Person Page - 4510

Esther Reiff¹

• Birth*: 21 December 1766; Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Date Dec 21 1766 & location Lancaster Co., Penn., USA per FindaGrave. per family tree of Marie Ann Sparling on ancestry.ca, March 26 2021.^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1790; per family tree of Marie Ann Sparling on ancestry.ca, March 26 2021.; Principal=Casper Shirk¹
• Death*: 22 February 1844; Markham Twp., York Co., Canada West; Date Feb 22 1844 & location Markham per FindaGrave. Date Feb 22 1844 & location Markham per family tree of Marie Ann Sparling on ancestry.ca, March 26 2021.^1,2
• Burial*: 24 February 1844; Heise Hill Cemetery, Whitchurch Twp., Gormley, York Co., Canada West; FindaGrave: Name: Esther Reiff Sherick; BIRTH: 21 Dec 1766, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; DEATH: 22 Feb 1844 (aged 77), Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Heise Hill Cemetery, Gormley, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 30094225; Note: Daughter of Joseph Reiff and Elizabeth Detweiler, wife of Casper Shirk/ Sherk/ Sherick.; ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30094225/esther-sherick)²

• Married Name: circa 1790; Shirk¹

Adam Shirk¹

• Father*: Joseph Shirk¹ b. 7 May 1792, d. 31 Aug 1864
• Mother*: Elizabeth Van Hoben Wideman¹ b. 19 Aug 1799, d. 23 Jun 1871

• Birth*: 1827; Upper Canada; Date 1827 per FindaGrave. Date 1828 & location Cda. per 1861 Census.^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1855; Canada West; per family tree of shirlwo on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.; Principal=Barbara "Barbary" Stover³
• Death*: 22 March 1887; York Co., Ontario; Date Mar 22 1887 per FindaGrave.²
• Burial*: 24 March 1887; Heise Hill Cemetery, Whitchurch Twp., Gormley, York Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Adam Shirk; BIRTH: 1827: DEATH: 22 Mar 1887 (aged 59–60); BURIAL: Heise Hill Cemetery, Gormley, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 30363882 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30363882/adam-shirk)²

• Census*: April 1861; Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 33 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Shirk¹

John Shirk^1,2,3

• Father*: Joseph Shirk² b. 7 May 1792, d. 31 Aug 1864
• Mother*: Elizabeth Van Hoben Wideman² b. 19 Aug 1799, d. 23 Jun 1871

• Birth*: 1833; Markham Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; Date 1833 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date Apr 21 1834 & location Marhkam Twp., York Co. per family tree of shilwo on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.^2,3
• Marriage*: 1866; York Co., Canada West; per family tree of shilwo on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.; Principal=Sarah Ann Woodward³
• Death*: 21 December 1904; Cherry St., Stayner, Simcoe Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#026184: Name: John Shirk; Date: Dec 21 1904; Age: 72; Res.: Cherry St., Stayner, Simcoe Co.; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Born: Markham; Cause: cancer of throat, 5 mo.; Phys. & Inf.: C. E. Jakeway; Rel.: Dunkard; Reg'd.: Dec 21 1904; Reg'r.: Chas. E. Jakeway, Stayner (Ontario Death Registration, #026184-1904, ancestry.ca) Date Dec 21 1904 & location Simcoe Co. per family tree of shilwo on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.^3,4

• Census*: April 1861; Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 28 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Shirk²

Sarah Ann Woodward¹

• Birth*: 22 May 1836; Scott Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; Date 1835 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date May 22 1836 & location Scott Twp. per family tree of shilwo on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.^1,2
• Marriage*: 1866; York Co., Canada West; per family tree of shilwo on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.; Principal=John Shirk¹
• Death*: 19 March 1920; Collingwood, Ontario; per family tree of shilwo on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 26 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Shirk (father-in-law)²
• Married Name: 1866; Shirk¹

Annie Shirk¹

• Father*: Joseph Shirk¹ b. 7 May 1792, d. 31 Aug 1864
• Mother*: Elizabeth Van Hoben Wideman¹ b. 19 Aug 1799, d. 23 Jun 1871

• Birth*: 9 March 1826; Upper Canada; Date 1826 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date Mar 9 1826 per family tree of shirlwo on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.^1,2
• Death*: 17 November 1895; Ontario; per family tree of shirlwo on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 35 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Shirk²

Barbara "Barbary" Stover^1,2,3

• Birth*: 14 April 1833; Markham Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; Date Apr 14 1833 & location Markham per FindaGrave. Date 1832 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1832 per family tree of shirlwo on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: circa 1855; Canada West; per family tree of shirlwo on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.; Principal=Adam Shirk²
• Death*: 14 May 1895; Whitchurch-Stouffville, York Co., Ontario; Date May 14 1895 & location Whitchurch-Stouffville per FindaGrave. Date 1895 per family tree of shirlwo on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.^2,4
• Burial*: 16 May 1895; Heise Hill Cemetery, Whitchurch Twp., Gormley, York Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Barbara Stover Shirk; BIRTH: 14 Apr 1833, Markham, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 14 May 1895 (aged 62), Whitchurch-Stouffville, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Heise Hill Cemetery, Gormley, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 30363913 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30363913/barbara-shirk)⁴

• Married Name: circa 1855; Shirk²
• Census*: April 1861; Whitcurch Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 29 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Shirk (father-in-law)³

Peter Shirk¹

• Father*: Adam Shirk¹ b. 1827, d. 22 Mar 1887
• Mother*: Barbara "Barbary" Stover¹ b. 14 Apr 1833, d. 14 May 1895

• Birth*: 1855; Canada West; Date 1855 & location Cda. per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Shirk (grandfather)¹

Matilda Shirk¹

• Father*: Adam Shirk¹ b. 1827, d. 22 Mar 1887
• Mother*: Barbara "Barbary" Stover¹ b. 14 Apr 1833, d. 14 May 1895

• Birth*: 1858; Canada West; Date 1858 & location Cda. per 1861 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1861; Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Canada west; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Shirk (grandfather)¹

Johnston Evans¹

• Father*: William Evans¹ b. c 1850
• Mother*: Elizabeth A. Atkinson¹ b. c 1850

• Birth*: 1882; Tay Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; Date 1882 & location Tay Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Mary Shirk.¹
• Marriage*: 3 April 1912; Midland, Simcoe Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#017795: Groom: Johnston Evans; Age: 30; Res.: Tay Twp.; Status: bachelor; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Wm. Evans & Elizabeth A. Atkinson; Bride: Mary F. E. Shirk; Age: 17; Res.: Tay Twp.; Born: Essa Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Jos. Shirl & ?Nancy? Jones; Wit.: C. A. E. T.? Sparling; Sworn: Midland, Simcoe Co.; Reg'd.: Apr 3 1912; Reg'r.: ? Stratham, Midland (Ontario Marriage Registration, #017795-1912, ancestry.ca); Principal=Mary Frances Elizabeth Shirk²

• Residence*: 3 April 1912; Tay Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; Residence Tay Twp. per marriage reg'n.¹

William Evans¹

• Birth*: circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of son Johnston Evans & Mary Shirk.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1878; per marriage reg'n. of son Johnston Evans & Mary Shirk.; Principal=Elizabeth A. Atkinson¹

Elizabeth A. Atkinson¹

• Birth*: circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of son Johnston Evans & Mary Shirk.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1878; per marriage reg'n. of son Johnston Evans & Mary Shirk.; Principal=William Evans¹

• Married Name: circa 1878; Evans¹

Thomas Jones^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Thomas Jones² b. 1817, d. 24 Sep 1855
• Mother*: Frances Jane Allen² b. 1828

• Birth*: 1851; Ireland; Date 1856 & location Ireland per 1891 Census. Date 1853 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1851 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1851 & location Ireland per family tree of Jennifer Ashworth on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.^2,5,4,6
• Marriage*: circa 1886; Ontario; per 1891 Census.; Principal=Isabella ?⁶
• Death*: 8 October 1912; Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario; per family tree of Jennifer Ashworth on ancestry.ca, March 27 2021.²

• Census*: April 1861; Essa Twp., Simcoe Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see William Ross (step-father)⁵
• Census: April 1871; Essa Twp., Simcoe South Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see William Ross (step-father)⁴
• Residence*: 28 August 1876; Essa Twp., Simceo Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Robert Fleming and Elizabeth Jones.³
• Census: 24 April 1891; Essa Twp., Simcoe South Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1891 Census: Jones, Thomas, 35, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, CE, farmer, married; Isabella, 28, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, CE, married; William, 4, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, CE; Thomas, 2; Anne, 1 (1891 Census: Essa Twp., Simcoe South Co., dist. 118, sub-dist. C-1, pg. 49, line 25 - ancestry.ca)⁶

Elizabeth Jones^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Thomas Jones² b. 1817, d. 24 Sep 1855
• Mother*: Frances Jane Allen² b. 1828

• Birth*: 1856; Scotland; Date 1856 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1856 & location Scotland per marriage reg'n.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 28 August 1876; Essa Twp., Angus, Simcoe Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009807: Groom: Robert Fleming; Age: 28; Res.: Essa; Born: Ireland; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Robert & Ellen Fleming; Bride: Elizabeth Jones; Age: 20; Res.: Essa; Born: Scotland; Parents: Thomas & Frances Jane Jones; Wit.: Thomas Jones, Essa & Isabella Fleming, Essa; Date: Aug 28 1876; Place: Angus; Rel.: C.E. & Meth.; Performed by: Rev. A. Armstrong; Reg'r.: R. T. Banting, Essa (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009807-1876, ancestry.ca); Principal=Robert Fleming⁵

• Census*: April 1861; Essa Twp., Simcoe Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see William Ross (step-father)³
• Census: April 1871; Essa Twp., Simcoe South Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1871 Census: see William Ross (step-father)⁴
• Married Name: 28 August 1876; Fleming²
• Residence*: 28 August 1876; Essa Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; Residence Essa Twp. per marriage reg'n.²

Robert Fleming¹

• Father*: Robert Fleming¹ b. c 1810
• Mother*: Ellen ?¹ b. c 1810

• Birth*: 1848; Ireland; Date 1848 & location Ireland per marriage reg'n.¹
• Marriage*: 28 August 1876; Essa Twp., Angus, Simcoe Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009807: Groom: Robert Fleming; Age: 28; Res.: Essa; Born: Ireland; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Robert & Ellen Fleming; Bride: Elizabeth Jones; Age: 20; Res.: Essa; Born: Scotland; Parents: Thomas & Frances Jane Jones; Wit.: Thomas Jones, Essa & Isabella Fleming, Essa; Date: Aug 28 1876; Place: Angus; Rel.: C.E. & Meth.; Performed by: Rev. A. Armstrong; Reg'r.: R. T. Banting, Essa (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009807-1876, ancestry.ca); Principal=Elizabeth Jones²

• Residence*: 28 August 1876; Essa Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; Residence Essa Twp. per marriage reg'n.¹

Robert Fleming¹

• Birth*: circa 1810; per marriage reg'n. of son Robert Fleming & Elizabeth Jones.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son Robert Fleming & Elizabeth Jones.; Principal=Ellen ?¹

Ellen ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1810; per marriage reg'n. of son Robert Fleming & Elizabeth Jones.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1845; per marriage reg'n. of son Robert Fleming & Elizabeth Jones.; Principal=Robert Fleming¹

• Married Name: circa 1845; Fleming¹

William Ross¹

• Birth*: 1826; Newry, Armagh Co., Ireland; Date 1821 & location Ireland per 1891 Census. Date 1815 & location Ireland per 1881 Census. Date 1818 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1826 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1818 & location Newry, Armagh, Northern Ireland per family tree of Hannah Smith on ancestry.ca, March 28 2021.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: circa 1858; Simcoe Co., Canada West; The 1861 Census seems to show 1855 for this marriage - not clear but possible - only months after Thomas Jones died. per 1861 Census.; Principal=Frances Jane Allen¹

• Census*: April 1861; Essa Twp., Simcoe Co., Canada West; Age 35 at 1861 Census: Ross, William, 35, b. Ireland, Episc., married 1855?, lab., married; Frances, 33, b. Ireland, Episc., married 1855?, married; Jones, Thomas, 10, b. Ireland, Episc.; Mary, 7; Eliza, 5; Ross, Margaret, 1 (1861 Census: Essa Twp., Simcoe Co., pg. 161 of 993, ancestry.ca)
  Note: This shows that William Ross married the widow Frances Jones soon after her first husband, Thomas Jones died in 1855. The Jones children still show their original name here. Margaret is the most recent child, from the second marriage.¹
• Census: April 1871; Essa Twp., Simcoe South Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1871 Census: Ross, William, 53, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, farmer, married; Frances Jane, 40, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, married; Thomas, 18, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, farmer, single; Jones, Mary, 16, b. Scotland, Irish, CE; Elizabeth, 15, b. Scotland, Irish, CE; Margaret Jane, 11, b. Ont., Irish, CE (1871 Census: Essat Twp., Simcoe South Co., dist. 41, sub-dist. F-2, pg. 42, line 4 - ancestry.ca)²
• Census: April 1881; Essa Twp., Simcoe South Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1881 Census: Ross, William, 66, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, farmer, married; Frances, 56, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, married; Morrison, William, 10, b. Ont., Irish, CE, servant; Jones, Mary, 26, b. Scotland, Irish, CE, servant, single; Gollan, Roderick, 3/12, b. Ont., Irish, CE; Cairns, Ralph, 54, b. Ont.. Scot., C. Pres., lab., single (1881 Census: Essa Twp., Simcoe South Co., dist. 138, sub-dist. F-1, pg. 98, line 15 - ancestry.ca)³
• Census: 24 April 1891; Essa Twp., Simcoe South Co., Ontario; Age 70 at 1891 Census: Ross, William, 70, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, CE, married; Francis(f), 65, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, CE, married(1891 Census: Essa Twp., Simcoe South Co., dist. 118, sub-dist. C-1, pg. 50, line 5 - ancestry.ca)
  Note: They are right below Thomas Jones and family.⁴

Margaret Jane Ross^1,2,3

• Father*: William Ross² b. 1826
• Mother*: Frances Jane Allen² b. 1828

• Birth*: 1860; Essa Twp., Simcoe Co., Canada West; Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1860 & location Ireland per 1861 Census.^2,3

• Census*: April 1861; Essa Twp., Simcoe Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see William Ross (father)²
• Census: April 1871; Essa Twp., Simcoe South Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1871 Census: see William Ross³

Isabella ?¹

• Birth*: 1863; Canada West; Date 1863 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1886; Ontario; per 1891 Census.; Principal=Thomas Jones¹

• Married Name: circa 1886; Jones¹
• Census*: April 1891; Essa Twp., Simcoe South Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1891 Census: see Thomas Jones¹

William Jones¹

• Father*: Thomas Jones¹ b. 1851, d. 8 Oct 1912
• Mother*: Isabella ?¹ b. 1863

• Birth*: 1887; Essa Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; Date 1887 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹

• Census*: 24 April 1891; Essa Twp., Simcoe South Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1891 Census: see Thomas Jones¹