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

Family: Reuben H. Sherk / Leah B. Hallman (F1454)

m. 8 Mar 1864


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  • Father | Male
    Reuben H. Sherk

    Born  4 Feb 1840  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Apr 1922  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  8 Mar 1864  [1, 2]  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Leah Eshleman | F19912 
    Married  1897   
    Father  Daniel Sherk | F1451 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Herner | F1451 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Leah B. Hallman

    Born  13 Oct 1844  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1895   
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Johann "John" Hallman | F1524 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah Elizabeth Bergey | F1524 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Manilla Shirk

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

    Child 2 | Female
    Eva H. Sherk

    Born  23 Jun 1866  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Sep 1952   
    Buried    Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Daniel S. Williams | F1457 
    Married  24 Feb 1885  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Maria H. Sherk

    Born  15 Sep 1867  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Mar 1945   
    Buried    Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James Hawes | F1458 
    Married     
    Spouse  Oliver S. Bricker | F19701 
    Married     
    Spouse  Arthur John Hawes | F47583 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    Benjamin H. Sherk

    Born  19 Jun 1869  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Barbara Rhodes | F1459 
    Married  29 Dec 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    Daniel H. Sherk

    Born  9 May 1870  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Nov 1870  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    John Hallman Sherk

    Born  9 May 1870  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Dec 1950   
    Buried    Acacia Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ida M. Erb | F1460 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Male
    Simon H. Sherk

    Born  11 Dec 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Oct 1888   
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Angeline H. Sherk

    Born  30 Mar 1873  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Jul 1964   
    Buried    New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Levi Sararas | F6324 
    Married  18 Nov 1896  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ephraim Daniel High | F6325 
    Married  1939   

    Child 9 | Male
    William Hallman Sherk

    Born  27 Oct 1874  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Oct 1939   
    Buried    New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Clara Schweitzer | F6207 
    Married  28 Dec 1898  Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Henrietta "Etta" "Henietta" Battler | F265471 
    Married  14 Mar 1923  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Male
    Ephraim H. Sherk

    Born  10 Apr 1877  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Mar 1878  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 11 | Male
    David H. Sherk

    Born  29 Mar 1878  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Apr 1878  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 12 | Female
    Elmina H. Sherk

    Born  3 May 1879  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 13 | Male
    Norman Adelbert Sherk

    Born  12 Sep 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 May 1882  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 14 | Female
    SallyAnn H. Sherk

    Born  16 Mar 1883  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Apr 1883  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 15 | Male
    Darwin H. Shirk

    Born  17 Oct 1885  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Oct 1885   
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 16 | Female
    Vanella H. "Nellie" Sherk

    Born  19 Oct 1888  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Aug 1966  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Austin D. Schweitzer | F265773 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 245.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Mar 1864.
      Mar. 8, 1864 Ruben Scherch and Lea Hallman, both of Wilmot