Anna Shirk^{[1, 2, 3]}

1868 - 1945  (76 years)

• Name	Anna Shirk
  Born	4 Feb 1868	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Anna Kraft
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	00101-5664
  Died	1945  [2, 3]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I4561	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter Shirk,   b. 11 Nov 1839, Canarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Oct 1919  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Martin,   b. 2 Mar 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Nov 1895, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Married	5 Jun 1866	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F1443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Kraft,   b. 18 Apr 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1952  (Age 89 years)
  Married	Jan 1887  [10]
  Children	1. Irvine Kraft,   b. 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ivan Kraft,   b. 21 Apr 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 1907  (Age 18 years)   3. Almon Kraft,   b. 28 Jul 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1945  (Age 54 years)   4. Clayton Kraft,   b. 20 Aug 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   5. Wilson Kraft,   b. 4 Jan 1895, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ephraim Kraft,   b. 4 Mar 1897, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Vernon Kraft,   b. 16 Sep 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Elva Kraft,   b. 10 Feb 1902, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Dec 1903  (Age 1 years)   9. Erma Kraft,   b. 10 Feb 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   10. Lorne Kraft,   b. 1 May 1904, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Dec 1977  (Age 73 years)   11. Earl Kraft,   b. Mar 1907, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Ralph Edgar Kraft,   b. 5 Apr 1913, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Apr 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Anna Shirk, "the eldest, was born February 4th, 1868. She is married to William Kraft, a farmer They reside about two miles east of Breslau. To them are born four children" 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..., 863. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216055449. [S3232] aaaaCemetery - ON, Waterloo - Woodland. Kraft/ William Kraft/ 1862-1952/ His Wife/ Anna Shirk/ 1868-1945 [A] Father [B] Mother [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..., 243. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 6. birth date given in census as 4 Feb 1860 [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 6. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 12. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 11. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 13. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 22. [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..., 42. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Magdelina Martin Born: Woolwich Res: Woolwich Age: 21 Born: abt 1845 Father: John Martin Mother: Nancy Martin Spouse: Peter Sherk Age: 26 Born: abt 1840 born: PA Res: Waterloo Father: Christ Sherk Mother: Elizabeth Sherk married 5 Jun 1866 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 14 Jun 1866. June 5, 1866 Peter Scherch of Waterloo and Magdalena Martin of Woolwich, by Rev. Hegy

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Feb 1868 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth