Jacob Unzicker b. 17 Apr 1808 Heckholzhausen, GR d. 16 Jun 1893 Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Jacob Unzicker

Male 1808 - 1893  (85 years)


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  • Name Jacob Unzicker  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 17 Apr 1808  Heckholzhausen, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 21 Dec 1830  New York to Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ship De Rham (departure from Heckolzhausen, Nassau)
    Census 1840  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1840 census of Tazewell County, living next door to 'Andrew Rowp' (Andrew Ropp, later a bishop of the Dillon Creek Meeting and Pleasant Grove Amish Mennonite Church). The census page shows a household with one male checked off in the 30-40 age column; one female checked off in the 20-30 age column; and one female checked off in the under 5 age column.
    Census 1850  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1850 census of Tazewell County as blacksmith Jacob Hunnicker, 40, Germany; Mary, 30, Germany; Elizabeth, 12; Jacob, 8; Mary, 6; and Catherine, 3 (all children born in Illinois); and two blacksmiths 18 and 20.
    Census 1860  Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1860 census of Elm Grove shows farmer Jacob Unsiker, 57, Nassau; Mary, 40, Darmstadt; Elisabeth, 19; farmer Jacob, 17; Mary, 14; Catharine, 11; Madalene, 8 (all children born in Illinois); and laborer Stephen Dansner, 26, Bavaria; and Catharine Kraber, 20, of Darmstadt.
    Census 1870  Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1870: farmer Jacob Unsicker, 62, Prussia; Maria, 56, Hesse-Darmstadt; Catharine, 20, Illinois; and Magdalen, 19, Illinois. Their next door neighbors were son-in-law Christian Hochstettler, 27, Bavaria; their daughter Mary, 25, Illinois; and Louise, 1, Illinois.
    Census 1880  Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The 1880 census shows farmer Jacob Unsicker, 72; Mearie, 62; and Cat
    Occupation Blacksmith In Europe and America, preacher in the Dillon Creek Amish Congregation 
    Religion Deacon And Minister At Pleasant Grove Mennonite Church In Elm Grove. 
    Death 16 Jun 1893  Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5] 
    Burial 18 Jun 1893  Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Pleasant Grove Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I6329  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2021 

    Father Peter Unzicker,   b. Graveneck, Nassau-Weilburg, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Krehbiel [Kreubill],   b. 5 Aug 1814, Darmstadt, Hesse, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1904, Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 1837  Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Unzicker,   b. 28 Sep 1839   d. 10 Aug 1920 (Age 80 years)
     2. Jacob J. Unzicker,   b. 27 Dec 1841, Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1933, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Mary Unzicker,   b. 26 Nov 1844   d. 24 Feb 1940 (Age 95 years)
     4. Catharine Unzicker,   b. 15 Aug 1848, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1927, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. Magdalena Unzicker,   b. 19 Jun 1851
     6. Unzicker   d. Bef 1893
    Family ID F4397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Apr 1808 - Heckholzhausen, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1837 - Butler Co., OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1840 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Jun 1893 - Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 18 Jun 1893 - Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Herald of Truth, July 1893:
      “On the 16th of June, 1893, of the infirmities of old age, Pre. Jacob Unzicker, aged 85 years and 2 months. He came to America in 1832 and for the last 51 years has been a resident of Tazewell Co., Ill. In 1837 he married Mary Kreubill [Krehbiel], with whom he had six children, one of whom preceded him. He was a minister for many years and was faithful in his calling. Buried on the 18th in Elm Grove. Funeral services by Joseph Stuckey, M. Kinsinger, Peter Ropp and Joseph Buerckey.”

      Served as deacon of the Dillon Creek Meeting.

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

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

    3. [S473] Myrna Slagell Park, The Other Side of the Lot.

    4. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

    5. [S473] Myrna Slagell Park, The Other Side of the Lot, Death date given as 1896.

    6. [S103] Steven R. Estes, Illinois Ministers Attending Amish Ministers’ Meetings of 1862-1878, Page 9.

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


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