Joseph Schrock
1866 - 1947 (80 years)-
Name Joseph Schrock [1] Birth 18 Aug 1866 Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL 
[2] - FAG says Hopedale
Gender Male Religion Amish/Mennonite Residence 1904 Fairview, MI Residence 1924 Evansport, Defiance Co., OH [3] Death 14 Apr 1947 Defiance, Defiance Co., OH [2] - FAG says 18 April
Burial Stryker, Williams Co., OH [2] - Lockport Cemetery
Person ID I449 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 8 Mar 2021
Father Peter Schrock, b. 1 Aug 1839, Butler Co., OH d. 5 Apr 1922, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 82 years) Mother Anna (Nancy) Garber, b. 30 Apr 1839, PA d. 3 Feb 1902, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 62 years) Marriage 8 Jan 1860 Tazewell Co., IL [3, 4] - By Andrew Ropp
Notes - Anna’s surname is spelled Gerber when entered by the county clerk, and Garber when entered by Andrew Ropp.
Family ID F195 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anna Salomi King, b. 21 Jan 1869, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL d. 9 Sep 1948, OH (Age 79 years) Marriage 26 Mar 1890 Children 1. Willie Schrock, b. 1 Mar 1891 d. 22 Feb 1893 (Age 1 year) 2. Nettie Schrock, b. 5 Apr 1894, IL d. 6 Nov 1959, Bryan, Williams Co., OH (Age 65 years)3. Frances Schrock, b. 26 Apr 1898, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL d. 1986, Defiance, Defiance Co., OH (Age 87 years)4. Lorine Schrock, b. 6 May 1903, IL d. 17 Apr 1997, Defiance, Defiance Co., OH (Age 93 years)Family ID F198 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Mar 2010
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Event Map 
Birth - 18 Aug 1866 - Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL 
Residence - 1904 - Fairview, MI 
Residence - 1924 - Evansport, Defiance Co., OH 
Death - 14 Apr 1947 - Defiance, Defiance Co., OH 
Burial - - Stryker, Williams Co., OH = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - When still at home with his parents and brothers, one day while cutting wood in the woods, Joe accidently chopped off his own thumb or finger with his axe. Because they were quite a distance from home the father wrapped what was left of the finger with his red bandana to stop the bleeding, then put the piece of a finger in his shirt pocket. That evening when the day’s work was finished they went home and washed the wound, put the finger back in place and wrapped it. The finger grew back and I remember seeing his hand when he visited Grandpa as an old man, and I couldn’t tell which finger was cut.
Lived in Michigan. However, some of the family migrated to Defiance, Ohio in the early 1900s. [5]
- When still at home with his parents and brothers, one day while cutting wood in the woods, Joe accidently chopped off his own thumb or finger with his axe. Because they were quite a distance from home the father wrapped what was left of the finger with his red bandana to stop the bleeding, then put the piece of a finger in his shirt pocket. That evening when the day’s work was finished they went home and washed the wound, put the finger back in place and wrapped it. The finger grew back and I remember seeing his hand when he visited Grandpa as an old man, and I couldn’t tell which finger was cut.
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Sources - [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88943033/joseph-schrock.
- [S186] Peter Schrock Probate Record w/Will attached.
- [S214] Marriage Record of Peter Schrock/Anna Nancy Garber.
- [S365] Personal remembrances of family members:Birky, Schrock, Sutter.
- [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records.
