Name |
Elmer Raymond Schrock [1, 2] |
Birth |
26 Jan 1909 |
Fisher, Newcomb Twp., Champaign Co., IL [3] |
Gender |
Male |
Baptism |
19 Mar 1922 |
Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [4] |
- East Bend Mennonite Church, by J.A. Heiser nd C.F. Derstine
|
Census |
28 Apr 1930 |
Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL |
- Listed with Josephine (general farming) and Eunice age 12. Elmer was a teacher at a country school.
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Census |
4 Apr 1940 |
Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL |
- E. D. 10-4, Sheet No. 2-A, by Daisy Nelson. Elmer as head, wife Mabel, (both age 31), Albert E. age 3, Harley J. age 1. Owned property valued at $2000. Elmer was listed as the owner of a grocery business that realized no income during 1939, but he declared that he made other income of more than $50 through other work. Both he and Mabel had received a high school education as the highest level of education.
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Education |
Fisher High School, Teacher Training |
Occupation |
Teacher, Feed Milling, Pioneer Seed Corn, Glass Specialty |
Religion |
Mennonite/Bible Church/Presbyterian |
Residence |
Abt 1932-1970s |
Fisher, Champaign Co., IL |
- Corner Franklin and 2nd Streets
|
Residence |
1970s - 1980 |
Bloomington, McLean Co., IL |
- to work for Glass Specialty
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Residence |
1981 |
Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL |
USR1 |
Cancer |
Death |
11 Dec 1989 |
Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL |
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Burial |
16 Dec 1989 |
Fisher, Champaign Co., IL |
- East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
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Person ID |
I432 |
Schrock-Birkey Connection |
Last Modified |
6 Sep 2020 |
Father |
Albert Elmer Schrock, b. 13 Jan 1886, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 9 Jan 1917, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 30 years) |
Mother |
Josephine L. Yordy, b. 14 Aug 1886, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL d. 3 Jan 1977, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 90 years) |
Marriage |
18 Dec 1907 |
Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [4, 5] |
- By Peter Zehr, at the home of the bride’s parents in Fisher, IL .
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Notes |
- Both bride and groom were 21 years of age at the time of their marriage by Bishop Peter Zehr, Minister of the Gospel (East Bend Amish Mennonite Church), at the home of the bride’s parents.
Witnesses were Andrew Birky (b.19 Jun 1864) cousin of the groom, and Jacob Heiser.
Peter Zehr’s church records give the marriage date as 18 Dec 1907. [4]
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Family ID |
F8 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Mabel Louise Zehr, b. 21 May 1908, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL d. 13 Apr 1951, Champaign, Champaign Co., IL (Age 42 years) |
Marriage |
29 Jun 1932 |
Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [6] |
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Children |
| 1. Albert Elmer Schrock, b. 24 Aug 1936, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL d. 5 Dec 2003, Bangkok, Thailand (Age 67 years) |
| 2. Harley Jacob Schrock, b. 8 Feb 1939, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL d. 3 Dec 2021, Wachula, FL (Age 82 years) |
| 3. Philip John (Private) Schrock |
| 4. Emily Louise Schrock |
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Family ID |
F190 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
1 Feb 2019 |