The Tale of Two Andrews

December 28, 2011

The Tale of Two Andrews: The Story of Andrew Schrock (1804-1855) and his son, Andrew (1842-1925) by Donna Schrock Birkey Originally published in the Summer 2011 (Vol. XXXVIII  •  No. 2) Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly (http://www.imhgs.org) (Used with permission of original publisher) This article, fourth in a series on descendants of Joseph and Maria Neuhauser [...]

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Schrock Immigrant Day – Mennonite Family History, July 2011, by Donna Birkey

July 18, 2011

  Celebrating Our Heritage The following article was published by Masthof Press in the July 2011 issue of  Mennonite Family History, and is presented here with their permission.  (http://www.masthof.com/mfh/mfh.html) INTRODUCTION Several years ago, then President of Illinois Mennonite Historical and Genealogical Society (IMHGS), Carolyn Nafziger, asked if I would consider presenting the Schrock family at one [...]

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Schrock Reunion – Andrew Schrock (1803-1855)

January 26, 2011

Andreas Schrack (Schrag) Andrew Schrock  (1803-1855) and his descendants This material was used in the Andrew Schrock family presentation at the Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center’s “Schrock Immigrant Day” on June 19, 2010. The presentation was made by Debbie Birkey.   (The following is for personal use only and not to be used in published form [...]

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Schrock Reunion – Johannes Schrock (1801-1875)

January 26, 2011

Johannes Schrack (Schrag) Johannes Schrock (1801-1875) and his descendants This material was used in the Johannes Schrock presentation at the Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center’s “Schrock Immigrant Day” on June 19, 2010. The presentation was made by Justine Detweiler Trout, John Cender, Don Schrock, Frank Kandel, and Kathy Cender Martin, direct descendents of Johannes. The material [...]

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Reactions to Schrock Immigrant Day

July 5, 2010

Schrock Immigrant Day is history and the event was successful according to many comments received. Here is a sampling of reactions: A member of the planning group said, “I was surprised by the many positive comments on Saturday about the Day, and the thank you e-mails I received. I’m impressed when people take the time [...]

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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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Family Tree Update

February 13, 2010

Today the Family Tree was updated and now contains 11,656 names. A few corrections were made and quite a few new Joseph and Marie Neuhauser Schrag descendants added. Two more articles are now available: one is the story of Amos and Bertha Birkey Hieser of Fisher, Illinois, and the other tells about the ancestry and [...]

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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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Family Tree Update

January 23, 2010

Today the Family Tree section of The Schrock Birkey Connection has been updated. The tree now contains 11,543 names. Several corrections of information have been made as well.

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Zehr Ancestry Chart

February 24, 2009

This is the Zehr Family Ancestry Chart

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