Fannie Yordy b. 5 Apr 1863 Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL d. 31 Oct 1955 Milford, Seward Co., NE: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Fannie Yordy

Female 1863 - 1955  (92 years)


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  • Name Fannie Yordy  [1, 2
    Birth 5 Apr 1863  Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Death 31 Oct 1955  Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • East Fairview Cemetery
    Person ID I4674  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2021 

    Father John Birkey Yordy,   b. 23 Oct 1838, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1906, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Magdalena King,   b. 13 Dec 1842, Salem, Marion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1927, Harper, Harper Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jan 1862  Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • By Andrew Ropp
    Family ID F458  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Yeackley,   b. 15 Feb 1848, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1940, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 7 Sep 1884  Washington, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Yeackley,   b. 10 Sep 1885, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1974, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     2. Phoebe Yeackley,   b. 11 Apr 1887, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1975, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     3. Fred Yeackley,   b. 17 Nov 1888, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1980, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     4. John Yeackley,   b. 23 Dec 1889, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1988, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)
     5. Emma Yeackley,   b. 1 Dec 1891, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1996, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 105 years)
     6. George Yeackley,   b. 13 Apr 1900, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1993, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     7. Eva Yeackley,   b. 15 Oct 1901, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1995, Scottsdale, Maricopa Co., AZ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     8. Elsie Yeackley,   b. 21 Oct 1903, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1991, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F3314  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Apr 1863 - Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Sep 1884 - Washington, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Oct 1955 - Milford, Seward Co., NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Milford, Seward Co., NE Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Yeackley, -- Fannie, oldest of thirteen children of John and Magdalena (King) Yordy, was born in Tremont, Ill. April 5, 1863; exchanged her earthly home for one in glory on Oct. 31, 1955; aged 92 y. 6 m. 26 d. On Sept. 7, 1884, she was married to Joseph Yeackley. The following spring they moved to Milford, Nebr., on a farm where she lived for 62 years. Her husband passed away Jan. 18, 1940. Seven years later she, with her daughter Eva, moved into Milford, where she lived for eight years. Their home was blessed with 8 children. (Lizzie-Mrs. Ben Gascho, Phoebe-widow of Bishop J. E. Zimmerman, Fred, John, Emma-Mrs. Ed Roth, George, Eva, and Elsie-Mrs. Bert Stutzman, all of Milford). She lived to be grandmother to 32 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren. Surviving are all her children, and 3 sisters (Mrs. Emma Swartzendruber, Wellman, Iowa; Mrs. Bella Schrock, Albany, Oreg.; and Mrs. Elizabeth Erb, Colorado Springs, Colo.). In her youth she united with the Waldo congregation near Flanagan, Ill., and during her 70 years in the Milford community was a loyal member of the East Fairview Church. We, as a family, are grateful to God for having given us a mother with an active and alert mind, who spent many hours reading. She absorbed much from the past and present, yet kept her eyes in the direction of her eternal Home. Mother was interested in people as individuals and liked to converse with everyone. She never tired of living. Some of her last words were, "I think of my big family. Do the best you can when I'm gone, be faithful, have a clear title." The funeral services were held at the East Fairview Church. Ammon Miller used John 17: 24 as his text. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.


      “Thrift was necessary in colonial times, on the frontier, during the Depression of the 1930’s. For many it became a way of life. Eva Yeackley Reeb speaks of her mother, Fannie Yordy Yeackley (1863-1955), of Milford, Nebraska: She ingrained in her children that it is sinful to waste. She didn’t discard utensils with holes. Through her much reading she learned of mending rivets. They and her soldering iron lengthened the life of many a utensil. She used a strip of leather for a hinge, a piece of wood for a door latch, bits of cloth tied to the handle of a discarded fly swatter to make a number-one device for removing crumbs from a toaster, and a tin can which she heated in coals in the kitchen range to be able to remove the ends and make a good, sharp, still-being-used food chopper.” [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S338] From Germany to New Life in America.

    2. [S750] The Jakob Jordi Family History.

    3. [S607] Gary L. Yordy and Carol Yotty Heilman, The Yordy Siblings of Central Illinois: Peter Yordy, Christian Yotty, and Jacobina (Philabena) Yordy, Date.

    4. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

    5. [S491] Gary Yordy, Peter Yordy Tree - Descendants of Mary Birky (his wife), through her son, the John Yordy family.

    6. [S368] Yordy Family Records.

    7. [S45] Willard H. Smith, Mennonites in Illinois, (Herald Press, Scottdale, PA, 1983).


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