Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Gordon Gehman

Male 1898 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gordon Gehman was born 19 Oct 1898, , Ontario, Canada (son of Samuel Gehman and Loretta May Sherk); died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel Gehman was born 3 Oct 1868, , Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Solomon B. Gehman and Angeline Shantz); died Yes, date unknown.

    Samuel — Loretta May Sherk. Loretta (daughter of Abraham Sherk and Louisa Ann "Lucy" Buckler) was born 30 May 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Loretta May Sherk was born 30 May 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham Sherk and Louisa Ann "Lucy" Buckler); died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. Ura Pearl Gehman
    2. Pearl Gehman was born 1 Mar 1894, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Jon Gehman was born 2 Mar 1896, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 1. Gordon Gehman was born 19 Oct 1898, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Lorne R. Gehman was born 21 Mar 1901, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. Solomon B. GehmanRev. Solomon B. Gehman was born 21 Jul 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Solomon Gehman and Katharine "Catherine" Bechtel); died 19 Nov 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Solomon married Angeline Shantz 3 May 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Angeline (daughter of Samuel Y. Shantz and Esther Erb) was born 10 Apr 1846, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1928; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Angeline Shantz was born 10 Apr 1846, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Samuel Y. Shantz and Esther Erb); died 2 Jan 1928; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Susannah Gehman was born 15 Jan 1865, Dumfries Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jul 1943; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Allan Gehman was born 20 Jul 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 2. Samuel Gehman was born 3 Oct 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Esther Gehman was born 15 Jun 1873, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1935; was buried , Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States.
    5. William S. Gehman was born 1 Jul 1880, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1962, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
    6. Solomon S. "Sollie" Gehman was born 7 Aug 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Abraham SherkAbraham Sherk was born 7 Jul 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Sherk and Hannah Bechtel); died 8 Apr 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Abraham married Louisa Ann "Lucy" Buckler 30 Oct 1845, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louisa was born 9 Feb 1828, , England; died 22 Oct 1905, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Louisa Ann "Lucy" Buckler was born 9 Feb 1828, , England; died 22 Oct 1905, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. William B. Sherk was born 7 Mar 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Hannah Sherk was born 27 Aug 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Rev Moses Sherk was born 31 Mar 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1928, , Lapeer Co., Michigan; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan.
    4. Jacob Sherk was born 5 Dec 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 May 1936, Victoria, British Columbia.
    5. Abraham R. Sherk was born 13 Feb 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Elizabeth "Bessie" Sherk was born 1 Jan 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jan 1937; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Wendel Buckler Sherk was born 17 May 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Sep 1914, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Thomas Sherk was born 19 Aug 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Lucy Ann Sherk was born 13 Feb 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1936; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Mary Sherk was born 2 Feb 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Samuel B. Sherk was born 7 May 1866, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Caleb Sherk was born 15 Apr 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Lauretta Sherk was born 1873, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. 3. Loretta May Sherk was born 30 May 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    15. Alvin Sherk was born 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Solomon Gehman was born 2 Oct 1800, Herford Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania (son of Rev. Johannes "John" Gehman and Anna M. Stauffer); died 14 Aug 1872, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Aug 1872, Dickie Settlement Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Solomon — Katharine "Catherine" Bechtel. Katharine (daughter of Deacon Jacob Bechtel and Elizabeth Gabel) was born 21 Dec 1810, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Dickie Settlement Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Katharine "Catherine" Bechtel was born 21 Dec 1810, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Deacon Jacob Bechtel and Elizabeth Gabel); died 21 Jun 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Dickie Settlement Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Catharine Gehman was born 1829, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Oct 1894, Lakeview, Montcalm, Michigan, USA; was buried , Lakeview Cemetery, Lakeview, Montcalm, Michigan, United States.
    2. Lydia Gehman was born 14 Apr 1829, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1906; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    3. Elizabeth B. Gehman was born 1831, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Gehman was born 7 Feb 1834, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Dickie Settlement Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Nancy "Agnes" Gehman was born 20 Feb 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 1870; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. David Gehman was born 14 Mar 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1917, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    7. Martha Magdalena Gehman was born 1840, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1893, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 4. Rev. Solomon B. Gehman was born 21 Jul 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Nov 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Hannah Gehman was born 1844, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1904, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.
    10. Abraham Gehman was born 14 Jun 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jan 1934; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Samuel Y. Shantz was born 15 Jan 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Shantz and Mary Yost); died 15 May 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Samuel married Esther Erb 11 Mar 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Esther (daughter of Peter Erb and Susannah Bomberger) was born 6 Apr 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Nov 1915; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Esther Erb was born 6 Apr 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Peter Erb and Susannah Bomberger); died 17 Nov 1915; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 5. Angeline Shantz was born 10 Apr 1846, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1928; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Peter Erb Shantz was born 25 Aug 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Sep 1928, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Wendel E. Shantz was born 16 Sep 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1926; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Susannah Shantz was born 1852, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Aaron E. Shantz was born 7 Apr 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1942; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Margaret Shantz was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Jacob E. Shantz was born 27 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Mar 1922, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Mary Ann Shantz was born 27 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jun 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Moses E. Shantz was born 21 May 1857, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 1934, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.
    10. Samuel E. Shantz was born 16 Feb 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1938; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Daniel E. Shantz was born 13 Oct 1860, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1951; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Susannah E. Shantz was born 5 Apr 1862, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Feb 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Franklin Erb Shantz was born 13 Oct 1863, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1953, Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States; was buried , Wenatchee City Cemetery, Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States.
    14. Nancy Shantz was born 9 Oct 1865, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1866, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Esther E. Shantz was born 5 Oct 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1922; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    16. Samuel Shantz was born 1871, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 12.  Jacob Sherk was born 18 Aug 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Joseph Schoerg and Elizabeth Betzner); died 6 Aug 1834, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob — Hannah Bechtel. Hannah (daughter of Deacon Jacob Bechtel and Elizabeth Gabel) was born 24 Oct 1799, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 25 Sep 1874; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Hannah Bechtel was born 24 Oct 1799, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Deacon Jacob Bechtel and Elizabeth Gabel); died 25 Sep 1874; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 6. Abraham Sherk was born 7 Jul 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. James Shirk was born 9 May 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 13 Aug 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Joseph Shirk was born 25 May 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. John Shirk was born 7 Oct 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1868, , Missouri, USA.
    5. Elizabeth Shirk was born 26 Feb 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. David Sherk was born 2 Nov 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Aug 1834; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Catherine Sherk was born 1 Apr 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jul 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Hannah Sherk was born 2 Feb 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Ezra Sherk was born 11 Feb 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Sarah Sherk was born 11 Aug 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Jacob Shirk was born 2 Jul 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.