Joseph Schrock (Gerard) b. 17 May 1852 Ugny-sur-Meuse, FR d. 6 May 1943 Albany, Linn Co., OR: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Joseph Schrock (Gerard)

Male 1852 - 1943  (90 years)


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  • Name Joseph Schrock (Gerard)  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth 17 May 1852  Ugny-sur-Meuse, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Male 
    CLER Y 
    Immigration 1855  [6] 
    • with his parents and other relatives
    Occupation Farmer 
    Religion Amish Mennonite 
    Death 6 May 1943  Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 8] 
    Burial Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I2334  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2019 

    Father Christian (Christophe) Schrag (Serach) (Gerard),   b. 4 Sep 1818, Deyvillers, Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1878, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Cender (Zentner),   b. 24 Jun 1821, Niedernai, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1892, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 9 Dec 1845  Dombrot-sur-Vair, Vosges, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12] 
    • Witnesses included miller and brother-of-the-groom André Gerard of Robecourt, 32; miller and friend-of-the-groom Joseph Roquit of Chatillon-sur-[illegible]; brother-of-the-bride and miller Chrétien Cender, 22, of Rigny-la-Salle; and uncle-of-the-bride Jean Cender, 40, a cultivator and resident of Écrouve.
    Family ID F1503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Magdalena Steider,   b. 25 Aug 1865, Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1966, Duchess, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years) 
    Children 
     1. Martha (Steider) Schrock,   b. 11 May 1884, Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1966, Downey, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F9939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2016 

    Family 2 Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bachman,   b. 5 Jan 1857   d. 1 Jun 1893, Thurman, Washington Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage 1 Feb 1877  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 13] 
    • At the Amish Church by Jacob Zehr. Witnesses were Henry Bachman and Joseph Wagner. Lizzie lived in Putnam Co., IL at time of marriage.
    Children 
     1. Lena Schrock
    Family ID F1655  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2019 

    Family 3 Bella Yordy,   b. 24 Aug 1873, Lombardville, Stark Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1962, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 3 Dec 1893  Thurman, Washington Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 13] 
    • Milford, NE?
    Children 
     1. David Y. Schrock,   b. 11 Aug 1895, Thurman, Washington Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1986, Corvallis, Benton Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     2. Emma Schrock,   b. 29 Jun 1897, Thurman, Washington Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1985, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     3. Joseph Y. Schrock,   b. 26 Sep 1900, Thurman, Washington Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1920, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
     4. Elmer Schrock,   b. 17 Feb 1901, Thurman, Washington Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1982, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     5. William Y. Schrock,   b. 19 Aug 1903, Thurman, Washington Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1941, McMinnville, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
     6. Anna Schrock,   b. 11 Jun 1905, Thurman, Washington Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1993, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     7. Fannie Schrock,   b. 23 Jul 1907, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1986, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     8. Melvin Y. Schrock,   b. 16 Feb 1909, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1997, Halsey, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     9. Raymond Schrock,   b. 24 Oct 1915, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1991 (Age 75 years)
     10. Leroy Schrock,   b. 1 Oct 1919, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 2000, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F3311  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 May 1852 - Ugny-Sur-Meuse, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Feb 1877 - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Dec 1893 - Thurman, Washington Co., CO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 May 1943 - Albany, Linn Co., OR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Albany, Linn Co., OR Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Schrock - Joseph, son of Christian and Elizabeth Schrock, was born in Alsace-Lorraine, May 17, 1852; peacefully fell asleep at his home near Albany, Oreg.; May 6, 1943, following a very brief illness; aged 90 y. 11 m. 19 d. At the age of 3 years he emigrated to this country with his parents, and grew to manhood near Roanoke, Ill. In 1887 he was married to Lizzie Bachman and later moved to Manitou, Colo., where they lived for several years, moving from there to Thurman, Colo., where his companion preceded him in death. This union was blessed with one daughter, Lena, who died in infancy. On Dec. 3, 1893, at Thurman, Colo., he was united in marriage to Bella Yordy, who survives him. He is also survived by one brother, John at Rantoul, Ill., and the following children: David, Tangent; Emma, wife of William Reeser, Albany; Elmer, Lebabnon; Anna, wife of Edward Roth, Albany; Fannie, La Junta, Colo.; Melvin, Albany; Lt. Raymond, Camp Roberts, Cal.; and Leroy, Albany. There also remain 33 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Two sons preceded him in death, Joseph in 1920 and William in 1941, as also did 9 grandchildren, 2 sisters (Mrs. Kate Birky and Mrs. Lena Haverstine), and one brother Christian C.

      He united with the Amish Mennonite Church in his youth, and remained a faithful witness "unto the end." In 1898 he was ordained deacon for the congregation at Thurman, Colo. He served in this capacity until 1897 when he was ordained to the ministry at the same place. In March 1906 he moved with his family to Shickley, Neb., and in Oct. 1909 to Albany, Oreg., where the family has since resided. Father took an active part in the church and assisted in the work of her ministry almost until the end. He was exceptionally well for one his age, and his place in the Lord's house was seldom vacant. It was his privilege to partake of the sacred emblems of the communion Easter Sunday, less than 2 weeks before he went to be with the Lord. At the time of his death he was a member of the Conservative Amish Mennonite Church, of Harrisburg, Oreg. Funeral services were held at the Albany Fairview Church on Monday afternoon, conducted by Bishop John Yoder of the Harrisburg congregation, assisted by fellow ministers of both churches. Text, II Tim. 4:6, 7, 8.

      GAMEO tells his story: http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/T5961.html

  • Sources 
    1. [S113] Neil Ann Stuckey Levine, Partial Genealogy of the Family of Christian Schrag/Schrock/Gerard.

    2. [S338] From Germany to New Life in America.

    3. [S858] Donna Steider Swartzendruber, Steiner Family Information.

    4. [S985] Descendants of Andre Schrag and Anne Pelsy.

    5. [S1048] Unrau, Harlan D. "Thurman Mennonite Church (Thurman, Colorado, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2011. Web. 09 July 2012, Thurman Mennonite Church, Thurman, CO, USA.

    6. [S45] Willard H. Smith, Mennonites in Illinois, (Herald Press, Scottdale, PA, 1983), p. 62-63.

    7. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

    8. [S750] The Jakob Jordi Family History, Place.

    9. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18095599/joseph-schrock.

    10. [S1120] Migrations of the Schrag Family of Leumberg Switzerland from Adam to Adams County (Part 1-to the 20th Century), 1845.

    11. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., 1855.

    12. [S162] Neil Ann Stuckey Levine, Elisabeth Cender’s Dowry for Marriage to Christian Schrag in 1845.

    13. [S287] Dave Schrock, Letter to H. H. Schrock.


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