Joseph Yoder and Magdalena Schrock

January 19, 2011

Joseph Yoder and Magdalena Schrock by Ardys Serpette Originally published in the Fall 2010 (Vol. XXXVII  •  No. 3) Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly (http://www.imhgs.org) (Used with permission of original publisher)   On June 18, 2010, the Illinois Mennonite Historical & Genealogical Society presented Immigrant Day 2010, featuring the descendants of Joseph and Maria Neuhauser Schrag [...]

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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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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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Four Generation Chart: Joseph & Maria Neuhauser Schrag Descendants

August 31, 2009

Click on the chart: then again on the next chart to enlarge it.

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Schrock Ancestry Chart

February 24, 2009

This is the Schrock Family Ancestry Chart

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John and Mary Schrock – An Unlikely Couple

February 24, 2009

The Personal Story of an Illinois Amish Mennonite Family by Donna Schrock Birkey Originally published in the Spring 2006 issue (Vol. XXXIII, No. 1) Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly (http://www.imhgs.org) This story is based on remembrances of a grandchild who shared their lives and knew this John and Mary intimately. AHD lived next door, down the [...]

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Barbara Birki Sampler

February 24, 2009

156 year-old Sampler Surfaces and Escapes Auction Oblivion Co-authored by Donna Schrock Birkey and Donald D. Kauffman Originally published in the Fall 2003 issue (Vol. XXX, No. 3) Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly (http://www.imhgs.org) (Used with permission of original publisher) 1. Introduction, description, present owner A 10″ x 10″ unframed piece of embroidered linen fabric almost [...]

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Immigrant Johannes Schrock, 1801-1875, of Illinois

February 24, 2009

by Donna Schrock Birkey Originally published in the Winter 2002 issue (Vol. XXIX, No. 4) Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly (http://www.imhgs.org) (Used with permission of original publisher) (Additional information has been found about the Johannes Schrock family since this 2002 article and that information is reflected in other sections of the website.) As I became interested [...]

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