Jacobina (Jacquée) (Philabena) Yordy

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 5 Jan 1842, New Orleans, LA
• Census: 1870, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL
• Census: 1880, Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

When Henry Raab died unexpectedly in early 1860, Phillipine was left with an unpaid mortgage. Peter Yordy purchased the property for the price of the mortgage ($620). He then sold the farm to August Knoll for $2,000, and purchased a home on the corner of Sixth and Ann Eliza Streets in Pekin from Knoll for $700. Phillipine and her children moved into this house.

Birth:
Born at 10 p.m. Near Windstein. Munich appears on her headstone, as does her original first name - Jacquée Jordi. Her name seems to have evolved into 'Pena' (usually derived from Jakobina) or the more fashionable 'Jacobine,' and eventually to Phillipine. (Her daughter Jacobine or Bina would evolve into the even more fashionable American equivalent 'Phoebe').

Immigration:
Ship Governor Davis. From Bavaria Via Le Havre.

Census:
farmer Christian Krug, 44, Bavaria; Philippine, 40, Bavaria; Joseph Jeckel, 22, Illinois; Jacobine, 15, Illinois; Henry Krug, 13, Illinois; and Louis, 3, Illinois.

Census:
farmer Chr. Krug, 55, Albiren [Altbayern, the administrative district surrounding Munich]; Bena, 55, Albiren; Louis, 12, Illinois; and stepson Henry Rabb, 21, born in Illinois to Prussian parents.

Buried:
Craft Kimmler Cemetery

Jacobina married Johan George Yeackley on 26 Apr 1842 in Woodford Co., IL. Johan died on 28 Feb 1854 in Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
By a Justice of the Peace.

1. Catherine Yeackley was born on 17 Jan 1842 in New Orleans, LA; died on 18 Jul 1932.
2. Elizabeth Yeackley was born on 7 Mar 1845; died on 30 Jun 1931.
3. Joseph Yeackley was born on 15 Feb 1848 in Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 18 Jan 1940 in Milford, Seward Co., NE; was buried in Milford, Seward Co., NE.
4. Pena Yeackley
5. Emma Yeackley was born in 1850; died in 1851.
6. Peter Yeackley was born in 1853; died in 1854.
7. Phoebe Yeackley was born on 3 Jun 1853; died on 14 Dec 1933.

Jacobina married Henry Raab on 12 Jul 1854 in Tazewell Co., IL. Henry died in 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
By Justice of the Peace

1. Henry Raab, Jr. was born about 1855; died on 10 Dec 1933; was buried in Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL.

Jacobina married Christian Krug on 14 Aug 1862. Christian was born on 1 Aug 1825 in Hanseldorf, Bavaria, GR; died on 31 Oct 1890 in Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. H. Louis Krug was born on 30 Aug 1868 in Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., IL; died on 13 Nov 1943 in Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Cultivator. He was described as “a plowman on the Raderhoff.”
• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

Lived on the Raderfoff at Dambach, Lower Alsace for the birth of their child, Christian, in 1809. They settled at Jaegerthal, adjacent to Windstein, Lower Alsace circa 1814. While they were there, two more children were registered at Windstein in 1815 and 1818.


“With the exception of the years 1814-1818, little is known of the lives of Jakob Jordi, son of Johannes Jordy and Barbara Esch. Birth records of his children tell us that he was married to Catherina Schantz. Her ancestry is uncertain, but she may have been a daughter of Christian Schantz and Anna Rubi of the Heiligenbrunerhof near Lembach. To date, no historic record of the marriage of Jakob and Catherina has been located. We also know that through this period, the couple lived at Jaegerthal, France. Jaegerthal is the site of an iron foundry (first built in 1602) and an adjacent estate. It could not even be called a “village”. It would more appropriately be referred to as a commune located approximately one mile south of the village of Windstein, France. It appears that Jakob Jordi began as a day laborer on the estate at Jaegerthal. He apparently worked in the agricultural endeavors at Jaegerthal (rather than the foundry) as he was described as a “cultivator” or farmer on Jacobina’s birth registry.

“From the historic records thus far identified, it appears that Jakob and Catharina resided somewhere other than the Jaegerthal/Windstein region prior to 1814. During this time, their son, Christian, and possibly a son, Jakob (father of Barbara Yordy Eigsti), were born. The historic record suggests they left Jaegerthal shortly after the birth of daughter, Jacobina, in 1818. According to their son, Peter Yordy, they moved to a location “about 20 miles south of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Though the sight has not yet been located, Peter’s immigration record suggests it may have been near Starnberger See (Lake Starnberg). “ [probably Socking or Hanfeld]


Grünthal on August 18, 1874: With the return of the received letter from the royal District Office Hemau from the 4th of the month with the subject is reported as follows on the basis of the declaration of the farm owner Jakob Jordy from the Pentlhof:  1) From 1841 to 1853, the intended Jordy was 12 (?) years old as an economic tenant with Mr. Neuffert in Eichhofen. 2) His children born in Eichhofen are: a Maria Jordy b. on January 8, 1842 b) Elisabetha Jordy on September 15, 1844 c) Magdalena Jordy on September 25, 1847 d) Anna Jordy on February 16, 1849 e) Jakob Jordy on October 5th, 1852 f) Barbara Jordy on December 14, 1853 drawn to the most gracious awe Stadtamhof on August 20, 1874 Lehnert There is still to be researched when Jakob married Jordy and where he lives.

Birth:
Birth document of Peter says Jacob was 37.

Jakob married Catharina Schantz on 31 Jan 1803. Catharina (daughter of Johannes Schantz and Magdalena Stutz) was born before 1811. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Schoenenbourg, Bas-Rhin, FR

Notes:

Shantz, a Swiss Mennonite family name, is mentioned among the Anabaptists as early as 1541 in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. In 1567 a Hans Tschantz of Kiesen, canton of Bern, was imprisoned for his faith. In the first part of the 18th century members of the family moved to the Bernese Jura district, as well as to Montbéliard and Alsace. In 1824 a Johannes Tschantz and his son Abraham left their Jura home and settled in the Sonnenberg district in Wayne County, Ohio, where some of their descendants still live.
As of 1959, the family name Shantz had only a few representatives left among Mennonites in Europe. The name was represented in Pennsylvania as early as 1737 when Jacob Schantz immigrated to Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Hans Tschantz was the third bishop in the colonial Mennonite settlement in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is known that he was active ca. 1742; a cemetery plot donated by him remained named "Hans Tschantz cemetery." Since 1800 Shantz has also been a prominent family in the Mennonite Church (MC) in Ontario. The following is a small list of ordained men bearing the name Shantz who have served as bishops in the church: Henry Shantz (1864-77), who served the Detweiler congregation from 1842; Israel R. Shantz (1863-1910), who moved from Waterloo to Carstairs, Alberta ca. 1903; Moses H. Shantz (1884-1938) at Blenheim, Ontario, who for many years was also the moderator of the Ontario Conference (MC) and was for some time the president of the Mennonite Publication Board; Benjamin B. Shantz (b. 1880), who served at the Hagey congregation; Stanley D. Schantz (b. 1914), who served in Guernsey, Saskatchewan. Preachers included Merle Shantz, who served at the Wanner congregation, Ontario and Irwin Schantz, who served in Loman, Minnesota. Jacob Y. Shantz was a prominent layman (MC) in Kitchener, Ontario, joining the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church ca. 1875 when it was started. John Schantz (1774-1855) and his son Joseph (1814-81) were ministers in the Upper Milford, Pennsylvania congregation which joined the Oberholtzer group (the forerunner of the General Conference Mennonite Church [GCM]) in 1847. J. W. Schantz (1878-1916) was a GCM minister at Schwenksville, Pennsylvania and Zion at Souderton, Pennsylvania, 1907-1916.

An Amish branch of the family came to North America ca. 1768. Joseph Schantz (1749-1810), who changed his name to Johns, was in Somerset County, Pennsylvania by 1793, and in 1810 founded the city of Johnstown on his land. Some of his descendants moved to Elkhart County, Indiana, where Daniel J. Johns (1850-1942) was an outstanding leader, as were two of his sons, Ira and Otis. Ira S. Johns (1879-1956) was a preacher at the Clinton Frame congregation near Goshen and served for a long time as secretary of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (MC). Otis N. Johns was bishop of the Beech congregation near Louisville, Ohio, and long serving secretary of the Mennonite Publication Board. Joseph Schantz (1856-1934), a preacher at Ingolstadt, Bavaria, where his father and grandfather had been bishops in the Amish congregation, immigrated to the Midwest United States, finally locating in Wisner, Nebraska and serving the MC congregation there. Two brothers, Daniel and Andrew Schantz, also came with Joseph to the Midwest. Descendents of these three men scattered through Nebraska, Oklahoma and other Midwestern states. Other Amish Schantzes emigrated from Europe to Central Illinois, including Christian Schantz who settled in Tiskilwa ca. 1840, and Jacob Schantz who moved from Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany to Congerville, Illinois in 1847. Peter Schantz (1853-1924), a son of Jacob, was an outstanding leader in the Central Mennonite Conference.

Bibliography
Kauffman, Daniel. Mennonite Cyclopedic Dictionary. Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1937.

Bender, Harold S. "Shantz (Schantz, Shanz, Tschantz, Johns) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 14 Sep 2017. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Shantz_(Schantz,_Shanz,_Tschantz,_Johns)_family&oldid=119606.

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Notes:

Married:
11 Pluviose XI

Jacob Jordi, 24,
Resident of Lauterbacher Hof
Parents Johannes Jordi and Barbara Eschin
 
Catharina Schantz
Parents Johannes Schantz and Magdalena Stutz
 
Witnesses Christian Hochstettler, 64, Isaac Hochstettler, 30, and Peter Hochstettler, 30, all of the Lauterbacher Hof..

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Residence: Trippstadt, Palatinate, GR
• Residence: Bef 1803, Windstein, Wissembourg, Alsace, FR

Notes:

“The family moved from the Trippstadt, Germany area, to Windstein, Alsace, France, some 50 miles to the south. The timing of this move is uncertain. It is clear that their children were born on the Wilensteinerhof hear Trippstadt, and that the family was in Winstein, France before Johannes died in 1803.”

Birth:
Probably on Lichtenbrunnerhof near Kaiserslautern

Johannes + Barbara Esch (Oesch, Eschem). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ancestry unknown.

Johannes + Magdalena Stutz. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1752
• Residence: 1753, Kaiserslautern, Palatinate, GR
• Residence: 1765, Eselsfurth, Kaiserslautern, GR

Notes:

“In 1753 Johannes was on the Lichtenbrunnerhof near Kaiserslautern with a wife, two children and one farmhand. According to the census data, he had lived there for 18 years. By 1759 Johannes was a temporary tenant with Franz Dellmuth on the Bremerhof estate (on the south edge of Kaiserslautern). With him was his wife, Verena Lang, two sons (jean 8 1/2, and Jakob, 1 1/2, and two daughters Anne 12, and Verena 5. By 1765 Johannes and family had relocated to Eselsfurth on the northeast edge of Kaiserslautern where their fifth child, Magdalena was born.”

Residence:
administrative district of Hoheneken

Residence:
Lichtenbrunnerhof (Lichtenbergerhof?) Lived there 18 years.

Residence:
northeast edge of Kaiserslautern

Johannes + Verena Lang. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]