Albert R. (Raymond) Zehr b. 19 Feb 1906 Foosland, Champaign Co., IL d. 25 Aug 1980 Foosland, Champaign Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Albert R. (Raymond) Zehr

Male 1906 - 1980  (74 years)


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  • Name Albert R. (Raymond) Zehr  [1, 2
    Birth 19 Feb 1906  Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Aug 1980  Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 28 Aug 1980  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I2729  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 21 May 2021 

    Father Samuel S. Zehr,   b. 24 Feb 1870, Lilly, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1943, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Magdalena A. (Lena) Unzicker,   b. 11 Aug 1870, Possing, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1939, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 27 Sep 1892  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • Daniel Grieser’s home, by Bishop Christian Nafziger of Hopedale. “Samuel wore a black tie for his wedding, but he never wore it again. George Grieser was 15 years old at the time and he recallls the wedding. At that time, it was customary to pass out cigars following a wedding. The cigars were given out, and he thought that he was old enough to try one. This resulted in one pretty uncomfortable boy!”
    Notes 
    • Marriage index gives date as 6 Sep 1892.
    Family ID F136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha Mae Reedy,   b. 1906   d. 25 Dec 2006, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years) 
    Marriage 19 Aug 1927 
    Children 
     1. Carl Zehr,   b. 19 Sep 1929, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 2017 (Age 88 years)
     2. Norma M. Zehr
     3. Loren Zehr,   b. 10 Feb 1934, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 2017, Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     4. David Zehr
    Family ID F1927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2004 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Feb 1906 - Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Aug 1980 - Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 Aug 1980 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Zehr, Albert R., son of Samuel and Lena (Unzicker) Zehr, was born at Foosland, Ill., Feb. 19, 1906; died of a heart attack at his home in Foosland, Ill., Aug. 25, 1980; aged 74 y. On Aug. 18, 1927, he was married to Bertha Reedy, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Carl, Loren, and David), one daughter (Norma-Mrs. Milton Schrock), 18 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Sam Zehr). He was a member of East Bend Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held Aug. 28, in charge of Wilbur Nachtigall; interment in East Bend Memorial Gardens.

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

    2. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28725852/albert-r-zehr.

    3. [S345] Bertha Mae Reedy Zehr, Richly Blessed--The Life and Memories of Bertha Zehr, (Campbell Copy Center, Harrisonburg, VA).

    4. [S397] Margaret Oyer, Biographies of Mennonite Leaders: Samuel S. Zehr.


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