Dr. Daniel E. Shirk

  General Notes:

See general notes on his father, Jacob Shirk, regarding the family story found in The Shirk Family History by Henry Yocom Shirk written in 1914, page 75 through 82.

The 1850 Federal Census for Elizabeth Township, Lancaster Co., PA records Daniel E. Shirk (30) with his wife, Emelia (sic) (28), and children Hiester (6), Wilson (4), Oliver (2), and Amelia (1). Daniel is listed as an M. D.

The 1870 Federal Census for EphrataTownship, Lancaster Co., PA records Daniel Shirk (49) with his wife, Amelia (47), and daughter Amelia Frayer (21). Daniel is listed as a Physician.

The 1880 Federal Census for Carroll Township, Carroll Co., Iowa, District 32, page 369A reocrds D.E. Schirck (sic) (59 - PA/PA/PA) with his wife, Amelia (57 - PA/PA/PA) and children Elizabeth (22 - PA/PA/PA), Jacob (19 - PA/PA/PA), W. W. (32 - PA/PA/PA), Easter (sic [Hiester]) (36 - PA/PA/PA) and his wife Elizabeth (26 - PA/PA/PA) and their children Jacob (3 - Iowa) and Daniel (1 - Iowa/PA/PA). Obviously the family moved to Iowa about 1876. D. E. is listed as a farmer.


The 1900 Federal Census for Mountain Grove, Wright Co., Missouri, District 150 records Hiester W. Shirk (Feb 1845 - PA/PA/PA) with his wife Elizzie (April 1845) and son Jacob (March 1877 - Iowa). Hiester is a farmer who has been married to Lizzie for 24 years. They have had 3 children of whom just 1 is still living.

Daniel married Amelia Wilson in 1842 in Lancaster Co., PA. (Amelia Wilson was born circa 1821 in Reamstown, Lancaster Co., PA and died in Apr 1900 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co., Missouri.)