Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Abraham Sherrick and Anna Overholt




Husband Abraham Sherrick 1 2 3

            AKA: Abram Sherrick 4 5
           Born:  - Fayette Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Sep 1870 6
         Buried: 


         Father: John Sherrick (      -      ) 5
         Mother: Annie Stauffer (      -      ) 5




         Father: Jacob Sherrick (      -      ) 7
         Mother: 


       Marriage: 



Wife Anna Overholt 1 5

           Born: 8 Feb 1804 - Westmoreland Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Aug 1855 or 15 Apr 1905 4
         Buried: 


         Father: Jacob Overholt (1768-1847) 1 8
         Mother: Elizabeth Detweiler (1775-1849) 8 9




Children
1 M Jacob O. Sherrick 2

           Born: Abt 1827 - near Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1865 10
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Steck (      -      ) 2


2 M Reuben Sherrick 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 M Abram H. Sherrick 2 5

            AKA: Abraham Sherrick 7 11 12
           Born: 24 Mar 1832 - Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Dillinger (      -      ) 5 11 12


4 M John Sherrick 7

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1906
         Buried: 



5 F Anna Sherrick 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Abram Walters (      -      ) 2


6 M Martin O. Sherrick 2 3 7

           Born: 15 Mar 1840 - Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Margaret Nicely (      -      ) 13
         Spouse: Caroline Gongawere (      -      ) 13


7 F Mary Sherrick 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Albert Stevenson (      -      ) 2


8 F Susanna Sherrick 2

            AKA: Susan Sherrick 3 14
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1906
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jacob F. Stoner (Abt 1823-1895) 2 15
           Marr: 1848 4


9 F Abbie Sherrick 7

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1906
         Buried: 



10 F Elizabeth "Betsey" Sherrick 16

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1855 17
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Joseph L. Walter (      -      ) 18 19



General Notes: Husband - Abraham Sherrick


He was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and removed to Westmoreland County in young manhood, settling in East Huntingdon township, near Mount Pleasant. There he gave his entire attention to agricultural pursuits during his active working life. In religious faith, he was a member of the Church of God.


General Notes: Wife - Anna Overholt


Two different sources give radically different dates for her death. The source that gives the earlier date lists only two of her children: Susan and Martin.

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Sources


1 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 685.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 347.

3 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 72.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 303.

5 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 568.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 303, 320.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 64.

8 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 65.

9 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 342.

10 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 637.

11 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 687.

12 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 85.

13 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 65.

14 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 64, 303.

15 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 649.

16 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 64, 396.

17 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 396.

18 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 329.

19 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 395.


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