Jacob K. Yordy
1853 - 1930 (77 years)-
Name Jacob K. Yordy [1, 2] Birth 8 Mar 1853 Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Gender Male Religion Amish Mennonite Residence 1878-1889 Waldo, Livingston Co., IL [3] Residence 1889 Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL [3] Death 29 Nov 1930 Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL - At home of son, Amsa
Burial 1 Dec 1930 Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL - Waldo Cemetery
Person ID I576 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 1 Mar 2021
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 Kathrine (Katie) B. King, b. 19 Oct 1858, McLean Co., IL d. 2 Feb 1918, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 59 years) Marriage 3 Feb 1878 Livingston Co., IL [6] Children 1. Edward Peter Yordy, b. 12 Mar 1879, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL d. 31 Aug 1960, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL (Age 81 years) 2. Maud Yordy, b. 10 Jun 1880, Livingston Co., IL d. 12 Oct 1904 (Age 24 years) 3. Lidia Ellen Yordy, b. 14 Feb 1882, Livingston Co., IL d. 14 Feb 1882, Livingston Co., IL (Age 0 years) 4. Ida Ellen Yordy, b. 13 Feb 1883, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL d. 23 Jun 1947, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL (Age 64 years) 5. Noah Christian Yordy, b. 30 Jan 1885, Livingston Co., IL d. 15 Oct 1967, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL (Age 82 years) 6. Lucille (Lucy) Yordy, b. 30 Jan 1887, Waldo, Livingston Co., IL d. 4 Jun 1967, Ennis, Ellis Co., TX (Age 80 years) 7. Hattie Elizabeth Yordy, b. 25 Sep 1889, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 9 May 1970, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL (Age 80 years) 8. Mabel Magdalene Yordy, b. 3 Aug 1891, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 6 Oct 1941, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL (Age 50 years) 9. William A. Yordy, b. 18 May 1893, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 21 Jan 1974, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL (Age 80 years) 10. Raymond Fred Yordy, b. 20 Oct 1895, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL d. 10 Aug 1976, Spring Valley, CA (Age 80 years) 11. Minnie Yordy, b. 18 Oct 1897, Livingston Co., IL d. 27 May 1981, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL (Age 83 years) 12. Edna Kathryn Yordy, b. 19 Oct 1899, Livingston Co., IL d. 10 Oct 1995, Meadows, McLean Co., IL (Age 95 years) 13. Amsy Daniel (Bud) Yordy, b. 2 Apr 1901, Tazewell Co., IL d. 7 Dec 1980, Gridley, McLean Co., IL (Age 79 years) 14. Erma Emma Yordy, b. 20 Feb 1904, Nebraska, Livingston Co., IL d. 14 Aug 2002, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL (Age 98 years) Family ID F433 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Nov 2008
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Notes - Obit: Gospel Herald, December, 1930
YORDY.--Jacob K., son of Peter and Mary Yordy, was born in Tazewell Co., Ill., March 8, 1853; died at the home of his son Amsa near Flanagan, Ill., Nov. 29, 1930; aged 77 y. 8 m. 21 d. He spent his entire life in Tazewell, Woodford and Livingston counties. On Feb. 3, 1878, he was united in marriage to Kathryn King of Livingston Co., Ill. To this union were born 5 sons and 9 daughters. The surviving children are Edward, Noah, William, Raymond, Amsa, Mrs. S. A. Albrecht, Mrs. Simon Beller, Mrs. Albert Durre, Mrs. Elmer Augsburger, Mrs. Ray Slagell, Mrs. William Stalter, and Mrs. Arthur Guth. The children are all residents of this community with the exception of Mrs. Beller of Wesloco, Tex., and Raymond, of Iowa City, Ia. He also leaves 58 grandchildren and one sister (Barbara Yordy). Those of the family who have preceded him in death are his companion (who died Feb. 2, 1918), also two daughters and four grandchildren. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior in his youth and remained faithful until death. Funeral services were held Dec. 1 at the Waldo Church, conducted by the home ministers, D. W. Slagel and J. D. Hartzler. Burial in Waldo Cemetery.
“Lived at Flanagan, IL, then moved back to Woodford County and lived just north of Spring Hill Farm, Eureka, IL, where Ezra B. and Carrie E. (Good) Yordy lived at the time. In about the year 1918, Katie died at Eureka, IL, so he moved back to Flanagan where most of the children lived.” [7]
- Obit: Gospel Herald, December, 1930
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Sources - [S750] The Jakob Jordi Family History.
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- [S234] Steve Estes, Amish Church letters to Illinois.
- [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.
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