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Katherine Frances Zehr b. 5 Oct 1877 Danvers, McLean Co., IL d. 10 Jan 1944 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

1877 - 1944 (66 years)

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Name	Katherine Frances Zehr
Birth	5 Oct 1877	Danvers, McLean Co., IL
Gender	Female
Residence	1889	Champaign Co., IL
Baptism	1894	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [1]
	East Bend Church by Jos. Sclegle
Religion	Amish Mennonite
Death	10 Jan 1944	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
Burial	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID	I300	Schrock-Birkey Connection
Last Modified	30 Mar 2017

Father	Bishop Peter Zehr, b. 24 Aug 1851, Woodford Co., IL d. 14 Mar 1922, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL (Age 70 years)
Mother	Barbara Heiser, b. 1 Nov 1857, Tazewell Co., IL d. 16 Nov 1934, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL (Age 77 years)
Marriage	8 Jun 1876	Tazewell Co., IL
Family ID	F5	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family John Cender, b. 26 Aug 1877, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 21 Nov 1935, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL (Age 58 years)

Marriage 15 Dec 1904 Champaign Co., IL [1]

Children

	1. Roy Joseph Cender, b. 8 Sep 1905, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL d. 25 Feb 1984 (Age 78 years)
	2. Lelia Alberta Cender, b. 21 Jun 1907, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL d. 3 Apr 1993, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 85 years)
	3. Sadie Elizabeth Cender, b. 24 Nov 1909 d. 25 Oct 1913 (Age 3 years)
	4. Alva John Cender, b. 13 Jul 1913, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL d. 26 Aug 2001, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 88 years)

Family ID F323 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Jan 2001

Event Map

	Birth - 5 Oct 1877 - Danvers, McLean Co., IL
	Residence - 1889 - Champaign Co., IL
	Baptism - 1894 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	Marriage - 15 Dec 1904 - Champaign Co., IL
	Death - 10 Jan 1944 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	Burial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL

Notes

Obit: Gospel Herald, February 3, 1944, pages 941, 942, 943 and 944
Cender.-Katie F. Cender, daughter of the late Bishop Peter and Barbara Hieser Zehr, was born near Danvers, Ill., Oct. 5, 1887; departed this life Jan. 10, 1944; aged 66 y. 3 m. 5 d. At the age of 10 years she moved with her parents to their home near Fisher, Ill. On Dec. 15, 1904, she was united in marriage to John Cender who preceded her in death 8 years ago. This union was blessed with 4 children. One daughter, Sadie, preceded her in death in 1913. There remain 2 sons (Roy and Alva), and a daughter (Lelia), all of Fisher; also 4 grandchildren, a brother (Dan P. Zehr), and a sister (Mrs. Amelia Birkey), both of Foosland. A brother and a sister preceded her in death. At the age of 14 she accepted Christ as her Saviour and united with the East Bend Mennonite Church to which she remained faithful to the end, serving as a Sunday-school teacher as long as health permitted. During her illness she was very patient, often expressing a desire to remain with her loved ones, but also a longing to depart to be with her Lord whom she loved and served. Funeral services were conducted at the home by Bishop J. A. Hieser, and at the Church by Bro. G. D. Troyer, assisted by Bro. Elmer Crockett of the Rantoul Gospel Center, Rantoul, Ill. Text: I Cor. 15:13. Interment in East Bend Mennonite Cemetery.