Individual Details
Regina Sherk
(14 Feb 1777 - 20 Jan 1855)
Events
| Birth | 14 Feb 1777 | Hempfield, Lancaster, PA |  |  | |
| Marriage | 12 Apr 1796 | John Lantz | |||
| Marriage | 7 May 1807 | John Wanner Junior | |||
| Marriage | 21 Sep 1823 | Abraham M. Martin | | | |
| Death | 20 Jan 1855 | ||||
| Burial | Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery (Old), East Earl, Lancaster, PA | ||||
| Will | |
Families
| Spouse | Abraham M. Martin (1765 - 1847) |
| Spouse | John Lantz (1761 - 1806) |
| Child | Jacob Lantz (1797 - 1874) |
| Spouse | John Wanner Junior (1765 - 1822) |
| Father | Johannes Sherk (1750 - 1837) |
| Mother | Barbara Berg ( - 1824) |
| Sibling | Jacob Sherk (1773 - ) |
| Sibling | Maria Sherk (1775 - ) |
| Sibling | John Sherk (1778 - ) |
| Sibling | Christina Sherk (1780 - ) |
| Sibling | Barbara Sherk (1782 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Sherk (1784 - ) |
| Sibling | Elisabeth Sherk (1789 - ) |
| Sibling | Feronica Sherk (1789 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Sherk (1791 - ) |
| Sibling | Catherine Sherk (1794 - ) |
| Sibling | Andrew Sherk (1796 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Regina Sherk was aborn in 1776, according to Grace Zimmerman.Marriage
Abraham Martin and Regina Sherk signed a prenuptial marriage contract to protect Regina's control of her wealth and property. This was very unusual for 1823.Will
Regina Sherk's will is V-1-804, Online Vol. V, Image 413.Endnotes
1. Sherk, Thomas. "Regina Sherk, 1777-1855: A Strong Woman." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume 30, Number 1 (January 2007), pages 24-26., page 24.
2. Zimmerman, Grace A. (Horning). "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volumne 29, Number 4 (October 2006), pages 28-34, 34.