Elizabeth Stalter b. 15 Nov 1841 GR d. 9 May 1918 Peoria, IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Elizabeth Stalter

Female 1841 - 1918  (76 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Stalter 
    Birth 15 Nov 1841  GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Nassenwald farm
    Gender Female 
    Reference Number S21247 
    RWDN S24247 
    Death 9 May 1918  Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • St. Francis Hospital
    Burial Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Waldo Cemetery
    Person ID I10129  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2022 

    Father Johannes Stalter,   b. 15 Sep 1812, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1897, Gridley Twp., McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Reidiger,   b. Abt 1812, Ichenheim, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1853, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1835  GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F7125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 May 1918 - Peoria, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Gospel Herald - Volume XI, Number 8 - May 23, 1918 - page 143

      Stalter.-Elizabeth Stalter, daughter of John and Elizabeth Stalter was born at Nussenwalder Hof, Lorraine, France, died May 9, 1918, at the St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, Ill.; aged 76 y. 5 m. 24 d.

      She came to America with her parents in her youth, where she united with the A. M. Church at Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. Later they came to Illinois, first to Tazewell Co., then to Livingston Co. Her parents and 3 brothers preceded her. She leaves 2 brothers, Joseph and Daniel, 1 sister Mrs. Magdalena Rocke, Meadows, Ill. She had been well taken care of at the hospital for nearly 21 years.

      Funeral services were held at the Waldo A. M. Church by Bro. Geo. Summer in English and Bro. Joe Kinsinger in German. Buried at the Waldo Cemetery.

      Remained single,
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      On US Census, 1880, Livingston Co., Illinois, res#123

      The 1880 census noted that Elizabeth was “at home, insane.” Bartonville was the hospital where she resided later in life. See source for more on Elizabeth’s condition.

      Peoria State Hospital Historic District, also known as Bartonville State Hospital or Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane, was a psychiatric hospital operated by the State of Illinois from 1902 to 1973. The hospital is located in Bartonville, Illinois, near the city of Peoria in Peoria County. The hospital grounds and its 47 buildings are listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. [4, 5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S633] Mattie Stalter Cender Collection.

    2. [S638] Stalter Gravestones.

    3. [S40] Hermann Guth, Amish Mennonites in Germany: Their Congregations, The Estates Where They Lived, Their Families (English edition), (Masthof Press, Morgantown, PA).

    4. [S632] 1870/1880 US Census (Stalter).

    5. [S647] Merna Sutter Letter re Stalter family.

    6. [S1519] Stalter Stories from Z-A, for more on.


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