Clarence Dorance Zehr b. 28 Dec 1900 Manson, Calhoun Co., IA d. 13 Apr 1974 Ft. Dodge, Webster Co., IA: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Clarence Dorance Zehr[1]

Male 1900 - 1974  (73 years)


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  • Name Clarence Dorance Zehr 
    Birth 28 Dec 1900  Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Death 13 Apr 1974  Ft. Dodge, Webster Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 16 Apr 1974  Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
    Person ID I4056  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2018 

    Father Christian S. Zehr,   b. 18 May 1864, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1938, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Phoebe Zehr,   b. 3 Dec 1866, Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1949, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 30 Mar 1886  Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • By Jacob Zehr. Witnesses were C. W. Hiser and Peter Zehr
    Family ID F137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Horsch,   b. 27 May 1904, Gilmore City, Pocahontis Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1980, Sandy Springs, Anderson Co., SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1926 
    Children 
     1. Eldon Irvin Zehr
     2. Ladonna Kathryn Zehr
     3. Norma Jean Zehr
     4. Phyllis Elaine Zehr
     5. Ronald James Zehr
     6. Paul Edward Zehr
    Family ID F2842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Dec 1900 - Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Apr 1974 - Ft. Dodge, Webster Co., IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 Apr 1974 - Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Zehr, Clarence D., son of Christian and Phoebe (Zehr) Zehr, was born near Manson, Iowa, Dec. 28, 1900; died at Trinity West Hospital, Ft. Dodge, Iowa, Apr. 13, 1974; aged 73 y. 3 m. 16 d. On Feb. 28, 1926, he was married to Clara Horsch, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Eldon, Ronald, and Paul), 3 daughters (LaDonna - Mrs. Eugene Stoltzfus, Norma - Mrs. William Schrock, and Phyllis - Mrs. Larry Vogt), and 19 grandchildren. He was a member of Manson Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Apr. 16, in charge of Walter Smeltzer; interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.

      In 1933 Clarence and Clara took into their home Merle and Gene Yordy, sons of Clara’s sister Martha. Martha died at the age of 26 when the two boys were very young. Their father,

  • Sources 
    1. [S16] Edna Schertz, Joseph and Catherine Stalter Good.

    2. [S442] Marriage Record of Christian S. Zehr and Phoebe Zehr.


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