There is a Sherrick family that lived in Berne Tp. also. At 01:28 PM 2/8/1999 -0800, Ed Heral wrote: >Hi Marg >I am a Schurch,Scherch,Shirk,Sherrick descendant. Have found it spelled that >way and many others. Serk isn't that far from Scherch and Sirk definitely >isn't that far from Shirk. Barbara (Sherrick) Leathers and family were >early settlers in Fairfield. Here is an excerpt from History of Fairfield >Co. Ohio. p.226 p.83 > >"information of Frederick Leathers. He was first settler in Amanda Township >Fairfield Co, Ohio. Lived in York & Mifflin Counties, Pa & Fairfield Co., >Ohio. Was farmer and tavernkeeper" > >This was Barbara Sherrick's husband and family. Now which Richland county >did your Mathias settle in. You didn't state which state? >I think it is very possible with the similarities above that your Mathias >may have been kin. Here is a good website for more information on this >surname http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~padutch/familyhart/shirk.html >Ed > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <MargBond@aol.com> >To: <OHFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, February 08, 1999 2:54 PM >Subject: Re: [OHFAIRFI-L] Roll List > > >>Velva...Have you found that Sherrick was also spelled Serk/Sirk/Sorg? I am >>researching Mathias Serk [of Rockingham Co., VA/Loudoun Co., VA/Adams Co., >PA] >>who passed through Fairfield Co. before settling in Richland Co. Where did >>your Sherrick families originate? >> >>Marg Bond >> >> >> > > > > > Carol Swinehart cshart@greenapple.com Admistrator of OHFAIRFI-L OHFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com Fairfield County OGS Webpage: http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org Fairfield County Genweb: http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org/genweb.html Searching Fairfield County Families: Swinehart, Homrighouser, Betz,Foltz,Quickel,Anspach,Spohn,Troutman,Zartman Church Archive Links: http://www.greenapple.com/~cshart/chlinks.html