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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Johannes “Hans”/Jean Oyer was born on 24 Aug 1789 in Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Abt 1807, Niderhoff, Moselle, FR

    Notes:



    Birth:
    Hingsange farm

    Residence:
    Hans and his wife took possession of the farm/mill, with five children.

    Johannes married Catherine Kennel on 23 May 1817 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR. Catherine (daughter of Jean Kennel and Barbe Schertz) was born on 26 Nov 1794 in Diffenbach-lès-Hellimer, Moselle, FR; died on 2 Sep 1830 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Jean Oyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1818 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR; died on 18 Jul 1826 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR.
    2. 3. Joseph Oyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1820 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR; died on 3 Apr 1864 in Tazewell Co., IL.
    3. 4. Pierre Oyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Apr 1822 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR.
    4. 5. Christophe Oyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Feb 1824 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR; died on 6 Jun 1824 in Niderhoff, Moselle, FR.
    5. 6. André Oyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jun 1829 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR; died in 1916 in Reno Co., KS; was buried in Nickerson, Reno Co., KS.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jean Oyer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born on 2 Jul 1818 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR; died on 18 Jul 1826 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR.

  2. 3.  Joseph Oyer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born in 1820 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR; died on 3 Apr 1864 in Tazewell Co., IL.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Grocer (1860 Census)
    • Immigration: 1830
    • Census: 1860, Pekin, Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., IL

    Notes:

    Could have been the 7-year-old boy (illegitimate son of Catherine Oyer?) who traveled to America with her on the ship Superior.

    Immigration:
    Ship Superior

    Census:
    Census lists Joseph 39, grocer, Catherine 29 France, and children John 11 Ohio, Joseph 9 IL, Lena 6 IL, and Catherine 4 IL

    Joseph married Catherine Schrock about 1848 in OH Or IL. Catherine (daughter of Johannes Schrock (Schrack, Gerrard) and Catherine (Elisabeth) Salzman) was born on 18 Dec 1829 in Dompcevrin, Meuse, FR; died on 10 May 1893 in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. John Oyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in OH.
    2. 8. Joseph Oyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in IL.
    3. 9. Lena Oyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in IL.
    4. 10. Catherine (Katie) Oyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jun 1856 in IL; died in 1910 in Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL.
    5. 11. Mary Oyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1860.
    6. 12. Peter Charles Oyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1862 in Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL.

  3. 4.  Pierre Oyer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born on 23 Apr 1822 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR.

  4. 5.  Christophe Oyer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born on 24 Feb 1824 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR; died on 6 Jun 1824 in Niderhoff, Moselle, FR.

    Notes:

    The death of Christohpe Oyer was at noon on June 6, 1824. It was created on the 7th. Christophe was three months old, a son of Jean Oyer and Catherine Kenel. He died at the Oyer home in Niderviller--”au le maison du dit Oyer, demeurant a Niderhoff.” The two witnesse4s were a schoolteacher and a proprietor from Niderhoff. He signed “Hans Oyer.”


  5. 6.  André Oyer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born on 23 Jun 1829 in LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR; died in 1916 in Reno Co., KS; was buried in Nickerson, Reno Co., KS.

    Notes:

    Andre married two Wagner sisters and is buried in Sterling Cemetery at Nickerson, Reno County, Kansas with his second wife. (

    Buried:
    Sterling Cemetery

    Family/Spouse: Anna Wagler (Wagner). Anna (daughter of Joseph Wagler (Wagner) and Elizabeth Röschli (Roeschly)) was born on 25 Feb 1837 in Marcholsheim, Bas-Rhin, FR; died in Jun 1885; was buried in Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    André married Elisabeth Wagler (Wagner) after 1885. Elisabeth (daughter of Joseph Wagler (Wagner) and Elizabeth Röschli (Roeschly)) was born in SW. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  John Oyer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Johannes1) was born in OH.

  2. 8.  Joseph Oyer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Johannes1) was born in IL.

  3. 9.  Lena Oyer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Johannes1) was born in IL.

    Notes:

    In her father’s estate papers, Lena is listed with heirs as “Melinda.”

    Family/Spouse: Coswell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 10.  Catherine (Katie) Oyer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Johannes1) 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. 13. Ida Stecker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884.
    2. 14. Fred Stecker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1885.
    3. 15. Mary (Maimie) Stecker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1888.
    4. 16. 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. 17. Frank Stecker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1895.
    6. 18. Katie Irene Stecker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1896.

  5. 11.  Mary Oyer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Johannes1) was born about 1860.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1910, Pontiac, Livingston Co., IL

    Notes:

    Census:
    Sister-in-law Kathrine Stecker, 53, born in Illinois to parents from Pennsylvania and Germany; Henry Bloom, 59; his wife Mary Bloom, 50.

    Mary married Henry Bloom on 22 Jul 1886 in Livingston Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 12.  Peter Charles Oyer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Johannes1) was born in 1862 in Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL.

    Notes:



    Birth:
    Year calculated from marriage document

    Peter married Emma Ann Wood on 10 Aug 1898 in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Ida Stecker Descendancy chart to this point (10.Catherine3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Johannes1) was born in 1884.

  2. 14.  Fred Stecker Descendancy chart to this point (10.Catherine3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Johannes1) was born in 1885.

  3. 15.  Mary (Maimie) Stecker Descendancy chart to this point (10.Catherine3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Johannes1) was born in 1888.

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


  4. 16.  Elsie Rebecca Stecker Descendancy chart to this point (10.Catherine3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Johannes1) 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. 17.  Frank Stecker Descendancy chart to this point (10.Catherine3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Johannes1) was born in 1895.

  6. 18.  Katie Irene Stecker Descendancy chart to this point (10.Catherine3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Johannes1) was born in Aug 1896.


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