Isaac W. B. Sherk^[1]

Cal 1827 - 1907  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Isaac W. B. Sherk
  Born	CALC 29 Dec 1827	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Not given
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Protestant
  Eby ID Number	00101-5641
  Died	19 Jan 1907	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I377892	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. David Sherk,   b. 9 Sep 1801, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 1882, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth B. Betzner,   b. 10 May 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Aug 1894, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1827  [1, 2, 8]
  Family ID	F1423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Isaac B. Sherk Image from: 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906

  
  

• Notes

  Isaac Shirk, "the eldest, was born December 29th, 1827. He is unmarried and has his home with his brother, Benjamin, who resides near Breslau." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• 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..., 247. [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..., 239. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin ITown/Ville) A-6 Page 6. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 1 Pg 27. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 4 Page 25. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 7. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . [Top] Sherk/ [Front] I.W.B. Sherk/ born/ Dec. 29, 1827/ died Jan. 19, 1907/ aged 79 yrs. 21 dys/ [verse buried in 1994 - Brother, thou art gone to rest/ We will not weep for thee/ For thou art now where oft on earth/ Thy spirit longed to be] [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 55.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 29 Dec 1827 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Not given - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Protestant - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Jan 1907 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth