Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Maria H. Sherk[1]

Female 1867 - 1945  (77 years)


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  • Name Maria H. Sherk 
    Born 15 Sep 1867  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124467984 
    Name Maria H. Bricker 
    Name Maria H. Hawes 
    Name Maria H. Hawes 
    Occupation 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Anglican 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Anglican 
    Eby ID Number 00101-5685 
    Died 22 Mar 1945  [7
    Buried Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I4608  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 

    Father Reuben H. Sherk,   b. 4 Feb 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1922, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Leah B. Hallman,   b. 13 Oct 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1895  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 8 Mar 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Family ID F1454  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 James Hawes,   b. 1 Jul 1869, Wicken, , Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1897, Nith Grove, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mabel Hawes,   b. 1 Mar 1892, , North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Earlton Hawes,   b. 2 May 1896, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F1458  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Oliver S. Bricker,   b. 12 Apr 1857, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1924, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Children 
     1. Oliver Clayton Bricker,   b. 29 Dec 1900, Elgin, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1992, Lethbridge, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F19701  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Arthur John Hawes,   b. 6 Aug 1867, Wicken, , Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1951  (Age 84 years) 
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F47583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Maria H. Sherk, "was born September 15th, 1867. She is married to James Haws. They reside several miles south of Haysville, Ontario. To them is born one child named Mable."


      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 
    1. [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..., 763.

    2. [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..., 246.

    3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, District 161 Sub-district A Division 3 Page Number 30 Household Number 129.

    4. [S230] Census - Manitoba - 1901, Whitehead, Brandon pg 3.

    5. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 45.

    6. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 68.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124467984/maria-h.-hawes.

    8. [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..., 245.

    9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Mar 1864.
      Mar. 8, 1864 Ruben Scherch and Lea Hallman, both of Wilmot

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Sep 1867 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Anglican - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia Link to Google Earth
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