Lavina Catherine Heiser

Notes:

Obit:
Lovina Heiser Gerber-Morton IL, M. Menno Gerber-Gerber-. Lavina C, 100, Morton, Ill., died June 4. Spouse: Menno Gerber (deceased). Parents: Isaac and Mary King Heiser. Child: Ethel Mae King (deceased); four grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral: June 9 at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home, Morton.

Buried:
Pleasant Grove Mennonite Cemetery

Lavina married Menno Samuel Gerber on 31 Aug 1922 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. Menno (son of Bishop Samuel Gerber and Magdalena Sears (Zehr)) was born on 24 May 1900 in Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 2 Mar 1988 in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ethel Mae Gerber was born on 16 Dec 1927 in Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL; died in 1984.

Notes:

Obit:
Heiser, --- Isaac, was born at Morton, Ill., Feb. 23, 1869, and passed away at his home in Fisher, Ill., June 15, 1953; aged 84 y. 3 m. 22 d. In early youth he gave his life to the Lord and united with the Mennonite Church, remaining a faithful member until death. On March 22, 1892, he was united in marriage to Mary A. King, Deer Creek, Ill. To this union 6 children were born. In the spring of 1904 he moved with his family to the Fisher community and lived there for the last 34 years. He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, 2 sons (Albert, Rantoul, Ill.; and Ervin, Fisher, Ill.), 3 daughters (Mrs. Menno Gerber, Morton, Ill.; Mrs. Reuben Ropp, Tremont, Ill.; and Alma, at home), 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Samuel and Daniel, both of Morton, Ill.). One daughter (Phoebe) preceded him in death. Funeral services were conducted at the East Bend Mennonite Church, by Ezra Yordy and Howard Zehr. Burial was made in the East Bend Cemetery.

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Isaac married Mary A. King on 22 Mar 1892 in Tazewell Co., IL. Mary (daughter of Christian R. King and Josephine (Phoebe) Zehr) was born on 9 Oct 1869 in Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL; died on 29 May 1962 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Mennonite

Notes:

Obit:
Heiser, Mary A., daughter of Christian and Phoebe (Zehr) King, was born at Deer Creek, Ill., Nov. 9, 1869; died at Fisher, Ill., May 29, 1962; aged 92 y. 6 m. 20 d. On March 22, 1892, she was married to Isaac Heiser, who died June 18, 1953. Surviving are 5 children (Albert, Rantoul, Ill.; Alma and Erwin, Fisher, Ill.; Ferne Ropp, Tremont; and Lovina Gerber, Morton). One daughter preceded her in death. She was a member of the East Bend Church. Funeral services were held at the Gibson City (Ill.) Bible Church, June 2, in charge of Roy Unzicker and J. Alton Horst.

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Notes:

Married:
Home of bride’s parents by Joe Schlegel of NE

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: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

Obit:
King.--Christian King was born in Butler Co., Ohio, Oct. 13, 1840; died at his home in Deer Creek, Ill., Nov. 23, 1924; aged 84 y. 1 m. 10 d. He was married to Phoebe Zehr Nov. 7, 1867. To this union were born 9 children (Mrs. Mary Heiser, Joseph, Jacob, Samuel, John, Mrs. Elizabeth Heiser, Mrs. Phoebe Heiser). Two sons (Christian and Andrew) preceded him in death. On April 16, 1897, his wife was called to the great beyond. Later, in 1901, he was married to Mrs. Kate Oesch, who was called by death in 1903. In the year 1904 he was again married to Mrs. Lydia Lehman, who with 7 children, 21 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, 1 brother (John King), 1 sister (Barbara), also a host of relatives and friends are left to mourn his departure. The deceased united with the Mennonite Church in his youth and was ordained to the ministry in 1899 at the Goodfield congregation, where he remained a faithful worker in the Lord's vineyard until death called him to his reward. The funeral services were held from the M. E. Church at Deer Creek, Bro. Samuel Gerber of Tremont and Bro. J. A. Heiser of Fisher, Ill., officiating.

Buried:
Stumbaugh Cemetery

Christian married Josephine (Phoebe) Zehr on 7 Nov 1867 in Woodford Co., IL. Josephine (daughter of Christian Zehr and Marie (Mary) Oyer) was born on 11 Feb 1849 in Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 16 Apr 1897 in Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Goodfield, Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Stumbaugh Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• EARL: Y
• Occupation: Medical Assistant or Care Giver {According To Helmut Funk Of Weierhof Working With Gary Waltner, and Joseph Staker}
• Residence: 1815-1818, Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR

Notes:

Residence:
lived on the grounds of the castle estate of major general Maximilian Graf von Spreti at Arzbach bei Dachau from 1815 to May 4, 1818.

Jacob married Katharina Oesch about 1813 in Lorraine, FR. Katharina was born in SW; died on 14 May 1816 in Arzbach, Bavaria, GR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Three months fter son Jacob’s birth.

Notes:

Lived in Bavaria (the Palatinate after 1805).

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Finish Carpenter (Menuisier) And Farmer
• Immigration: 1833, Butler Co., OH
• Census: 1840, Ross, Butler Co., OH
• Residence: 1844, Tazewell Co., IL
• Census: 1850, Tazewell Co., IL
• Census: 1860, Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL
• Census: 1870, Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

“French records prove that the man who married Katharina Ulrich in 1831 in France and fathered her first child was named Jacob Wagler. But, in America, Katharina Ulrich’s husband was called Christian Wagler. Nothing is known from French documentation about Christian Wagler, except that he signed the death document of his father in 1826 in La Croix. Perhaps Christian Wagler set out for America with the family of Jacob Wagler in 1833 and, before or after crossing the Atlantic, married his younger brother’s wife--supposing, of course, that she had been widowed in an untimely fashion--and thereby merged the identity and responsibility of that brother with his own.”

Wagler/Berse
“The groom is actually called “Jacques Berse” in the couple’s French civil marriage record, to which he signed his name as “Jakob Bers” in crude antique German script. Alteration of the Germanic surname Wagler to Bers(e) in French must somehow have been justifiable linguistically.”

“The surname Wagler, like Wagner, was obviously originally drawn from wagon-building and/or the wheelwright’s trade. The rare French noun ber(s), “the side rail of a cart over which canvas may be stretched,” would seem to lie behind this name change: Tresor de la Langue Francaise...vol. 4 (Paris, 1975), p. 400.s.v., Bs. The Wagler surname appears frequently in French records as Berse, but often the male Wagler in question simply signs his name as Wagler in old German script to the French document naming him as Berse.”

According to Tazewell County, Illinois Cemeteries Volume Two, the headstone of Christian Wagler in Railroad Cemetery at Elm Grove says he was born Jan. 30, 1803, lived 73 years, 10 months, and 22 days, and died Dec. 22, 1877.

Birth:
(near Croix-aux-Mines) Gravestone says 30 June 1803. Birth registered as “Jacques Berse.” Joe Staker gives date as 30 Jan 1803.

Census:
as two males under 5 [Christian Jr. and Joseph]; one male 5-10 [Peter]; one male 10-15; one male 30-40 [Christian Sr.]; one female under 5 [Barbara]; one female 5-10 [Katharina/Catherine]; and one female 30-40 [Catherine Ulrich].

Census:
farmer Christian Wagler, 51, France; Catharine, 54, France; Peter, 17, France; Catharine, 16, Ohio; Christian, 14, Ohio; Barbara, 13, Ohio; Joseph, 12, Ohio; and Isaac, 10, Ohio.

Census:
oldest son Peter Wagler, 27, France; Catherine, 21; Illinois; and Christian, 7 months, Illinois.

Census:
Peter's family has moved to Morton, while the parents and two sons have return to the Elm Grove farm: farmer Christian Wagler, 67, France; Catharine, 71; Joseph, 35; and Christian, 34.

Buried:
Railroad Cemetery (see photo) http://www.genealogytrails.com/ill/tazewell/railroadcem.html

Christian married Katharina Ulrich on 7 Apr 1831 in Hirsingue, Haut-Rhin, FR. Katharina (daughter of Peter Ulrich, Jr. and Katharina Lauber) was born on 2 May 1797 in Hirtzbach, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FR; died on 21 May 1887 in Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in May 1887 in Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• USR1: Immigrated 1833

Notes:

From the diary of Sam Wagler's father Joseph we have the following information: "Sat. May 21, 1887. This afternoon I was by Grandmother. She died 8 o'clock and 8 minutes. Sunday May 22: From home I went to C.W. Heiser and Aunt Catherine Heiser. Monday May 23: Today was the funeral of my Grandmother. The scripture reading was 90 Psalm and John Chapter 5: Verses 20 to end. First part was read by Peter Ropp. Peter Zehr and Andrew Ropp held the sermon."

The ship France departed from Le Havre and arrived at New York July 12, 1833. Gary L. Yordy found the passenger list, which includes this grouping from France:

Pete Ulrich 30 carpenter [Christian Wagler]
Catherine Ulrich 23 [his wife, Catherine Ulrich]
Peter Ulrich 2 [their son, Peter Jacob Wagler]
Ludwick Schoften 28 [unknown]
Peter Ulrich 60 [Christian's father-in-law Peter Ulrich]
Catherine Lowber 55 [Christian's mother-in-law Catherine Lauber]

On April 7, 1831at Hirsingue, Upper Alsace Jacob Berse married his cousin Catherine Ulrich. He appears on the civil entry as Jacques Berse, a 28-year-old finishing carpenter born at La Croix-aux-Mines but living at Bruebach.258 His parents were described as the deceased cultivator Isaac Berse and the widow Elisabeth Marchal, who was living at Bruebach.259
Though her age is given as 31 on her 1831 marriage entry, bringing it closer to the groom's, Catherine Ulrich was actually born at Hirtzbach (next to Hirsingue) March 2, 1797, a daughter of Hirsingue weaver Peter/Pierre Ulrich and Catherine Lauber.

Birth:
Neil Stuckey says 1799/1800

Buried:
Railroad Cemetery (see photo) http://www.genealogytrails.com/ill/tazewell/railroadcem.html

Notes:

The only relative among official witnesses to the marriage was Joseph Wagler (“Berse)), 29, farmer, living in Bruebach: film 0733968, 1831, #4.

The witnesses at the marriage of Jacob Berse and Catherine Ulrich were brother Joseph (now living at Bruebach), and the brothers Christian and Jacob Hirschi of the Birkenhof at Ruederbach. 

Notes:

Obit: Gospel Herald, June 1872:

On the 9th of May, in Woodford co., Ill., Michael King, aged 66 yrs. Buried on the 11th in the presence of many relatives and friends. Services by Jacob Zehr, Christian Risser, and Joseph Stuckey." [This was the Mount Zion Cemetery near Deer Creek, IL].
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Michael, Elizabeth and son, John, came from Wurttemburg to Butler County, Ohio in 1836. They departed from Le Havre on the ship "Troy" and arrived at New York City Nov. 10, 1836. They settled at Liberty, Butler County where they are found in the 1840 census (Konig) as one male 70-79 years of age (Johannes Barnhart), one male 30-39 (Michael), one male 10-14 (unknown who this is), one female 20-29 (Elizabeth) one female 10-14 (unknown) and one female under 5 (Elizabeth King).

They moved on to Illinois before September 1847. In 1850, Michael was located in Dry Grove Township, McLean County, Illinois, living next to his brother, Christian. According to the obituary of his son, Joseph, the family was in Peoria County in 1847.

In 1860, Michael (54), Elizabeth (50), Christian (20), Frena (18), Joseph (13), Barbara (10), John (9), and Catherine (6) were in Montgomery Township, Woodford County (next to Pete Sommers and Joe Rich).

Buried:
Mount Zion Cemetery

Michael + Elizabeth Barnhardt. Elizabeth was born on 11 Jul 1811 in GR; died on 8 Jun 1893 in Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit: Gospel Herald Obituary:

"KOENIG - On the 8th of June 1893, in Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., Ill., of general debility, sister Elizabeth Koenig, aged 82 years, 6 months and 25 days. She was a faithful, devoted Christian and was held in great esteem by all. Her trials in life were many, but she was unwavering in her trust in God. Her husband, Michael Koenig, died 21 years ago. She leaves 8 children, 53 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Buried on the 10th. Funeral services by Chr. Risser, D. Roth, M. Kinsinger and John Schmitt."

Buried:
Mount Zion Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer And Stock-Raiser
• Residence: 1838, Butler Co., OH
• Immigration: 14 Jul 1838, New York, NY
• Residence: 1843, Woodford Co., IL
• Census: 1850, Woodford Co., IL
• Residence: 1852, Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL
• Census: 1860, Mackinaw, Tazewell Co., IL
• Census: 1870, Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL
• Census: 1870, Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL
• Census: 1880, Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

Obit: Herald of Truth, October 1893:
"On the 19th of Sept. 1893, in Tazewell Co., Ill., of general debility, Bro. Christian Zehr, aged 81 y., 7 m. He leaves his wife and 6 children. Funeral services by Joseph King and Joseph Stuckey in German and English from Psa. 90."
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Christian traveled in 1838 to America, stopping in Butler County, Ohio, where his wife joined him in 1840. He farmed in Ohio until 1843, the next year he went to Illinois. Here he settled along the Mackinaw River and built a two room log cabin. He and [Elizabeth] had only one child, Lena. Shortly after this birth Christian's wife died. He served as a deacon of the Roanoke Mennonite Church from 1856 to 1893.

In 1844, Christian married his second wife. Their wedding was performed by bishop Michael Mosiman. The Zehrs probably belonged to the Mackinaw Meeting Amish congregation. In about 1856, Christian built a fine brick house. It was nestled in a hillside overlooking the Mackinaw River Valley. The house took two years to build. Christian made all the bricks for the dwelling in a brickyard located on his farm. Tradition says that his children mixed the clay by stamping barefoot in the mix. Christian also built his own wagon using a broad axe and a saw. It is said that there was "not a pound of iron in the wagon." ...The brick house has since been torn down.

“Christian had the grit and determination of his German forebarers and came to own 900 acres in Tazewell County--which he then gave to his children. He was a registered Democrat and served as a school director. His son, Christian born 3-12-1857, engaged in general farming and stock raising in Tazewell County. He married Magdalena Roeschley, daughter of John and Elizabeth Saltzman Roeschley. He also was registered as a Democrat, and listed as a prominent citizen of Tazewell County. “

Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Tazewell County: "The family has been known in this section since the spring of 1852, when the father...Christian Zehr...settled on Section 25, Deer Creek Township, where he engaged in the general farming and stock-raising business on a scale exceeding that of his neighbors, and raising expectations in the popular mind which were more than realized...and in time became the owner of 900 acres of land, the greater part being valuable and productive. As his children became of age he apportioned farms to them, thus giving them a start in life to which his own youth had been a stranger."

“Christian Zehr was a very thrifty and frugal man. Of all the Zehr brothers he became the most prosperous financially. In his lifetime he accumulated 900 acres of land, having a farm for each of his children when they married and started out in life for themselves.”

“They lived along the Macinaw River near the Rocky Ford. Christian Zehr became a man of wealth and owned much land between Deer Creek and Goodfield.”


The recollections of Christian's daughter Elizabeth, written in the 1930s:
"I was born in 1854 in a log cabin which contained only two rooms and no floors. The roof was made of clapboards. This cabin was situated along the Mackinaw River which was only two jumps wide. It is now about 80 feet wide. There were fourteen log cabins in the community where I was born. I was the last one born in the long [sic] house, for soon after that my father made his own bricks out of clay and built a brick house.
My father's wagon was made out of logs with broad axe and saw and not one pound of iron in it. I saw him work in the field with that wagon and three yoke of oxen a great number of times. He also built a log barn - 70 ft. by 40 ft. My father made his own plow out of wood. This was a one-horse plow and it took one row for one round.
We always went to church in the wagon. The church was twenty five miles away. In those days church services were held in houses, while now it is held in buildings use for that purpose only. In years after, we rode in spring wagons. Now automobiles are used almost entirely, and if it rains we can't get there.
My father put the wheat and grain on the barn floor and threshed it out with clubs. Now all farmers have threshing machines. He put the corn on the barn floor and stamped it out with horses, fanned it, put it in sacks, and took it to market. Now corn shellers are used. He cut his grain with a cradle and one of us had to follow with the garden rake and make bundles, another to bind it. They now have a machine which does both cutting and threshing.
It always seemed that my father was blessed, for he was never too tired or busy for family worship. God blessed him with six children. My father was born in 1812 and was always a hard working man. He died when he was 82 years of age....
I think the old days were a blessing and a comfort. The times now are so different that they are hard to get used to. I think the automobiles and high ways of living spoil things. Then the neighbors helped each other without pay; now it is pay for every quarter of an hour. During the years 1861, '62, and '63, the Civil War was fought. Two of my uncles were drafted but my father bought substitutes for them. The Civil War and also the World War are sad memories.
I was married in 1873 to Mr. Andrew Ulrich. We lived with my folks for two years and then moved in 1875 to Harlen farm, a mile and a half east of Deer Creek. From the Harlen place, we moved to Deer Creek. We raised four children. I have fourteen grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. My husband died February 13, 1919. Since then I have lived alone. Up to this time I have made 168 quilts.
God blessed me and still does, for he keeps me well. My wish is that God may bless the whole relationship.”

Birth:
On the Bergerhof. Source 356 puts Christian's birth at 12 Nov 1812. Gravestone says 8 Nov 1812. Ancestry.com shows a birthdate of 12 Nov 1812 and a death date of 18 Dec 1892

Residence:
Farmed in OH, wife joined him here in 1840

Immigration:
From Le Havre. On ship Burgundy. The passenger list gives 'Christian Zeiyer,’ 24.

Residence:
Mackinaw River area

Census:
farmer Christian Sears, 38, Germany; Mary, 28, France; Matlan [Magdalena/Madeleine], 8, Illinois; Joseph, 5, Illinois; Josephine, 2, Illinois; and Mattan [Magdalena/Madeleine] Stine, 14, Germany.

Residence:
Settled on Section 25

Census:
them living next door to brother Peter Zehr as farmer Christian Zears, 48, Germany; Mary, 37, Germany; and six children born in Illinois.

Census:
Listed as farmer age 47, born in Bavaria; with wife Mary age 47 born in France; children Elizabeth age 16, Christian age 14, Liddy age 8 and Samuel age 4, all born in IL

Census:
farmer Christian Zehr, 57, Bavaria; Mary, 47, France; and four children born in Illinois (son Joseph Zehr, 24, lived next door; brother Peter Zehr, 52, is found on the same page).

Census:
as farmer Christian Zehr, 68, Bavaria; Mary, 58, France; with two children 17 and 13 still living at home, both born in Illinois

Died:
On his farm in Deer Creek Twp.
Source 356 puts death at 18 Dec 1892. Source 26 gives date as 12 Sep 1893.

Buried:
Mt. Zion Cemetery, north of Deer Creek (see photo)

Christian married Marie (Mary) Oyer on 12 Aug 1844 in Tazewell Co., IL. Marie (daughter of Joseph, Sr. Oyer and Catherine Schrag) was born on 16 Apr 1823 in Niderhoff, Moselle, FR; died on 22 Nov 1893 in Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1840, OH

Notes:

Obit: Herald of Truth, December 1893:
"On the 21st of November, 1893, in Tazewell Co., Ill., of the infirmities of old age and epilepsy, Mary, maiden name Oyer, widow of Christian Zehr who died two months ago. Her age was 71 years and 7 months. She leaves 6 children, who were present at her funeral on the 23d. Funeral services by Joseph Stuckey, at the house, and at the Deer Creek M.H. by him and Solomon Yoder from John 11 and 2 Cor. 5. Sister Zehr longed for the end and we have reason to believe she is at rest."

Birth:
Gravestone date: 23 Apr 1823

Buried:
Mt. Zion Cemetery (see photo)

Notes:

Source 356 says, “In his native land he married Mary Oyer, born in France in 1823, and who died November 22, 1892, one month before her husband.”

Married:
Wedding performed by bishop Michael Moseman. The Zehrs probably belonged to the Mackinaw Meeting Amish congregation