Elizabeth B. Betzner^{[1, 2]}

1811 - 1894  (83 years)

• Name	Elizabeth B. Betzner
  Born	10 May 1811	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	pioneer, story
  Name	Elizabeth B. Sherk
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00006-0952
  Died	26 Aug 1894	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 9]
  	Cause: general debility and dropsy
  Buried	Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I9440	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Johannes "John" Betzner,   b. 7 May 1783, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 3 Nov 1852, Opposite Doon, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Mary Bechtel,   b. 11 Jul 1782 OR 22 Jul 1782, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Sep 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	6 Jul 1804  [1, 12]
  Family ID	F2454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rev. David Sherk,   b. 9 Sep 1801, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 1882, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1827  [3, 4, 11]
  Children	1. Isaac W. B. Sherk,   b. CALC 29 Dec 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 1907, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 79 years)   2. Anna Shirk,   b. 5 Feb 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 5 years)   3. Mary Shirk,   b. 22 Mar 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)   4. David Shirk,   b. 8 Aug 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   5. Mary Sherk,   b. 4 Feb 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 May 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)   6. Frances Sherk,   b. 1839, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Veronica "Fannie" Shirk,   b. 12 Aug 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1875, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)   8. Elizabeth Sherk,   b. 27 Jul 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1934  (Age 89 years)   9. Barbara Sherk,   b. 1847, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Barbara Shirk,   b. 31 Oct 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Sep 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   11. Benjamin Sherk,   b. 1849, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Benjamin B. Sherk,   b. 17 Oct 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1929  (Age 79 years)   13. Leah Sherk,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   14. Leah Shirk,   b. 28 Nov 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1883, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Elizabeth Betzner "the eldest daughter of John and Mary (Bechtel) Betzner, was born May 10th, 1811, and died August 26th, 1894. On January 30th, 1827, she was married to Rev. David B. Sherk who was born September 19th, 1801, and died September 19th, 1882. To them were born ten children, namely: IV Isaac, IV Anna (deaad), IV Maria (dead), IV David (dead), IV Mary (dead), IV Veronica (dead), IV Elizabeth, IV Barbara, IV Benjamin, and IV Leah (dead). See Rev. David Sherk's family." 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.]. __________________________________ Sherk - On the 26th of August 1894, at the residence of her son, Bro. Benjamin Sherk of Breslau, Waterloo Co., Ont., of general debility and dropsy, sister Elizbeth Sherk, maiden name Betzner, aged 83 y., 3 m., 16 d. Her husband, Pre. David Sherk, died a number of years ago. They lived for many years on the old Sherk homestead opposite the village of Doon, in a neighborhood where almost the first ground was broken for cultivation in the backwoods by our brethren who came from Pennsylvania over a century ago. Sister Sherk seemed like one of the connecting links that bound the past to the present, and her interesting accounts of the pioneer days, the meeting of the Mohawk Indian braves in council on the opposite bank of the Grand River every fall, the gradual settlement of the country, the building of villages that have since grown into towns, the gradual growth of the church from a small body to a large membership, and the gradual disappearance of the red man of the forest, always found ready listeners. Her faith was unwavering, and as she slowly passed down to the river of death she realized the presence of that "one that sticketh closer than a brother," and with such companionship, death had no terrors for her. She leaves 2 sons, Bro. Benjamin and Isaac W. B., and two daughters, sister Gingrich, wife of Pre. J. B. Gingrich, and sister Barbara, who was the constant and loving companion and stay of her mother in her declining years. The burial in the family graveyard, as also the funeral services at the Cressman M. H., Breslau, were very largely attended. Obituary - Herald of Truth, September 15, 1894

  
  

• 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..., 224. [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..., 693. [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..., 247. [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..., 239. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, September 15, 1894. Obituary of Elizabeth Betzner [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 1 Pg 27. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 28. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 4 Page 25. [S2378] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Doon Pioneer Tower. In memory of/ Elizabeth BETZNER/ Wife of David SHERK/ Born May 10, 1811/ Died/ Aug. 26, 1894/ Aged 83 y'rs. 3 mo's./ & 16 days/ Mother thou art sweetly resting/ Here thy toils and cares are o'er/ Pain and sickness death and sorrow/ Never can distress thee more [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 7. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 55. [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..., 242.

  
  

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  Born - 10 May 1811 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: general debility and dropsy - 26 Aug 1894 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth