John Egli b. 16 Jun 1821 Stuttgart, GR d. 11 Dec 1907 Minier, Tazewell Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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John Egli

Male 1821 - 1907  (86 years)


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  • Name John Egli  [1, 2] 
    Birth 16 Jun 1821  Stuttgart, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Dec 1907  Minier, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I8367  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2022 

    Family Magdalena Gascho,   b. 24 Jun 1826, Probfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1902, Minier, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 10 Feb 1850  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Joseph E. Egli,   b. 3 Feb 1853, Huron Co., Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1915, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     2. Jacob Egli,   b. 26 Jan 1863, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1946, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F5893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Jun 1821 - Stuttgart, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Dec 1907 - Minier, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Herald of Truth, December 1907:
      "On Dec. 11, 1907, near Hopedale, Ill., Pre. John Egli, after an illness of two weeks with stomach trouble; aged 86 Y., 5 M., 24 D. He is survived by 10 children, 76 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren. He was a minister in the Amish Mennonite church for 46 years. He was a faithful laborer in the Lord's vineyard and was ready and willing to go when the Lord called him home. Funeral was held Dec. 13 by J. E. Birky at the home, P. Sommer, S. Garber and P. D. Schertz at the A. M. church near Hopedale, Ill."
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      John's family moved to Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France in 1823 and then he came to New York City from Le Havre, France in 1847 with his brothers Jacob and Benjamin and settled in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. He then married Magdalena Gascho on February 10, 1850 and they started their family in East Zorra Township, where they attended the Blake Amish Mennonite Church. They moved to Tazewell County, Illinois in 1867, where he was a preacher at the Hopedale Amish Mennonite Church until he died in 1907, except when they went to Offerle in Edward County, Kansas from 1886-1888. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

    2. [S784] Mennonite Archives of Ontario.

    3. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51034274/john-egli.

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


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