Clyde Jacob Ingold

Notes:

Obit:

Clyde J. Ingold died at his residence in Fisher, Illinois on May 6, 2003.

He was born on July 7, 1937 at Fisher, Illinois a son of Harvie Harold Ingold and Esther Phoebe (Heiser) Ingold 

He married Nancy Kay Unzicker on June 17, 1958 at the Gibson City Bible Church, Gibson City, Illinois. She survived his death.

Also surviving were one son, Kenneth Ingold of Fisher, Illinois; two daughters, Kim Ingold of Fisher, Illinois; and Kaye Payne of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania; a brother, Dale Ingold of Fisher, Illinois; a sister, Vivian Ingold of Fisher, Illinois; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Clyde married Nancy Unzicker [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Kenneth Eugene Ingold
2. Kay Elaine Ingold

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Grocer, Butcher

Notes:

Obit: The Pantagraph  (Bloomington, Illinois) 30 Jan 1991, Wed • Page 47
Harvie H. Ingold, a resident of the Fisher, Illinois area most of his life and a retired Fisher grocer, died Tuesday (January 29, 1991) at Heartland Health Care, Paxton, Illinois.

His funeral will be Thursday (January 31, 1991) at Gibson City Bible Church, Gibson City, Illinois. Burial will be at East Bend Memorial Gardens, Fisher, Illinois.

Mr. Ingold was born on November 7, 1903 near Fisher, Illinois a son of Davie and Katie (Greiser) Ingold.

He married Esther Phoebe Heiser on July 9, 1924 in Fisher, Illinois. She died on April 21, 1989.

Survivors include three son, Wayne Ingold of Morton, Illinois; Dale Ingold and Clyde Ingold both of Fisher, Illinois; one daughter Vivian Ingold of Fisher, Illinois; one sister, Mary Alice Roth of Eureka, Illinois; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Five brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.

Mr. Ingold was a partner in the Heiser-Ingold Grocery, Fisher, Illinois for 57 years. He retired in 1983.

He was a member of the Gibson City Bible Church, Gibson City, Illinois.



Ingold's Grocery a staple in Fisher
Tue, 03/08/2016

The store has been open almost 100 years.

By PHILLIP KISUBIKA
Rantoul Press correspondent

FISHER — A piece of local history sits at the corner of Third and Front Streets in Fisher.

Ingold’s Grocery has been a part of the community, in some form or another, for almost a century, and it doesn’t look like it will be going away anytime soon.

The business began as Heiser Brothers Store in 1921, with Roy and Jesse Heiser as its proprietors. Roy left the business in 1924.

In 1926, Jesse’s brother-in-law, Harve Ingold, became his business partner and the store was renamed Heiser & Ingold.

When Harve Ingold and Jesse Heiser retired on Jan. 1, 1983, they sold the business to Dale and Steve Ingold, Harve’s son and grandson. The store was renamed Ingold’s Grocery.

Dale Ingold passed away in 2010. Today, Steve Ingold is a co-owner of the store, along with his wife, Belinda, and his sister and brother-in-law, Diana and Dave Wilkinson.

“We have a lot of third-generation customers and great employees,” Steve Ingold said.

Belinda Ingold said that when Steve first asked if she wanted to work at the store, she wasn’t sure.

“I worked at a big company in Champaign,” she said. “I didn’t know if I’d like it. As it turns out, it’s been great to work (in town) and be close with our family. When we wanted to go to our kids’ events, we could sneak out and have someone watch the store.”

According to the Ingolds, the main attraction to the store is its meat counter. People come from several local communities to get meat from Ingold’s. Nothing is pre-packaged, and all of the meat is cut fresh to order.

Steve credits the patronage of the store’s customers and employees like Julie Krantz, Bas Campos and Doug Brevor with keeping Ingold’s running smoothly.

Of course, things won’t always be easy in business. The opening of another store in town has put a dent in the store’s customer base.

“It’s been hard for us since then,” Steve said. “If people want to keep a grocery store in town, they’ll have to support it.”

It’s understood that many of Fisher’s residents work out of town and may satisfy their grocery needs outside of the village as well. All the same, cuts have been made to store’s inventory, salaries and worker hours to survive.

“Our meat business has been good, but we can’t survive on meat alone,” Steve said.

But through the rough patches, good times have endured. Steve Ingold said his greatest joy has been seeing kids who used to work at the store in high school return and patronize Ingold’s after they’ve grown up and started their own families.

It’s his hope that he’ll continue to be able to watch that history and tradition walk in and out of his door each day.

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Harvey married Esther P. Heiser on 9 Jul 1924. Esther (daughter of Jacob Heiser and Elizabeth Bachman) was born on 3 Feb 1905 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL; died on 21 Apr 1989 in Gibson City, Ford Co., IL; was buried on 24 Apr 1989 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit: The Pantagraph  (Bloomington, Illinois) 23 Apr 1989, Sun • Page 31
Esther P. Ingold, of Fisher, Illinois died Friday (April 21, 1989) at Gibson Community Hospital Annex, Gibson City, Illinois.

Her funeral will be Monday (April 24, 1989) at the Gibson City Bible Church. Burial will be at East Bend Memorial Gardens, Fisher, Illinois.

Mrs. Ingold was born on February 3, 1905 at Fisher, Illinois, a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Bachman) Heiser.

She married Harvie H. Ingold on July 9, 1924 in Fisher, Illinois. He survives.

Other survivors include three son, Wayne Ingold of Morton, Illinois; Dale Ingold and Clyde Ingold both of Fisher, Illinois; one daughter, Vivian Ingold of Fisher, Illinois; a brother, Jesse Heiser of Fisher, Illinois; a sister, Lizzie Birky of Waldron, Michigan; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by five brothers and two sisters.

Mrs. Ingold was a member of the Gibson City Bible Church and active in the WMSC in Fisher, Illinois. She and her husband co-owned Heiser and Ingold Grocery in Fisher, Illinois for 57 years before retiring in 1983.

Buried:
East Bend Memorial Gardens

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Mennonite
• Residence: Abt 1890, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
• Residence: 1908, Pigeon, Huron Co., MI

Notes:

Obit:
Ingold, David, son of Joseph and Barbara (Unzicker) Ingold; born July 8, 1869, Livingston Co., Ill.; passed away Aug. 10, 1958, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl Knox, Gibson City, Ill.; aged 89 y.1 m. 2 d. Married in 1887 to Pheobe Grieser, Hopedale, Ill., who died in March, 1893. Married Katie Grieser, Feb. 11, 1894, who survives. Church membership in the East Bend congregation, Fisher, Ill. Other survivors: 4 daughters (Lena-Mrs. Avery Weaver, Peoria, Ill.; Lydia-Mrs. Lloyd Cotton, White Pigeon, Mich.; Mary-Mrs. Sam Slagell, Ithaca, Mich.; and Catherine-Mrs. Earl Knox, Gibson City), 5 sons (Raymond, Rantoul, Ill.; Roy, Ludlow, Ill.; Harvey, Fisher; Joe, Urbana; and Dan, White Pigeon, Mich.), 34 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren. Three sons, 2 brothers, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild preceded him in death.

Residence:
From Hopedale, IL

Residence:
Moved back to Fisher several years later.

Died:
Home of daughter Mrs. Earl Knox

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

David married Katherina (Katie) Grieser on 11 Feb 1894 in Champaign Co., IL. Katherina (daughter of Daniel Grieser and Magdalena Gingerich) was born on 15 Jan 1877 in Baden, GR; died on 31 Aug 1968 in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried on 2 Sep 1968 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit:
Ingold.- Katie, daughter of Daniel and Magdalena Grieser, was born in Baden, Germany, Jan. 15, 1877; died at the Washington (Ill.) Nursing Home, Aug. 30, 1968; aged 91 y. 7 m. 15 d. In 1894, she was married to David Ingold, who died several years ago. Surviving are 3 daughters (Mrs. Lydia Weaver*, Mrs. Mary Slagell, and Mrs. Catherine Knox), 4 sons (Ray, Harvey, Joe, and Daniel), 34 grandchildren, 92 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren. She was the last of a family of 8 children. She was a member of the East Bend Church, where funeral services were held Sept. 2, with J. A. Heiser and Norman Kauffman officiating.
*Transcriber's Note: it is Mrs. Lena Weaver.

Obit: The Pantagraph  (Bloomington, Illinois) 1 Sep 1968, Sun • Page 18

Mrs. Katie Ingold died Saturday (August 31, 1968) at Washington Nursing Home, Washington, Illinois.

Her funeral will be Monday (September 2, 1968) at East Bend Mennonite Church, Fisher, Illinois. Burial will be in East Bend Cemetery, Washington, Illinois.

She was born on January 15, 1877 at Baden, Germany, a daughter of Daniel and Magdelena Greiser. She came to America when she was 1 year old.

She married David Ingold on February 7, 1894 in Fisher, Illinois. He preceded her in death.

She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lydia Weaver of Peoria, Illinois; Mrs. Mary Slagel of Eureka, Illinois; and Mrs. Catherine Knox of Gibson City, Illinois; four sons, Roy Ingold of Paxton, Illinois; Harvie Ingold of Fisher, Illinois; Joseph Ingold of Urbana, Illinois; and Daniel Ingold of Goshen, Indiana; 34 grandchildren; 92 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren.

Three sons and a daughter preceded her in death.

She was a member of East Bend Mennonite Church, Fisher, Illinois.

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Notes:

Married:
At East Bend Church (then Amish Mennonite Church by Peter Zehr. Then meeting in the Houstenville Methodist Church building.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Amish, Mennonite
• Residence: 1888, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL

Notes:

OBIT:

Heiser. -- Jacob Heiser, son of Jacob and Kathrine Heiser, was born in Tazewell Co., Ill., on April 22, 1856; died at his home in Fisher, Ill., on Feb. 19, 1923; aged 66 y. 10 m. 28 d. He was married to Elizabeth Bachman on Feb. 20, 1883. To this union were born 12 children, of whom the following survive: Manuel, Alvin, Samuel, Katie, Jake, Mrs. Alvin L. Burkey, Roy, Jesse, and Esther. Barbara preceded him in death about 6 years ago, and two died in infancy. He leaves to mourn his departure his beloved wife, 9 children, 12 grandchildren, 5 brothers, and 2 sisters. He was a member of the Amish Mennonite Church since his youth, and was one of the first Mennonite settlers in the East Bend congregation and worked faithfully unto the end. He expressed his readiness to go home and called the family to his bedside. He bade farewell leaving words of warning and comfort which will long be remembered. It was indeed hard to say goodby to one we all loved so well, one who meant all a father could mean to us. But we feel assured that our loss is his eternal gain. Therefore we humbly say, "Lord, thy will be done." Funeral services were conducted on Feb. 21 by Samuel Zehr from Psalm 39 and Samuel Gerber of Pekin, Ill., from Col. 2:8-10.

"Father, thou art sweetly resting
Cold may be this earthly tomb,
But the angels sweetly whispered,
'Come and live with us at home.' " The Children

Residence:
from Morton, Tazewell Co., IL

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Jacob married Elizabeth Bachman on 20 Feb 1883. Elizabeth (daughter of John Bachman and Barbara Sutter) was born on 15 Jun 1862 in Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 26 Dec 1923 in Jacksonville, IL; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

OBIT:

Bachman. - Elizabeth (Bachman) Heiser died at Norbury Sanitarium, Jacksonville, Ill., Dec. 26, 1923; aged 62 y. 6 m. 4 d. She was the daughter of John and Barbara Bachman and was born near Groveland, Ill., June 15, 1861. On February 20, 1883, she was united in marriage to Jacob Heiser, who preceded her to the spirit world Feb. 19, 1923. To this union were born 12 children, namely: Manuel, Alvin, Samuel, Katie, Jake, Lizzie, Roy, Jesse, and Esther. One daughter, Barbara, and two infants preceded her in death. She united with the Mennonite Church in her youth and remained a faithful member until her death. She leaves to mourn her departure 6 sons, 3 daughters, 13 grandchildren, 2 brothers, 1 sister, 1 aunt, and a host of relatives and friends. She was a faithful and devout mother who was especially concerned about the spiritual welfare of her family and will long be remembered by her gentle disposition and kindness shown to all with whom she came in contact. Funeral services were held at the East Bend Church near Fisher, Ill., conducted by Samuel Gerber of Tremont. Text, II Cor. 5:1-10. Burial in the East Bend cemetery.

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Read at East Bend Mennonite Centennial Celebration, 1989

“My name is Elizabeth, I was born in 1862 in Tazewell County, and I married Jacob Heiser. We lived in Tazewell County and everything was going fine until after little Samuel was born. Now, there was Manuel, Alvin, and Samuel, three sons! My, what help Jake would have with the work before long! I think that’s why Jake started thinking about finding a place where there would be enough work for the boys. Then one day in January 1888, Jake came home and told me brother-in-law Peter Zehr had bought a farm in Champaign County and would we want to move there? What a shock! I sure hated the thought of moving so far away from Mama, Papa, and my brothers and sisters. When would I ever see them again? But then, it wouldn’t be quite so bad because my Aunt Lena, my cousin Mary, who was married to Charles Stormer, and cousin August Ingold already lived in Champaign County. So, when the spring weather came, the men helped Jake load all our things on the train. Jake’s sister Fannie went along to help US. So we all got on the train that was going to Gibson City. That train whistle sounded so sad, I felt lonesome already. When we got off the train at Gibson City, there was not a familiar face around at all!

It was a chilly day, so we bundled up the boys. I handed six month old Samuel to Fannie for her to carry. I took four year old Manuel and two year old Alvin by the hand, and off we started walking to find our new home. It was time for me to carry Samuel for a while. I thought he must be sleeping soundly, but when I peeked under the blankets his little face was blue. I was frightened! When the fresh March air reached him, he gasped and started crying, and his little face turned bright pink again. I shall never forget that walk. I thought it would never end, but Jake said it was only eight miles!.

That was a long and lonely year. But that day in July, when Mama’s letter came, saying that Papa had bought land about one mile from US and that they would be moving here next spring, my heart jumped for joy. But, in October, when I got word that Papa had died, I felt more lonely than ever. Jake said that if no one else was going to move up here, we would move back to Tazewell County.

So, when spring finally came again, Jake took his wagon to Gibson City to meet the train. I could hardly wait for him to come back home, because he brought with him Mama, my twin sister Barbara and her husband Joseph Heiser, and their boys John, Amos, and Joseph. He also brought brother-in-law Peter Zehr, his wife Barbara, and their children Katie, Dan, Lizzie, and Joseph. What a reunion! They were all moving here to live. What a happy ending to that first lonely year in Champaign County.

Since Peter Zehr was a minister, he soon found a place where we could have church services. I shall never forget that spring day in 1889 when all our buggies headed for the Dixon school house. We sang and prayed together, and it was so good to hear a sermon again. We thanked God for a new beginning and for his faithfulness to US. I cannot imagine what this area will be like in 100 years, but our hopes for our children are that they will find this a good place to live and grow up to be Christians and be faithful to God.”

Birth:
Gravestone date. Obit says 1861.

Died:
Norbury Sanitarium

Buried:
East Bend Cemetery

Notes:

Obit:
Ingold. - Joseph Ingold was born in Bavaria, Germany, Jan. 24, 1826; died Nov. 5, 1909, at the home of his son Joseph, near Flanagan, Ill., where he spent the last eighteen years of his life; aged 83 y. 9 m. 11 d. In his early youth he united with the A. M. Church, and was faithful to the end. In 1863 he was united in holy matrimony with Barbara Unzicker. To this union were born three sons. In 1871 his wife departed to the spirit world. In 1872 he was married to Barbara Ernst. She preceded him to the spirit world in 1887. He leaves to mourn his departure three sons, twenty-one grandchildren and many friends. Funeral services were held at the Waldo A. M. Church, conducted by the brethren, John Birky and D. W. Slagel. Interment in the cemetery nearby. Peace to his ashes.

Joseph is buried with his first wife Barbara Unzicker under a joint headstone in Waldo Cemetery at Flanagan.

Died:
Services at Waldo A.M. Church

Buried:
Waldo Cemetery

Joseph married Barbara Unzicker on 8 Nov 1863 in Tazewell Co., IL. Barbara (daughter of Heinrich Jacob Unzicker and Barbara Holly) was born in 1844 in Tazewell Co., IL; died on 7 Apr 1871 in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL; was buried on 8 Apr 1871 in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

Obit
Ingold. - On the 7th of April, 1871 in Livingston county, Illinois, BARBARA INGOLD, wife of Joseph Ingold, aged 27 years, 3 months and 10 days. Funeral discourses were delivered Christian Schlegel and John P. Schmitt, from I Cor. 15th and 1 Thessalonians. She was buried on the 8th. She was a faithful member of the Omish Mennonite church. She was a pious and faithful sister. She was always anxious to attend divine services, and when she could not do so she spent her time in reading and prayer. On the day she died, she was washing, and while engaged at her work she sang the hymn: "Was mich auf dieser Welt betruebt, Das waehret kurtze Zeit."
("What troubles me in this world, That lasts a short time.”)

Buried:
Waldo Cemetery

Notes:

Married:
by Michael Mosiman
Vol B page 376 of Tazewell Co. Marriage Records

Other Events and Attributes:

• CLER: Y
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Immigration: Oct 1878
• Naturalization: 1879-1884
• Residence: 1890, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
• Census: 1920, Condit Twp., Champaign Co., IL

Notes:

Obit:
Grieser. - Bro. Daniel Grieser was born Dec. 12, 1840, in Baden, Germany; died Feb. 19, 1924, at his home near Fisher, Ill.; aged 83 y. 2 m. 7 d. In 1865 he was married to Magdalena Gingerich. To this union 10 children were born. His wife and five children preceded him to the spirit world. He is survived by 3 daughters (Mrs. John Birky, Mrs. Will Teuscher, and Mrs. Dave Ingold), 2 sons (George and Christian), 38 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and many relatives and friends. He was ordained to the ministry over fifty years ago and was a faithful servant of the Lord to the end. Funeral services were held at the Mennonite Church Feb. 22 by Bro. Samuel Gerber of Tremont, Ill. Text, II Tim. 4:7.

"Heaven now has one more treasure,
Earth can but the casket keep;
But his joy is beyond measure,
With a blessed, peaceful sleep."
By a Granddaughter.

Daniel served as minister in the East Bend congregation for a short time. He only preached in German.

Birth:
1900 census record gives month and year

Census:
With wife Magdalena, age 81

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Daniel married Magdalena Gingerich on 30 Oct 1865. Magdalena (daughter of Christian Güngerich and Elisabeth Unzicker) was born on 24 Jun 1838 in Pössing, Bavaria, GR; died on 5 Jul 1922 in Dewey, Champaign Co., IL; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Naturalization: 1879-1884

Notes:

Obit:
Grieser.--Magdalena Gingerich Grieser was born in Germany June 24, 1838; died at her home near Dewey, Ill., July 5, 1922; aged 85 y. 11 d. On Oct. 30, 1864, she was united in marriage with Daniel Grieser. To this union 12 children were born (Elizabeth, Birkey, Mrs. Wm. Teuscher, Chris E., Mrs. David Ingold, George M.), and 7 of her children who preceded her in death (Lena, Pheobe, Henry, and 4 infants). She confessed her Christ, united with the Mennonite Church, and remained a faithful member to the end. She leaves an aged husband, 2 sons, 3 daughters, 35 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted by Bros. Samuel Garber and J. A. Heiser. Text, Psa. 16:6.

Birth:
1900 census gives month and year as Jan 1837. Gravestone also says 1837.

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Religion: Mennonite
• Immigration: 2 Jul 1842, NY
• Census: 1850, Tazewell Co., IL
• Census: 1855, IL
• Census: 1860, Dillon Twp., Tazewell Co., IL
• Census: 1870, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL
• PURC: 1876, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL
• Naturalization: 6 Nov 1876, Pekin, Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

Birth:
Streicherhof, 30 miles south of Hanfeld. Arzbach bei Dachau

Immigration:
On the Rhone, under the name Jacob Heisser, a 27-year-old from Bavaria, accompanied by 26-year-old Margaretha, as yet unidentified.

Census:
Jacob, 34-year-old farmer, living with his stepmother “Madaline” [Eyer], 62, in the home of his younger stepbrother “Joseph Hiser,” 30.

Census:
Illinois State Census. . The family of Jacob 'Heisor' can be found on the 1855 Illinois State Census. It described them as one male, 40-50 years old; one male, 20-30 years old; one male, under 10; one female, 20-30 years old; and one female, under 10 years of age.

Census:
Their family can be found on the 1860 census of Dillon as Jacob 'Hiser', 40; Catherine, 26; Christian, 7; Catherine, 6; Jacob, 4; Barbara, 3; and Joseph, eight months.

PURC:
Bought land from Charles Graves in Section 36.

Buried:
Landes Mennonite Cemetery (Headstone says Hieser) Grave #14 on printed plot map dated 8/12/2013

Jacob married Katharina Wagler on 8 Oct 1850 in Tazewell Co., IL. Katharina (daughter of Christian H. (Jacob) Wagler and Katharina Ulrich) was born on 8 Jun 1834 in Butler Co., OH; died on 2 Sep 1910 in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• USR1: infirmities of old age
• Residence: 1860, Dillon Twp., Tazewell Co., IL
• Residence: Aft 1860, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

Obituary: Oct. 20, 1910 Gospel Herald
Heiser.--Mother Catherine Heiser, nee Wagler, was born in Butler Co., O., June 8, 1834; passed to her reward near Morton, Ill., Sept. 2, 1910; aged 76 y. 2 m. 24 d. Her death was caused by the infirmities of old age. Mother Heiser united with the A. M. Church in her younger years and remained a faithful member to her blessed end. She was united in matrimony with Jacob Heiser in 1850. This union was blessed with 13 children. Father Jacob Heiser, her husband, 4 children, 5 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, preceded her to the spirit world. She leaves 9 children, 48 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers and many friends to mourn her departure. Funeral services were conducted by Christ King at the house in German, text 90th Psalm; and at the church near Morton, Ill., by Andrew Schrock in German and Val. Strubar in English; text, Heb. 9:27, 28. Burial in cemetery nearby.

https://www.tcghs.org/cem/buckeye.htm

Residence:
Where they developed a farm in Section 36.

Buried:
Buckeye Cemetery

Notes:

Married:
Their names were transcribed into the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index as Jacob Hiser and Catharine Wauble.

Other Events and Attributes:

• CLER: Y
• Religion: Mennonite
• Census: 1870, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

John Bachman was born in France and spoke French more fluently than English and German. Although he was an ordained minister, he seldom preached at their Amish Mennonite house meetings, in which the German language was used exclusively.

“..He was apparently the ‘deacon Bachman’ in the Pleasant Grove Amish Mennonite Church referred to in Harry F. Weber, The Centennial History of the Mennonites of Illinois. “Johannes Bachman” attended the Diener-Versammlungen in 1871, 1875, and 1878.”

Census:
Farmer John Bachman, 52, France; Barbara, 43, Bern; and four children born in Illinois.

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

John married Barbara Sutter on 4 Nov 1855 in Tazewell Co., IL. Barbara (daughter of Johannes Sutter (Suttor) and Barbara Oesch) was born on 1 Feb 1827 in Probfeld, Bavaria, GR; died on 10 Jan 1903 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1850

Notes:

“John and Barbara Sutter Bachman family also lived near Morton in Tazewell County. They had the misfortune of losing their first child. Thus, they gladly welcomed the opportunity to open their home to a homeless young lad by the name of John Grund. His name soon became John Bachman. The Bachmans also had twin daughters, Barbara and Lizzie, born June 15, 1861. Two more children, Lena and Joseph, were born but both died while young. Their youngest son was Andrew, who grew up in that area.”

Birth:
Detenfield Village

Died:
75 yrs. 11 mo. 8 days

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery