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

Family: William B. Sherk / Mary Elizabeth Park (F1399)

m. 14 Dec 1869


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  • Father | Male
    William B. Sherk

    Born  7 Mar 1846  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Oct 1906  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  14 Dec 1869  [1, 2]  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Anna Mary "Mary" Gaukel | F1400 
    Married     
    Father  Abraham Sherk | F1398 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Louisa Ann "Lucy" Buckler | F1398 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Mary Elizabeth Park

    Born  22 Aug 1845  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Nov 1883  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  George Park | F7266 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Eve Carver | F7266 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Ida Samantha Sherk

    Born  3 Sep 1870  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Female
    Elsie M. Sherk

    Born  17 Mar 1874  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Female
    Mary Lovisa "Lovisa" Sherk

    Born  10 Sep 1876  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1950   
    Buried    Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Hefkey | F258857 
    Married  3 Mar 1903  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Lucy Eva Sherk

    Born  3 Dec 1877  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1951   
    Buried    Dorchester Union Cemetery, Dorchester, Middlesex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    Alvin Eustace Sherk

    Born  28 Aug 1881  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Oct 1975  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Margaret Barbara "Barbara" Schmetzer | F187381 
    Married  15 Feb 1905  Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Melinda A. Beckman | F30612 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9/316 (1869), Sherk-Park.
      William Sherk, 23, Teacher, res. Waterloo Twp., b. Waterloo Twp., son of Abraham and Louisa, Married Mary Elizabeth Park, 24, res. Waterloo Twp., b. Wilmot Twp., daughter of George and Eve, Witnesses: Abraham Sherk and Emanuel Weaver, both of Waterloo Twp., 14 Dec 1869 at Waterloo Twp

    2. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 22 Dec 1869.
      Sherk, Wm. married 14 Dec 1869 to Mary Elizabeth Park At Freeport, by Rev. J.B. Bowman. Both of Freeport.