Albert Elmer Schrock[1]
1886 - 1917 (30 years)-
Name Albert Elmer Schrock Birth 13 Jan 1886 Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Gender Male Census Jun 1900 Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL - Listed with his parents and sister. Albert was 14.
Baptism 25 Oct 1903 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - East Bend Mennonite by Peter Zehr
Census Apr 1910 Newcomb Twp., Champaign Co., IL - Listed with Josephine his wife, and Elmer his son
Education Brown School. Beyond That, He Was Self Taught. Occupation Farmer [2] Reference Number 11 Religion Amish Mennonite USR1 Pulmonary Hemorrhage, Tuberculosis Death 9 Jan 1917 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [3, 4] - At 6:00 a.m., after six years of fighting tuberculosis
Burial 11 Jan 1917 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [5] - East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID I11 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 20 Mar 2017
Father John Schrock, b. 28 May 1862, Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 28 Jul 1951, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 89 years) Mother Mary Birky, b. 19 Sep 1862, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL d. 24 Mar 1954, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 91 years) Marriage 19 Feb 1885 Morton, Tazewell Co., IL [6, 7] - By Andrew Ropp, minister of the gospel. (MR #153)
Notes - Married at the home of the bride’s parents by Andrew Ropp. Peter Schrock was a witness.
Both were 23 years of age at the time of their marriage.
Family ID F194 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Josephine L. Yordy, b. 14 Aug 1886, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL d. 3 Jan 1977, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 90 years) Marriage 18 Dec 1907 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [4, 8] - 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. [4]
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 Albert Elmer Schrock (1886-1917)
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Notes - Obituary: Jan 25, 1917 Gospel Herald
Schrock. - Albert E. Schrock was born in Tazewell Co., Ill., Jan. 13, 1886; died at his home near Fisher, Ill., Jan. 9, 1917; aged 30 y. 11 m. 27 d.
He united with the Amish Mennonite Church at the age of 17 years and remained faithful unto the end. He united in marriage with Josephine Yordy Dec. 18, 1907. To this union were born 2 sons, Elmer and Orval who with his loving wife, are left to mourn his early departure, also father and mother, 1 sister, an aged grandmother, and a host of other relatives and friends. He was a very devoted Christian, living true to his convictions. He was elected superintendent of the Sunday school where he served faithfully until his health failed, when he was attacked with the dreaded disease, tuberculosis, of which he was a sufferer for four years. Much of this time he spent in reading good books and studying God,s Word. He bore his afflictions patiently and fought the disease hard, and died with a hemorrhage. He was a deep thinker, very conservative, choosing rather to be right than popular.
Even with his afflictions he always took an active part in church work, being in Sunday school two days before his death.
Funeral services were conducted Jan. 11 at the East Bend A. M. Church by Bro. Samuel Gerber of Pekin, Ill., assisted by the home ministers. Buried at the Mennonite cemetery.
Fare thee well, our brother,
Yes, a last and sad farewell,
But in heaven, we'll try to meet thee,
And with thee forever dwell.
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A local newspaper account of his death reads as follows:
Well Known Resident of Fisher Vicinity Past (sic) Away Tuesday.
Fisher, Jan. 9--(Special.)--Albert Schrock, well known resident of this community, died this morning at his home, two miles north of the village, after an illness of four years, due to tuberculosis. He had been unusually well of late and arose this morning and kindled a fire and shortly afterward was seized with a hemorrhage and died a short time afterwards. The deceased was a son of John and Mary Schrock and was born on January 13, 1886. He was married about eight years ago to Miss Josephine Yordy, who, with two sons, Elmer and Oliver (Orval), survive, as do also his parents. A sister also survives. He was a prominent member of the Amish church. The funeral will be held on Thursday from the Amish church, Rev. Samuel Gerber, of Morton, conducting the services. Burial will be made in the family lot in the Amish cemetery. [2, 9, 10, 11]
- Obituary: Jan 25, 1917 Gospel Herald
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Sources - [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records.
- [S554] Debra A. Reid, Amish Mennonite Stock Management, 1860s-1920s.
- [S229] Albert E. Schrock - Death Certificate.
- [S225] Peter Zehr, East Bend Mennonite Church Records.
- [S221] East Bend Mennonite Cemetery.
- [S350] Marriage Record of John Schrock and Mary Birky.
- [S1058] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, Vol 1, Page 153, Lic No. 2032 - Marriage record of John Schrock and Mary Birkey.
- [S183] Marriage Record of Albert Schrock and Josephine Yordy.
- [S365] Personal remembrances of family members:Birky, Schrock, Sutter.
- [S85] Interview with Alta Heiser Detweiler and Edna Heiser Cender by Verle and Margaret Oyer, “The Lot” Through Children’s Eyes.
- [S219] The East Bend Chronicle.
- [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records.