Josephine (Phoebe) Oyer b. 1 Aug 1838 Tazewell Co., IL d. 28 May 1929: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Josephine (Phoebe) Oyer

Female 1838 - 1929  (90 years)


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  • Name Josephine (Phoebe) Oyer  [1, 2] 
    Birth 1 Aug 1838  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 28 May 1929 
    Burial Jefferson Twp., Hillsdale Co., MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
    Person ID I365  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2017 

    Father Joseph, Sr. Oyer,   b. Abt 1774, Wilgartswiesen, Palatinate, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1845, Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Litwiller,   b. 30 Mar 1801, Kerprich-Aux-Bois, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1861/2, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1823  Niderhoff, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Joseph’s brother Jacob was a witness to the marriage.
    Family ID F149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christian Sommer,   b. 16 Jan 1833   d. 3 Jul 1921 (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage Feb 1859  [3] 
    Family ID F158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Aug 1838 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • This couple lived near Metamora.
      Phoebe and her five children moved to Michigan and she died there. [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S199] Verle Oyer, The Oyer Family Comes to America.

    2. [S518] Dennis D. Summer, George Sommer Family: Early IllinoisSettlers.

    3. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    4. [S143] Verle and Gordon Oyer, Amish Emigration Through Le Havre.

    5. [S1053] Jean-Claude Koffel, Les anabaptistes de l’arrondissement de Sarrebourg, (Self-published).


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