Daniel Zehr, Sr. b. 9 Mar 1849 East Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL d. 5 Jun 1942 Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Daniel Zehr, Sr.

Male 1849 - 1942  (93 years)


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  • Name Daniel Zehr  [1, 2] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 9 Mar 1849  East Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism
    • By Christian Ropp
    CLER Y 
    Occupation Minister And Farmer 
    Ordained 1895  [3] 
    • By Bishop John Smith
    Religion Amish/Mennonite 
    Death 5 Jun 1942  Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    Person ID I310  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2018 

    Father Peter Zehr, Sr.,   b. 1818, Manried, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1886, Slabtown, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Oyer,   b. 23 Apr 1828, Niderhoff, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1896, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 12 Aug 1845  Farmdale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F314  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Katherine Heiser,   b. 1 May 1854, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1911, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jan 1874 
    • By Bishop Andrew Ropp
    Children 
     1. Jacob Zehr,   b. 29 Nov 1875, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1929 (Age 53 years)
     2. Elizabeth Zehr,   b. 13 Oct 1877, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1952, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     3. Peter S. Zehr,   b. 25 Jul 1879, Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1956, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     4. Amos Zehr,   b. 23 May 1881   d. 5 Aug 1961 (Age 80 years)
     5. Matilda Zehr,   b. 2 Oct 1886, Goodfield, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1975 (Age 88 years)
     6. Ida Barbara Zehr,   b. 17 Oct 1888, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1965, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     7. Daniel Alvin Zehr,   b. 25 Sep 1890, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1973, Sarasota, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F175  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Mar 1849 - East Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jun 1942 - Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Gospel Herald
      Zehr. - Daniel, son of Peter and Elizabeth (Oyer) Zehr, was born March 9, 1849, at East Peoria, Ill.; died June 5, 1942, at the home of his son (Peter Zehr, near Morton, Ill.); aged 93 y. 2 m. 26 d. His illness was of short duration, caused by a paralytic stroke, which occurred about 12 hours before his death. His passing was just as he lived. Calmly and quietly he passed into his eternal rest. He was united in marriage to Katherine Heiser Jan. 13, 1874. She preceded him in death May 15, 1911. His oldest son (Jacob) also preceded him in death. He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Elizabeth Oyer, Peter, Amos, and Matilda, all of near Morton; Mrs. Ida Birkey and Daniel, both of Fisher. He is also survived by 43 grandchildren and 33 great-grand-children, 1 brother, Samuel of Fisher, Ill., 1 sister, Mrs. Phebe Zehr of Manson, Iowa, and a host of other relatives and friends. In his youth he confessed Christ as his Saviour, was baptized and became a member of the Mennonite Church of which he has been a faithful member until death. He was ordained to the ministry in 1895 at the Goodfield Mennonite Church, in which capacity he served until recent years when he retired from active service. Though not able to preach any longer he has always attended church up to the last Sunday he lived and taken a great interest in his Master's service. The greatest part of his time during recent years was spent in reading the Bible which seemed to be his greatest treasure. He had a meek and quiet spirit and always showed great interest and love for his family and for his fellow men, manifesting a friendly spirit to every one he met. Funeral services were held June 8 at the Morton Mennonite Church in Morton, Ill., in charge of Bros. J. D. Hartzler of Gridley, Ill., and Simon Litwiller, Minier, Ill. Interment in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Deer Creek, Ill.

      "E'en for the dead I will not bind
      My soul to grief;
      Death cannot long divide,
      For is it not as though the rose
      That climbed my garden wall
      Has blossomed on the other side?
      Death doth hide
      But not divide,
      Thou art but on Christ's other side.
      Thou art with Christ,
      And Christ with me.
      In Christ united still are we." -By the Family.

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Page 3, Ella Wagler Oyer, Christian and Catherine (Ulerich) Wagler, Tazewell Settlers.

    2. [S539] Harry F. Weber, Centennial History of the Mennonites of Illinois 1829-1929, (The Mennonite Historical Society, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana), P. 624.

    3. [S539] Harry F. Weber, Centennial History of the Mennonites of Illinois 1829-1929, (The Mennonite Historical Society, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana).


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