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Catherine (Katie) Oyer

Female 1856 - 1910  (53 years)


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  1. 1.  Catherine (Katie) Oyer was born on 23 Jun 1856 in IL; died in 1910 in Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1860, Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., IL
    • Census: 1880, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL
    • Census: 1900, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL
    • Census: 1910, Pontiac, Livingston Co., IL
    • Residence: 1917, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL
    • Census: 1920, Peoria, IL

    Notes:

    Had ten children.

    Birth:
    Date on Gravestone

    Census:
    Listed as four years old, living with her parents

    Census:
    Lsted as Joseph 'Stacker,' a 35-year-old harness maker in the household of wagon maker Daniel Steiner, 43. His birthplace is listed as Ohio, and that of his parents as Lorraine.

    Census:
    They appear as harness maker Joseph 'Stacker', born in Ohio in September 1844; Katie, born in Illinois in June 1857; living with six of their children (they had 10).

    Census:
    Living with her sister Mary and her husband, Henry Bloom

    Residence:
    City Directory shows Catherine, wid. Jos, 515 5th Ave., and Irene Stecker at the same address

    Census:
    Kathryen Stecker, 61, widowed daughter Maimie Paith, 31; daughter Irene Stecker, 23, son Fred, 35, Verna Paith, granddaughter, 11; Bennie Paith, grandson, 8; Juanita Schafer, granddaughter; Gale Schafer, 6, granddaughter.

    Buried:
    Pleasant Grove Mennonite Cemetery

    Catherine married Joseph Stecker on 14 Dec 1882. Joseph (son of Nicholas Staker (Steker) and Magdalena Eimer) was born on 12 Sep 1844 in Butler Co., OH; died on 6 May 1905 in Tazewell Co., IL; was buried on 8 May 1905. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ida Stecker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884.
    2. 3. Fred Stecker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1885.
    3. 4. Mary (Maimie) Stecker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1888.
    4. 5. Elsie Rebecca Stecker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Feb 1892 in Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 21 Jul 1995 in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL.
    5. 6. Frank Stecker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1895.
    6. 7. Katie Irene Stecker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1896.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ida Stecker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born in 1884.

  2. 3.  Fred Stecker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born in 1885.

  3. 4.  Mary (Maimie) Stecker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born in 1888.

    Family/Spouse: Esra Paith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Elsie Rebecca Stecker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born on 19 Feb 1892 in Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 21 Jul 1995 in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: First Mennonite Church, Morton

    Notes:

    Obit: Gospel Herald, Aug. 29, 1995:
    Cors, Elsie Rebecca, 103, Morton, Ill. Born: Feb. 19, 1892, Pekin, Ill., to Joseph and Catherine Oyer Stecker. Died: July 21, 1995, Morton, Ill. Survivors-foster sons: Kenneth and Gale F. Schafer; 8 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by: George W. Cors (husband). Congregational membership: First Mennonite Church. Funeral: July 25, Ludwig-Rohrschneider Mortuary, by Gale F. Schafer. Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

    Buried:
    Pleasant Grove Mennonite Cemetery

    Family/Spouse: George W. Cors. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Frank Stecker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born in 1895.

  6. 7.  Katie Irene Stecker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born in Aug 1896.


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