Carrie Edna Good

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: High School Studies At Spring Lake Grade School In Rantoul, Wrote Examinations At Champaign, IL Attended Short Bible Terms At Goshen College, Goshen, IN, Winters Of 1911 And 1912.
• Occupation: Ministers Wife
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Baptism: 21 Oct 1906, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL

Notes:

Obit:
Yordy.- Carrie E. Good, 100, Eureka, Ill. Born: Jan. 2, 1893, Cornell, Ill., to Peter and Mary Naffziger Good. Died: Jan. 24, 1993, Eureka, Ill. Survivors-- children: Maurice J., Ethel Troyer, Alta Graber, Dorothy, Ruth Keller; sister: Elsie Birky; 16 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren. Predeceased by: Ezra Yordy (husband). Funeral and burial: Jan. 27, Roanoke Mennonite Church, by Rick Troyer and Elmer Wyse.
Carrie attended Goshen College and belonged to Roanoke Mennonite Church, where her husband was bishop for many years. Orval and Mae Schrock attended Aunt Carrie's 100th birthday celebration only a few weeks before her death.

A granddaughter, Mary Ann Watkins, wrote at the time of Carrie’s 100th birthday that she “was a kind and considerate mother to her six children. She was left to rear and guide them many times while her husband, Ezra, was ‘at church,’ ‘at a meeting,’ ‘away at conference,’ ‘preaching again,’ etc. Carrie prepared many a meal for ministers, friends, families, and strangers, and kept a spare bed ready at any call!”

Forty or more friends and relatives stayed at the Yordy home when the Mennonite Church General Conference met at Eureka in 1925. A granddaughter also recalled that as a child a bus load of Goshen College students drove into the Yordy farmyard, filed into the dining room where they enjoyed a meal before giving a program at the Roanoke Mennonite Church.

Baptism:
East Bend Mennonite Church by Peter Zehr

Buried:
Mennonite Cemetery

Carrie married Bishop Ezra Benjamin Yordy on 16 Dec 1915 in East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL. Ezra (son of Joseph P. Yordy and Elizabeth A. Roeschley) was born on 6 Apr 1892 in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL; died on 9 Nov 1980 in Bloomington, McLean Co., IL; was buried in Nov 1980 in Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
By Peter Zehr, at home of bride’s parents, Peter Good. Carrie’s white wedding dress and dark blue going away dress were sewn by a seamstress in Fisher, IL.

1. Ethel Mae Yordy was born on 16 Feb 1917 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL; died on 3 Aug 2011 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL.
2. Dorothy Marie Yordy was born on 8 Dec 1918 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL; died on 16 Jan 2013 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL.
3. Alta Mabrae Yordy was born on 24 Sep 1921 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL; died on 21 Dec 2017 in Normal, McLean Co., IL; was buried in Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL.
4. Florence Mardelle Yordy was born on 7 Oct 1923; died on 26 Dec 1977.
5. Ruth Mildred Yordy was born on 7 Mar 1927 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL; died on 21 Mar 2012 in Fort Madison, IA; was buried in Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL.
6. Maurice James Yordy

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1831, NYC
• Residence: Apr 1831, Butler Co., OH

Notes:

Obit: Gospel Herald Good.--
Peter, son of the late Chris and Pheobe Good, was born at Hopedale, Ill., Oct. 22, 1863; died very suddenly at his home in Fisher, Ill., Sept. 19, 1946; aged 82 y. 10 m. 27 d. As a young man he gave his life to Christ and united with the Hopedale Mennonite Church. On Feb. 4, 1892, he was united in marriage to Mary Naffziger. They first lived at Flanagan, and then moved to a farm near Rantoul. There they lived until five years ago, when they retired and moved to Fisher. Surviving are his widow, 4 sons (LeRoy, Ivan, and Joseph, all of Rantoul; and Arthur, Paxton, Ill., 5 daughters (Carrie--Mrs. Ezra Yordy, Eureka, Ill.; ElsieMrs. Emanuel Birkey, Kouts, Ind.; Laura--Mrs. Jesse Heiser, of Fisher; Alta--Mrs. Lester Hershey, Chicago, Ill.; and Bessie--Mrs. Melvin Greiser, Dewey, Ill.), 32 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, one sister (Mrs. John Reeser, Metamora, Ill.), and a large number of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Sept. 22 at the home, in charge of Harold Zehr, and at the East Bend Church, Fisher, in charge of J. A. Heiser, C. L. Graber, and C. F. Derstine. Burial was made in the East Bend Mennonite Cemetery.


Four of Peter’s sons sang together for years at East Bend Mennonite Church--many times for funerals. Peter drove the team of horses which pulled the hearse to the cemetery, according to an interview in “By the Bend of the River” video.

Peter purchased 309 acres of land in Section 13 of East Bend Township from John Wingle on March 7, 1900. August Unzicker had formerly lived on this farm. The Good family came to the area from Livingston County.

Died:
At his home

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Peter married Mary A. Naffziger (Nofzinger) on 4 Feb 1892. Mary (daughter of Joseph Naffziger and Barbara Martin) was born on 31 Mar 1871 in Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 12 Jan 1957 in Dewey, Champaign Co., IL; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit: Gospel Herald - Volume L, Number 6 - February 5, 1957 - page 142, 143
Good, Mary, daughter of Joseph and Barbara Naffziger, was born March 31, 1871, near Delavan, Ill.; on Jan. 12, after an illness of 3 weeks, she departed this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Melvin Grieser, Dewey, Ill.; aged 85 y. 10m. 12 d. In her youth she accepted Christ as her personal Saviour and became a member of the Mennonite Church at Hopedale, Ill. At the time of her death she was a member of the East Bend congregation near Fisher, Ill. On Feb. 4, 1892, she was married to Peter Good, who preceded her in death in 1946. They made their home in Livingston County until 1900 when they moved to Champaign County, where they resided the remainder of their lives. Surviving are 5 daughters (Mrs. Ezra Yordy, Eureka, Ill.; Mrs. Emanuel Birky, Kouts, Ind.; Mrs. Jesse Heiser, Fisher, Ill.; Mrs. Lester T. Hershey, Aibonito, Puerto Rico; Mrs. Melvin Grieser, Dewey, Ill.), 4 sons (Leroy, Ivan and Joseph, Rantoul, Ill.; Arthur, Paxton, Ill.), one brother (Benjamin, San Diego, Calif.), 33 grandchildren, and 35 great-grandchildren. Four sisters and 3 brothers preceded her in death. She constantly sought the will of the Lord for her life and constantly yielded herself to it. She found great delight in entertaining guests, and speaking with her was always an inspiration. Her witness and testimony will continue to live on in the lives of her children and grandchildren. Her happiness was complete as one by one they made their decision to follow her Lord. Funeral services were held on Jan. 15 in East Bend Church in charge of Howard J. Zehr

Died:
at home of her daughter

Buried:
East Bend Mennonite Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 139
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Immigration: 1854, Burgwalden, Bavaria, GR
• Census: 20 Jul 1860, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

Birth:
FAG gives date 24 Feb 1833

Census:
M653, Roll 232, p.166. Listed with wife Phoebe; child Christian age 1, born in IL. Listed with the family was John Good, age 30, laborer, born in Germany.

Died:
FAG gives date 26 Sep 1889

Buried:
Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery

Christian + Jacobina Ehresman. Jacobina (daughter of Christian Ehresman (Eyresmann) and Magdalena Barnhardt) was born on 11 Mar 1834 in Wurttemberg, GR; died on 4 May 1903 in Minier, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 140
• USR1: Diabetes

Notes:

Obit: Herald of Truth, May 1903:
"On May 4, 1903, at her home near Milner, Ill., of diabetes, Jacobina Good, nee Erisman, aged 69 Y., 1M., 15D. The last few weeks of her life she suffered greatly. She leaves seven children and 38 grandchildren to mourn her loss, but not as those who have no hope. She was loved by all who knew her and was a true pattern of Christianity. Her life companion preceded her to the spirit world fourteen years ago. Funeral services on the 6th at the A.M. meeting house, where a large concourse of friends assembled to pay a last tribute of respect. Services by Bish J.C.Berky, Pre. Dan Zehr in German and Pre. Samuel Gerber in English."

Birth:
Or born 9 Mar 1835

Died:
FAG gives date 1 May 1902

Buried:
Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery

Joseph married Barbara Martin on 6 Apr 1869 in Tazewell Co., IL. Barbara (daughter of Christian Martin and Marie Zehr) was born on 2 Nov 1846 in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR; died on 22 Dec 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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:

• Immigration: 10 Nov 1836, New York, NY

Notes:

Obit: Gospel Herald, September 1874:

"Aug. 11th, in Woodford Co., Ill., of dropsy of the heart, Christian Erisman, aged 74 years, 4 months and 25 days. He leaves a bereaved wife and 15 children, who were all present before his death. Remarks suitable to the occasion were made by Joseph Stuckey, from 1 Peter 1:24. - Peace to his ashes."

Of Deer Creek, IL. Native of Stuttgart, Wurttemberg, Germany.

Birth:
, according to the Wimsheim Familien Register. However, when he died Aug. 11, 1874, his obituary said he was "aged 74 years, 4 months and 25 days." His headstone in Slabtown Cemetery at Goodfiield also says, "Christian Ehresman died Aug. 11, 1874 aged 74 Y. 4 M. & 25 D." This erroneous calculation would yield a birth date of March 16, 1800.

Immigration:
Ship Troy. The ship Troy sailed from Le Havre and arrived at New York City Nov. 10, 1836. The Ehresmans are found on the passenger list in a group of travelers from Baden: Christian Ehresman, 36; Anna, 22; Jacob, 10; Johann, 7; Elisabeth, 4; Christina [Christian], 3; Jacobina, 2; and Daniel, 1. According to the Troy passenger list, Daniel died at sea Oct. 26, 1836.

Buried:
Slabtown Cemetery

Christian + Magdalena Barnhardt. Magdalena (daughter of Johannes Barnhardt and Katharina Güngerich) died in 1834 in GR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daniel + Elisabeth Sommer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit: Herald of Truth, March 1882:
"On the 22nd of Feb., near Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Ill., Christian Martin, aged 76 years and 26 days. He was a peace-loving member of the Amish Mennonite church. He was buried on the 25th. Services were held at the house by John Naffziger, Joseph Springer, and Christian Naffziger, and at the meeting-house by Noah G. Augspurger. He leaves a widow and four children."

They sailed from Le Havre on the Hanover, and arrived at New Orleans June 16, 1848. The passenger list shows carpenter Christophe Martin, 33, France; Marie, 26; Christophe, 4; and Barbe, 1.

Buried:
Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery

Christian married Marie Zehr on 22 Feb 1841 in Imling, Moselle, FR. Marie (daughter of Georg Zehr and Elizabeth (Barbe) Mosimann) was born on 22 Apr 1822 in Chazelles, Moselle, FR; died on 1 Feb 1913 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried on 4 Feb 1913 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Miller
• Residence: 1842-1846, Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR
• Residence: 1846, Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR

Notes:

Obit: Gospel Herald, February 1913:
"Mary Zehr was born in Alsace, France April 7, 1822; died Feb. 1, 1913; aged 90 y. 8 m. 24 d. She was married to Christian Martin in 1841. To this union were born three sons and one daughter, all of whom preceded her to the home beyond the grave. She leaves 23 grandchildren and 63 great-grandchildren. She was converted in her youth and united with the Amish Mennonite Church by being baptized upon confession of her faith, and was faithful to the end. She was buried Feb. 4. Sermons by Daniel Nafziger, Samuel Gerber and John C. Birky. Text, Phil. 1:21 and I Cor. 15:51-58." Christian and Marie are buried in Mennonite Cemetery at Hopedale.

During 1842-1846 this couple lived and worked at the farm Alzing, in Moselle, FR.

Residence:
Alzing Ferme

Residence:
Chief miller at Bromsenhof

Buried:
Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery