Esther "Hettie" Groh^{[1, 2]}

1856 - 1936  (79 years)

• Name	Esther "Hettie" Groh
  Born	4 Nov 1856	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110655474
  Name	Esther "Hettie" Sherk
  Name	Esther "Hettie" Witmer
  Name	Hester "Hettie" Groh
  Name	Hettie Groh
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00045-3438.3
  Died	16 Jul 1936	Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA   [9]
  Buried	Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan   [9]
  Person ID	I1808	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Groh,   b. 21 Sep 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jun 1887, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Margaret Miller,   b. 4 Dec 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	David Witmer,   b. 23 Nov 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jun 1902, Burnside Township, Lapeer Co., Michigan  (Age 52 years)
  Married	28 Dec 1875	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Children	1. Edwin Herbert Witmer,   b. 15 Aug 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ada Albertha Witmer,   b. 5 Mar 1878, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Oct 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 6 years)   3. William Irvin Witmer,   b. 16 Jan 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1981, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 101 years)   4. Ida Witmer,   b. 8 Jun 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Aug 1959  (Age 76 years)   5. Gordon Witmer,   b. 15 Mar 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F1156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rev Moses Sherk,   b. 31 Mar 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1928, , Lapeer Co., Michigan  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F24227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rites Held For Mrs. Esther Sherk Brown City. July 22\emdash Services for Mrs. Esther Sherk, pioneer of this vicinity and widow of the late Rev. Moses Sherk, were held Sunday in the Mennonite Brethren In Christ church. The Rev. O. P. Eastman. pastor of the Brown City Mennonite church, officiated and Interment was made in the Brown City cemetery. Mrs. Sherk died here Thursday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. B. McNally. She was 79 years old. She was Miss Esther Groh, born In Preston, Ont., Nov. 4. 1856. On Dec. 28, 1875, she was married to David Witmer and 43 years ago they came to Michigan, settling in this vicinity. Mr. Witmer died in 1902 and two years later she was married to the late Rev. Sherk, who died In 1928. Mr. Sherk was a member of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ church. Besides her daughter she is survived by sons, Edwin Herbert Witmer, of Buffalo, N. Y., and Gordon Witmer. of Tacoma, Wash., and six step-children.

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 738. [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..., 677. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 009290-75. David WITMER, 26, Waterloo Twp, same, b, mechanic, s/o Jacob & Nancy WITMER, married Hester GROH, 19, Waterloo Twp, same, s, d/o Jacob & Margaret GROH, witn John COBER, Sarah COBER, both Waterloo Twp, married 28 December 1875, Waterloo Twp (Mennonite) [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 42 Household Number 199. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 42. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 3. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 59. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 39. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110655474/esther-sherk.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Nov 1856 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Dec 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Jul 1936 - Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth