Family: Benjamin Drudge / Barbara Shirk (F5529)

• Father | Male Benjamin Drudge

  
  

  Born	14 Aug 1887	Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Died	29 Nov 1961	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried		Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Married	11 Mar 1914  [1, 2]	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2]
  Father	Uriah Drudge | F5528 Group Sheet
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  Mother | Female Barbara Shirk

  
  

  Born	5 May 1889	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Died	3 Jul 1973	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried		Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Father	Peter Shirk | F1443 Group Sheet
  Mother	Magdalena Martin | F1443 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Raymond Drudge

  
  

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  Child 2 | Female Mildred Drudge

  
  

  Born
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  Spouse	Erlis Schwartzentruber | F50727
  Married

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Gladys Drudge

  
  

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  Child 4 | Male Elvin Peter Drudge

  
  

  Born	20 Jun 1916	, Ontario, Canada
  Died	28 Sep 1999	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried		Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Spouse	Erma Habermehl | F48397
  Married

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Ruth Drudge

  
  

  Born	1918	, Ontario, Canada
  Died
  Buried

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Volume 66, Number 30 - July 31, 1973 ­ pages 597,598. Drudge, Barbara, daughter of Peter and Susanna (Martin) Shirk, was born at Bridgeport, Ont., May 5, 1889; died at Waterloo, Ont., July 3, 1973; aged 84 y. 1 m. 28 d. On Mar. 11, 1914, she was married to Benjamin Drudge, who preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 1961. Surviving are 2 sons (Elvin and Raymond), 3 daughters (Ruth Golbeck, Mildred Schwartzentruber, and Gladys Indoe), 15 grandchildren, and one sister (Lydia Snyder). She was a member of the Erb Street Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on July 6, in charge of Galen Johns; interment in Erb Street Cemetery. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022476-14. Benjamin Drudge, 26, occ. Farmer, b. Markham, res. Markham, son of Uriah Drudge and Rehuma Diller Married Barbara Shirk, 24, occ. Domestic, b. Bridgeport, res. Bridgeport, daughter of Peter Shirk and Magdalena Martin, Witness(es): John Drudge of Markham and Mary Ann Weber of Bridgeport, 11 March 1914 in Bridgeport.