Family Tree | The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Joseph Cender b. 13 Jun 1827 Niedernai, Bas-Rhin, FR d. 17 Jan 1910 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

1827 - 1910 (82 years)

Personal Information | Notes | Sources | Event Map | All

Name	Joseph Cender
Birth	13 Jun 1827	Niedernai, Bas-Rhin, FR
Gender	Male
Immigration	1854 [1]
	He is on the passenger list of the “John Hancock” along with his sister Madeleine.
PURC	28 Feb 1870	Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL
	Sec. 26 Twn. 27N - 80 acres at $12/acre
Census	1880	Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL
	Shows John, Mary and three children
Residence	1892	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	Moved from Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL
PURC	4 Feb 1892	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	Purchased land from William H. and Mary F. Swayze. Legal Description: W 1/2 of E 1/2 of W 1/ of NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 17, Township 22N, Range 8E of 3rdPM.}
Census	1900	East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL [2]
	shows them as Joseph Centner, 72, born in June 1827; Mary, 58, born in March 1842; and three children born in Illinois: Mary, John, and Peter. It states that they both immigrated in 1854. They were living next door to Peter and Barbara Heiser Zehr.
Death	17 Jan 1910	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [3]
Burial	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID	I685	Schrock-Birkey Connection
Last Modified	12 Apr 2019

Father	Christian Cender, b. 22 Sep 1786, Belmont, Bas-Rhin, FR d. 22 Mar 1861, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 74 years)
Mother	Magdalena Eymann, b. 20 Nov 1789, Lubine, Vosges, Bas-Rhin, FR d. 13 Feb 1873, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 83 years)
Marriage	2 Sep 1815	Niedernai, Bas-Rhin, FR
Family ID	F39	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Rouvenacht, b. 29 Mar 1842, Guermange, Saarebourg, Moselle, FR d. 4 Mar 1909, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 66 years)

Marriage 13 Mar 1870 Tazewell Co., IL

Children

	1. Katie Cender bur. Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL
	2. Christian Cender, b. 21 Feb 1873, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 23 Jul 1960, Paxton, Ford Co., IL (Age 87 years)
	3. Joseph J. Cender, Jr., b. 20 Jul 1874, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 8 Aug 1928, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL (Age 54 years)
	4. Magdalena Cender, b. 12 Jun 1876, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 23 Sep 1962, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 86 years)
	5. John Cender, b. 26 Aug 1877, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 21 Nov 1935, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL (Age 58 years)
	6. Mary Cender, b. 11 Jun 1880, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 22 Feb 1963, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 82 years)
	7. Peter Cender, b. 17 Dec 1881, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 5 Jun 1907, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL (Age 25 years)

Family ID F385 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Jan 2019

Event Map

	Birth - 13 Jun 1827 - Niedernai, Bas-Rhin, FR
	PURC - 28 Feb 1870 - Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL
	Marriage - 13 Mar 1870 - Tazewell Co., IL
	Census - 1880 - Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL
	Residence - 1892 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	PURC - 4 Feb 1892 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	Census - 1900 - East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL
	Death - 17 Jan 1910 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	Burial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL

Notes

Obit: Herald of Truth Feb 3, 1910
Cender.-- Jos. Cender was born in France, June 13, 1827; died near Fisher, Ill., Jan. 17, 1910; aged 82 y. 7 m. 4 d. He united with the A. M. church in his youth and remained a faithful member to the end. He united in marriage with Mary Rouvenac, Mar. 13, 1870. This union was blessed with seven children. He leaves 3 sons, 2 daughters, 8 grandchildren, one sister and many friends to mourn his departure. Two children and his companion preceded him to the spirit world. Funeral services were conducted at the home by Bro. Peter Zehr from Psa. 90:2, and at the church by Bro. Samuel Garber in English from Gal. 2:20, and by Bro. Andrew Schrock in German from II Tim. 4:7.
C. W. S.

Joseph and Mary settled in Roanoke in 1870. With them were Mary’s parents.