Joseph Schrock (Oyer)

Notes:

“Joseph Oyer/Schrock died in Tazewell County Dec. 28, 1851. Probate Record H 1851-53 shows that Andrew Roth applied to become administrator of his estate at Pekin Feb. 2, 1852. Peter Good [Guth] stood as guarantor for his $300 bond. An unnamed widow is mentioned as heir, but not a daughter (Anna would have been almost three months old at the time of this Joseph's death). Estate appraisers included Nicholas Roth and Benjamin Rediger. Some of the names of people purchasing items at auction included Andrew Roth, Nicholas Roth, Daniel Roth, Joseph Oyer, and John Springer.

The Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, transcribed from original entries, lists a marriage between Joseph Schrock and Catharine Schrock (the widow Catherine Ringenberg) in Tazewell County June 12, 1859. The family origins of the groom are unknown - and it is very possible that this was not his true name. Apparently, Catherine became pregnant immediately.

Source cites this second marriage doc as a new husband named Joseph Schrock, when in actuality it is probably/could be a correction of the first document.

“It seems more probable that she had a second ceremony with Joseph to make a correct entry for inheritance purposes. The first entry was worthless. It doesn't seem likely that two Joseph Schrocks were floating around Tazewell County, and so little is known about them.”

Possibly this is a record of Joseph and Catherine living with Joseph’s parents (John and Catherine)--but who were they?
1850 census of TC:  farmer John Schrock, 77, Germany; Catherine [Oyer], 57 [actually closer to 53], Germany; farmer Joseph, 27, Germany; and Catherine [Ringenberger, Joseph's wife], 24, Germany.}

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i. Catherine Ringenberg or Katie Ringenberger was born Nov. 14, 1826, and died at Farmdale Jan. 24, 1905. She is thought to be buried in Guth Cemetery at Washington, though no headstone is found there. On Nov. 20, 1849 in Tazewell County she married Joseph Schrock. The Illinois Statewide Marriage Index lists this marriage as 'Joseph Snook' and 'Catherine Rinkenberger,' so it is likely that the misspelling appeared on their original county marriage entry. They had a second civil ceremony June 12, 1859 (perhaps to correct the earlier record keeping error for purposes of future inheritance). Joseph was a son of Catherine Oyer, and his stepfather was John Schrock (see SCHROCK, JOHN SCHROCK OF GROVELAND). They are found on the 1850 census of Tazewell County (in a part that became Groveland) as farmer John Schrock, 77, Germany; Catherine [Oyer], 57, Germany; farmer Joseph Schrock, 27, Germany; and Catherine [Ringenberger], 23, Germany. Joseph died before the 1860 census. Catherine appears as 34-year-old widow 'Catherine Schrock' on the 1860 census of Groveland, with two children, 7-year-old Anna and 3-month-old Peter, living next door to her widowed father Peter Ringenberger. On Nov. 7, 1869 in Tazewell County she remarried to neighbor Jean Springer/John Spring. See SPRINGER for more on this couple.

Died:
Andrew Roth applied to become administrator of his estate at Pekin 2 Feb 1852. Peter Good provided for his $300 bond. Estate appraisers included Nicholas Roth and Benjamin Rediger.

Buried:
Rinkenberger Family Cemetery.
“There are two men by the name of Schrock buried in the cemetery, no doubt the first and second husbands of Katie Rinkenberger, a daughter of Peter I.” (See Source 11, p. 10)

Joseph married Catherine (Katie) Ringenberg on 20 Nov 1849 in Tazewell Co., IL. Catherine (daughter of Pierre Ringenberg (Ringenberger) (Rinkenberger) and Anna Schrag) was born on 14 Nov 1826 in Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR; died on 24 Jan 1905 in Farmdale, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Sunnyland, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

They had a second civil ceremony on 12 Jun 1859.

Married:
Ceremony performed by Michael Mosiman. The Illinois Statewide Marriage Index lists this marriage as 'Joseph Snook' and 'Catherine Rinkenberger,' so it is likely that the misspelling appeared on their original county marriage entry.

1. Anna Schrock was born on 5 Oct 1851 in IL; died in Aug 1898 in IL.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 29 Aug 1850, Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

They are found on the 1850 census of Tazewell County (in a part that became Groveland) as farmer John Shrock, 77, Germany; Catherine [Oyer], 57, Germany; farmer Joseph Shrock, 27, Germany; and Catherine [Ringenberg], 23, Germany.
John Schrock is thought to have died at Groveland circa 1855. His widow Catherine Oyer is thought to have died before 1865.

Census:
John, age 77, farmer born Germ; Catherine age 57 born Germ; Joseph age 27 farmer; Catherine age 24 born Germ. House and family #322.

John married Catherine Oyer on 25 Oct 1840 in Tazewell Co., IL. Catherine (daughter of Johannes (Hans) Oyer and Jakobine Regle’ (Ruschli, Roeschly)) was born on 10 Jun 1796 in Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR; died after 1860 in IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

A young boy of seven, Joseph Oyer, appears to have been travelling with Catherine on the trip to America, and may have been her illegitimate son.

Census:
Catherine is a 66 year old widow living in the household of nephew John Oyer and Anna Farny.

Died:
and probably before 1865

Notes:

Married:
by Bishop Michael Mosiman (March 1990 Illinois Mennonite Heritage)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Laborer, In 1798
• Occupation: Miller/Farmer, 1807-1830
• Religion: Amish
• Residence: 1795, Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR
• Residence: 1817, Niderhoff, Moselle, FR
• Immigration: Oct 1830, New Orleans, LA

Notes:

Also known as “Hans Oyer der Junge.”

"Mennonite" at Hermersbergerhof, Palatinate, Germany, in 1776 and 1777. At Hingsange near Morhange, Moselle, FR, in 1796. At Turquestein, Moselle, FR, 1829-1830.

Hermersbergerhof was originally a farm belonging to Eusserthal, a Cistercian monastery. Then it became part of the Duchey of Zweibrücken. In 1774 the Dukes leased it to a Mennonite named Michel Albrecht, and by 1776 both Johannes’s worked there for leaseholder Albrecht.



In marriage record of Joseph to Katherina Schrag, Johannes is called a “laborer.”

Between 1807 and 1830, the family operated a mill at Niederhof (Niderhoff). They were probably a part of the Repaix congregation.

According to research by Gordon Oyer in 1999, “The village of Niderhoff is where the extended Oyer family that emigrated to Butler County Ohio, in 1830 was formed. Local records include sixteen Oyer births, six deaths, and one marriage. Since the two brothers, Joseph and Jacob, are listed as millers at Niderhoff in many of these records, their place of residence can be pinpointed. The community actually has three nineteenth-centuy mills, however, so the task was not as easy as it seemed. One, le Moulin des Caillaux” was not built until the 1820s, so it could be ruled out. Another, named ‘Neuve Grange’ is situated in the nearby countryside; and the third is on the edge of the village. The fact that records consistently refer to the brother as millers at Niderhoff--never at Neuve Grange--coupled with the recent discovery of one of the Oyer mill lease contracts, establishes the village mill as the Oyer residence.”

Proprietors at Niderhoff at the time of son Johannes’ and Catherine’s marriage in 1817.

The family departed LeHavre 12 Oct 1830 on the ship SUPERIOR; landed New Orleans 4 Dec 1830 (53 days). Amish passengers arrived in Cincinnati, Ohio, 25 Dec 1830.

Residence:
also, abt 1789-1793?

Residence:
Proprietors at Niderhoff at the time of son Johannes’ and Catherine’s marriage in 1817.

Immigration:
Ship Superior, arriving 4 Dec.

Johannes + Jakobine Regle’ (Ruschli, Roeschly). Jakobine was born about 1750 in Scheppach, Haut-Rhin, FR; died on 20 Mar 1820 in Niderhoff, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Upper Rhine according to her death record.

Birth:
Imbrehof

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Miller

Notes:

Probably the son “Hans Jakob Eyer” listed as son of Benedict “Benz” Eyer.,
Also known as “Hans Oyer der Alte.”

Referred to as "Mennonite" at Hermersbergerhof, Palatine, Germany in 1776 and 1777.

In 1776, both Johannes Oyers are listed among subjects of the Duchy of Zweibrücken and were living at Hermersbergerhof. In both 1793 and 1796 records, Johannes was listed as a day worker/miller at Hingsange in Lorraine (Linstroff community, half way between Saarbrucken and Nancy). The Amish congregation there was named "Morhange" after a nearby town and it originated in the 1720s, when Anabaptists first appeared here.
See IMH Sept 1989, p. 19, for a photo and description of Hingsange.