Mary Zehr
1861 - 1937 (75 years)-
Name Mary Zehr Birth 16 Aug 1861 Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL - (Aug 6?)
Gender Female Religion Amish Mennonite Death 18 Jan 1937 Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Burial Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID I316 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 23 Mar 2019
Father Peter Zehr, Sr., b. 1818, Manried, Bavaria, GR d. 6 Apr 1886, Slabtown, Woodford Co., IL (Age 68 years) Mother Elizabeth Oyer, b. 23 Apr 1828, Niderhoff, Moselle, FR d. 21 Mar 1896, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL (Age 67 years) Marriage 12 Aug 1845 Farmdale, Tazewell Co., IL Family ID F314 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Joseph Baecher, b. 31 Mar 1853, Alsace Lorraine, FR d. 30 Jun 1931, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 78 years) Marriage 21 Nov 1886 [1] - By Jacob Zehr
Children 1. Elizabeth Baecher, b. 17 Nov 1891, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL d. 17 Dec 1978, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 87 years) 2. Peter Baecher, b. 24 Oct 1887, Woodford Co., IL d. 19 Nov 1969, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL (Age 82 years) Family ID F139 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Jun 2018
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Event Map Birth - 16 Aug 1861 - Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Death - 18 Jan 1937 - Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Burial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Obit:
Baecher.--Mary, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Zehr, was born near Deer Creek, Ill., Aug. 16, 1861; died at her home near Foosland, Ill., Jan. 18, 1937; aged 75 y. 5 m. 2 d. In her youth she united with the Mennonite Church living a devoted Christian until death. Nov. 21, 1886 she united in marriage to Joseph Baecher who preceded her in death June 30, 1931. To this union were born 1 son and 1 daughter. She is survived by 1 son (Peter of Foosland) and 1 daughter (Mrs. Manuel Oyer of Foosland), 2 stepdaughters (Mrs. Emma B. Greiser of Peoria, Ill., and Mrs. George Greiser of Dewey, Ill.), 15 grandchildren, 1 sister (Mrs. Christ Zehr of Manson, Ia.), 2 brothers (Daniel Zehr of Mackinaw, Ill., and Samuel Zehr of Foosland), and a host of relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by 1 stepson, 2 sisters, and 7 brothers. Funeral services were held at the East Bend Church, in charge of J. A. Heiser assisted by Harold Zehr. Text, I Cor. 15:49. Burial in the East Bend Cemetery.
"Rest on, dear mother, your labors are o'er,
Your willing hands will toil no more;
A faithful mother, true and kind,
No friend on earth like you we'll find."
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Sources - [S539] Harry F. Weber, Centennial History of the Mennonites of Illinois 1829-1929, (The Mennonite Historical Society, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana).
- [S539] Harry F. Weber, Centennial History of the Mennonites of Illinois 1829-1929, (The Mennonite Historical Society, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana).