Jacob Rediger b. 30 Jun 1807 Ichenheim, Baden, GR d. 15 Jun 1889 Milford, Seward Co., NE: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Jacob Rediger

Male 1807 - 1889  (81 years)


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  • Name Jacob Rediger  [1, 2] 
    Birth 30 Jun 1807  Ichenheim, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • FAG gives year as 1806
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 1836  Ottenweierhof, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1837  Alsace Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ottenweierhof
    Emigration 1868  Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    • Along with wife and six children, to Eureka, IL
    Residence Merzhausen, Baden-Württemberg, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Near Freiburg
    Death 15 Jun 1889  Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Burial Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Fairview Cemetery
    Person ID I5367  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2024 

    Father Jakob Reidiger,   b. 6 Mar 1773, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1843, Ichenheim, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Jakobine Güngerich,   b. 1779, Steinseltz, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1835 (Age 56 years) 
    Family ID F3690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Magdalena Schrag,   b. 1814, Konigsbach, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1882, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1838 
    Children 
     1. Magdalena Rediger,   b. 5 Aug 1838, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1917, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     2. Jacob Rediger,   b. 15 Sep 1839, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1931, Washington Co., CO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Christian Rediger,   b. 27 Nov 1840, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1932, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     4. Catherine Rediger,   b. 22 Apr 1844, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1937, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     5. Joseph Rediger,   b. 13 Mar 1847, Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1938, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     6. Benjamin Rediger,   b. 17 Aug 1848, Baden-Württemberg, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1943, Breckinridge Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     7. Jean Rediger,   b. 1854
     8. Elizabeth Rediger,   b. 8 Apr 1858   d. 11 Jan 1945 (Age 86 years)
     9. Lydia Rediger
    Family ID F3761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Jun 1807 - Ichenheim, Baden, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 1836 - Ottenweierhof, Baden, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 1868 - Baden, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Merzhausen, Baden-Württemberg, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Jun 1889 - 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: Herald of Truth, Vol. XXVI, Number 16, August 15, 1889

      REDIGER - On the 15th of June, near Milford, Seward Co., Nebraska, Preacher Jacob Rediger, aged 81 years, 11 months and 17 days. He was a laborer in the ministry for fifty-three years, and worked faithfully until the last six months of his mortal life. He seldom missed an appointment. He lived in matrimony 47 years and had 12 children, of which three, together with his wife, preceded him. Nine children, 42 grandchildren, and 1 great-grand child followed him to the grave. Services by Joseph Gascho and Joseph Schlegel from 2 Cor. 5:2 and Matt. 25:23. He was buried in the Mennonite graveyard.

      Jacob Rediger was born in Ichenheim, Baden on June 30, 1807. He was ordained to the ministry in Baden, Germany. He served in the same Illinois church along with his son Joseph. He arrived in Nebraska at age 74.

      Settled near Eureka. Chosen minister by the Mackinaw Meeting (Roanoke). Moved to Milford, NE in 1881.

  • Sources 
    1. [S380] Bernetta Erb, Jacob Rediger/Magdalena Schrag information.

    2. [S1313] Neil Ann Stuckey Levine, (Masthof Press), See note.

    3. [S963] Duane L. Egle, The Christian Egle and Marie Rediger Family, gives year 1807.

    4. [S1313] Neil Ann Stuckey Levine, (Masthof Press), 1807.

    5. [S313] J. Virgil Miller, Both Sides of the Ocean: Amish-Mennonites From Switzerland to America, (Masthof Press, Morgantown, PA).

    6. [S103] Steven R. Estes, Illinois Ministers Attending Amish Ministers’ Meetings of 1862-1878.

    7. [S134] Descendants of Christian Birky.


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