Samuel Ernest Unzicker
1876 - 1963 (87 years)-
Name Samuel Ernest Unzicker [1, 2] Birth 17 Mar 1876 Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Gender Male Religion Amish Mennonite (Lynn Township Congregation) Served As Deason For Over Thirty Years. Death 21 Nov 1963 Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Burial Metamora, Woodford Co., IL [2] - Stewart-Harmony Cemetery
Person ID I8036 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 29 Oct 2020
Father August K. Unzicker, b. 25 Sep 1849, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 27 Sep 1939, Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL (Age 90 years) Mother Elizabeth Birky, b. 25 Dec 1847 d. 13 Apr 1898 (Age 50 years) Marriage 10 Dec 1870 Tazewell Co., IL [3, 4] - Tazewell Co. Records D/19. By Christian Nafziger
Notes - Obituary gives marriage date as 20th of Dec.
Family ID F1846 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah L. Steider, b. 19 Feb 1878, Metamora, Woodford Co., IL d. 28 Apr 1959, Tampico, IL (Age 81 years) Marriage 23 Dec 1902 [5] Children 1. Alma P. Unzicker, b. 5 Nov 1903, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 18 Apr 1966, Normal, McLean Co., IL (Age 62 years) 2. Roy L. Unzicker, b. 11 May 1905, Linn Twp., Woodford Co., IL d. 12 Sep 1975, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 70 years) 3. Katherine Elizabeth Unzicker, b. 10 Apr 1908, Woodford Co., IL d. 16 Feb 1981, Tampico, Whiteside Co., IL (Age 72 years) 4. Edna Mable Unzicker, b. 12 May 1912 d. 2 Nov 1999, Gifford, Champaign Co., IL (Age 87 years) 5. Eva L. Unzicker, b. 13 Mar 1915 d. 22 Jun 1957 (Age 42 years) 6. Archie R. Unzicker, b. 7 Apr 1917 d. 24 Mar 2008 (Age 90 years) Family ID F5654 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Oct 2011
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Event Map Birth - 17 Mar 1876 - Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Death - 21 Nov 1963 - Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Burial - - Metamora, Woodford Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Obit:
Unzicker, Samuel Ernest., son of August and Elizabeth (Birkey) Unzicker, was born near Morton, Ill., March 17, 1876; died at the Eureka (Ill.) Hospital, Nov. 21, 1963; aged 87 y. 8 m. 4 d. On Dec. 23, 1902, he was married to Sarah Streider, who died April 28, 1959. Also preceding him in death were one daughter, one grandson, 4 brothers, and 3 sisters. Surviving are 2 sons (Roy and Archie), 3 daughters (Alma - Mrs. Harold Zehr, Katherine - Mrs. Amos Hostetler, and Edna - Mrs. Daniel Teuscher), 30 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, one brother (Julius), and 3 sisters (Mrs. V.W. Springer, Mrs. Andrew Ulrich, and Mrs. Prosper Heppard). He was one of the first members of the Linn Township Amish Mennonite congregation, and served there as a deacon for over 30 years. Funeral services were held at the Linn Township Amish Mennonite Church, Nov. 23, in charge of John Hostetler, assisted by Dan Hostetler and Harold Hostetler; burial in Harmony Cemetery, Metamora, Ill.
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