Melissa Beam

Cal 1854 - 1933  (~ 78 years)

• Name	Melissa Beam
  Born	CALC 19 Aug 1854	, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Melissa Sherk
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-78377P
  Died	23 Mar 1933	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Coronary Thrombosis 2 days
  Buried	New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON   [1]
  Person ID	I78377	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Beam,   b. 1 Jul 1806, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 14 Mar 1871, Bertie Township, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Anna Sherk,   b. 30 Jul 1811, Bertie Township, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Aug 1897, Stevensville, Bertie Twp., Welland Co. , Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F56591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jonathan Sherk,   b. CALC 18 Dec 1848,   d. 24 Apr 1929  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F20417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mts. Melissa Sherk The death occurred at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. Harvey Gampp, Snyder's Road, of Mrs. Melissa Sherk, at the age of 78 years. She had been ill for about a week and death ensued from a heart attack. The late Mrs. Sherk was a descendent of pioneer stock who settled in the Niagara peninsula over a hundred years ago, originally coming from Germany. She was born in Welland County in 1854. Her maiden name was Melissa Beam and in 1873 she was married to Jonathan Sherk. They farmed for many years in Welland County district. In the fall of 1911 they moved to New Hamburg where they resided for a couple of years, again returning to Humberstone until 1921 when owing to her ill health, they came to live with their daughter. Her husband predeceased her about four years ago, but she leaves her daughter, Mrs. Gampp and one son, Claudius of Welland, one sister and one brother, Mrs. Sarah Roth, of Baden, and Menno Beam of Welland. The latter is 95 years of age. The deceased was a faithful member of the Reformed Mennonite church and was highly esteemed. The funeral, which was largely attended, was held on March 26, from the residence of her son-in-law, thence to Hosterler's Church and cemetery. Services were in charge of Fred Weicker and Wilmer E. Steele. Pallbearers were nephews of the deceased, Eli Roth, Ed. Roth, Enos Hunsberger, Frank Weaver, Harvey Steiner and Warren Neff. Relatives attended from Buffalo and Williamsille, N.Y., Port Colborne, Humberstone, Ridgeway, Stevensville, Niagara Blvde, St. Catharines, Guelph and Arkona, Ont. New Hamburg Independent Mar 31 1933 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S332] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - New Hamburg Reformed Mennonite CC#4562 Internet Link. Sherk/ Jonathan Sherk/ died Apr.24,1929/ aged 80 yrs 4 m 6 d/ Melissa Beam/ his wife/ died Mar.23,1933/ aged 78 yrs 7 m 4 d/ at rest

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 19 Aug 1854 - , Welland Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Coronary Thrombosis 2 days - 23 Mar 1933 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth