac Hunsberger
(12.Abram3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1)34. Wilson Abraham Hunsberger
(12.Abram3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 31 Aug 1919, Bridgeport, Ontario; died 22 Apr 2008, Victoria, BC. Wilson married E.G. Byer (daughter of Edwin Arthur Byer and Ruth Meyers) [Group Sheet]
Children:
35. Elmer Grant Hunsberger Brubacher
(14.Elmina3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 23 Nov 1911, Berlin,Ontario; died 31 Jul 1986, Waterloo, Ontario-Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. Elmer married M.W. Culp (daughter of Alvin W. Culp and Alma H. Werner) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 90. D.C. Brubacher
- 91. R.E. Brubacher
- 92. R.L. Brubacher
- 93. A.L. Brubacher
- 90. D.C. Brubacher
36. Mary Elizabeth Brubacher
(14.Elmina3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 7 Nov 1913, Waterloo, Ontario; died 27 Apr 2009, New Hamburg, Ontario-First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario. Mary married Clare Cressman 10 Jun 1939. Clare was born 8 Apr 1907, Waterloo, Ontario; died 19 Sep 1979, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 94. Dorothy Ann Cressman
- 95. D.C. Cressman
- 96. ? Cressman
was born 27 Oct 1946; died 27 Oct 1946. - 97. Elizabeth Mary Cressman
- 94. Dorothy Ann Cressman
37. Howard Abraham Brubacher
(14.Elmina3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 19 Jun 1915, Waterloo, Ontario; died 1983, Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario. Howard married Eunice Pearl Perrin. Eunice was born 30 Nov 1918; died 1982, Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
38. Ruth Adell Brubacher
(14.Elmina3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 31 Mar 1927, Waterloo, Ontario; died 22 Feb 1998. Ruth married Willis Cressman 7 Sep 1946, Waterloo Township, Ontario. Willis was born 9 Sep 1921, Waterloo, Ontario; died 18 Apr 2008, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 100. Willis Delford Cressman
- 101. Weyburn Cressman
- 102. Don Murray Cressman
- 103. John Dale Cressman
- 100. Willis Delford Cressman
39. Melvin Hunsberger
(15.Menno3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 8 Nov 1904, ALB; died 26 Dec 1988, Cambridge, Ontario-Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery. Melvin married V. Good [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 104. Roy Hunsberger
was born 10 May 1929; died 15 May 1976, Prince George, BC. - 105. Maurice Hunsberger
- 106. Jean Marie Hunsberger
- 104. Roy Hunsberger
40. Ada Hunsberger
(15.Menno3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 9 Mar 1908, ALB; died 1969, Kitchener, Ontario. Ada married R.B. Martin. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 107. Lloyd Nelson Martin
was born 15 Oct 1928, Woolwich Township, Ontario; died 22 Mar 2006, Floradale, Ontario-St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery.
- 107. Lloyd Nelson Martin
