Lehman Shirk^{[1, 2]}

1860 - 1928  (67 years)

• Name	Lehman Shirk
  Born	20 Dec 1860	Canarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1877	, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Name	Lehmann Scherch
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1885	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Miller
  		Lehman Shirk Waterloo Township Through Two Centuries
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Miller
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Miller, Flour Mill
  		Kitchener-LehmanShirk-001-Calendar1911.jpg
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	United Bretheran
  Residence	1928	49 Albert St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Eby ID Number	00101-5677
  Died	6 Jun 1928	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 9, 10]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 9]
  Person ID	I4582	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Shirk,   b. 22 Oct 1834, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Jan 1868  (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Good,   b. CA 1830,   d. 24 Jan 1913  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Family ID	F650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena Kraft,   b. 19 Dec 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1925, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1885	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 11]
  Children	1. Laura Mae Shirk,   b. 14 Aug 1886, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1982, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   2. Vera Del Shirk,   b. 22 Jan 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1963  (Age 71 years)   3. Florence Ruth Shirk,   b. Aug 1903, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1995  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lehmon Shirk "(Nephew to Peter Shirk of Bridgeport, Ontario) son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Good) Shirk, was born in Canarvon Township, Lancaster County, December 20th, 1860. On November 8th, 1877, he came to Canada and made his home with Mr. Peter Shirk where he served his apprenticeship as a miller. After having served his apprenticeship he remained in the services of Mr. Shirk until November, 1890, when he received the appointment of head miller of the German Mills by the proprietors, William Snider & Co., in whose employment he has been up to the present. On June 10th, 1885, he was married to Magdalena, Daughter of Aaron and Mary (Snider) Kraft. To them are born two 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..., 800. [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..., 865. [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..., 244. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-8 Page 4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 6. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 47 Pg. 9. [S192] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Mount Hope CC#4500 Internet Link. Shirk/ Lehman ShIrk/ 1860-1928/ Magdalena Kraft/ beloved wife of/ Lehman Shirk/ 1861-1925 [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 45. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32738726/lehman-shirk. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: Lehman Shirk Sex: Male Age: 67 Death Date: 06 Jun 1928 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Marital Status: Widowed Race: German Father's Name: Thomas Shirk Mother's Name: Elizabeth Good Ethnicity: German Race: White Race: German Birth Date: 20 Dec 1860 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Death Age: 67 years 5 months 18 days [S2224] Berliner Journal Marriages 1885, 25 Jun 1885. 10 Jun 1885 Magdalena Kraft of Waterloo and Lehmann Scherch of Bridgeport were married by Preacher Dierlamm in Waterloo.

  
  

• Event Map

  Immigration - 1877 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1885 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Jun 1885 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Miller - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Miller - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Miller, Flour Mill - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Bretheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1928 - 49 Albert St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Jun 1928 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth