Joseph Nafziger b. 4 Jan 1860 d. 26 Sep 1895: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Joseph Nafziger

Male 1860 - 1895  (35 years)


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  • Name Joseph Nafziger 
    Birth 4 Jan 1860 
    Gender Male 
    Religion Mennonite 
    USR1 Typhoid fever 
    Death 26 Sep 1895 
    Burial Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I4620  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2018 

    Father Bishop Christian Nafziger,   b. 1819, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1899, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Zehr,   b. 1 Nov 1828, Alsace Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1900, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1851  Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • By Andrew Ropp
    Family ID F246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth (Lizzie) Grieser,   b. 8 May 1864, Ingolstadt, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1940, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jan 1883 
    Family ID F3279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2001 

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  • Notes 
    • Obit: HERALD OF TRUTH , Vol. XXXII, No. 24, December 15, 1895, p. p. 380, 381, 382

      NAFZIGER. ­ Sept. 26th, 1895, near Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Ill., of typhoid fever, Joseph Nafziger, aged 35 years, 8 months and 22 days. 

      He leaves a sorrowing wife and three children, beside a large number of relatives and friends to mourn his departure. 

      The funeral services were held by John Egli, Joseph Egli and Daniel Nafziger.


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