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Joseph Cender b. Oct 1855 FR d. 1 Apr 1915 IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

1855 - 1915 (~ 59 years)

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Father	Christian Cender, b. 11 Jan 1824, Niedernai, Bas-Rhin, FR d. 10 Feb 1895, Abbyville, KS (Age 71 years)
Mother	Barbara Geny, b. 24 Jun 1829 d. 30 Oct 1925, Abbyville, KS (Age 96 years)
Marriage	25 Oct 1852	Burlioncourt, Moselle, FR [2, 3]
Family ID	F636	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

Obit: Gospel Herald, June 1915

“Joseph Cender was born in France, Oct. 18, 1855; died April 1, 1915;
aged 59 y. 5 m. 14 d. He came to America with his parents in the year 1869. They lived in Woodford Co., Ill., till the year 1888, when they moved to Reno Co., Kan. Oct. 21, 1890 he was married to Mary Oyer, to which union two children were born. Bro. Cender’s health has been failing for about seven years, and he was taking treatments at a sanitarium, where he also passed away. He leaves his wife, aged mother, a son, a daughter, a grandson, and many other relatives and friend to mourn their loss, but not as those who have no hope. He was saved and joined the Defenseless Mennonite Church, of which he was a faithful member for many years. Funeral services were conducted in the German language by Jacob Schmucker, and in English by D. M. Zimmerman. Text, Eccl. 8:8.”