George M. Shirk^{[1, 2]}

1870 - 1928  (58 years)

• Name	George M. Shirk
  Born	4 Apr 1870	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Miller
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Bookkeeper
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Book Keeper
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Public Service	1912	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Treasurer - Waterloo Township
  Occupation	1921	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Miller, Flour
  Residence	1921	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	00101-5665
  Died	7 Oct 1928  [2, 9]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 9]
  Person ID	I4567	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  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   [3, 11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F1443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alvina Snyder,   b. 20 Jan 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Apr 1960  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. Elma S. Shirk,   b. 6 Oct 1894, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1982  (Age 87 years)   2. Allen S. Shirk,   b. 28 Jan 1896, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Apr 1984  (Age 88 years)   3. Ada Shirk,   b. 6 Oct 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1992  (Age 94 years)   4. Era May Shirk,   b. 6 Apr 1899, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1447	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  George Shirk, "was born April 4th, 1870. He is married to Alvina Snyder. They reside in Bridgeport where he is engaged as a miller in his father's mills. To them is born one child, a daughter named Elma who was born October 6th, 1894." 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..., 290. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . George M. Shirk/ Died Oct. 7, 1928/ in His 59th Year/ His Beloved Wife/ Alvina Snyder/ Died Apr. 6, 1960/ in Her 89th Year/ At Rest/ Shirk [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. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 8. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 15. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 11. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 5. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68225008/george-shirk. [S1449] Book - Grassroots Government Biographies of Waterloo Township Councillors. [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 Apr 1870 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Miller - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bookkeeper - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Book Keeper - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Public Service - Treasurer - Waterloo Township - 1912 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Miller, Flour - 1921 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth