Magdalena Esch b. 6 Sep 1861 Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL d. 16 Jul 1946 Metamora, Woodford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Magdalena Esch

Female 1861 - 1946  (84 years)


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  • Name Magdalena Esch  [1] 
    Birth 6 Sep 1861  Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 16 Jul 1946  Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9659  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2022 

    Father Christian Esch (Oesch),   b. 26 Aug 1819, Walschbronn, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1888, Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Anna Gerber,   b. 10 Aug 1827, Gensbourg, Oberhaslach, Haut-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1898, Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 30 Aug 1846  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Aug 20? source 552
    Family ID F6245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Peter Schertz,   b. 16 Jan 1857, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1932, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jan 1881  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Henry R. Schertz,   b. 24 Feb 1886, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1954, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F6812  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Sep 1861 - Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Jan 1881 - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Jul 1946 - Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Gospel Herald, August 1946:

      "Magdalena, daughter of Christian and Anna Esch, was born in Woodford County, Ill., Sept. 6, 1861; died at her home south of Metamora, Ill., July 16, 1946; aged 84 y. 10 m. 10 d. Early in life she accepted Christ as her Saviour and united with the Mennonite Church, remaining true to the end. On Jan. 20, 1881, she was united in marriage to Peter Schertz, who preceded her in death on April 3, 1932. One daughter (Edna Lucile) also preceded her in death as an infant. Surviving are 7 children (Manuel D. and Mrs. Edwin R. Schertz, both of Washington, Ill.; Henry R., of Metamora; Mrs. Peter R. Schertz, Roanoke, Ill., William J. and Mrs. Walter Smith, Eureka, Ill,; and Mrs. Walter Yoder, Goshen, Ind.), 24 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and other relatives and friends. She was a quiet, unassuming, gentle woman, interested in the welfare of her family and the church. Funeral services were conducted by A. C. Good, assisted by Ezra Yordy and Ben Esch."

  • Sources 
    1. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.


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