John Hallman Sherk^[1]

1870 - 1950  (80 years)

• Name	John Hallman Sherk
  Born	9 May 1870	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00101-5688
  Died	15 Dec 1950
  Buried	Acacia Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, United States
  Person ID	I4618	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Reuben H. Sherk,   b. 4 Feb 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Apr 1922, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Leah B. Hallman,   b. 13 Oct 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1895  (Age 50 years)
  Married	8 Mar 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F1454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida M. Erb,   b. 11 Dec 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)
  Children	1. Pearlous Sherk,   b. 11 Feb 1895,   d. 6 May 1962  (Age 67 years)   2. Ida Luella Sherk,   b. 11 Feb 1899, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jun 1899  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John H. Sherk, "twin brother to Daniel, was born May 9th, 1870. He is married to Ida Erb and resides on his father's place near Strasburg where he is engaged in farming. To them is born one child named Perlous." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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..., 763. [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. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, District 161 Sub-district A Division 3 Page Number 30 Household Number 129. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 45. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 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. [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

  Born - 9 May 1870 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Acacia Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth