Anna Mahala Shirk
- Born: 16 Feb 1836, Ephrata, Lancaster Co., PA.
- Died: 27 Apr 1912, Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA. at age 76
- Buried: 30 Apr 1912, Kellers Cemetery near Ephrata, PA.
Cause of her death was Exhaustion due to melancholia.
General Notes:
The 1900 Federal Census for Lancaster City, Pa. records Anna with her sister, Christianna (Shirk) Zook, at 306 West Chestnut Street.
The 1910 Federal Census for Lancaster City, Pa. (ED#70, page 163B) records an unmarried Anna M. Shirk (74) continuing to live at 306 West Chestnut Street (near her nieces Mary Eberly and Margaret Hagen); however, at this time Anna's sister, Christinna, is no longer living there. Living with Anna at this time is her widowed brother Reuben (71) and widowed sister Mianna (sic) [Fianna] Barr (75).
Medical Notes:
Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924 Name: Anna Mahala Shirk Gender: Female Race: White Age: 76 Birth Date: 16 Feb 1836 Birth Place: Ephrata, Pennsylvania Death Date: 27 Apr 1912 Death Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Burial: April 30, 1912 at Kellers Cemetery near Ephrata Father Name: Joseph Shirk Father Birth Place: Pennsylvania Mother Name: Susanna Keller Mother Birth Place: Pennsylvania Certificate Number: 36557 Informant: Rueben Shirk [brother] of 306 West Chestnut St.
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