Notes:
1860 Census: West Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Jacob Shirk 72, $2000
Anne Shirk 66 (Nancy)
Michael Shirk 38
Jacob Shirk 40, drover
Hannah Shirk 24
1870 Census, Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Jacob Shirk 50, farmer, $8000 real estate, $2000 personal
Anna Shirk 38, keeping house
Joseph Brubaker 84, retired farmer, $2000 real estate, $6000 personal
1870 Census, West Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Michael Shirk 49 (brother of Jacob) flour merchant $42,300 real estate, $600 personal
Mary Shirk 40
Emma Shirk 7
Elwood Shirk 6
Theadore Shirk 4
Nancy Shirk 77 (Annie Shirk) retired housekeeper
Eve Beck 60
1880 Census, Brunnerville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Jacob H. Shirk 63, farmer
Annie Shirk 47
Sarah Shirk 9
The Lancaster Intelligencer: Tuesday, 27 October 1863: Page 3: Marriages
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On the 22nd inst., by the Rev. W. T. Gerhard, Jacob H. SHIRK, of
Schoeneck, to Anna B. BRUBAKER, of Lexington.
[Herald of Truth - Volume XXII, Number 7 - April 1, 1885 pages 108 and 109]
SHERK. On the 4th of March, at Brunnersville, Lancaster Co., Pa., Bro. Jacob Sherk, aged 68 years, 2 months and 25 days. He was buried on the 7th at Hess's Meeting-house. He suffered several years with consumption and died in the faith, having the hope of a better life through Jesus. Text, 2 Cor. 5 : 1.