Joseph Yoder b. 18 Dec 1841 Munich, Bavaria, GR d. 18 Jun 1928 Goodfield, Woodford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Joseph Yoder

Male 1841 - 1928  (86 years)


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  • Name Joseph Yoder  [1, 2] 
    Birth 18 Dec 1841  Munich, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration Abt 1855 
    Census 1880  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1890  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    HIST 1/2011 - Yoder Newsletter website lists Joseph and Magdalena, but has not ancestry of Joseph. 
    Religion Amish Mennonite 
    Death 18 Jun 1928  Goodfield, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • At home of son John in Montgomery Twp. His death entry gave his mother’s name as Mary Fisher, but no mention of his father.
    Burial Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery (see photo)
      Service was at Goodfield Baptist Church. Pallbearers were W.F. Smith, S. A. Heiser, Amos Zehr, Jacob King, Joseph Shelley and Alvin Wolber.
    Person ID I469  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2018 

    Family Magdalena Schrock,   b. 23 Apr 1845, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb/Mar 1914 (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 18 Dec 1866  Meadows, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Livingston County?
    Children 
     1. Mary Yoder,   b. 1868   d. 1952 (Age 84 years)
     2. Daughter Yoder,   b. Abt 1870   d. 1873 (Age ~ 3 years)
     3. John M. Yoder,   b. 22 Dec 1871, Gridley, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1944, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     4. Joseph M. Yoder,   b. 13 Mar 1874, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1939, Canton Twp., Starke Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     5. Christian Yoder,   b. 1877   d. 1893 (Age 16 years)
     6. William Yoder,   b. 11 Sep 1885, Mackinaw, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1942, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Dec 1841 - Munich, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Dec 1866 - Meadows, McLean Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1890 - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Jun 1928 - Goodfield, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Yoder. - Joseph Yoder was born Dec. 18, 1841 in Munich, Germany and came to America at the age of 14 years; died at the home of his son John in Goodfield, Ill., June 18, 1928; aged 86 y. 6 m. He was united in marriage to Magdalene Schrock on Dec. 18, 1866. This union was blessed with 6 children of whom 4 are still living (Mrs. Charles Pepper, John, Joseph, and William). His wife, 1 son, and 1 daughter preceded him in death. He was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in Goodfield, Ill., June 21, 1928, conducted by Bro. George Gundy. The remains were laid to rest beside his wife in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Deer Creek, Ill.

      The Christian Evangel obit adds the following:

      The music was furnished by a quartette composed of Messrs. Harry Crosman and I. H. Coulter and Misses Constance Mashall and Hazel Nixon, with Mr. Williams at the piano. The pall bearers were W. F. Smith, S. A. Heiser, Amos Zehr, Jacob King, Joseph Shelly and Alvin Wolber.

      Among those who attended from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yoder, son and daughter of Hamlet, Ind.; Firman Yoder of Alton; Chris Birkey, John Schrock and Misses Lena and Ella Schrock of Fisher; Ben Kauffman of Melvin; George Mevull of Lincoln; John Schrock and son of Pekin; Mrs. Kate Stecker of Peoria, besides a number of relatives and friends from Eureka, Washington, Carlock, Deer Creek and Congerville.

      “His death entry gave no information about his father, and stated that he was a son of Mary Fisher. He was naturalized as 'Joseph Joder' in the circuit court at Livingston County Nov. 30, 1876. They appear on the 1900 census of Kansas and Montgomery Townships as farmer Joseph Yoder, 58, born in Germany to German parents in December 1841; Magdalena, 55, born in Ohio to French parents in April 1845; and John M., 28, born in Illinois to German parents in December 1871. The 1910 census of shows Joseph Yoder, 68, born in Germany to German parents; Magdalene, 65, born in Ohio to German parents; and William, 24, born in Illinois to German parents. They are buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery at Deer Creek." [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Willard Smith, Johannes Schrock: His Children and Grandchildren.

    2. [S790] Ardys Serpette, Joseph Yoder and Magdalena Schrock.

    3. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., Memo information.

    4. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.


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