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Ella Schrock b. 17 Nov 1875 Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL d. 8 Feb 1951 Gibson City, Ford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

1875 - 1951 (75 years)

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Name	Ella Schrock [1, 2, 3]
Birth	17 Nov 1875	Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL [4]
	Gravestone date. 1876 Obituary date.
Gender	Female
Baptism	2 Jun 1895	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [5]
	East Bend Church by Peter Zehr
Census	Apr 1930	Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL [6]
	Head of Household, age 53, renting property. Proprieor of a hotel. In the house were Lena age 44, sister; Lydia Eicher, sister age 62, and 6 roomers ranging in age from 19 to 37.
Residence	1935	Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL [6]
	Sangamon Street close to the Methodist Church
Residence	1940	Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL [6]
	Sangamon Street close to the Methodist Church
Census	6 Apr 1940	Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL [6]
	Head of household, age 63, completed 8 grades of school; operator of hotel/apartments - the building was rented, not owned; 0 income in 1939, but had income from other sources.
Education	Completed 8 Grades
Occupation	Operated A Small Town “Hotel”, More Like A Boarding House In Fisher, IL.
Occupation	Telephone Operator
Religion	Amish/Mennonite
Death	8 Feb 1951	Gibson City, Ford Co., IL [1]
	Nursing Home
Burial	9 Feb 1951	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [5]
	East Bend Mennonite Cemetery. Funeral service by Harold Zehr and J. A. Heiser.
Person ID	I452	Schrock-Birkey Connection
Last Modified	18 Nov 2020

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 [7, 8]
	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

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	Birth - 17 Nov 1875 - Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL
	Baptism - 2 Jun 1895 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	Census - Apr 1930 - Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL
	Residence - 1935 - Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL
	Residence - 1940 - Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL
	Census - 6 Apr 1940 - Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL
	Death - 8 Feb 1951 - Gibson City, Ford Co., IL
	Burial - 9 Feb 1951 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL

Notes

Obit:
Schrock, -- Ella, daughter of Peter and Anna (Garber) Schrock, was born near Delavan, Ill. Nov. 7, 1876; died at the Hansen Convalescent Home, Gibson City, Feb. 8, 1951; aged 75 y. 3 m. 1 d. She moved with her parents to the Fisher community at the age of 15 and with the exception of a few years spent in Michigan, she lived the rest of her life in this vicinity. She accepted Christ as her Saviour in her teens and united with the Mennonite Church and continued faithful until her death. She leaves to mourn her departure 1 brother (John, Fisher, Ill.), 8 nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends. Three brothers and 3 sisters preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at the East Bend church in charge of Harold Zehr.

Never married. Ella was at one time a member of Anchor Mennonite Church, but on 19 Mar 1944 moved her letter of membership to East Bend Mennonite Church. After her sister Lena’s death, Ella’s mental health deteriorated and she was institutionalized for a few months, was then taken to a nursing home where she died.