Rainham Builders
Benjamin B. Sherk
1. Benjamin B. Sherk was born 17 Oct 1849, Doon, Ontario; died 3 Feb 1929, Waterloo County, Ontario-Wideman Mennonite Cemetery. Benjamin married Nancy Bauman 17 Dec 1871, Waterloo County, Ontario. Nancy was born 15 May 1851, Blair, Ontario; died , Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Laura Leah Sherk
was born 25 Oct 1881, Waterloo County, Ontario; died 3 Jun 1954, Zurich, Ontario-Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, Ontario.
- 2. Laura Leah Sherk
Generation: 2
2. Laura Leah Sherk
(1.Benjamin1) was born 25 Oct 1881, Waterloo County, Ontario; died 3 Jun 1954, Zurich, Ontario-Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, Ontario. Laura married Phares Daniel Burkholder. Phares was born 1 Sep 1877, Markham Township, Ontario; died 19 Mar 1928, Markham Township, Ontario-Wideman Mennonite Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. Arthur Lorne Burkholder
was born 30 Jul 1903, Markham Township, Ontario; died 2 Oct 1983, Stouffville, Ontario-Cedar Grove Mennonite Cemetery,Markham Township, Ontario. - 4. Harold Leroy Burkholder
was born 25 Sep 1905; died 13 May 1933, Goshen, IND. - 5. Harvey Abraham Burkholder
was born 25 Feb 1908, Markham Township, Ontario; died 20 May 1992, Markham Township, Ontario. - 6. Helen Elizabeth Burkholder
- 7. Florence O. Stauffer
was born 10 Aug 1914; died 27 Feb 1999, Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham Township, Ontario.
- 3. Arthur Lorne Burkholder
Generation: 3
3. Arthur Lorne Burkholder
(2.Laura2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 30 Jul 1903, Markham Township, Ontario; died 2 Oct 1983, Stouffville, Ontario-Cedar Grove Mennonite Cemetery,Markham Township, Ontario. Arthur married Violet Esther Wright 25 May 1939. Violet was born 15 Jan 1911; died 4 Nov 1996, Stouffville, Ontario-Cedar Grove Mennonite Cemetery,Markham Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 8. Grace Irene Elizabeth Burkholder
- 9. Sylvia Olive Burkholder
- 10. Harvey Alfred Daniel Burkholder
was born 2 Mar 1949; died 6 May 1949, Toronto, Ontario. - 11. Esther Ruth Burkholder
- 8. Grace Irene Elizabeth Burkholder
4. Harold Leroy Burkholder
(2.Laura2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 25 Sep 1905; died 13 May 1933, Goshen, IND. 5. Harvey Abraham Burkholder
(2.Laura2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 25 Feb 1908, Markham Township, Ontario; died 20 May 1992, Markham Township, Ontario. Harvey married Eva May Hoover 23 Apr 1930. Eva (daughter of Leonard W. Hoover and Susannah B. Wideman) was born 2 Nov 1908, Markham Township, Ontario; died 8 Jul 2001, Cedar Grove Mennonite Cemetery, Markham Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
6. Helen Elizabeth Burkholder
(2.Laura2, 1.Benjamin1)7. Florence O. Stauffer
(2.Laura2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 10 Aug 1914; died 27 Feb 1999, Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham Township, Ontario. Florence married Gordon Ernest Hoover 14 Apr 1938. Gordon (son of Leonard W. Hoover and Susannah B. Wideman) was born 11 Mar 1914; died 5 Sep 2005, Wideman Cemetery, Markham Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
Generation: 4
8. Grace Irene Elizabeth Burkholder
(3.Arthur3, 2.Laura2, 1.Benjamin1)Grace married Glenn Hoover Steiner. (son of Andrew Steiner and Reata S. Hoover) [Group Sheet]
Children:
9. Sylvia Olive Burkholder
(3.Arthur3, 2.Laura2, 1.Benjamin1)Sylvia married Stanley Herman Gallian. [Group Sheet]
Children:
10. Harvey Alfred Daniel Burkholder
(3.Arthur3, 2.Laura2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 2 Mar 1949; died 6 May 1949, Toronto, Ontario. 11. Esther Ruth Burkholder
(3.Arthur3, 2.Laura2, 1.Benjamin1)Esther married Kenneth Benjamin Reesor. (son of Carl Wilfred Reesor and Annie Wideman) [Group Sheet]
Children:
12. Douglas Wayne Hoover
(7.Florence3, 2.Laura2, 1.Benjamin1)Douglas married Muriel Adele Byer. [Group Sheet]
Children:
13. Margaret Elizabeth Hoover
(7.Florence3, 2.Laura2, 1.Benjamin1)Margaret married James Robert Beer. [Group Sheet]
Children:
14. Herbert Norman Hoover
(7.Florence3, 2.Laura2, 1.Benjamin1)Herbert married Mary Arlene Meyer. [Group Sheet]
Children:
15. John Lynn Hoover
(7.Florence3, 2.Laura2, 1.Benjamin1)John married Donna Lynn Otter. [Group Sheet]
Children:
