Lydia Hanna Schlegel

1860 - 1941  (81 years)

• Name	Lydia Hanna Schlegel  [1]
  Birth	25 Sep 1860	Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Oct 1941	Goshen, Elkhart Co., IN
  Burial	Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL   [2]
  	Waldo Cemetery
  Person ID	I11914	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Bishop Christian Schlegel,   b. 17 Jan 1819, SW d. 26 Nov 1884, Pike Twp., Livingston Co., IL (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Salome Sommer,   b. 1 Jul 1819, Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR d. 20 Jul 1890, Pike Twp., Livingston Co., IL (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	16 May 1842	Tazewell Co., IL   [1]
  Family ID	F5299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	August Albrecht,   b. 16 Jun 1861, Waldo, Livingston Co., IL d. 16 Feb 1892, Livingston Co., IL (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1887  [1]
  Family ID	F8332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Bishop John Smith,   b. 27 Nov 1843, Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL d. 6 Jul 1906, Metamora, Woodford Co., IL (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	16 Nov 1899  [1]
  Family ID	F8333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2010

  
  

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  Birth - 25 Sep 1860 - Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Death - 20 Oct 1941 - Goshen, Elkhart Co., IN Burial - - Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obit: Gospel Herald, November 1941: "Smith. - Lydia H.,daughter of Christian and Salome Slagel, born Sept. 25, 1860, in Tazewell Co., Ill., the thirteenth in a family of fifteen children, peacefully fell asleep at her home near Goshen, Ind., Oct. 20, 1941; aged 81 y. 25 d. On Jan. 13, 1887, she was united in marriage to August Albrecht. To this union one daughter, Agnes, was born. Four years later he departed this life, after which she made her home with her brother Dan until her marriage to Bishop John Smith of Metamora, Ill., Nov. 1899. After living together six and one-half years, he was suddenly called to his reward. In 1912 she moved with her daughter, Mrs. C. J. Gunden at Flanagan, Ill., where she lived for eighteen years, after which she moved with the family to Goshen, Ind. She leaves to mourn her departure her daughter, Mrs. Agnes Gunden of Goshen; also J. D. and S. E. Smith and Mrs. Ella Oyer of Eureka, Ill., Mrs. Emma Schertz of Goshen, C. Henry Smith of Bluffton, Ohio., 30 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, a brother, Dan, of Flanagan, a host of nieces and nephews, and many more relatives and friends. At an early age she united with the Mennonite Church to which she remained faithful until death. She was much interested in the work of the Church and one of her greatest pleasures was that of giving to a needy cause. She taught in the Sunday school for a period of about fifty years, having been one of the first teachers at the Waldo Church near Flanagan. In the last number of years she often expressed her desire to be at home with her Lord. All of her family was able to be present at the services with the exception of a granddaughter, Lois Gunden, who sailed for France on Oct. 4 to do relief work. Funeral services, conducted by Bro. S. C. Yoder, were held at the home where she stayed at Goshen, Ind., and at the Waldo Mennonite Church near Gridley, Ill., conducted by Bro. Ezra Yordy of Eureka, Ill., and Bro. J. D. Hartzler of Gridley, Ill. Burial took place in the cemetery near by."

  
  

• Sources

  [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32240405/lydia-h-smith.