1850 John Shirk (age 34, born in Pennsylvania) lived in West Hempfield Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Catharine Shirk (age 34), Christiann Shirk (age 9), Mary Shirk (age 7), Emanuel Shirk (age 5), Elizabeth Shirk (age 3), and Elias Shirk (age 1/12). [1]
[1] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].