Amos Litwiller b. 14 Jan 1876 Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL d. 18 Apr 1966 Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Amos Litwiller

Male 1876 - 1966  (90 years)


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  • Name Amos Litwiller  [1, 2] 
    Birth 14 Jan 1876  Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Apr 1966  Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I3179  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 

    Father John Litwiller,   b. 27 Feb 1841, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1922, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Veronica (Fannie) Birky,   b. 16 Nov 1845, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1930, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 8 Nov 1863  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by Michael Mosiman, cousin of the bride’s mother
    Family ID F1965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbara Ann Naffziger,   b. 10 Mar 1872, Boynton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1957, Hopedale Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 24 Dec 1899  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Alma Litwiller,   b. 10 Mar 1901   d. 21 Oct 2001, Goshen, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years)
     2. Marie Litwiller,   b. 4 Nov 1902, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1994, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Leonard Litwiller,   b. 9 Nov 1904, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1971, Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     4. Mabel Litwiller,   b. 2 Aug 1906   d. 29 May 2001, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     5. John Peter Litwiller,   b. 2 Jun 1908   d. 7 Mar 2001, Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     6. Erma Litwiller,   b. 29 Jul 1911, Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 2008, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
     7. Edna Litwiller,   b. 31 Dec 1914   d. 8 Jun 1971 (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F6022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2009 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Jan 1876 - Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Apr 1966 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:

      LITWILLER, Amos, son of John and Fannie (Birky) Litwiller, was born at Delavan Ill., Jan. 14, 1876; died at the Hopedale (Ill.) Nursing Home, April 18, 1966; aged 90 y. 3 m. 4 d. On Dec. 24, 1899, he was married to Barbara Ann Nafziger, who died March 26, 1957. Surviving are 7 children (Leonard, John P., Mrs. Alma Kauffmann, Mrs. Erma Nafziger, Mrs. Marie Sutter, Mrs. Mabel Zehr, and Mrs. Edna Thompson), 25 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, and 2 brothers (John E. and Aaron). He was a member of the Hopedale Church, where funeral services were held April 21, with Ivan Kauffmann and Norman Kauffmann officiating.

      -Gospel Herald Obituary, May 1966

  • Sources 
    1. [S550] Ardys Serpette, Tombstones Symbols.

    2. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82692147/amos-litwiller.

    3. [S708] Lonnie Litwiller Family Records.


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