Johannes Schrag b. 10 Mar 1766 Windstein, Alsace Lorraine, FR d. 28 Aug 1843 Cambria Co., PA: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Johannes Schrag

Male 1766 - 1843  (77 years)


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  • Name Johannes Schrag  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 10 Mar 1766  Windstein, Alsace Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Aug 1843  Cambria Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Person ID I5520  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2022 

    Father Ulrich Schrag,   b. 1740, Saales, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, Frankreich Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1795, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Anna Christner (Christener),   b. 19 Dec 1745, Grosshöchstetten, Bern, SW Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1824, Elklick, Somerset Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 1765  Oberdiessbach, Bern, SW Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F3879  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Miller,   b. 1764, Berks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1807 (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 1782  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Jost Schrock,   b. 7 Apr 1792   d. 12 Dec 1846, Holmes Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F7706  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2017 

    Family 2 Barbara Yoder,   b. 11 Apr 1787, Somerset Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1877, Elkhart, Elkhart Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 1805  Somerset Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John J. Schrock,   b. 13 Jun 1811   d. 1890 (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F9157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Mar 1766 - Windstein, Alsace Lorraine, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1805 - Somerset Co., PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Aug 1843 - Cambria Co., PA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • “...supposedly was born in Windstein. When four years old he was brought to America by his parents. He settled in Pennyslvania near Johnstown at a place called “Amish Hill.” He had at least two children with his first wife and sometime after she died, he married Barbara Yoder (1786-1877...To this union 10 children were born Sarah: David, John (born June 13, 1811), Jonas,Maria Katie, Lydia, Barbara, Samuel and Jacob.”

      “Their son, John, born June 13, 1811, married Gertrude Borntreger and in 1848 homesteaded in LaGrange County, Indiana two miles south of the present Townline Mennonite Church. He is sometimes referred to as “Rich” John Schrock because he purchased two sections of land and started what is now called Honeyville, which was originally called Schrock. John and Gertrude are buried in a small cemetery in the center of this farm north of Honeyville, Their tombstones are two of three engraved tombstones in this cemetery.

      Had nine children. [6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] From Family Records by Floyd L. Stutzman and Benjamin D. Schrock, Lineal Descent of David D. Schrock.

    2. [S805] GeneaNet Family Tree of Peter Schrag.

    3. [S389] Research Report A3 2004.

    4. [S849] Hooley-Holly Ancestral Document, Windstein?.

    5. [S805] GeneaNet Family Tree of Peter Schrag, Place: Nord, Alsace-Larraine, FR.

    6. [S849] Hooley-Holly Ancestral Document.


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