Jacob
Sherk
Jr.
Born about in Walpole Township, Haldimand, Upper Canada
Ancestors 
Son of John Sherk
and Mary (House) Sherk
Brother of
Esther Elizabeth (Sherk) Lemon
Husband of
Sarah Ann (Dennis) Sherk
— married
18 Feb 1858 in Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 97
in Hagersville, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jul 2018
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Biography
Jacob, born about 1835, was the son of John Sherk and Mary House. He married Sarah Ann Dennis in 1858.[1]
He was recorded in the Census of Canada West 1861 living in Walpole Township with Sarah Ann and their son, William. He worked as a miller.[2]
He died in 1931 and was buried at Cheapside Cemetery, Cheapside, Haldimand, Ontario.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2T1-19YW : 17 March 2018), Jacob Sherk and Mary [mistranscribed] Ann Dennis, 18 Feb 1858; citing Haldimand, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,057.
- ↑ Census of Canada West, 1861, Walpole, Haldimand, 56266
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73170250/jacob-sherk : accessed 04 January 2022), memorial page for Jacob Sherk (20 Feb 1834–20 Nov 1931), Find A Grave: Memorial #73170250, citing Cheapside Cemetery, Cheapside, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by bjsgd (contributor 47007385) .
See also:
- Nellis–Nelles, Immigrants From the Palatinate, 1710, Vol. 1, published in 1997 by The Nellis and Nelles Family Associations and the Herkimer County Historical Society #3539 page 493
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