John Zehr
1862 - 1919 (57 years)-
Name John Zehr Birth 21 Apr 1862 Woodford Co., IL 
[1] - On parent’s homestead near Mackinaw River
Gender Male Religion Mennonite USR1 Complications Following Gall Stone Surgery Death 30 Jun 1919 Bloomington, McLean Co., IL [1, 2] - Brokaw Hospital
Burial Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID I1137 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 26 May 2019
Father Bishop Jacob Zehr, b. 17 Sep 1825, Manried, Bavaria, GR d. 22 Feb 1898, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL (Age 72 years) Mother Elizabeth Ehresman, b. 11 Sep 1830, GR d. 27 Nov 1902, Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL (Age 72 years) Marriage 21 Apr 1850 Woodford Co., IL Family ID F142 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lydia Springer, b. 7 Jul 1867, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 3 Aug 1945, East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL (Age 78 years) Marriage 28 Dec 1890 Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Children 1. Infant Zehr, b. 24 Jun 1899 d. 24 Jun 1899 (Age 0 years) 2. Jacob W. Zehr, b. 6 Oct 1900 d. 9 Dec 1976 (Age 76 years) 3. Silas Zehr, b. 12 Dec 1903 d. 26 Jan 1997 (Age 93 years) 4. Simon Zehr, b. 26 Feb 1906 d. 28 Apr 1906, Champaign Co., IL (Age 0 years)5. Rozina Zehr, b. 7 Sep 1907, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 19 Oct 1987, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 80 years)Family ID F828 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Jun 2005
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Birth - 21 Apr 1862 - Woodford Co., IL 
Marriage - 28 Dec 1890 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL 
Death - 30 Jun 1919 - Bloomington, McLean Co., IL 
Burial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - “John Zehr grew up on (his father’s) this farm near Goodfield, IL. In 1889, at the age of 27 years, he purchased forty acres of land in East Bend Township, Champaign County, approximately five miles northeast of Fisher, IL....John served as a director of the Dixon School for a number of years and he was one of the early members of the East Bend Mennonite Church....John loved to travel and he took his family to California on two different occasions. In 1909, he and his family stayed in Upland, CA for the winter. In 1911, he and his family journeyed once more to CA and this time resided in the Upland area for a year. During his stay in CA, John worked in the fruit groves picking oranges and lemons.
Resided in Foosland, Illinois. [3]
- “John Zehr grew up on (his father’s) this farm near Goodfield, IL. In 1889, at the age of 27 years, he purchased forty acres of land in East Bend Township, Champaign County, approximately five miles northeast of Fisher, IL....John served as a director of the Dixon School for a number of years and he was one of the early members of the East Bend Mennonite Church....John loved to travel and he took his family to California on two different occasions. In 1909, he and his family stayed in Upland, CA for the winter. In 1911, he and his family journeyed once more to CA and this time resided in the Upland area for a year. During his stay in CA, John worked in the fruit groves picking oranges and lemons.
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