Elsie Yeackley

Notes:

Buried:
East Fairview Mennonite Church Cemetery

Elsie married Bert Stutzman on 29 Nov 1923 in Milford, Seward Co., NE. Bert (son of John Stutzman and Katie Erb) was born on 7 May 1904 in Milford, Seward Co., NE; died on 10 Oct 1989 in Seward, NE; was buried in Milford, Seward Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit:
Yeackley. Joseph, son of George and Philabene (Yordy) Yeackley, was born Feb. 15, 1848, near Pekin, Ill.; died Jan. 18, 1940, at his home near Milford, Nebr., where he lived 55 years; aged 91 y. 11 m. 3 d. His father died when he was 9 years of age, leaving him to find his way through life, much alone. Although having attended school only about eight weeks, he was reading his Bible through the third time. He confessed his Saviour at the age of 36, and united with the Mennonite church, of which he remained a member. Several years ago, realizing unfaithfulness in Christian living, he rededicated his life to God. He was married to Fannie Yordy in 1884 at Washington, Ill. Eight children were born to them: Lizzie, Mrs. Ben Gascho; Phoebe, Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman; Fred; John; Emma, Mrs. Ed Roth; George; Eva; Elsie, Mrs. Bert Stutzman, all of Milford. In the fifty-five years of family life he was the first to be called home. He leaves his companion, children, 27 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, 1 half-brother (Louis Krug), and 13 nieces and nephews. Preceding him are 4 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, parents, 4 sisters, 1 brother, and 1 half brother. He was a humble man and enjoyed listening to the conversation of others rather than to be heard. His feebleness the last year made him long to leave this world. Much of his last night was spent with raised hands and calling on the Lord to take him home. Services in the home were conducted by Ammon Miller and at the East Fairview Church by L. O. Schlegel and Ammon Miller. Text, II Sam. 14:14.
"Mother, children, will you follow,
Meet me on the golden shore?
That will be a happy meeting;
Then to meet to part no more."

[A fuller list of Joseph and Fannie’s descendants can be found in Source 491.] This couple and their descendants lived in Milford, NE.

Buried:
East Fairview Cemetery

Joseph married Fannie Yordy on 7 Sep 1884 in Washington, Woodford Co., IL. Fannie (daughter of John Birkey Yordy and Magdalena King) was born on 5 Apr 1863 in Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 31 Oct 1955 in Milford, Seward Co., NE; was buried in Milford, Seward Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit:
Yeackley, -- Fannie, oldest of thirteen children of John and Magdalena (King) Yordy, was born in Tremont, Ill. April 5, 1863; exchanged her earthly home for one in glory on Oct. 31, 1955; aged 92 y. 6 m. 26 d. On Sept. 7, 1884, she was married to Joseph Yeackley. The following spring they moved to Milford, Nebr., on a farm where she lived for 62 years. Her husband passed away Jan. 18, 1940. Seven years later she, with her daughter Eva, moved into Milford, where she lived for eight years. Their home was blessed with 8 children. (Lizzie-Mrs. Ben Gascho, Phoebe-widow of Bishop J. E. Zimmerman, Fred, John, Emma-Mrs. Ed Roth, George, Eva, and Elsie-Mrs. Bert Stutzman, all of Milford). She lived to be grandmother to 32 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren. Surviving are all her children, and 3 sisters (Mrs. Emma Swartzendruber, Wellman, Iowa; Mrs. Bella Schrock, Albany, Oreg.; and Mrs. Elizabeth Erb, Colorado Springs, Colo.). In her youth she united with the Waldo congregation near Flanagan, Ill., and during her 70 years in the Milford community was a loyal member of the East Fairview Church. We, as a family, are grateful to God for having given us a mother with an active and alert mind, who spent many hours reading. She absorbed much from the past and present, yet kept her eyes in the direction of her eternal Home. Mother was interested in people as individuals and liked to converse with everyone. She never tired of living. Some of her last words were, "I think of my big family. Do the best you can when I'm gone, be faithful, have a clear title." The funeral services were held at the East Fairview Church. Ammon Miller used John 17: 24 as his text. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.


“Thrift was necessary in colonial times, on the frontier, during the Depression of the 1930’s. For many it became a way of life. Eva Yeackley Reeb speaks of her mother, Fannie Yordy Yeackley (1863-1955), of Milford, Nebraska: She ingrained in her children that it is sinful to waste. She didn’t discard utensils with holes. Through her much reading she learned of mending rivets. They and her soldering iron lengthened the life of many a utensil. She used a strip of leather for a hinge, a piece of wood for a door latch, bits of cloth tied to the handle of a discarded fly swatter to make a number-one device for removing crumbs from a toaster, and a tin can which she heated in coals in the kitchen range to be able to remove the ends and make a good, sharp, still-being-used food chopper.”

Buried:
East Fairview Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Catholic
• Immigration: 5 Jan 1842, New Orleans, LA

Notes:

Immigration:
Le Havre, FR on the Governor Davis, arriving at New Orleans Jan. 5, 1842.

Johan married Jacobina (Jacquée) (Philabena) Yordy on 26 Apr 1842 in Woodford Co., IL. Jacobina (daughter of Jakob Jordy and Catharina Schantz) was born on 29 Jun 1819 in Jaegerthal, Niederbronn-Les-Bains, FR; died on 16 Dec 1883 in Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Married:
By a Justice of the Peace.

Other Events and Attributes:

• USR1: Stomach Ulcers
• Immigration: 17 Jun 1844, NY
• Residence: 1862, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL
• Residence: 1885, Milford, Seward Co., NE
• Residence: 1889, Thurman, Washington Co., CO
• Residence: 1896, Larned, KS
• Residence: 1898, Milford, Seward Co., NE

Notes:

Obit: Gospel Witness, January, 1907
After an illness of about eight months, Bro. John Yordy passed away at his home in Milford, Neb., Dec.31, 1906; age 68 y. 2m. 17d. Funeral services were held at the home and concluded at the Amish Church where he was laid to rest in the Fairview Cemetery on Thursday afternoon. Bro. Yordy was born in Germany, Oct. 23, 1839, and came to America with his parents who settled in Illinois when he was six years old. He united with the Amish Mennonite church in his early years, to which he remained faithful to his death. He was married to Magdalene King, Jan. 5, 1863. To this union were born thirteen children, four of whom preceded him to the spirit world. He leaves a sorrowing wife and nine children, but they need not mourn as those who have no hope. His disease was ulcers and gallstones. He suffered greatly at times but bore it all patiently to the end.

Dearest father, thou hast left us,
And thy loss we greatly feel,
But ‘tis God who has bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.


Obit: Milford, NE newspaper

After an illness of seven months beginning May 10th, 1906, and caused by ulceration of the bowels, complicated with gall stones, uncle John Yordy passed away at his home in this village, Monday morning, Dec. 31st, age 68 years 2 months and 17 days. Short funeral services were held at the home here in town and concluded at the Amish church west of town where the remains were buried, Thursday.

Mr. Yordy was born in Germany, October 23, 1838, and came to America with his parents who settled in Illinois when he was 6 years old. He was married to Magdalene King on January 5th, 1862, and to them have been born 13 children, 9 of whom are living.

Mr. Yordy and his family came to Seward county in 1885, and four years later, went to Colorado. In 1896, they moved to Kansas and in 1898 returned to Seward county where they have since resided. Three years ago Mr. and Mrs. Yordy moved into town and prepared to spend their remaining days in ease and comfort. The children attending the funeral were Simon and Dave Yordy, Mrs. Schrock, from Filmore county, Mrs. Zimmerman from Wood River, and two brothers and a sister from Illinois - Jacob and Joseph Yordy and Mrs. Mary Orendorff.

Mr. Yordy was a genial old gentleman whom it was a pleasure to know and the great regret of his friends is that his declining days should be spent in suffering. The sympathy of all is extended to Grandma Yordy and her children in the hour of bereavement.

Birth:
French Alsace-Lorraine accd. to source 1269

Immigration:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, 1844, June 17, Baltimore

Residence:
In 1863 Peter Yordy purchased John's exemption from Civil War military service for $100. They moved to Seward County, Nebraska in 1885, to Colorado in 1889, to Kansas in 1896, and then returned to Seward County in 1898.

Buried:
East Fairview Cemetery

John married Magdalena King on 5 Jan 1862 in Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL. Magdalena (daughter of Samuel King and Mary Magdalena Kurtz) was born on 13 Dec 1842 in Salem, Marion Co., IL; died on 11 Feb 1927 in Harper, Harper Co., KS; was buried in Milford, Seward Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obit: Milford, NE newspaper

Magdaline King was born in Salem, Illinois, December 13, 1842. She died at her home in Harper, Kans., Febr. 11, 1927, aged 84 years 1 mo. And 29 days. She was united in marriage to John Yordy on January 5, 1862 at Pekin, Ill. To this union were born eight sons and five daughters. Her husband and four sons preceeded her in death. In the year 1909, she was married to Jacob Sutter who also preceeded her in death. In 1923, she was again married, to John Plank of Harper, Kans. who survives her. She is also survived by nine children; Peter B. Yordy of Whittier, Cal., John Y. Yordy of Kewanee, Ill., David J. Yordy of Ashley, Mich., Emma Schwartzendruber of Wellman, Ia., Belle Schrock of Albany , Ore., Lizzie Erb of Hesston, Kans. and Simon Yordy, Fannie Yeackley, and Mary Zimmerman of Milford, Nebr. She also leaves thirty five grandchildren, fifty seven great-great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, and one aged sister, Barbara Lund of Beemer, Nebr.

In her youth she accepted Christ as her Savior and united with the Mennonite church of which she was a faithful member when she died. She, with her first husband, moved west in 1886, living most of the time near Milford. By her cheerful disposition and helpful Christian spirit, she endeared herself to all with whom she came in contact. Short services were held at the Spring Valley church near Harper, Kans., Saturday, Febr. 12. The remains were then brought to Milford where services were held at the East Fairview church and interment was made at the East Fairview cemetery. All of her children were here to attend the funeral except Peter Yordy of California.

Buried:
East Fairiew Cemetery

Notes:

Married:
By Andrew Ropp

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..

+ Maria (Mary) Birky. Maria (daughter of Christian Birki and Maria Anna Gascho) was born on 18 Apr 1816 in Bavaria, GR; died on 13 May 1903 in Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Immigration: 17 Jun 1844, Le Havre to New York

Notes:

The book 'The Past and Present of Woodford County' spells Mary's name Burkey. Mary is the Maria Birkey Yordy, of whom Myrna Slagell Park says , "During pioneer days in Tazewell County, Illinois, Maria Birkey Yordy (1816-1903) cooked a mixture she called 'pap,’ given to sickly infants with feeding problems. This remedy supposedly saved some babies not expected to survive. The recipe was handed down within the family."

Mary Birky had a son before she married Peter Yordy--named John. (John b. Oct 23, 1838. He married Magdalena King (b. 1842) in 1862. They had 13 children.) She arrived in New York on the ship Baltimore on June 14,1844 with her son from a previous relationship, Johann Horn (who would later be known as John Birkey Yordy)." 

Peter and Mary can be found on the 1880 census of Roanoke as 'Peter Yordie,' a 65- year-old farmer born in France, of parents born in France; and Mary, 64, born in Bavaria, of parents born in France; and four children. Mary can be found as an 84-year-old widow on the 1900 census of Roanoke, living with children Peter, 44, and Barbara, 39. Mary stated that she was born in Germany of French parents, and that she came to America in 1847 [actually it was 1844].

“On February 9, 1847, two and one-half years after arriving in America, Mary married Peter Yordy. That marriage occurred within the Dillon Creek Amish Congregation in Tazewell County, Illinois. A recently identified 1845 Tazewell County Census sheds light on her life between her arrival in Illinois and her marriage to Peter.

In 1845, thirty-year-old Mary “Burgie” resided with a male under 10 years of age (John Horn Birkey) as the head of the household in Tazewell County. Also in the household are a female aged 10-20 and a female under 10 years of age.24 The identity of these two females is unknown. It is probable that the two women were boarders. The listing of Mary as the “Head of Household” suggests that Mary emigrated with significant funds consistent with the relative wealth of her father, Christian Birki. Triangulation of neighbors suggests that after their marriage, Peter and Mary lived in the home where Mary was living in 1845.

Peter Yordy’s wife, Maria Birki (Mary Birkey), and her six-year-old son, John Horn, emigrated in 1844. They traveled with Mary’s brother, Joseph, their cousin, Catherine Kettner, and Peter Zehr on the ship, Baltimore, which arrived in New York from Le Havre on June 14, 1844.23

Immigration:
Mary “Burge” with son Johann Horn on the ship Baltimore (New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, 1844, June 17, Baltimore, p.4)
Also on the ship were Peter Zerr 25; Jospeh Burger 26; Catharina Kunder 27.

Buried:
Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery

Notes:

SAMUEL3 KING (CHRISTIAN2, JOHN SOLOMON1 KOENIG) was born 08 February 1808 in Lancaster Co., PA, and died 15 August 1895 in Near Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL. He married (1) MAGDALENA KURTZ Abt. 1831, daughter of ABRAHAM KURTZ and ELIZABETH FISHER. She was born 14 February 1803 in PA, and died September 1846 in Tazewell Co., IL. He married (2) MARY GERBER Aft. 1846. She was born 1832 in Lancaster Co., PA.

Buried:
Pleasant Grove Cemetery

Samuel married Mary Magdalena Kurtz on 1 Jan 1830 in Holmes Co., OH. Mary (daughter of Abraham Kurtz and Magdalena Lantz) was born on 14 Feb 1803; died on 18 Oct 1846 in Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to David Henry King Genealogy, she was the daughter of Abraham & Elizabeth Fisher Kurtz.
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Children of SAMUEL KING and MAGDALENA KURTZ are:
i. JOSEPH4 KING, b. 24 June 1832, Wayne Co., OH; d. 31 October 1904, Isabella, , OK; m. SUSANNA STUTZMAN, 12 January 1854, Elkhart Co., IN; d. Unknown.
7. ii. DAVID HENRY KING, b. 28 April 1834, Wooster, Wayne Co., OH; d. 20 November 1926, Newton, Harvey Co., KS.
iii. BARBARA KING, b. 1837, Ohio; d. Unknown.
iv. ELIZABETH KING, b. 20 July 1839, Ohio; d. Unknown.
v. SAMUEL KING, b. 04 August 1841, Ohio; d. Unknown.
8. vi. MAGDELENA KING, b. 1843, Illinois; d. Unknown.

Buried:
Haines Cemetery