1775 Joseph Sherk's children, including son John, were listed in the orphan court records of Lancaster County, dated December 16: son Jacob, son Joseph, Christian Erb and wife Mary, Martin Huber and wife Catharine, son John, John Herr and wife Ann, Christian Martin and wife Barbara, Jacob Strickler and wife Magdalena, [daughters Barbara and Magdalena were deceased]. [1] [2]
1825 A FindaGrave memorial reports that son John Shirk Jr died in 1825. John Shirk Jr was buried at Milesburg Cemetery, Milesburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania. He was born in 1767 in York County, Pennsylvania. [3]
[1] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Miscellaneous Book 1775-322, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[2] [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[3] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].