Ervin Horsch

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Obit:
Horsch, Ervin, 84, Hopedale, Ill. Born: Dec. 28, 1906, Garden City, Mo., to Henry and Katherine Good Horsch. Died: Aug. 28, 1991, Hopedale Hospital. Survivors-wife: Edna Springer; children: Robert D., Loretta Bohlen, Janice K. Litwiller; 9 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren; sisters: Lavina Schertz, Katie Kennell, Elsie Birkey. Predeceased by: infant son. Funeral and burial: Aug. 30, Hopedale Mennonite Church, by H. James Smith and Carl A. Horner.

Children: Robert Dale, 1933, married Joan Ingold (dau of ay and Elsie Beck Ingold of Ludlow, IL.); Loretta Ann; Janice Katherine 1941, married Walter Ervin Litwiller in Hopedale, IL.

Buried:
Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery

Family/Spouse: Edna Lavina Springer. Edna (daughter of John A. Springer and Anna Sarah Birky) was born on 18 Jan 1910 in Minier, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 10 Nov 1998; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 152
• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

Obit:
Horsch.--Henry Horsch was born in Bavaria, Germany, March 9, 1868; died at his home in Fisher, Ill., after suffering a heart attack, Aug. 28, 1946; aged 78 y. 5 m. 19 d. At the age of about twenty-three he came to America and settled at Hopedale, Ill., where on Jan. 24, 1897, he was united in marriage to Katie Good, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Joseph and Henry, both of Foosland, Ill.; and Ervin, Minier, Ill.), 5 daughters (Mrs. Louise Augsperger and Mrs. Lavina Schertz, both of Fisher; Mrs. Arthur Kennell, Roanoke, Ill.; and Mrs. Clarence Zehr and Mrs. Dorence Birkey, both of Manson, Iowa), 28 grandchildren, on great-grandchild, and a large number of other relatives and friends. One daughter (Mrs. Raymond Yordy) and one son preceded him in death. As a young man he gave his life to the Lord and united with the Mennonite Church, continuing faithful until death. Funeral services were held Aug. 31 at the East Bend Church, Fisher, in charge of J. A. Heiser and Harold Zehr. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.

It is believed that Henry came to the U.S as a lad after living in Bayern, Germany. After marriage, the couple lived on a farm near Gilmore City, IA, until 1905 when they moved to Creighton, MO, in Cass Co. In 1915 the family moved to Fisher, IL, to a farm owned by Katherine’s brother-in-law, Chris Birkey of Hopedale, IL. In 1940 they retired and moved to Fisher where they lived with their daughter, Louise.

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Henry married Katherine Good on 24 Jan 1897 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL. Katherine (daughter of Josef (Joseph ) Guth (Good) and Katharina Stalter) was born on 8 Apr 1871 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 29 Nov 1964 in Washburn, Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 151
• Religion: Amish Mennonite

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Died:
Nursing home

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

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Married:
Hopedale Mennonite Church by Bishop John

John + Louise Augsburger. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: 38
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Immigration: Abt 1850
• Census: 1870, Hopedale Twp., Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

Obit: Gospel Herald - March 1909
Good - Died, Feb. 10, 1909, near Hopedale, Ill., Bro. Joseph Good, aged 78 y. He leaves to mourn his death his aged wife, who has shared the joys and sorrows for 51 years, two sons, six daughters, one brother and one sister, but they mourn not as those who have no hope. Bro. Good was an earnest and humble Christian. For him to live was Christ, and to die was gain. He suffered much pain during his sickness, but we believe that now he is being comforted. Buried Feb. 13. Services by Jos. Egli, John C. Birky and Daniel Nafizger.

Served as first janitor of Hopedale Mennonite Church for about twenty years: 1876-1896. The first six years he received $30 a year for his services.

Census:
Joseph, 37 yrs old, occupation farmer; birthplace Bavaria. Children: Joseph 11, Lizzie 8, Phoebe 6, Barbara 3, and Sarah 1. (Joseph was listed as away at school that day.

Josef married Katharina Stalter on 2 Mar 1856 in Tazewell Co., IL. Katharina (daughter of Jakob Stalter and Katharina Stalter) was born on 9 Jan 1832 in Hemerten, Bavaria, GR; died on 15 Oct 1919 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 39
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Immigration: 1854, Le Havre to New York

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Obit: Nov. 6, 1919 Gospel Herald
Good. - Katharine, daughter of Jacob and Magdalena Stalter, was born in Germany Jan. 9, 1832; died at the home of her daughter in Hopedale, Ill., Oct. 15, 1919 ; aged 87 y. 9 m. 6 d. At the age of 14 she united with the A. M. Church, of which she was a faithful member until death. In the year of 1854 she sailed for America. She was united in marriage to Joseph Good in 1856. Her husband died Feb. 10, 1909. To this union were born 10 children. One son and 1 daughter died in infancy. She leaves 2 sons and 6 daughters, (Joseph, Dan, Lizzie Birkey, Phoebe Birkey, Barbara Bachman, Sarah Beller, Katie Horsch, and Mary Birkey); also 40 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren. Funeral services at the home by Bro. J. C. Birkey and the church by Jonas Litwiller and J. C. Birkey.

Grandmother's place in the home is vacant,
Her voice is heard no more,
Yet we hope again to meet her,
0n the blissful evergreen shore."

Immigration:
Arrived 5 Jun 1854 on the ship Cumberland.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 40
• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

The site of Burgwalden had once been an estate of the wealthy Fugger family of merchants from Augsburg. During the Middle Ages, the Fugger family applied their wealth to diverse ends that included both influencing election of the Holy Roman Emperor and establishing affordable housing for the poor.

The first four children of Christian arrived in America on the ship Charles Hill in 1854.

Birth:
Gunstalerhof

Christian + Barbara Christner. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 41
• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

From Gunstal.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer, restaurant leaseholder
• Reference Number: 42
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• PURC: 1860, Weilheim, Bavaria, GR

Notes:

Jacob Stalter owned Hemerten at one time. His daughter Katharina Stalter Guth (Good) was born there. Two subsequent families owned Hemerten, then in 1885 a baron named Legg bought it and his family still lived on the farm in 1984.

Birth:
Gersbergerhof

PURC:
Purchased the Lindauer farm in Ammerhöfe community where the Christner family lived.

Died:
At the time of Jakob’s death he was a leaseholder of a beer restaurant at Fu?rsteinried, a hunting lodge built to look like a baroque palace. It was constructed for Elector Maximilian II Emanuel in 1715, bordering the Fu?rsteinried Wald (forest) on the southwest outskirts of Munich.

Jakob married Katharina Stalter on 27 Apr 1816. Katharina (daughter of Jakob Stalter and Magdalena Nafziger) was born in 1800 in Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR; died on 17 Jan 1847 in Bavaria, GR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 43
• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

Married her cousin.

“Marrying of cousins was NOT a an unusual occurrence in the past. In the general population, 'It is estimated that 80% of the marriages in history were between second cousins'. The population base was smaller. People lived in small communities and migrated within those same small communities. Transportation was slow and dangerous; by walking or by horse and people seldom, if ever traveled beyond the boundaries of the area in which they were born without some sort of armed escort. Our Amish ancestors had even more reasons to restrict their marriage-partner choices. They were a minority group within the general population. Amish principles forbid marriage with those of other faiths , the marriage partner always had to come from the community of Amish believers. Often a suitable partner could not be found among the limited number of members of the home congregation, so, in spite of the dangers of long-distance travel contacts had to be established over long distances. When a wedding did occur under these circumstances, it often happened that other potential marriage partners were discovered among the siblings of the bride and groom. Such doubled unions frequently took place and created a strong bond between two families. Pressure to marry within the Amish group came also from outside the group. There were rules from the local authorities forbidding the Amish/Mennonites from adding people from the communities to their congregations. They could not baptize others into their faith, other than those born into Mennonite families. Church leaders were chastised for baptizing and drawing young unmarried maids into their faith. (Davis, Richard Warren) With all of these restrictions it is understandable that our ancestors chose 'cousins' as their marriage partners in many cases.”

Birth:
Full name may have been Katharina Magdalena.
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