1850 John Shirk (age 34, born in Pennsylvania) lived in West Hempfield Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Catharine Shirk (age 34), Christian Shirk (age 9), Mary Shirk (age 7), Emanuel Shirk (age 5), Elizabeth Shirk (age 3), and Elias Shirk (age 1/12). [1]
1852 Catharine Sherk, spouse of John Rohrer Sherk, died on July 29 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She was born on March 27, 1817, daughter of Henry Gochenour. [2]
1868 John Rohrer Sherk, spouse of Catharine Sherk, died on December 11. He was born on December 29, 1815. [3]
1878 Emanuel S. Sherk died on September 26 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was born on October 1, 1845, son of John Rohrer Sherk and Catharine Sherk. [4]
1922 Elizabeth Berntheizel, spouse of George W Berntheizel, died on March 8 in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She was born on December 5, 1847 in Pennsylvania, daughter of John Rohrer Sherk and Catharine Sherk. [5] [6]
1923 Mary Ann Greider, spouse of Martin Lindermuth Greider, died on October 31 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She was born on October 31, 1843. [7] [8]
1924 Christian G Shirk, spouse of Elmira E Shirk, died on May 2 in Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was born on October 25, 1841 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, son of John Rohrer Sherk and Catharine Sherk. [9] [10]
Research Notes:
Mennonite card file. [11]
[1] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[3] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[4] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[5] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[6] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[7] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[8] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[9] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[10] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[11] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].