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

Family: Lehman Shirk / Magdalena Kraft (F1449)

m. 10 Jun 1885


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  • Lehman ShirkFather | Male
    Lehman Shirk

    Born  20 Dec 1860  Canarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Jun 1928  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  10 Jun 1885  [1, 2, 3]  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Thomas Shirk | F650 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Good | F650 Group Sheet 

    Magdalena KraftMother | Female
    Magdalena Kraft

    Born  19 Dec 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Dec 1925  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Aaron Kraft | F3579 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Snider | F3579 Group Sheet 

    Laura Mae ShirkChild 1 | Female
    Laura Mae Shirk

    Born  14 Aug 1886  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Jan 1982  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Arthur Baxter Learn | F43951 
    Married  20 Sep 1916  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Vera Del Shirk

    Born  22 Jan 1892  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Jan 1963   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Carlos Doe | F16205 
    Married     
    Spouse  Harry Mistele | F21795 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Female
    Florence Ruth Shirk

    Born  Aug 1903  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1995   
    Buried    Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William Leonard Merkely | F45683 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 865.

    2. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 244.

    3. [S2224] Berliner Journal Marriages 1885, 25 Jun 1885.
      10 Jun 1885 Magdalena Kraft of Waterloo and Lehmann Scherch of Bridgeport were married by Preacher Dierlamm in Waterloo.