Jacob Rediger
1807 - 1889 (81 years)-
Name Jacob Rediger [1, 2] Birth 30 Jun 1807 Ichenheim, Baden, GR [3, 4] - FAG gives year as 1806
Gender Male Emigration 1836 Ottenweierhof, Baden, GR [5] Residence 1837 Alsace Lorraine, FR - Ottenweierhof
Emigration 1868 Baden, GR [1, 6] - Along with wife and six children, to Eureka, IL
Residence Merzhausen, Baden-Württemberg, GR - Near Freiburg
Death 15 Jun 1889 Milford, Seward Co., NE [7] Burial Milford, Seward Co., NE - East Fairview Cemetery
Person ID I5367 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 23 Feb 2024
Father Jakob Reidiger, b. 6 Mar 1773, Baden, GR d. 1 Jan 1843, Ichenheim, Baden, GR (Age 69 years) Mother Jakobine Güngerich, b. 1779, Steinseltz, Bas-Rhin, FR d. 1835 (Age 56 years) Family ID F3690 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Magdalena Schrag, b. 1814, Konigsbach, Baden, GR d. 11 Apr 1882, Milford, Seward Co., NE (Age 68 years) Marriage Abt 1838 Children 1. Magdalena Rediger, b. 5 Aug 1838, Baden, GR d. 7 Jul 1917, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 78 years) 2. Jacob Rediger, b. 15 Sep 1839, Baden, GR d. 10 Jan 1931, Washington Co., CO (Age 91 years) 3. Christian Rediger, b. 27 Nov 1840, Baden, GR d. 21 Jan 1932, Milford, Seward Co., NE (Age 91 years) 4. Catherine Rediger, b. 22 Apr 1844, GR d. 3 Aug 1937, Calhoun Co., IA (Age 93 years) 5. Joseph Rediger, b. 13 Mar 1847, Baden, GR d. 28 Aug 1938, Milford, Seward Co., NE (Age 91 years) 6. Benjamin Rediger, b. 17 Aug 1848, Baden-Württemberg, GR d. 12 Jun 1943, Breckinridge Co., KY (Age 94 years) 7. Jean Rediger, b. 1854 8. Elizabeth Rediger, b. 8 Apr 1858 d. 11 Jan 1945 (Age 86 years) 9. Lydia Rediger Family ID F3761 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Aug 2021
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Notes - Obit: Herald of Truth, Vol. XXVI, Number 16, August 15, 1889
REDIGER - On the 15th of June, near Milford, Seward Co., Nebraska, Preacher Jacob Rediger, aged 81 years, 11 months and 17 days. He was a laborer in the ministry for fifty-three years, and worked faithfully until the last six months of his mortal life. He seldom missed an appointment. He lived in matrimony 47 years and had 12 children, of which three, together with his wife, preceded him. Nine children, 42 grandchildren, and 1 great-grand child followed him to the grave. Services by Joseph Gascho and Joseph Schlegel from 2 Cor. 5:2 and Matt. 25:23. He was buried in the Mennonite graveyard.
Jacob Rediger was born in Ichenheim, Baden on June 30, 1807. He was ordained to the ministry in Baden, Germany. He served in the same Illinois church along with his son Joseph. He arrived in Nebraska at age 74.
Settled near Eureka. Chosen minister by the Mackinaw Meeting (Roanoke). Moved to Milford, NE in 1881.
- Obit: Herald of Truth, Vol. XXVI, Number 16, August 15, 1889
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