Abraham R. Sherk^{[1, 2]}

1853 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Abraham R. Sherk
  Born	13 Feb 1853	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1878	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Teacher
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	School Teacher
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	United Brethern
  Eby ID Number	00101-5618
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I4432	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham Sherk,   b. 7 Jul 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Apr 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Louisa Ann "Lucy" Buckler,   b. 9 Feb 1828, , England ,   d. 22 Oct 1905, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1845	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  	The marriage record recorded by Rev. Strang gives Oct 3rd not 30th as recorded by Ezra Eby.
  Family ID	F1398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Abraham Sherk,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Lucy,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F285677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann Ziegler,   b. 28 Sep 1839, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	31 Jul 1878	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Grace Sherk   2. Amsey Sherk   3. Gresey E. Sherk,   b. 1879, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F1405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Sherk, "was born February 13th, 1853. He is married to Sarah Ziegler. They reside in Victoria, Vancouver Island, where he is engaged as a merchant. 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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

  [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..., 699. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011057-78. Abraham R. Sherk, 25, occ. Teacher, b. Waterloo Twp., res. Same, son of Abraham and Lucy, Married Sarah Ann Zeigler, 33, b. Berlin, res. Same, daughter of Noah and Catherine, Witn: Elizabeth Bowman of Freeport and Catherine Zeigler of Berlin, 31 July 1878 at Berlin [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..., 236. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 9. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 83. [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..., 235. [S12] Vit - ON, Gore - Gore District Marriage Register - Waterloo Entries, Rev. James Strang, Presbyterian Church Pg 35 1845. Oct. 3 Abraham SHARRICK, Waterloo, to Lucy BUCKLER, Waterloo. Wit: Samuel Sharrick, Abraham Buckler. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 43.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Feb 1853 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teacher - 1878 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Jul 1878 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - School Teacher - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethern - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth