Jacob E. Zehr
1872 - 1950 (78 years)-
Name Jacob E. Zehr [1, 2] Naturalization 5 Oct 1858 Woodford Co., IL [3] Birth 8 Aug 1872 Goodfield, Woodford Co., IL Gender Male Occupation Farmer Religion Mennonite Residence until 1904 Goodfield, Woodford Co., IL - in the home of his parents
Residence 1904 Near Bloomington, IL - Attended East White Oak Mennonite Church
Residence 1911 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - Purchased the Joseph Yordy farm near Fisher
Death 11 Aug 1950 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Burial Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [4] - East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID I1140 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 26 May 2019
Father Bishop Jacob Zehr, b. 17 Sep 1825, Manried, Bavaria, GR d. 22 Feb 1898, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL (Age 72 years) Mother Elizabeth Ehresman, b. 11 Sep 1830, GR d. 27 Nov 1902, Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL (Age 72 years) Marriage 21 Apr 1850 Woodford Co., IL Family ID F142 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Emma A. Miller, b. 20 Mar 1876, Carlock, McLean Co., IL d. 23 Oct 1955, Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL (Age 79 years) Marriage 13 Feb 1902 [1] Children 1. Harold A. Zehr, b. 15 Oct 1903, Goodfield, Woodford Co., IL d. 15 Dec 1975 (Age 72 years) 2. Walter C. Zehr, b. 8 Sep 1905, Goodfield, Woodford Co., IL d. 7 Apr 1995, McLean Co., IL (Age 89 years) 3. Mabel Louise Zehr, b. 21 May 1908, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL d. 13 Apr 1951, Champaign, Champaign Co., IL (Age 42 years) 4. Ellis Zehr, b. 30 May 1911, IL d. 23 Jul 1987, SC (Age 76 years) 5. Mildred R. Zehr, b. 13 Feb 1914, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL d. 12 May 1978, Champaign, Champaign Co., IL (Age 64 years) 6. Chester Zehr, b. 15 May 1916 d. 19 Jan 1996 (Age 79 years) Family ID F488 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 May 2001
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Notes - Obit:
Zehr. --- Jacob E., son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Ehrisman) Zehr, was born near Goodfield in Woodford Co., Ill., Aug. 9, 1872; died at his home in Fisher, Ill., Aug. 11, 1950; aged 78 y. 2 d. On Feb. 13, 1902, he was married to Emma Miller, of Carlock, Ill. To this union were born 4 sons (Harold, Rantoul, Ill.; Walter, Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Ellis, Rockville, Ind.; and Chester, Fisher, Ill.), and 2 daughters (Mabel Schrock, Fisher, Ill.; and Mildred Good, Rantoul, Ill.). Early in life he accepted Christ as his personal Saviour and united with the Mennonite Church. He maintained a keen interest in spiritual things and was a dovoted Bible student throughout life. He lived at the place of his birth until 1904, when he moved to a farm near Bloomington in McLean Co., Ill., and from there in 1911 to a farm west of Fisher. In 1941 he retired and moved into Fisher. He was a loving husband, an understanding father, and a Christian citizen. Surviving are his wife, 6 children, 22 grandchildren, and a large number of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted at the East Ben Mennonite Church, in charge of A. J. Metzler and J. A. Heiser.
Transcriber's note: The author of the obituary misspelled "devoted."
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Sources - [S26] Margaret and Verle Oyer, Jacob Zehr, 1825-1898, Mackinaw Meeting Preacher.
- [S1111] John E. Zehr, The Life and Legacy of a Farmer-Preacher.
- [S1112] Jacob Zehr Certificate of Naturalization.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28759572/jacob-e-zehr.
- [S26] Margaret and Verle Oyer, Jacob Zehr, 1825-1898, Mackinaw Meeting Preacher.