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Laura Leah Sherk

Female 1881 - 1954  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Laura Leah Sherk was born 25 Oct 1881, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Benjamin B. Sherk and Nancy Bauman); died 3 Jun 1954, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, York Co., Ontario.

    Laura married Phares Daniel Burkholder 1901. Phares (son of Abraham G. Burkholder and Elizabeth Reesor) was born 1 Sep 1877, Near, Markham, York, Ontario; died 19 Mar 1928; was buried , Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, York Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Benjamin B. Sherk was born 17 Oct 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. David Sherk and Elizabeth B. Betzner); died 3 Feb 1929; was buried , Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, York Co., Ontario.

    Benjamin married Nancy Bauman 17 Dec 1871. Nancy (daughter of Peter G. Bauman and Catharine G. Biehn) was born 15 May 1851, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 May 1944, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; was buried , Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, York Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Nancy Bauman was born 15 May 1851, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Peter G. Bauman and Catharine G. Biehn); died 19 May 1944, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; was buried , Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, York Co., Ontario.
    Children:
    1. Emaline Sherk was born 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 1. Laura Leah Sherk was born 25 Oct 1881, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 1954, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, York Co., Ontario.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. David Sherk was born 9 Sep 1801, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Schoerg and Elizabeth Betzner); died 19 Sep 1882, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    David married Elizabeth B. Betzner 30 Jan 1827. Elizabeth (daughter of Johannes "John" Betzner and Mary Bechtel) was born 10 May 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1894, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth B. Betzner was born 10 May 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Johannes "John" Betzner and Mary Bechtel); died 26 Aug 1894, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Isaac W. B. Sherk was born CALC 29 Dec 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jan 1907, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Anna Shirk was born 5 Feb 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Dec 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Mary Shirk was born 22 Mar 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Dec 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. David Shirk was born 8 Aug 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Dec 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Mary Sherk was born 4 Feb 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Frances Sherk was born 1839, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Veronica "Fannie" Shirk was born 12 Aug 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1875, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Elizabeth Sherk was born 27 Jul 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 1934; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Barbara Sherk was born 1847, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Barbara Shirk was born 31 Oct 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Sep 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Benjamin Sherk was born 1849, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. 2. Benjamin B. Sherk was born 17 Oct 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Feb 1929; was buried , Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, York Co., Ontario.
    13. Leah Sherk was born 1853, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. Leah Shirk was born 28 Nov 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jun 1883, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Peter G. Bauman was born 26 Aug 1825, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry B. K. Bauman and Catherine Wismer); died 19 Mar 1884, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Peter married Catharine G. Biehn 23 Jul 1850, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Abraham Biehn and Susannah Graybill) was born 28 Nov 1833, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Aug 1852, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Catharine G. Biehn was born 28 Nov 1833, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham Biehn and Susannah Graybill); died 7 Aug 1852, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 3. Nancy Bauman was born 15 May 1851, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 May 1944, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; was buried , Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, York Co., Ontario.
    2. Catharine Bauman was born 6 Aug 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1919, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Peter Bauman was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joseph Schoerg was born 3 Feb 1769, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania (son of Joseph Schoerg and Barbara Kaufman); died 17 Feb 1855, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Joseph — Elizabeth Betzner. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Betzner and Maria Detweiler) was born Abt 1773, Of, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Betzner was born Abt 1773, Of, Pennsylvania (daughter of Samuel Betzner and Maria Detweiler); died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Jacob Sherk was born 18 Aug 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 6 Aug 1834, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Shirk was born 23 Nov 1796, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1843, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Catharine Shirk was born 11 Feb 1798, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 8 Oct 1882, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Oct 1882, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth Shirk was born 3 Dec 1799, , Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 4. Rev. David Sherk was born 9 Sep 1801, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1882, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Polly Shirk was born 1804, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Joseph Shirk was born 15 May 1808, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 26 Dec 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1897, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA.
    8. Magdalena Shirk was born 11 Sep 1810, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 13 Aug 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Susannah Shirk was born 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Lydia Shirk was born 28 Dec 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Johannes "John" Betzner was born 7 May 1783, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Samuel Betzner and Maria Detweiler); died 3 Nov 1852, Opposite Doon, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Johannes married Mary Bechtel 6 Jul 1804. Mary (daughter of George Bechtel and Elizabeth Mary) was born 11 Jul 1782 OR 22 Jul 1782, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Sep 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary Bechtel was born 11 Jul 1782 OR 22 Jul 1782, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of George Bechtel and Elizabeth Mary); died 22 Sep 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Samuel B. Betzner was born 11 Sep 1805, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 May 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Johannes B. "John" Betzner was born 13 Feb 1808, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Feb 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 5. Elizabeth B. Betzner was born 10 May 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1894, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Anna "Nancy" Betzner was born 22 Dec 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1897; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Jacob B. Betzner was born 5 Sep 1818, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Nov 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Henry B. K. Bauman was born 27 Nov 1790, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania (son of Peter Bauman and Elizabeth (Die Alt Betty) Sprigel?); died 12 Feb 1858, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Henry married Catherine Wismer 4 May 1813. Catherine (daughter of Joseph Wismer and Hannah Fried) was born 11 Apr 1794, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Nov 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Catherine Wismer was born 11 Apr 1794, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Joseph Wismer and Hannah Fried); died 22 Nov 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Joseph K. Bauman was born 10 Apr 1814, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 15 Jan 1890.
    2. Henry Bauman was born 10 Oct 1816, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Feb 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Hannah Bauman was born 28 Feb 1819, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Solomon Bauman was born 17 Jul 1821, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1869.
    5. 6. Peter G. Bauman was born 26 Aug 1825, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1884, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elizabeth Bauman was born 7 Jul 1828, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Feb 1890, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mary W. Bauman was born 22 Sep 1830, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Feb 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Nancy Bauman was born 20 Dec 1832, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1923; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Abraham Bauman was born 30 Nov 1834, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Feb 1906; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Aaron Bauman was born 20 Mar 1837, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  Abraham Biehn was born 28 Feb 1804, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Johannes "John" Biehn and Anna "Nancy" Bechtel); died 5 Mar 1858, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blandford Mennonite Cemetery, Blandford Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

    Abraham — Susannah Graybill. Susannah was born 26 Nov 1809, , USA; died 10 Feb 1885, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethern Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Susannah Graybill was born 26 Nov 1809, , USA; died 10 Feb 1885, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethern Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario.
    Children:
    1. David G. Biehn was born 11 Jun 1830, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Sep 1879, Huron Co., Michigan.
    2. Daniel G. Bean was born 9 Apr 1832, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Mar 1885, Near Mildmay, Bruce Co., Ontario; was buried , Mildmay United Cemetery, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth G. Biehn was born 1833, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 7. Catharine G. Biehn was born 28 Nov 1833, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Aug 1852, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Annie Biehn was born 18 Sep 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jul 1842.
    6. Abraham G. Bean was born 22 Apr 1837, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 29 Sep 1867, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 11 May 1919, Parry Sound, Parry Sound District, Ontario; was buried , Blandford Cemetery, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario.
    7. Amos G. Biehn was born 20 Nov 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Sep 1901, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. Barbara G. Biehn was born 18 Jun 1846, Ratho, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; died 10 Nov 1912; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States.
    9. Jacob G. Bean was born 27 Jul 1848, Ratho, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; died 29 Oct 1926, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States; was buried , Forest Park Cemetery, Anthony, Harper, Kansas, United States.
    10. Rev., Dr. Samuel G. Bean was born 28 Jan 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1904, Off The Coast Of Cuba; was buried , Atlantic Ocean.


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