Josephine L. Yordy
1886 - 1977 (90 years)-
Name Josephine L. Yordy [1] Birth 14 Aug 1886 Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL [2] Gender Female Baptism 13 Oct 1901 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [3] - East Bend Church by John C. Birky
Census 28 Apr 1930 Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL - Head of household, general farming, age 45; with son Elmer, 21, teaching in a country school, and daughter Eunice age 12. Parents are listed as born in Germany, but that is incorrect.
Occupation Nursing Aid Reference Number 10 Religion Amish Mennonite Residence 1933 Eureka, Woodford Co., IL [3] - Josephine and Eunice left Fisher and East Bend Mennonite Church and moved to Eureka to become part of the Roanoke Mennonite Church.
Residence 1949 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - Living with daughter, Eunice and family
Residence 1971 Eureka, Woodford Co., IL - Resident at Maple Lawn Retirement Home
USR1 Old Age Death 3 Jan 1977 Eureka, Woodford Co., IL [2] Burial 6 Jan 1977 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID I10 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 24 Mar 2023
Father Joseph P. Yordy, b. 7 Nov 1857, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL d. 19 Feb 1925, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 67 years) Mother Elizabeth A. Roeschley, b. 20 Jul 1862, Spring Bay, Woodford Co., IL d. 3 Feb 1953, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 90 years) Marriage 1 Jan 1882 Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL [4] - At the Amisch Mennonite Church, Roanoke, Woodford Co., by Jacob Zehr, Minister of the Gospel. Witnesses: John J. Roeschley and Joseph Wagner. Joseph was living in rural Roanoke Twp. at the time of marriage and Elizabeth was living in Roanoke. Witnesses to the marriage were John Roeschley and Joseph Wagner (Wagler).
Family ID F247 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Albert Elmer Schrock, b. 13 Jan 1886, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 9 Jan 1917, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 30 years) Marriage 18 Dec 1907 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [3, 5] - By Peter Zehr, at the home of the bride’s parents in Fisher, IL .
Notes - Both bride and groom were 21 years of age at the time of their marriage by Bishop Peter Zehr, Minister of the Gospel (East Bend Amish Mennonite Church), at the home of the bride’s parents.
Witnesses were Andrew Birky (b.19 Jun 1864) cousin of the groom, and Jacob Heiser.
Peter Zehr’s church records give the marriage date as 18 Dec 1907. [3]
Children 1. Elmer Raymond Schrock, b. 26 Jan 1909, Fisher, Newcomb Twp., Champaign Co., IL d. 11 Dec 1989, Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL (Age 80 years) 2. Orval Leo Schrock, b. 9 Sep 1910, Fisher, Newcomb Twp., Champaign Co., IL d. 14 Aug 2002, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 91 years) 3. Eunice Lois Schrock, b. 25 Jun 1917, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL d. 15 Mar 2002, Fort Oglethorpe, GA (Age 84 years) Family ID F8 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Sep 2020
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Photos Josephine L. Yordy Schrock (1886-1977)
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Notes - Obit:
Schrock.- Josephine, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Roeschley) Yordy, was born in Flanagan, Ill., Aug. 14, 1886; died at Maple Lawn Homes, Eureka, Ill., Jan. 3, 1977; aged 90 y. On Dec. 17, 1907, she was married to Albert Schrock, who preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1917. Surviving are 2 sons (Elmer and Orval), one daughter (Eunice-Mrs. Olen Kandel), 11 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and 3 brothers (Ezra, Jonas, and Alvin). She was a member of the East Bend Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 5, in charge of Irvin Nussbaum; interment in the East Bend Cemetery. [3, 6, 7]
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Sources - [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records.
- [S18] Gravestone name and dates.
- [S225] Peter Zehr, East Bend Mennonite Church Records.
- [S375] Marriage Record of Joseph P. Yordy and Lizzie A. Roeschley.
- [S183] Marriage Record of Albert Schrock and Josephine Yordy.
- [S291] Eunice Schrock Kandel, Early Memories.
- [S193] Elaine Sommers Rich, Mennonite Women: A Story of God’s Faithfulness, (Herald Press, Scottdale, PA, 1983).
- [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records.