Schrock Reunion Photographs

January 26, 2011

Family Group Photos from the Schrock Reunion (Click on each for a larger photo)

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Lizzie’s Friendship Coverlet and Her Daily Diary

August 2, 2010

LIZZIE’S FRIENDSHIP COVERLET AND HER DAILY DAIRY by Donna Schrock Birkey Originally published in the Spring 2010 (Vol. XXXVII  •  No. 1) Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly (http://www.imhgs.org) (Used with permission of original publisher) INTRODUCTION Author’s note: While attending Ropp Immigration Day in Metamora several years ago I noticed a coverlet displayed in the Illinois Heritage [...]

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Bible of Daniel Zehr (1849 – 1942)

February 17, 2010

Peter Zehr (1818 – 1886) had four sons that grew to maturity. All four–Daniel, Peter, David, Samuel–were ordained to the ministry. Daniel’s Bible is archived at the Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center in Metamora. Daniel’s obituary includes, “He was ordained to the ministry in 1895 [by Bishop John Smith]at the Goodfield [Illinois] Mennonite Church, in which [...]

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Burial Site of Andrew Schrock, Sr. (1804-1855)

January 23, 2010

At the links you will find a map of Washington, Tazewell Co., IL, showing the location and  photo of Guth Cemetery. Buried there is Andrew Schrock, Sr., third son of Joseph and Maria Neuhauser Schrag. Andrew died August 5, 1855 of cholera. Andrew’s wife, Anna Oyer, was a sister to Peter Guth’s wife, Susanna Oyer.

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