Schrock Reunion-European Ancestry (abt. 1550-1772)

January 25, 2011

Schrag, Schrack, Gerard Schrock European Ancestry (abt. 1550-1772)   This material was used in the Schrock European presentation at the Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center’s “Schrock Immigrant Day” on June 19, 2010. The presentation was made by Donna Schrock Birkey, a direct descendant of Johannes Schrock. (The following is for personal use only and not to [...]

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Zehr Ancestry Chart

February 24, 2009

This is the Zehr Family Ancestry Chart

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Schrock Ancestry Chart

February 24, 2009

This is the Schrock Family Ancestry Chart

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The History of the Family of Peter Yordy – 1815-1897

February 24, 2009

The article is made up of three parts: Part 1 From Ancient History to Switzerland and France Part 2 The History of the Family of Peter Yordy (1815-1897) The Yordy Siblings of Central Illinois—Peter Yordy, Christian Yotty, and Jacobina (Philabena) Yordy Part 3 Yordy Addendum French Birth Records and Ancestry of Peter Yordy .  .  [...]

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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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