Christian Yordy[1]
1848 - 1922 (73 years)-
Name Christian Yordy [2] Birth 29 Jul 1848 Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL Gender Male Religion Amish Mennonite Death 10 Jul 1922 Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Burial Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL [3] - Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID I575 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 9 Feb 2019
Father Peter Yordy, b. 26 Jul 1815, Jaegerthal, Niederbronn-Les-Bains, FR d. 2 Jul 1897, Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL (Age 81 years) Mother Maria (Mary) Birky, b. 18 Apr 1816, Bavaria, GR d. 13 May 1903, Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL (Age 87 years) Marriage 9 Feb 1847 Tazewell Co., IL [4, 5] - In the Amish Dillon Creek congregation.
Family ID F225 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Salome (Sally) Slagel, b. 6 Sep 1855, Pekin, Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 21 Feb 1938, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL (Age 82 years) Marriage 4 Oct 1874 Livingston Co., IL Children 1. Lydia Yordy, b. 1876, Woodford Co., IL d. 1876, Woodford Co., IL (Age 0 years) 2. Mary Alice Yordy, b. 7 Jan 1878, Woodford Co., IL d. 21 Mar 1880, Woodford Co., IL (Age 2 years) 3. Maria (Ella) Yordy, b. 7 Jan 1878, Woodford Co., IL d. 21 Mar 1890, Livingston Co., IL (Age 12 years) 4. Daniel Rufus Yordy, b. 1879, Woodford Co., IL d. 7 Apr 1880, Woodford Co., IL (Age 1 year) 5. Salome Elvina Yordy, b. 1 Feb 1881, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 28 Jul 1968, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 87 years) 6. Joseph F. Yordy, b. 1882, Woodford Co., IL d. 1882, Woodford Co., IL (Age 0 years) 7. Amos Yordy, b. 10 Jun 1884, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 1 Dec 1966, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL (Age 82 years) 8. Joel Yordy, b. 21 Nov 1886, Woodford Co., IL d. 9 Sep 1951, Lee Co., IL (Age 64 years) 9. Leah Yordy, b. 12 Sep 1886, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 15 Mar 1976, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 89 years) 10. Laura K. Yordy, b. 4 Jan 1891, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 1 Jun 1929, Woodford Co., IL (Age 38 years) 11. Elizabeth Luella Yordy, b. 1 Jun 1896, Woodford Co., IL d. Oct 1984, Toulon, Stark Co., IL (Age 88 years) Family ID F432 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Feb 2010
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Event Map Birth - 29 Jul 1848 - Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL Marriage - 4 Oct 1874 - Livingston Co., IL Death - 10 Jul 1922 - Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Burial - - Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Obit: Gospel Herald, October 26, 1922, page 591
Yordy. - Christian Yordy, son of Peter and Mary Yordy was born near Pekin, Ill., July 29, 1848; died at his home near Roanoke, Ill., July 10, 1922; aged 73 y. 11 m. 11 d. Oct. 4, 1874, he was joined in the holy bonds of matrimony to Salome Slagel of Livingston Co., Ill. Ten children were born to them, of whom 4 died in infancy. He leaves his sorrowing companion, 2 sons, and 4 daughters (Amos, Joel, Salome Woodward, Leah Armstrong, Laura Bryant, and Lizzie). All were present at his death except Salome. He also leaves 18 grandchildren, 2 brothers, 3 sisters and many nieces and nephews. At the age of 19 he united with the A. M. Church and remained faithful to the end. In his younger years he was active in church work. Funeral services were held at the home by Bro. Peter Garber and at the Roanoke Church by Bros. C. S. Shertz and A. A. Schrock. Interment in the cemetery nearby.
Local Newspaper Obit: (from Carol Heilman)
The funeral of Christian Yordy was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the farm home, two miles east of town, to the Church of the Brethren. Interment was made at church cemetery. Mr. Yordy passed away July 1, after an illness of several months. He was aobut 75 years of age and is survived by his wife, two sons, Amos and Joel both living on farms near Roanoke, and Salome, living in Arizona. [2, 6]
- Obit: Gospel Herald, October 26, 1922, page 591
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Sources - [S42] Earl/Florence Yeackley, Paul/Merlyn Stutzmen, The Yordy Story, 1803-1871.
- [S368] Yordy Family Records.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32191089/salome-yordy.
- [S102] Interview with Alta Heiser Detweiler.
- [S607] Gary L. Yordy and Carol Yotty Heilman, The Yordy Siblings of Central Illinois: Peter Yordy, Christian Yotty, and Jacobina (Philabena) Yordy.
- [S363] Kenneth Ulrich, History of the Roanoke Mennonite Church...125 years.
- [S42] Earl/Florence Yeackley, Paul/Merlyn Stutzmen, The Yordy Story, 1803-1871.