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Elizabeth "Bessie" Sherk

Female 1855 - 1937  (82 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elizabeth "Bessie" Sherk was born 1 Jan 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham Sherk and Louisa Ann "Lucy" Buckler); died 19 Jan 1937; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Elizabeth married Mayor Daniel Hibner 6 Nov 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Daniel (son of Jacob Hibner and Margaretha "Maggie" Schneider) was born 9 Mar 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Oct 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  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]


  2. 3.  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. 1. 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. 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: 3

  1. 4.  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]


  2. 5.  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. 2. 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.


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. 4. 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. 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.  Deacon Jacob Bechtel was born 14 Apr 1769, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Abraham Bechtel and Mary Hoch); died 22 May 1838, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob — Elizabeth Gabel. Elizabeth was born CA 1775, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Gabel was born CA 1775, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Mary Bechtel was born 18 Aug 1793, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1 Jul 1864, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Elizabeth Bechtel was born 24 Nov 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1 Feb 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Abraham Bechtel was born 19 Oct 1796, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1884, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
    4. 5. Hannah Bechtel was born 24 Oct 1799, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 25 Sep 1874; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Henry Bechtel was born 5 Jan 1802, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1866, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Mar 1866, Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Deacon Jacob G. Bechtel was born 26 Dec 1803, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 14 Mar 1875, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. John G. Bechtel was born 18 Sep 1806, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Aug 1848; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Nancy Bechtel was born 6 Jun 1808, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Katharine "Catherine" Bechtel 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.
    10. Isaac Bechtel was born 1813, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1828; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Magdalena Bechtel was born 2 Apr 1815, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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