Classification scheme:
Hist. Mss. 2.32
Title: Joseph Sherk family genealogy collection
Date(s) of creation: 1880, 1900, 1990, 2016
Physical description: 1 cm of textual materials
Biographical sketch: Joseph Sherk (1769-1855) and Elizabeth (Betzner) Sherk (1773-1823) settled on Lot #11, Beasley's Broken Front, in what was to become Waterloo Township in the spring of 1800. The Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower is located adjacent to the site of their farm on land first settled by Samuel and Maria Betzner, Elizabeth's parents, and her brother, Samuel D. Betzner.
Custodial history: Genealogical manuscript donated by Leone Sherk in 2016. Bible and information on Benjamin B. and Nancy (Bauman) Sherk donated by Vernon and Leone Sherk in 2024.
Scope and content: The fonds consists of a newspaper article of a Sherk family reunion; a genealogical manuscript on Joseph Sherk and his descendants compiled by Leone Sherk; a family Bible belonging to Joseph and Elizabeth's grandson Benjamin B. Sherk and his wife Nancy; genealogical information on the family of Benjamin and Nancy Sherk.