Listserver Archived Files - 1997
Listserver Files.1997
From: CHRIS YODER <75757.3371@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Happy New Year
Date: 01 Jan 97 15:50:43 EST
Happy New Year from the Yoder Newsletter!
1996 has been a wonderful year for the Yoder Newsletter! Here are some of
our
Top Items:
1. A tremendousl Yoder National Reunion was hosted by the Oley Valley
Yoders.
President Richard B. Yoder and his committee did a great job organizing, and
our
premier Oley Researcher Richard H. Yoder of Bechtelsville prepared a terrific
bus tour and script.
2. Thanks to our Webmaster Donald Kauffman, The Yoder Archives are now
"On the Web" with a beautiful homepage with evolving capabilities
3. This Yoder Listserver has "finally" been launched... after
talking about it
for years.
(thanks to our list administrator "genseng").
4. Notes by 19th century North Carolina Yoder Historian George M. Yoder:
prove
that Jacob Yoders of SW Pa was the son of Melchior; establish the ancestry of
Yoder historian Charles T. Yoder and (probably) of George Yoder of Venango
County. (see the April YNL).
5. Found the PA connection of Civil War veteran Charles W. Yoder of
Illinois;
Connected a number of Alsatian immigrants to their French origins (see YNL 28);
and more!
For 1997, here's some of what's in the works:
1. New Year update of Yoder Archival Data- probably by end of January. Will
include files updates AND new data, such as:
- Extensive translation of Karl Joder Swiss Joder notes- Complements of
the
liguistic and typing talents of Fred Haines (Thanks Fred!).
- 1860 and 1880 PA Yoder census data.
- Summary of the Alsatian Yoder families from Huckel research.
- Oley Yoder History by Bertolet (typed thanks to Marli Yoder)
- Additional YNL back issues (scanned and retyped with the help of
David Yoder and Donald Kauffman).
2. Upcoming Yoder Newsletter Features....
- The George M. Yoder papers and the new connections they make.
- A feature on Jacob Yoder who married Barbara Rupp, with cemetery photos
by Dick Yoder of Bechtelsville and discussion of his ancestry.
- More!
3. And our Web Page Features will grow to include:
- Yoder Projects in Process, and how to help these
- Yoder name items (like T-shirts) for sale (updates being gathered on
items and prices).
Anyway--may 1997 be a Happy and healthy one for you and your loved ones>
Best wishes from the YNL staff
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From: CHRIS YODER <75757.3371@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Jan. 1st- On this day
Date: 01 Jan 97 15:50:33 EST
On 1/1/1793 , Barbara Yoder (daughter of Henry Yoder-YR261-of Somerset
County,
PA) married Jacob Schlabach.
(Note: Sorry that the listserver transmissions have slowed down a bit for
the
holidays....they'll pick back up again next week- Chris Y).
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From: Jim Yoder KB8LDG <JEYoder@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: YODER Amateur Radio Operators
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 12:32:45 -0800
To all Yoders, a very happy and prosperous New Year.
I was wondering if any of you on the list are active Amateur Radio
Operators. The CallBook lists some 130 amateurs under the name Yoder.
There are several locations to access current CallBook data. One of the
easiest is the
Attached below is the current listing.
Callsign lookup results for:
--NAMES AND DETAILS REMOVED 2006
BASED ON PRIVACY REQUEST—
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Peter Yoder of Medina County,OH
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1997 22:55:55 -0800
A descendant of Peter Yoder of
information with others. Great job, you have come a long way since I came
on-line in August!
reply to:
Dianne Carr Peterson <peterson@ee.net>
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Jan.14th
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 22:45:51 -0800
On This Day in Yoder History:
Jan.14, 1711- Hans Joder (OH), a progenitor of the Oley Valley Yoder line
and believed as the first of our name in the New World, purchased land in
city of
On Jan.14, 1742- The will of Hans and his brother Yost were both
"proved"
in
trip to the courthouse for this purpose.
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Jan. 9th
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 23:39:58 -0800
On this day In Yoder History:
Jan 9, 1685--Cousins Jost Joder and Catherine Joder married Barbara and Hans
Rupp (a
sister and brother) in Steffisburg
Both Jost Joder and Hans Rupp were Anabaptists (Taufer) and were among those
who left
Steffisburg in the early 1690s. By 1710, Hans Rupp, then of Sigiswil, is
recorded as
leaving for
On Jan.9, 1671, Adam Joder married Barbara Ochsenbein...tehse folks were the
parents of
Hans and Yosts, the Oley immigrants.
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Earl F Yoder of
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1997 23:30:00 -0800
Can anyone help this lady?
The following was posted on the Yoder Homepage Guestbook:
------------------------------------------------------
New to internet! Found this fascinating website. Been looking for Earl
F. Yoder, my father. Lost track 45 years ago. He was from
Does anyone know of him? Keep up the great work!
Beverly Yoder Strong <rstrong@ix.netcom.com>
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Re: Yoder Newsletters
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 22:44:46 -0800
David Yoder wrote:
>
> I have a question for you. I suppose it really belongs on the Yoder list
server,
but here goes: Where if anywhere do the Oley Yoders cross
(intermarry) the Amish lines? I suppose you already know that 99% of the
people in _Amish and Amish-Mennonite Genealogies_ are interrelated either
by blood or marriage.
> Sincerely, Dave
Good question.. I know we've had examples of the Mennonite and Amish
Yoder descent intermarrying...and one case which also adds in one of the
Alsatian lines, but I don't recall anyone on the Oley side who also has a
Amish Yoder connection....not to say there haven't been. Does anyone else
know of such an instance?
Going backward, even though the Amish ancestry is only speculative, I
would feel some confidence that the lines cross at Caspar Joder who m.
Margret Hennig on July 4, 1596, if not at their son Nicolaus who married
Anna Trachsel and was the proven progenitor of the Yoders who came to
the Oley Valley.--Chris
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From: Judy Gurka <gurka@tigger.cs.colorado.edu>
Subject: major lines?
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 09:48:26 -0700 (MST)
I'd like to see a list of (known) major lines, in the
I know a few:
Hans and Yost - 2 brothers from Steffisburg, Switz. to Berks
"the widow" Barbara - has her husband been identified yet?
Conrad -
Amish Yoders - who is/are the immigrant(s)?
Mennonite Yoders - (ditto)
Please correct any goofs! What other major (fairly early) lines are
known?
Judy Gurka
gurka@cs.colorado.edu
My line (Berks Co.):
Yost ... >>
Johannes m. Magdalena Breyfogel >>
Mary Ann (b.1838) m. David BERG/BERK (David m. (2) Margaret RAPP)
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: New Items In Yoder Homepage "Map Room"
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 22:14:33 -0800
Visit The Yoder Homepage--"http://www.genealogy.org/~yoder/" and
see several new items
which have been added to the Map Room. These include Three Yoder Crests, color
postcards
of the Yoder Chapel and
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Yoder Homepage Feature Added
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 20:05:32 -0800
The "Announcements" Window of the Yoder Homepage is now
up and running. It presents various Yoder Related Projects
(fund raising, restorations, and research efforts) and
tells you how you can support these or get additional
details about them.
Come visit at: http://www.genealogy.org/~yoder/announce.html
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Health Note on a Yoder Cousin
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 09:59:28 -0800
Gerald A Yoder <jyoder@csrlink.net> has been one of the leaders of the
"Yoder
House" project in Grantsville, MD. His daughter sent the following note
about a stroke he's has two days ago and the status of his health..his friends
will want to knowand to keep him in their prayers...
"Jerry suffered a mild stroke on Thursday and has been discharged from
the
local hospital to an acute rehab hospital in
who might want to remember him from your neck of the woods -- HealthSouth,
Room 119W,
ext. 3329. I anticipate he'll be hospitalized for several weeks.
"Sylvia (syoder@voicenet.com)"
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Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 23:14:55 -0400
From: Chris Yoder <75757.3371@compuserve.com>
Subject: Unidentified subject!
Here Is Your answer!!! Welcome to the family of Conrad Yoder of
Carolina
certain you'd be the first
See the Yoder Newsletter Number 4 for an article on your ancestor Adolph.
If you don't have internet access to: www.genealogy.org/~yoder/
let me know and I'll send you the article as an attachment file.
Best regards,
Chris Yoder
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YODER FAMILY INFORMATION--CYBERSPACE EDITION-1996
published by the Yoder Family Newsletter,
data originally copyrighted by Christopher Yoder 1992,1994
**********************************************************************
These files contain a collection of Yoder family data which has been
assembled since
1983 by the Yoder Newsletter (YNL), P O Box 594,Goshen, IN 46527 for
subscription information). For content update, write Chris Yoder,
Lakeshire Rd.
We apologize in advance for any typographical errors in this work. Please
help us
correct and extend any of the information in these records.
In addition to being available for order on disk from the YNL, these files
may be
accessed over the Internet at Genealogy Online.
**********************************************************************
last updated: Oct 1995
The Conrad Yoder Family of
Con Conrad Yoder b. ca1730 d. Apr. or May 1790
settled in NC ca 1755
bur. 8 miles S of Hickory, NC
m1 1763 Christina Cline (?- 1771/2)
+Con1- John b. Oct.26, 1764
+Con2- Jacob b. Dec.13, 1767
+Con3- David b. Apr.3, 1770
m2. 1773 Miss Seitz (?- w/i a year of marriage)
m3. 1775 Catherine Huffman (?- ca1810)
Con4- Elizabeth b. Apr. 14, 1776 d. as an infant
born blind.
+Con5- Elias b. Oct. 31, 1777
+Con6- Daniel b. Jun. 18, 1780
Con7- Catherine b. Dec.21, 1782 m. May 8, 1798 John Baker
d. Aug.3, 1867
+Con8- Adam b. Jun.23, 1785
JOHN YODER, ELDEST SON
Con3- David Yoder d. Jul.14, 1864 bur. Grace Church Cemetery
m. ca1792 Elizabeth Reep (ca1770-10/31/1846)
bur. Grace Church Cemetery
+Con31- Conrad b. Dec. ,1793 NC
+Con32- Adolphus b. 1795 NC
Con33- Betsey b. Jul.24, 1796 NC never married
deaf and dumb, d. ca1882 "age 86"
buried Grace Church Cemetery
+Con34- David b. Sep.22, 1799
Con35- Catherine b. ca1800 NC never married
d. ca1885 "age 85"
Con36- Sarah b. 1804 NC never married
bur. Grace Church Cemetery
+Con37- Solomon b. May 17,1805
Con38- Frannie b. 1807 NC never married
d. ca 1895 "age 85"
+Con39- Eli b. Apr. 1, 1810
+Con3a- Andrew b. Jan.14, 1812
Con32 Adolphus Yoder d. Apr.3, 1876 in or near
5 ft 4 in black hair
m1. to ? (?Julia_____b. c1790 GA-1850 Wash Census)
m2. Feb.16,1849 Wash. Co,MO to Nancy Jane Goard divorced 1852
m3. Nov.16 (15), 1855 Palmer,Wash Co.,MO Sarah Gillam/Gilliam
(
1820/11/27- 23 14N 4W 160acres- "I also found a mention of Adolph's
purchase of land in November 1820. Strangely enough, he is not listed in
census records for 1820, '30 or '40, nor in tax lists for the state of
1819-1829"-per Nancy Griffith, Lyon College Library,
(1840 -Adolph- Wash. Co- 1m 40-50, 1 f 30-40, 1m 2f 5-10, 1m <5)
(?1850 census Wash.CO- George-age 8 MO, Damascus-age 12 TN)
Con321-
Con322- Elizabeth b. m. _______ Callahan
res. Crawford Co.,MO as of May 1862
Con323- Lucinda b. (?Ca 1836) m. ______ Hope
res. Cape Gireardeau Co.,MO as of May 1862
Con324- Sarah b. res. Wash. Co. as of May 1862
+Con325- Lafayette b. ca 1840 MO
Con325- Lafayette Yoder d.
res. Washington Co., as of May 1862 m. Susan C. ______
(ca1848 MO- ) 1880 Census Crawford Co.,MO
Con3251- Sarah b. ca1869 MO
+Con3252- John b. ca1870 MO
Con3253- Annie b. ca1872 MO
Con3254- Emma b. ca1874 MO
Con3255- Isabel b. ca1877 MO m. ____ Hilburn
res. Pueblo, CO c1913/14
Con3256- Andrew b. ca1878 MO d. young
Con3252- John George Yoder d. Nov.3,1944
m1.Estelle Barr c.1894 d. c1900
in Ark. Eula Visti Morris b. 3/2/1883 Jackson,TN
d. 12/23/1964 Armona, CA
Con32521- Virginia Irene b. 1896 m. Tom Reynolds - 9 children
d. 1986
Con32522- Arthur Harry b. 1898 m. Ruth McInturff- 5 children
d. 1989
Con32523- *Joseph Guy b. 1906 m.Noma Helen Dollins
-4 children d. 1978
Con32524- Waymond Earl b. 1913 m. Lavetta Harrison
no children d. 1985
Con32525- Dorothy Wilma b.1910 m. Alvis Dutch Bridges
-8 children
Con32526- Claude Bascom b.1913 m. Ruth ____ no children
d. 1964
Con32527- Reba Elizabeth b. 1915 m. Gail W. Hamilton
-3 children
Con32528- Dolores Odell b. 1917 m. James Marple -1 child
d. 1987
Con32529- Evamae Benevieve b. 1920 m. Ray Smith -5 children
Con3252a- Robert Washington b. 1922 m. Della Maddox, no children
(* daughter Barbara Myatt,
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: [Fwd: A Note passed along to me]
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 22:55:47 -0800
From: jmslabaugh@juno.com (John M. Slabaugh)
Along the Galician Grapevine
=======================
Is a family newsletter coming out of
are part of the history of the Austrian crownland of
(=Galizien), then this newsletter may be of interest to you. Names
found here are Bachmann, Bergthold, Brubacher, Ewy, Forrer, Hubin,
Jotter, Klein, Kintzi, Laise, Linscheid, Merk, Miller, Rupp, Schmidt,
Stauffer, and their 1880 immigrants.
Presently the newsletter goes to some 600 addresses. For details, write
to editor.
Glen Linscheid
Have you ever heard of this publication. I see not reason it has any
close link with our Jotters but could have remote European links.
I am still not on the Internet but perhaps before long now.
Regards, JM
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Jan. 10, 1843- Jacob Yoders of
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 23:01:19 -0800
On this Day in Yoder History-
Jacob Yoders, a potter and founder of the branch of our family which
still uses a "YoderS" spelling, died on this date in 1843. See YNL 24
for a major article on this gentleman.
Jacob has recently been proven to be the son of immigrant Melchior
Yoder and this will be discussed in the April 97 YNL.
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From: chris Yoder <75757.3371@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Oley Yoder Cemetery Effort
Date: 09 Jan 97 16:25:56 EST
Reply to: ryoder@wcupa.edu
As a result of the summer "96 Johannas and Yost Yoder Family Trail
Reunion, the Yoder Reunion Association became aware of a 'critical
situation' in regards to the funding of the Pleasantville Union (Yoder
Family) Cemetery. The reunion activities generated a profit. These funds
were donated to the Cemetery account. Unfortunately, the funding for the
long-range maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery has been depleted over the
years. The cemetery facility requires continuos maintenance, lawn care and
general preservation. Many of the historical grave sites are in need of
repair and restoration. The cemetery entrance is in need of reconstruction
and/or replacement. All funds are held in trust by the CoreStates Bank of
How to raise the necessary funds - is the question! Over the past year,
a committee of interested Yoders and Yoder relatives have been meeting and
brainstorming, seeking resolutions of this dilemma. Both immediate and
long-range funding is necessary to resolve this predicament. DO YOU have any
ideas? HAVE YOU, the Yoder Newsletter subscribers, had any experiences
with this type of issue/circumstance? HELP US with this meaningful problem.
Please SHARE WITH US your ideas and make suggestions/proposals that the
committee can use to increase the funding and enhance the current
appropriations.
Please send your suggestions to : Yoder Reunion Association, 415
State Street, Pottstown, Pa. 19464, or e-mail to : ryoder@wcupa.edu The
committee will be meeting throughout the spring, so forward your
propositions and recommendations as soon as possible. On behalf of the Oley
Yoders, and Yoders everywhere, we thank you for your participation and
cooperation.
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Jan.13, 1655
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 16:22:00 -0800
On this day in Yoder History,
Jost Joder, son of Nicolaus Joder and Anna Trachsel, was born on Jan. 13,
1655 in
Jost married Barbara Rupp. He was one of the Anabaptist Joders
who appear to have left Steffisburg during the period of persecutions
in the early 1690s.
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Yoder Store Opens on Homepage
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 05:43:06 -0800
The Yoder Store opened for business at 12.30 PM (MST) on Jan 15, 1997.
Shop early to avoid the rush!!!
Homepage: http://www.genealogy.org/~yoder
Can you tell us of other Yoder items for sale which should be included?
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Joseph Yoder married Polly Robinson
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 08:35:17 -0800
On 1/18/1846, Joseph Yoder married Polly Robinson in Summit Co., OH.
Joseph was a farmer and purchased land in
As of the 1850 census, their children were: sarah, age 3; Jeremiah, age
2, and Christian (or Christopher) 7 months old.
We know nothing more although speculate he may have been a son of George
Yoder who is buried in the Liebhart Cemetery, Lorian Twp, Stephenson
Co..died 1/30/1870 age 85y 10m and 3 days.
What became of this family and what were their origins??? Can anyone
answer this question?
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From: Donald Kauffman <dkauffma@planet.eon.net>
Subject: YODER TO ALBERTA - WHY??
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 14:07:35 -0700
Does anyone know about the history of the Western Amish Mennonite
Conference (a large district including all the western Amish Mennonite
churches, from the Mississippi River west, and some congregations in
reports in an archives somewhere? Is there documentation of the
migration, from the point of view of those who did not move? Please
consider the following background information to these questions.
In the spring of 1912 Levi D Yoder (YR233746) moved with most of his
family, from
larger movement of families, mainly from
family names: Bender, Sutter, Stauffer, Roth, Riel, Maurer, Stalter,
Schwartzendruber, Kauffman, Lauber, Brenneman, Stutzman. These people
became charter members of the "
congregation of the Western Amish Mennonite Conference. Due to remoteness
from the main body of the conference, and similarity of faith with local
Mennonites, this congregation affiliated with the Alberta-Saskatchewan
Mennonite Conference in 1915. (now known as the Northwest Mennonite
Conference)
We know that economics was an important reason why these people moved.
"You
can buy enough land so that each of your sons can have his own farm", was
the promise of the land-agents who worked the north-central States.
There was some dissatisfaction with the church. It has been suggested that
the approach to missions and outreach was a point of contention, those who
moved wanted a more active missions program.
A current family member has pieced together a "THEORY" from bits
and pieces
of conversation with several old-timers which says that there was a strong
difference of opinion over the way a preacher/bishop was selected. Nicholas
E. Roth, who became the Bishop of the new congregation in
been the first preacher in the Western Amish Mennonite Conference to be
"appointed" rather than selected by "lot". The theory is
that those who
moved to
that this issue may have been the "real" difference with the church
that
resulted in the move.
I would like to prove, or disprove this theory. Any help that anyone can
give will be greatly appreciated. I welcome dialog on this topic, or any
related topic.
Donald D Kauffman (YR233746+++)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Don Kauffman, Webmaster - "Yoder Archives Online"
E-mail:dkauffma@planet.eon.net Homepage: http://www.genealogy.org/~yoder
"More information about Yoders than you ever imagined"
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: YODER Query
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 17:59:30 -0800
Clare YODER, son of Stephen, from Germany, m. Mercedes DETANDT, dau of
Louis and Clara (LERMINEAUX), of Belgium. Louis and Clara emigrated to
think, so Mercedes was probably born after that. Clare and Mercedes had 2
dau. that I believe are still living in
YODER. The only other thing that might help is that Clare was
decapitated in a coal mining accident, in Nanty Glo or Johnstown.(Dona
Avery, donam@asu.edu)
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From: "Gryphon" <gryphon@inna.net>
Subject: Caroline YODER
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 20:32:51 -0500
The search continues for the parents of Caroline YODER, born 13 Nov 1859 in
Berks Co. PA. She married John Frederich DRUMHEISER on 2 June 1879 in
Shamokin,
have been Joseph S. YODER and Anna BLOCH, but this has not been proven.
John Frederich DRUMHEISER was the son of Conrad DRUMHEISER who came to this
country about 1849 from Tiefenbach,
TROMMERSHAUSER. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Tanya Gilliam Griffin
gryphon@inna.net
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Feb. 27, 1853
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 05:55:34 -0800
On this day in Yoder History:
Benjamin Yoder (OH132111)(1/17/1825-11/7/1899) m.2/27/1853 to Sarah
Yeakel. He was a blacksmith and resided in Upper & Lower Milford Twp,
Lehigh Co. He was bur Old Zionsville Cem. (children Daniel, Charles,
Frank, Andora).
Benjamin was the son of George Yoder who married at the
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: No Big Challenge for an experienced Genealogist!
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 16:08:01 -0800
Received this in the mail today and thought it might be of interest
to the Yoder mailgroup.
How's this for a genealogical mix-up?
Chris Yoder
- - - - -
Many many years ago when I was twenty three,
I got married to a widow who was pretty as could be.
This widow had a grown-up daughter Who had hair of red.
My father fell in love with her, And soon the two were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law And changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother, For she was my father's wife.
To complicate the matters worse, Although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father Of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became A brother-in-law to dad.
And so became my uncle, Though it made me very sad.
For if he was my uncle, Then that also made him brother
To the widow's grown-up daughter Who, of course, was my step-mother.
Father's wife then had a son, Who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandson, For he was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother's mother And it makes me very blue.
Because, although she is my wife, She's my grandmother too.
If my wife is my grandmother, Then I am her grandchild.
And every time I think of it, It simply drives me wild.
For now I have become The strangest case you ever saw.
As the husband of my grandmother, I am my own grandpa!
--Author unknown
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Yoder Archives Posts New Data
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 18:28:30 -0800
We have finished the Spring Update at the Yoder Archives!
(A Particular thanks to Webmaster, Donald Kauffman.)
(Visit: http://www.genealogy.org/~yoder/)
SUMMARY OF CHANGES:
The principal changes with this edition are:
1) New Alsatian Joder family group records based on research by French
genealogists. (France.doc)
2) Data Updates in a portion of family group files, and update of the
spousal index to reflect this.
3) Addition of several files of area data from
4) Specific records about the Oley Yoders, including two wills, and
Yoder chapters from early area historys. Thanks to Richard B. Yoder, &
Marli
Yoder for typing help.
5) Addition of 1860 and 1880 Pennsylvania Yoder census Data.
6) The completion of scanning and proofing of ALL YNL back issues.
Thanks to YNL Webmaster Donald D. Kauffman for scanning the text to facilitate
this process and to David Yoder of
7) The "Chronik" by Karl Joder and Ottmar Jotter, translated thanks
to Mr. Fred Haines.
Come Visit!---Chris Yoder, Editor, YNL
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Mar. 1st
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 1997 06:15:14 -0800
ON THIS DAY IN YODER HISTORY
In the Schwetzingen Reformed Church register(on deposit with the Baden
Church Archives in Karlsruhle) the following is annotated on the
baptismal record for Anna Regina , daughter of Hans Yoder (OH) and his
wife:
"this family went to the
(See YNL 5 article by Dr. Don Yoder)
Also on this date in 1814, Adolph Yoder (son of David, son of Conrad of
North Carolina)enlisted in Capt. Blunt's Company Third Rifles Regiment,
at
1812, Adolph's reenlistment committed him for a period of 5 years. He
mustered out in Prairie Du Chain ,
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: March 5, 1869
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 1997 22:13:19 -0800
On This Day In Yoder History
On March 5, 1869 "Holsich (Wooden) Adam" Yoder (YR121174) was
born.
Apparently so named because of wooden legs (his were cut off in a
haymower accident, by neighbor J. Knerr near
to
us. What IS known is that his legs are said to be buried in a cemetery on
the Levi Yoder Farm, one and a half miles north of Farmerstown.
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From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: On This Day- May 7th
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 22:55:58 -0800
On This Day In Yoder History
May 7, 1753 - John Yoder (OH1)and his wife Barbara sold land to his son
John (OH11) Yoder (who m. Sarah Shankle).
May 7, 1678- Saloma Joder married Hans Gerber in Steffisburg
(apparently the same Hans Gerber who was a prominent associate of Jacob
Amman)
May 7, 1877- Dr. Noah Webster Yoder (brother of Congressman S.S. Yoder)
died by drowning. (YR233315).
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Looking For Lee Yoder
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 16:50:51 -0800
>From a Posting at our Homepage Guestbook.
Can anyone help?
------------------------------------------------------
I have no Yoders in my family, just looking for a college
trackteammate @ LSU in 1953-54, Lee Yoder. Lee had been on
the 1952
U of Arkansas. Would like to make contact with Lee.
thanks, neat homepage.
R. Paul Adams <adams@mail.lded.state.la.us>
================
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: On This Day March 8th
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 18:43:56 -0800
John Yoder (OH1)(son of Hans the immigrant)made his will on this day in
1779. The will was proved on Oct.20 in the same year.
Barbara Hooley, second wife to "Schweitzer" (Swiss) Christian
Yoder
(YR23), died March 8, 1812 in
==============
From: ginseng <ginseng@sssnet.com>
Subject: This day in Yoder history
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 19:43:37 -0500
March 10-- On This Day in Yoder History- Hans Yoder (OH) was born in
Steffisburg in 1672. On this day in 1735, he sold land in
(Sorry I'm late today)
=============
From: ginseng <ginseng@sssnet.com>
Subject: This day in Yoder history
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 05:59:57 -0500
March 11- On This Day in Yoder History- Alsatian immigrant Jonathan
Yoder
is said to have been born March 11, 1795 in
another source). Family tradition is that he married Mary Schmucker, who
died "on the ocean in 1841. The family settled in
Jonathan died west of
Also on this date in 1865, Charles T. Yoder was commisioned as
"additional paymaster becoming the "youngest Major in the Union
Army.(see YNL18)
=============
From: ginseng <ginseng@sssnet.com>
Subject: March 12 in Yoder history
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 04:26:43 -0500
March 12- North Carolina Yoder Historian "Colonel George M.Yoder died
this day in 1920, age 93.
Also on this day, George Yoder of
identified in the April YNL thanks to new-found notes of George M. in
=============
From: ginseng <ginseng@sssnet.com>
Subject: Today in Yoder History
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 08:01:57 -0500
March 14- The will of Jacob Yoder (OY4) who married Maria Keim (see YNL
9) was probated this day, March 14, 1804.
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: March 17, -1710 -Corrected Copy
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 17:14:59 -0800
(Sorry for the earlier one with a typo (Hans Yoder vs Hans Rupp)..it was=20
my error...Chris Yoder
-------------------------------
March 17, 1710
Cited from The Chronik der Familie Joder-Jotter-translation thanks to
Fred Haines (see Yoder Archives Website for full translation):
=931710, Marz 17
Turmbuch 1705/ii P. 21 [page 21 - 'Turmbuch' - 'Tower Book']
Hans Rupp of Sigiswil is to be found on the list of
Anabaptists who were deported to
[became free, were freed?] en route.
[Translator's note: While 'became free' doesn't necessarily imply
'escaped' or 'were freed,' both are plausible, since we learn
elsewhere in this document that this couple settled not in
Pennsylvania but in the 'Enkenbach-Alsenborn (Hetschmu1hle) area'
of the Pfalz.] =93
This Hans Rupp is the apparent husband of Catherine Yoder,
daughter of Jost Joder and Anna Trachsel of Steffisburg.
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: March 18,1800
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 05:22:52 -0800
On this day in Yoder History:
Daniel Yoder (OH12) died March 18, 1800 at the age of 77 years in
Coventry Twp.,
(1730-3/28/1801), and had daughters- Mary (wife of John Yocum- m.
8/16/1774 St. Gabriel's Church, Amity Twp, Berks Co) Susanna (wife of
Moses Yocum) and Anna (unmarried - d. 1824).
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: On March 19, 1717
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 22:29:59 -0800
On this day in Yoder History...
March 19, 1717 "John Joader" (OH) and his wife Rosina sold his 275
acre
tract along the
Henry Parker. In 1714 he had received a warrant for the land in
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: On this Day March 21st
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 20:39:03 -0800
>From the "Chronik der Familie Joder/Jotter"
Jost Joder Imprisoned in
(not clear which year)
" The Anabaptists provoked the anger of the authorities
chiefly on two grounds: they wished to render obedience to
the regime only insofar as their consciences permitted, and
further, they refused to bear arms or serve the fatherland.
The latter point clearly did not suit the
since every means was used to impede the spread of the
Anabaptist sect. Although it was a well known fact that it
was precisely these people who were by far the most pious
and pure of the inhabitants, the laws dedicated to stamping
them out were ever more severe. Still, we frequently
encounter examples of noble tolerance from officials and
clergy.
"To the credit of many religious leaders and officials of the
time, it can be said that they condemned the campaigns against
the Anabaptists and recognized them as wrong, for all of them
knew exactly what was happening in their communities and that the
most decent and best families were reckoned among the
Anabaptists. They knew and kept silent - often to their own
disadvantage.
"Our ancestors in Steffisburg were also thoroughly committed to
the Anabaptists. The brothers Jost and Nicolaus Joder
were married to two cousins, both named Anna
Trachsel. The marriages of both pairs took place on 14 October
1642. The children and grandchildren of both couples were
committed to Anabaptism, as were their spouses.
"Jost Joder was at that time a 'Consistory Judge' [Chorrichter]
and was chairman of the '
time the
body which dealt with morals and mores and supervised school and
church attendance. It was divided into the village district
[literally 'third,' in the sense in which we use the word
'quarter' for a part of a city] under Jost Joder, a Langenegg
district under Peter Roth of Farni on the Langenegg [river?], and
a Homberg district under Hans von Fahrny from Horrenbach in the
Eriz.
"The Bernese provincial governor at the time, Karl Manuel - mayor
of Thun from 1686 to 1692 - was a declared enemy of the
Anabaptists and precisely in those years when the sect was
stronger in Steffisburg and environs than it had ever been.
Pastors and officials saw but kept silent about the growth of the
sect; they did nothing to further it but also did nothing against
it.
"The regime in
members of the Anabaptist community, but the pastors and
officials refused to name names. On 21 March the regime had three
Consistory Judges from Steffisburg, Jost Joder, Peter Roth, and
Hans von Farny, arrested and brought as hostages to Bern, where
they were lodged in the most expensive inn at their own expense
for six months in the expectation that the pressure on their
purses would be the most effective means of loosening their
tongues. Nothing came of it."
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: March 23rd
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 23:02:14 -0800
On this Day in Yoder History...
March 23, 1891 Peter Jotter died in
the
on 24 Oct 1819.
March 23, 1889 in
Smucker (creator Smucker's Applebutter and founder of the still
flourishing family business).
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: March 25th
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 21:25:06 -0800
On this Day in Yoder History:
March 25, 1714 Hans Yoder (OH) received his warrent from William penn for
land along the Upper Manatawny Creek in the
most of the land around what is now called Pleasantville... (see YNL5)
March 25, 1880 Moses Yoder (YR2393) died in
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: March 26, 1867
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 05:26:43 -0800
Elizabeth Larimer Torrance wrote of her former hired man and friend
Charles T. Yoder:
"1867, March 26- Charley was married today in
Annie E. Warder a
(YNL21 p2)
(See YNL18 for full article on Major Charles T. Yoder).
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: "Big Dan" Yoder dies in 1843
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 21:52:50 -0800
"Big Dan" Yoder (YR1461) died on March 27,1843 in
His nickname referred to his size and strength..apparently inherited from
his grandfather "Strong Jacob" (see YNL4 pg7).
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: March 28, 1814
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 21:56:38 -0800
Bishop Abner Yoder (see YNL13) (YR239b)reknown churchman and fraktur
penman was born this day in
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: March 31st
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 05:31:02 -0800
On March 31, 1891 Congressman Samuel Yoder was honored with a reception
at the Music Hall in Lima, Ohio...this reception was in appreciation for
him getting through an appropriation for $60,000 to build a new Post
Office (YNL17 and YNL18)
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: April 1st
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 05:35:21 -0800
Eli Yoder, grandson of Conrad Yoder of
born this date, April 1, 1810. (see YNL27 for his picture)
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: "Axie" Joder dies in 1863
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 05:31:07 -0800
Famous Ax maker , Joseph "Axie" Joder, founder of Summit Mills,
Pa,
died this day...April 4th, 1863. (see YNL 10)
=============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Watch for Your April YNL!
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 16:47:38 -0800
The April 1997 issue of the Yoder Newsletter will soon be on the way!
A "stuffing brigade" headed up by Esther Yoder of
of Rachel Kreider and Ruth Miller and others is working this weekend to
get the issues ready to mail.
Features Include:
Jacob Yoder of Heidelberg Twp (a new Yoder line)
Ancient Inscription Found in Hans Yoder House (OH)
George Yoder of NC Speaks Across the Ages
("New" data revealed on Jacob Yoders, Melchior,
Charles T., and George Yoder of Venango Co,Pa)
Rachel Kreider Presents a 50 year old Mystery
Photo of our French Yoder Cousins
Oley Yoders to Host their Annual Reunion July 12
Hope you enjoy this issue!- best wishes, Chris Yoder
----------------------------------------------------------------
On this Day in Yoder History- April 5th
On April 5,1812--John Yost Yoder (OY1- son of Yost) died at the ripe
age of 94 years and 14 days. He rests in the Pleasantville
Union cemetery beside his wife Catherine Oyster.
=============
From: ginseng <ginseng@sssnet.com>
Subject: April 7th in Yoder History
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 06:02:34 -0400
April 7th
Capt. Jacob Yoder (OH113) died April 7, 1832 in Spencer County, Ky at
his
estate near
been
the first man to navigate by flatboat from
Also April 7th...in the year 1812
On April 7,1812--John Yost Yoder (OY1- son of Yost) died at the ripe
age of 94 years and 14 days. He rests in the Pleasantville
Union cemetery beside his wife Catherine Oyster.
=============
From: ginseng <ginseng@sssnet.com>
Subject: April 8 in Yoder history
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 04:18:48 -0400
1695, 8 April
The Anabaptist Christen Joder has emigrated and has left
Steffisburg. He must pay an emigration fee of five percent
for the property he takes with him.
=============
From: ginseng <ginseng@sssnet.com>
Subject: April 9 in Yoder History
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 06:01:29 -0400
April 9th
Abraham Yoder (YR25) of the Mennonite Yoder line died Apr. 9, 1836.
He had been born Oct.20, 1761 and married Elizabeth Maurer. Both
he and his wife are buried in the
near Bally,
=============
From: "Michael DeLaTorre" <mcmdelat@texas.net>
Subject: Yoder
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 20:25:20 -0500
I am working on a wide ranging family tree and I came up with the name:
Lewis H. Yoder
b. May 20, 1892
d. Dec 8, 1968
married to Emily Sorensen date unknown but she was
b. Apr 1, 1895 (Wisconsin)
d. Mar 25, 1987
they had children, I have Emily's ancestors but I have nothing on
Lewis,
if someone can help I would appreciate it.
============
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Re: Yoder
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 09:10:49 -0700
Michael DeLaTorre wrote:
>
> I am working on a wide ranging family tree and I came up with the name:
>
> Lewis H. Yoder
> b. May 20, 1892
> d. Dec 8, 1968
>
> married to Emily Sorensen date unknown but she was
>
> b. Apr 1, 1895 (Wisconsin)
> d. Mar 25, 1987
>
> they had children, I have Emily's ancestors but I have nothing on
> Lewis,
> if someone can help I would appreciate it.
Will sned details by separate posting...your Lewis H is the son
of Hiram C. Yoder (YR121341)---Best wishes, Chris Yoder
===================
====================
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
To: "Yoder family genealogy list"
<YODER@rmgate.pop.indiana.edu>
Subject: April 6th
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 07:21:31 -0700
On this day in Yoder History (Thanks to Fred Haines for the translation):
1597, 6 April
Thun Urbar 6/IV/259
The stepmother of Jakob Joder (Frau Neuenschwender-
Neuschwender} is a disobedient, stiffnecked Anabaptist. Her
son-in-law Jakob Joder, at Amsoldingen, pays a fine of two
hundred pounds as the authorities share of her property. The
other sons-in-law, Thomas Neuschwender and Benedicht
Mettler, also at Amsoldingen, are guarantors.
(The current value would be about fifty thousand Deutschmarks.)
=============
From: ginseng <ginseng@sssnet.com>
Subject: March 11 in Yoder History
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 06:35:23 -0400
April 11th
Jacob Yoder of
had been born in 1783 and married Mary Sterner. (see "AS" in the
"unlinked" Yoder files.
ginseng@sssnet.com
ginseng@tccbbs.com
=================
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: April 14, 1776
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 20:09:56 -0700
On This day In Yoder History:
Elizabeth Yoder (4th child of Conrad Yoder of
Unlike her recorded 7 brothers and sisters, all of whom lived to
adulthood and married,
=================
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Home Found for Yoder Dairy Milk Bottle
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 21:20:52 -0700
In YNL29,page 8, Sharon Yoder of Pensacola, Florida (daughter-in-law of
Yoder Foodmixer
manufacturer Stanley Weber Yoder) offered to give a milk bottle she had from
the "Yoder
Dairy" in Virginia to someone for whom it would be meaningful.
We heard yesterday from Ernest Yoder of
milk delivery service in 1929. The YNL is glad to have been able to connect
these folk!
==================
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Barbara Hooley, Wife of "Schweitzer" Christian
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 18:53:50 -0700
Barbara Hooley, second wife of "Schweitzer" Christian,(YR23)was
born
April 17, 1741 in Switzerland.(As recorded in the Johannes Hooley family
Bible-which in 1958 was in the hands of Enos Yoder, a descendant of
Barbara and Christian).
==================
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Yoder Bowler
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 04:42:34 -0700
Paul Yoder of
Comfort Inn Classic At Crown Lanes,
Anybody Know Paul?
(Second round)
(Hometowns followed by 12-game pinfall totals.)
65, Paul Yoder,
==================
From: <wsmithso@erols.com>
Subject: FREDERICK YODER & MARIA SHARTLE DESCENDANTS
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 17:06:43 -0700
TO ALL DESCENDANTS OF FREDERICK YODER AND MARIA SHARTLE:
MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER SMITHSON.
I AM A GREAT, GREAT-GRANDSON OF AMELIA YODER m. MARK DAVIS (
OLDEST CHILD)
I AM LOOKING FOR THE REST OF HER CHILDREN I HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
BARBARA b. 1869
JOHN & SALLY (TWINS)
KIRBY MARK (MY G-GRANDFATHER) & ROSE (TWINS) b. Nov 4, 1881 Bern Twp.
Kirby died July 20, 1955 in Spring Twp.
Sincerely,
Christopher T. Smithson
==================
From: Dave <yoduman@mvillage.com>
Subject: Reverend Samuel Yoder
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 20:02:43 -0500
Am looking for descendants of the Reverend Samuel Yoder and wife
Elizabeth Woods. Also any information on ascendants. Reverend Samuel
Yoder born 1835 in Starke Cty, OH and settled in Wakarusa (Elkhart Cty)
IN. Family names include Holdeman (mother), Alsbaugh (second wife),
with children named Elmer, George, Elmyra, Mary Jane, Anna Elizabeth,
Della, Alexander and Tabitha. I am a great-greatgrandson of Rev.
Samuel.
Thanks,
Dave Yoder
South Bend, IN
===================
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: April 24, 1803 at 8 o'clock
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 20:11:23 -0700
Mary (nee Gingerich) died April 24, 1803 at 8 o'clock in
Mary was the wife of Samuel Yoder (YRC),resident of Ramersburg,
cousin" immigrant Schweitzer Christian (YR23) Yoder of Somerset Co,
(see YNL issue 9)
Mary and Samuel were the parents of Michael Yoder--- 1825 immigrant to
the
Amish Yoders.
==================
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Re: Reverend Samuel Yoder
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 16:31:04 -0700
Dave wrote:
>
> Am looking for descendants of the Reverend Samuel Yoder and wife
> Elizabeth Woods. Also any information on ascendants. Reverend Samuel
> Yoder born 1835 in
> IN. Family names include Holdeman (mother), Alsbaugh (second wife),
> with children named Elmer, George, Elmyra, Mary Jane, Anna Elizabeth,
> Della, Alexander and Tabitha. I am a great-greatgrandson of Rev.
> Samuel.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Yoder
>
This Samuel is YB13425....son of Samuel Yoder and Margaret Holdeman.
-Chris Yoder-YNL
===================
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Apr.25, 1392--Elsi Joder sells Property
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 20:00:20 -0700
>From the "Chronik" transalation thanks to Fred Haines:
On red shield a silver pelican, accompanied on the left by a
silver head of grain - on top of which is a red and silver
tangled, beribboned helmet with red and silver cover - in red
helmet board a golden, diagonal chevron furnished with a black,
striding bear. The coat-of-arms from the year 1376 of Ulli Joder
of Huttwil and his wife Elsi, nee Zaugg (Zook), daughter of the
smith at Sumiswald in the Canton of Bern-Switzerland.
>From a sale document dated 25 April 1392 it appears that Elsi
Joder sold one of her smaller properties, located on the flats,
to the Teutonic Order's chancellor for her region. [The Teutonic
Order was composed of crusader knights.] This sales document
contains the codicil that the seller 'pledges to hold the sale as
in perpetuity' and not to reverse it. (The relevant extracts from
the books allow one to conclude that this was carried out.)
==================
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Conrad Yoder (Con31) Marries
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 04:31:04 -0700
On Apr. 25, 1821, Conrad Yoder, (Con31-grandson and namesake of North
Carolina Yoder founder Conrad Yoder) was married to his cousin Polly
Yoder (Con21) in
Conrad and Polly and their ten children moved to Andrews County, Missouri
where they settled near Rosendale.
==================
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: On Apr. 29th
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 21:46:54 -0700
In 1711- Oley immigrant Hans Yoder married Anna Rosina LeDee in a service
performed by Paulus van Vlecq at the
In 1828- Jacob Yothers (YB21) died...this founder of the Mennonite Yoder
line which adopted the Yothers spelling is buried at the
In 1838- Bishop Christian Yoder Sr of
Creek Twp, Somerset Co.In the words of his son, Bishop Christian Jr,
written Feb.1,1839.."He served in his Bishop ministry between 50 and 55
years and died in his 80th year, Apr.29,1838."
==================
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 16:00:12 -0700
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: [Fwd: Re: "the widow Barbara"]
To: G Thomas <gthomas@mail.island.net>
G Thomas wrote:
>
> Can anyone give me any information on "the widow Barbara" - such
as where and
> how she lived? Thanks.
>
> Alice Thomas
Dear Alice,
A good discussion of her was written by Rachel Kreider in YNL 2. I'll attach
it to this
reply. The property records in Berks showed land taken by her sons...but none
in her
name subsequent to her supposed arrival in 1742...
There is a widow Barbara in the tax records of Bern Twp, Berks Co, but she
is the widow
of the son of the "widow Barbara" who reputedly led one of the two
1742 Amish Yoder
families to the American shore. Her husband Christian Yoder (YR12) died in
1772. Barbara
Yoder appears in
her death).
Hope this helps a bit with your question.
Chris Yoder
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
REVELATIONS FROM BARBARA SHIRK'S WILL
Rachel Kreider
Identifying the early Amish Yoders in
years been a very difficult exercise. The repetition of names and the
conflicting data
from early times made the puzzle almost impossible to solve. Descendants of
Christian
Yoder Der Schweisz were good record-keepers, and when one day I impatiently
asked, "Then
why didn't one of them write down who his father was and his uncles and
aunts?", the
answer was "In those days all those who mattered to them already
knew."
As it turns out, someone had listed his siblings. On October 22, 1809, one
Christian
Yoder (Butcher Christ) wrote: "now I will write down in what years my
Father's brothers
and sisters were (born)'':
Aunt Barbara Yoder Born in the year 1725
Aunt Mattie Yoder Born in the year 1726
Uncle Christian Yoder Born in the year 1728
Aunt Elizabeth Yoder Born in the year 1729
Uncle John Yoder Born in the year 1732
Father Yost Yoder Born in the year 1734
Aunt Franny Yoder Born in the year 1739
Uncle Jacob Yoder Born in the year 1740
Further along in the account, Jacob C. Yoder, his grandson, who continued
the genealogy
and had descended from two different Yoder lines, said that on his mother's
side he was
descended from Butcher Christian, son of Yost, who was the son of Strong Jacob.
That the
above children belonged to Strong Jacob was thus handed down in print from this
source,
an others, for many years.
Research in the Lancaster Courthouse, however, showed that there was
something not right
about this. Strong Jacob did have the same names for his children but the dates
did not
fit. He himself had to be of the same generation as those children. Surely
Butcher
Christ knew who his grandfather was, but the information from his grandson, who
was that
much further removed and had a mix of Yoder blood on both sides of the house,
was hardly
that reliable. By 1970 Dr. Hugh Gingerich of Washington, D. C., had turned
sustained
attention to the Yoder problems and familiarised himself not only with the
individual
Yoders but the Amish families with whom they intermarried. The task was not
easy, for
example, he found two John Yoders both born about 1732 and each married to an
Anna!
As it often happens, the key to the puzzle turned up unexpectedly while in
pursuit of
other interests. Paul V. Hostetler of Connecticut, grandson of the Hostetler
historian
who helped Harvey Hostetler compile the Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler (the
famous
Hostetler book of 1912), was trying to clear up some problems in connection
with his own
roots. He was referred to Annette Burget of the Pennsylvania German Society.
She
responded with a long letter, which confirmed that most of us had been on the
wrong
track also in identifying the immigrant Jacob Hochstetler. When in the course
of their
correspondence she found out that Paul was also researching Hartzlers and
pinpointing
the location of the earliest Amish farms, she sent him a copy of the will of
one Barbara
Shirk, which had a reference in it to a Hertzler. He promptly and generously
shared it
with Dr. Gingerich and received a telephone call from the latter that first
night.
Barbara Yoder, the second wife of John Shirk, had named her brothers and
sisters,
outlining for us one of the first two Amish families in
Quoting from the beginning and the end of the will, we find: "I,
Barbara Shirk of
hand and seal this seventh day of January in the year one thousand seven
hundred and
ninety." She had made her mark (X) in the presence of Martin Keller, John
Keller, and
John V. Dishony. In Item I she nominated "my beloved brother-in-law John
Hertzler and my
nephew Jacob Jother to be executors" The bequests were made "to my
beloved brothers and
sisters viz, Christian Jother, his heirs, Jacob Jother, Michael Jother, John
Jother, my
sister Magdalene her children, my sisters Anna King and Veronica Hertzler..,
Later in
the will she repeated the names but after "my sister Catherine Kauffman
her children
jointly one share" she added "but their Father Isaac Kauffman shall
have no part nor
claim thereto...."
Coupled with information gleaned elsewhere, Dr. Gingerich could now
construct a list
like this (approximating the dates within several years):
Catherine ca 1720 m. Isaac Kauffman
Christian ca 1722; d 1772 in Berks County; m Barbara (probably Beiler)
Magdalena ca 1724 m. Christian Fisher
Jacob ca 1726; d. 1790 in Lancaster Co. m. Anna _ (This one fits to be the real
Strong
Jacob)
Anna ca l728; d. in Berks County; m. Samuel Koenig (King)
Michael ca 1730; d. 1799 in Mifflin Co
John ca l 732; d. 1804 in Berks County; m. Anna
Barbara ca 1734; d. 1790 in Lancaster Co; second w/o John Shirk
Veronica ca 1736; d. 1806 in Mifflin C,m. John Hertzler
The mother of these children, according to persistent tradition, was the
famous "Widow
Barbara". To this day there has not been found any satisfactory
documentation for this,
nor has it been disproved. There are nine children in the family, but not eight
of them
sons, as one story has it. We are inclined to believe that this is indeed the
family of
Widow Barbara and that the father therefore died at sea. There has been
speculation
about his name, some even published as fact, but more evidence is needed. From
a study
of land transfers we believe that the father of the other family was Christian.
A Bible
record gives a death date for him of November, l775, the autumn before
Christian Der
Schweiz, now believed to be his son, came over the Alleghenies to
Finding this will was indeed a break through. Dr. Gingerich could now
account for all
the Amish Yoder males in the first three generations and could make intelligent
speculations on the unnamed marriage partners, but there was still work to do.
Were the
heads of the two families brothers? Does it signify anything that the oldest
son in each
family was named Christian? What was the correct separation of children in the
two
John-Anna families? What is the most promising connecting link with the
Anabaptist
Joders of that time in
of refining the Yoder family outlines goes on and on. Perhaps we are looking
for
documentation that no longer even exists.
==================
Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 17:39:27 -0700
Subject: Catch-Ups for "On This Day in Yoder History"
As the listserver was down recently and we have only just seen it
start back up, some Yoder anniversary dates have passed us by. Here
are a few of them:
May 13, 1847- Lorenzo T. Yoder (OY42413) was born--inventor of the
candy crimper (see YNL 27 page 8)
May 15, 1992- Ben F. Yoder, co-founder of the YNL dies.
May 15, 1829- Henry Yoder (YR261)
-he was an ancestor of Ben's. His death was caused by a kick from a
horse.
May 16, 1911- Robert Anderson Yoder dies (see YNL 14 page 1)
May 16, 1786- Anthony Yoder (OY1331) is born in
of Peter Yoder and Catherine Trout.
May 20, 1874- Capt.Joseph Yoder dies Stark county (see YNL 7 page 1)
May 22,1864- Jacob Yoder (YR233319, a Union soldier and Brother of
Congressman Samuel S. Yoder, fell from a boat and drowned assisting
wounding soldiers cross the Red River in Louisiana.
---Thanks to Rootsweb for being our new list host.
Chris Yoder, Editor, YNL
================
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 19:15:43 -0700
Subject: CONRAD YODER DESCENDANT ON CLINE
Pauline H. Reinhardt, 3614 Buffalo Shoals road, Hwy 1003,
Yoder family invites interested parties to contact her about the Cline
Reunion.
She also is searching for WWII friends of her late husband Jack Daniel
Reinhardt. He served in the 326th Airborne Engineer Btn, 101st Airborne
Division. _______ Hope, from
for Christmas" painted on it and was captured by the Germans. Another
buddy ____Causey from
===========================
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: May 3rd
Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 22:13:07 -0700
On This Day In Yoder History:
May 3, 1863-- Seneca B. Yoder was recorded Missing In Action after the
Battle of Chancellorsville. He later turned up, married in 1865 to Sarah
Ann Heister and fathered five children before his death in 1872.
===============
From: "Estella K. Johnson" <ekjohnson@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: YODER, Union co, PA
Date: Sun, 04 May 1997 18:42:54 -0400
Help! I am trying to sort out the YODER families of White Deer twp and
environs, Union co, PA. of the 1800s. Would anyone with information on
this surname, of this location, please contact me?
Estella Kling Johnson <ekjohnson@worldnet.att.net>
====================
From: Chris Yoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Update Efforts for Yoder Data
Date: Wed, 07 May 1997 19:53:55 -0700
The YNL is working along two major lines for the next update to the Yoder Archive:
1) Adding Family Groups between 1880 and 1900- Our last big group added
family groups
for Yoder Head of households who had married and had children BY 1880. The next
batch
we are working on will add YODER families where the FIRST child was born BY
1900
(regardless of when the LAST child was born).
2) Continuing to expand the Yoder census data.
If you have data which can add to the families on our Webpage in your line,
please drop
me a note.....If you have access to a local library which has Federal census
microfilm on hand and are willing to spend some time jotting down Yoder
records,
also,please drop me a line.
Any assitance is appreciated.
Best wishes,
Chris Yoder
Editor, Yoder Newsletter
===============
===================
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 18:02:58 -0800
From: Robert Yoder <rly@plaza.ds.adp.com>
Subject: Yoder roll call
Greetings from beautiful
Sorry I'm late but I just got back in town.
I was only going to post my paternal line but since Chris is
declaring "winners" here are 8 lines instead. I'm not sure
if this is all of them... I just got tired of looking.
Line #1
1. YR - ? Yoder
2. YR2 - Christian Yoder
3. YR26 - Yost Yoder
4. YR261 - Henry Yoder
5. YR2611 - Yost Yoder
6. YR26117 - Daniel Yoder
7. YR261171 - Noah Yoder
8. YR2611714 - Menno Yoder
9. YR26117142 - Noah Yoder
10. YR261171427 - John Yoder
11. YR2611714272 - Robert Yoder
Line #2
1a. YR - ? Yoder
2a. YR2 - Christian Yoder
3a. YR26 - Yost Yoder
4a. YR261 - Henry Yoder
5a. YR2611 - Yost Yoder
6a. YR26116 - Moses Yoder
7a. YR261162 - Peter M. Yoder
8a. YR2611625 - Sivilla Yoder m. Manasses S. Hochstedler
9a. - Magdelena Hochstedler m. Noah Yoder (#9 above)
Line #3
1b. YR - ? Yoder
2b. YR2 - Christian Yoder
3b. YR26 - Yost Yoder
4b. YR261 - Henry Yoder
5b. YR2612 - Christian Yoder
6b. YR26123 - Veronica Yoder m. Jacob Garver
7b. - Levi Garver
8b. - Abraham Garver
9b. - Clara Garver m. John Yoder (#10 above)
Line #4
1c. YR - ? Yoder
2c. YR2 - Christian Yoder
3c. YR23 - Christian Yoder
4c. YR239 - John Yoder
5c. YR2399 - Elizabeth Yoder m. Samuel (Shem) Kauffman
6c. - David Kaufman
7c. - Gertrude Kaufman m. Levi Garver (#7b above)
Line #5
1d. YR - ? Yoder
2d. YR2 - Christian Yoder
3d. YR23 - Christian Yoder
4d. YR234 - Jacob Yoder
5d. YR2343 - Barbara Yoder m. Peter P. Miller
6d. - Daniel Miller
7d. - William Miller
8d. - Amanda Miller m. Menno Yoder (#8 above)
Line #6
1e. YR - ? Yoder
2e. YR2 - Christian Yoder
3e. YR23 - Christian Yoder
4e. YR236 - Yost Yoder
5e. YR2364 -
6e. -
7e. - Savilla Gnagey m. Noah Yoder (#7 above)
Line #7
1f. YR - ? Yoder
2f. YR1 - ? Yoder
3f. YR12 - Christian Yoder
4f. YR126 - Veronica Yoder m. John Miller
5f. - David Miller
6f. - Daniel Miller
7f. - Noah Miller
8f. - Eli Miller
9f. - Catherine Miller
10f. - Catherine Miller m. Abraham Garver (#8b above)
Line #8
1g. YR - ? Yoder
2g. YR1 - ? Yoder
3g. YR12 - Christian Yoder
4g. YR125 - John Yoder
5g. YR1255 - Elizabeth Yoder m. Yost H Yoder (#5 above)
My parents were Amish, my mother from
Though am I am very proud of my heritage, I can't say that I'm
disappointed they left. I'm much more comfortable in front of a
computer then behind the wheel of a tractor or a plow horse :)
I was born in Hutchinson Ks. (not too far from the town of
lived there for 12 years. After a couple close calls with tornadoes,
many years of hot summers and cold winters, and a vacation to the west
coast in `78 convinced my parents that
Three months later the family packed up and moved to the small
town of
I moved to the
job
and never left.
I was glad to read cousin Jacki's roll call and information about the
origin of the town of
cannot not count the number of times someone has asked me if I'm
related to the Yoder's in that area and until now I never knew what
the answer was. Thank you Jacki.
Robert Yoder
rly@plaza.ds.adp.com
==== YODER Mailing List ====
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:08:04 -0700
From: The Dahlbergs <dahlberg@ricochet.net>
Subject: world o' yoders
Chris - what a wonderful idea. We are leaving early Friday morning
(Oct 24) for a short trip and won't return until the middle of next
week. I am stockpiling all the responses to look at when I return and
am dying to read them all. They keep pouring in! Apologies in my
presentation for not having your Yoder file numbers attached to the
names as so many thoughtful people did. Anna Zook and David Lantz are my
paternal grandparents. I hope that some of the roots folks might have
some info on the Lantz family, we have very little. Thanks for doing
this. Linda Lantz Dahlberg
six "groups" follow:
1.? Yoder + ?
2.Christian Yoder (1700-1775) + ?
3.Magdalena Yoder (1726) + Johannes Gnaegi (1720)
4.Magdalena Gnaegi (1748-1795) + John Zug v. 1748)
5.John Zook (1770-1853) + Catherine Weidman (~1840)
6.Solomon P. Zook (~1822)+ Elizabeth Stutzman 1827-1892)
7.John
8.Anna Augusta Zook (1877) + David Edward Lantz (1875)
1.Yost Yoder + ?
2.Christian Yoder (1761) + Magdalena Yoder (1761)
3.John Yoder (1785-1855) + Mary King (1790-1866)
4.Jacob Yoder (1812-1864) + Anna Yoder (1815-1887)
5.Elizabeth Yoder (b. 1845) + John S. Zook (1845-1926)
6.Anna Augusta Zook (1877) + David Edward Lantz (1875)
1.? Yoder + ?
2.Christian Yoder (1700-1775) + ?
3.John Yoder (1732-1813) + Anna Mast (1734)
4.Magdalena Yoder (1761) + Christian Yoder (1761)
5.John Yoder (1785-1855) + Mary King (1790-1866)
6.Jacob Yoder (1812-1864) + Anna Yoder (1815-1887)
7.Elizabeth Yoder (1845) + John S. Zook (1845-1926)
8.Anna
1.? Yoder + ?
2.? Yoder + Widow Barbara
3.Anna Yoder (1728) + Samuel Koenig
4.Jacob King (1758-1822) + Barbara Zug (1762)
5.Mary King (1790-1866) + John Yoder (1785-1855)
6.Jacob Yoder (1812-1864) + Anna Yoder (1815-1887)
7.Elizabeth Yoder (1845) + John S. Zook (1845-1926)
8.Anna
1.? Yoder + ?
2.Christian Yoder (1700-1775) + ?
3.John Yoder (1732-1813) + Anna Mast (1734)
4."Preacher John Yoder(1754-1842)+Barbara Reichenbach(1755)
5."Kiefer ChristYoder(1784-1850)+Esther Hertzler(1788-1861)
6.Anna Yoder (1815-1887) + Jacob Yoder (1812-1864)
7.Elizabeth Yoder (1845) + John S. Zook (1845-1926)
8.Anna
1.? Yoder + ?
2.? Yoder + Widow Barbara
3."Strong Jacob Yoder (1726-1790) + Anna Beiler
4.Mary Yoder (1755-1813) + Christian Hertzler (1740-1817)
5.Esther Hertzler(1788-1861)+"Kiefer ChristYoder
6.Anna Yoder (1815-1887) + Jacob Yoder (1812-1864)
7.Elizabeth Yoder (1845) + John S. Zook (1845-1926)
8.Anna Augusta Zook (1877) + David Edward Lantz (1875)
==============
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 11:24:46 -0700
From: "Steven A. Braman" <braman@wws.net>
Subject: Roll Call
I tried to decide which of my Yoder descents to put on here, so have
decided to put them all on.;-) I hope I don't confuse anybody. I will
end each line when I can reference it to a previous line. All reference
numbers are from AAMG.
Steven A. Braman
Most direct line:
1. ? Yoder YR
2. Christian Yoder YR2
3. Yost Yoder YR26
4. Henry Yoder YR261
5. Yost H. Yoder YR2611
6. Moses Yoder YR26116
7. Jeremiah M. Yoder YR261169
8. Jacob J. Yoder YR2611695
9. Richard J. Yoder YR26116955
10. Maridel Yoder YR261169551
11. Steven A. Braman YR2611695512
--------------------------------------------------
Line 2:
1. ? Yoder YR
2. ? Yoder YR1
3. Christian Yoder YR12
4. John Yoder YR125
5. Elizabeth Yoder YR1255 m. Yost H. Yoder YR2611
-------------------------------------------------
Line 3:
1. ? Yoder YR
2. Christian Yoder YR2
3. "Schweitzer" Christian Y* YR23
4. Jacob Yoder YR234
5. Barbara (Yoder)Miller YR2343
6. Barbara Miller m. Moses Yoder YR26116
------------------------------------------------
Line 4:
1. Yost Yoder YRB
2. Elizabeth Yoder YRB2 m. Jacob Yoder YR234
------------------------------------------------------
Line 5:
1. Yost Yoder YRB
2.
3. Rebecca Plank PK432
4. Jonas J. Kaufmann KF5386
5. Delila Kauffman KF53866
6. Mattie Miller m. Jacob J. Yoder YR2611695
----------------------------------------------------------
Line 6:
1. ? Yoder YR
2. Christian Yoder YR2
3. "Schweitzer" Christian Y* YR23
4. Bishop Christian Yoder YR233
5. Abraham Yoder YR2333
6. Yost Yoder YR23331
7. Rachel Yoder YR233311 m. Jonas J. Kaufmann KF5386
------------------------------------------------------------------
Line 7:
1. ? Yoder YR
2. Christian Yoder YR2
3. John Yoder YR25
4. Frany Yoder YR258
5. Nancy Hochstetler HS1a5 m. Yost Yoder YR23331
==== YODER Mailing List ====
============
Date: 01 Jul 97 23:40:58 EDT
From: chris Yoder <75757.3371@compuserve.com>
Subject: William Eli Yoder?
Looking for a William Eli Yoder..born circa 1922 in
Married Ruby Shortridge.
Anyone having information about this gentleman, please contact me.
Thanks.
Chris Yoder
=========
>From - Fri Jul 04 22:51:12 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
To: yoder-l@rootsweb.com
Subject: Happy 4th Of July
I've been busy restoring files and programs on my personal PC due to a
crash on Wednesday (this didn't effect the archives which are on a
server in
On this Day in Yoder History in 1596 the likely common ancestors of us
all, Caspar Joder and Margret Henning, were married in Steffisburg.
On July 1st 1863, Samuel B. Yoder was severely wounded at
(see YNL15 page 5).
On July 2, 1864- Moses Yoder (Brother of Congressman S.S. Yoder) died in
service of the Republic. He is buried in the
Thank goodness the biggest share of workload (new census records) had
already been uploaded, but I've lost all email addresses, bookmarks, and
several other working files. If you've sent me data by email, I'd
appreciate a retransmital using the "cyoder@mail.tds.net" address
(rather than compuserve for now). Also, if any one of you has recently
ordered and received the Yoder Disks...please contact me...I'd like to
compare file dates and see if any include updates not yet posted to
the archives.
Happy Day anyway. We are truely blessed that our ancestors had the good
judgement to come to this wonderful country.
Chris Yoder
Yoder Newsletter
=========
>From - Tue Jul 08 17:30:06 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: On These Days in Yoder History
July 8, 1666- Catherine Joder who married Hans Rupp was Born in
Steffisburg.
July 8, 1775- Samuel Yoder was born (believed OY413) who m. Esther
Reppert.
July 9, 1803- Elijah Yoder (one of our unlinked-"AC") was born. He
lived
in Schuylkill Co.,
July 10, 1836- John Yoder was born (unlinked "BO1"). This John
married
in 1858 in Greene Co, OH to Mary C. Swadener and died in
is apparently the son of another John who may have died before 1850.
>From - Fri Jul 11 05:33:26 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: HomePage Yoder Census Files Expanded
Our intrepid Webmaster Donald has just completed restructuring the
Census portion of the Homepages and added access to a newly enlarged
group of census records. Thanks to Dorothy Coffman and William Johnson
for help in assembling this new data.
Records now include:
Arkansas [1880 ]
California [1910 ]
Colorado [1880 ] [1900 ]
Georgia [1850 ] [1880 ] [1900 ] [1910 ]
Iowa [1900 ] [1920 ]
Illinois [1840 - 1860 ]
Indiana [1820-1860 ] [1880 ]
Louisianna [1900 ]
Maryland [1850 ]
Missouri [1840-1850 ]
North Carolina [1850 ]
New Jersey [1850 ]
New York [1850-1860 ]
Ohio [1820 ] [1830 ] [1840 ] [1850 ] [1860.1 ] [1860.2 ] [1900 ]
[INDEX with family reference numbers]
Oklahoma [1900 ]
Oregon [1860-1880 ] [1900 ]
Pennsylvania [1789 ] [1790 ] [1800 ] [1810 ] [1820 ] [1830 ]
[1840 ] [1850.1] [1850.2] [ 1860.1 ] [1860.2 ] [1870 ]
[1880 ] [1850 INDEX]
South Dakota [1900 ]
Tennessee [1850-1880 ] [1900 ]
Texas [1850 ] [1880 ] [1910 ]
Virginia [1840 ]
Wisconsin [1880 ]
West Virginia [1870-1880 ]
FTP copies are also available for download.
>From - Thu Jul 10 21:50:53 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Moses Yoder (YR235446)
Alan Adrianson would like to hear from descendants of Moses Yoder
(1856-1883) first husband of Rebecca Eash. Married in
in 1880. Or from others with info on his ancestry.
Reply to: AAdrianson@aol.com
>From - Sun Jul 13 15:12:34 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Re: YODER Homepage
DDickel@aol.com wrote:
>
> I just recently joined the YODER list and would greatly appreciate it if
> someone could provide me with the URL for the YODER Homepage.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Dickel
>
> DDickel@aol.com
The Url is: http://www.genealogy.org/~yoder/
>From - Sun Jul 13 16:02:33 1997
From: DDickel@aol.com
Subject: Re: Thanks for YODER Homepage
The Url is: http://www.genealogy.org/~yoder/
Went to the homepage for the first time today and found that it contained a
lot of useful information.
Dave Dickel
>From - Sun Jul 13 20:26:12 1997
From: The Dahlbergs <dahlberg@ricochet.net>
Subject: re July10 note
Rec'd note on July 10 from Chris Yoder Saying Alan Adrianson looking for
descendants of Moses Yoder, first husband of Rebecca Eash. In my own
records none of the Moses Yoders married a Rebecca Eash, however I offer
my Eash information as a possible route to finding your particular
Moses.
Catherine Stutzman (b. 9/25/1793 d. 2/17/1879)
married Daniel Eash (b.9/3/1793 d. 2/17/1879)
children: Tobias, Henry, Susan, Annie, Moses and John
Daniel was the son of Bishop Jacob Eash (1774-1850)
who was married to Susanna Miller (d. 1842)
There are somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 Yoders in Catherine's
children's generation. It is my experience that every family repeats
Christian/given names over and over and marrying cousins was a fairly
common practice.
So, for example, Moses could have been a nephew of Catherine's and still
have married a niece of Daniel's!
I have a feeling this does not shed light. It is my only offering on
the subject. Good luck.
>From - Mon Jul 14 17:22:50 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: On These Days In Yoder History
On July 14th:
in 1864, David Yoder (Con3), third child of Conrad Yoder of NC, died at
the age of 94 and in buried in the
he went to
in 1914, Christian Yotter (AQ2) died in West Point
been born 12/12/1831 in
Agnes Gobel. His brother Henry settled in
there today.
On July 15th:
Major Charles T. Yoder (see YNL 18 and 29) was born in 1843.
On July 16th:
>From the Joder/Jotter Chronik by Karl Joder and Ottmar Jotter (See the
Homepage Archives):
"According to the Bernese regime's Council Manual [Minutes] 222/15
of 16 July 1690 (in the City Archive of Bern): 'The regime orders
Provincial Governor von Trachselwald to inquire whether the
Anabaptists Jost Joder and Christen Blank from Steffisburg are
staying, as reported, in Schangnau and whether they have brought
their property there. As soon as this is confirmed, it should be
reported to the Anabaptist Chamber [Tauferkammer]."
>From - Fri Jul 18 06:05:56 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: David Yoder m. Catherine Sommers
Looking for a David Yoder who married Catherine Sommers and
had a son William Eli Yoder born around
sister who lived at one time around Sugar Creek.
Anyone who may have information about this family, please advise.
Thanks.
Chris Yoder
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 22:54:10 -0700
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: On These Days
In Yoder History....
July 17, 1653- Catherine Joder was born in Steffisburg. Cathrine married
Christian Blank, a believed associate of Jacob Amman.
July 18, 1826- Henry Yoder (OY4114) "Of Long Swamp" was born to
Jacob
Yoder and Susanna Ludwig in Rockland Twp, Berks Co, Pa.
***********************************
>From - Thu Jul 17 21:24:41 1997
From: Cyndy Henry <chenry@epix.net>
Subject: Re: On These Days
Chris
I do enjoy the little messages you give about the family. I am moving
my email address to Woman1dr@aol.com effective 7/22/97. Please make
note of it because I don't want to miss out on your messages.
PS that's Woman(#1)dr - "Woman wonder"
Be well
Cyndy Yoder Henry
>From - Tue Jul 15 06:00:27 1997
From: The Dahlbergs <dahlberg@ricochet.net>
Subject: bible info
browsing through Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
http://www.oz.net/~cyndihow/sites.htm
and found a Pennyslvania Bible with some Yoder info. Not my Yoders, but
maybe somebody's.
>From - Fri Jul 18 23:15:52 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject:
A mass mailing to Yoders is again making the rounds from an outfit
in
little more than names and addresses out of phone directories.
Be forewarned! This happens every couple years and don't order
unless you really want what they will deliver to you.
Have a good day,
Chris Yoder
YNL
>From - Sun Jul 20 17:43:05 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: FTP Site Update
New and expanded files on the descendants of Melchior Yoder have been
contributed by Donald Honeywell, premiere researcher of that family
line.
These records have been uploaded to the ftp directory:
ftp://ftp.genealogy.org/pub/genealogy/surnames/YODER/
as the following file names:
m1-m23.doc
m24-25.doc
m26.doc
m27.doc
melc-unk.doc
They are not yet hypertexted and linked into the regular homepages, but
this will be done as a part of the next general update.
The ftp version of the spusal index has also been updated to include
the new melchior data.
---Chris Yoder--
>From - Tue Jul 15 06:00:25 1997
From: merlejr@juno.com
Subject: YODER/EASH cemetery
On Sun, 13 Jul 1997 15:19:30 -0700 The Dahlbergs
<dahlberg@ricochet.net>
writes:
>Rec'd note on July 10 from Chris Yoder Saying Alan Adrianson looking
>for
>descendants of Moses Yoder, first husband of Rebecca Eash. In my own
>records none of the Moses Yoders married a Rebecca Eash, however I
>offer
>my Eash information as a possible route to finding your particular
>Moses.
>
>Catherine Stutzman (b. 9/25/1793 d. 2/17/1879)
>married Daniel Eash (b.9/3/1793 d. 2/17/1879)
> children: Tobias, Henry, Susan, Annie, Moses and John
>
>Daniel was the son of Bishop Jacob Eash (1774-1850)
>who was married to Susanna Miller (d. 1842)
>
> [other stuff deleted]
The A&AMG book lists :
Moses Yoder (YR235446) b.1/28/1856 OH d.6/6/1883 (husband #1)
married Rebecca Eash (ESB22d) b.2/24/1861 IN -d.7/19/1930)
note: Rebecca is not a descendant of the Bishop Jacob Eash
Speaking of the Bishop Jacob Eash (ES1), his tombstone is beleived to
have been located in Geistown, Cambria CO, PA this spring. I visited
this small graveyard and took photos and videos July 4th weekend while I
was in the area for a Yoder reunion (of Jonathan [YR234491] &
(Custer) Yoder). My dad and I had to piece together some of the stones.
There are several YODERs here as well.
Here is a listing of all of the tombstones that I could read (note: I've
added birthdates here for reference; the newer stones usually listed
specific death date as well as age yymmdd format. The numbers in
brackets are reference numbers for the A&AMG book):
David Yoder 11/5/1811-2/20/1905 [YR235a]
and his wife Sarah Eash 11/18/1821 - 4/2/1902 [ES123]
Jacob Yoder 4/24/1861-11/1/1883 [YR235a8]
and his wife Mary Orris 2/28/1858-2/25/1881
Barbara Yoder - stone missing lower part where date would be [perhaps
could be YR235a4]
Anna Eash 11/10/1843-1/3/1884 [ES4d3] wife of Samuel Rose
Other stones have the following inscriptions (I have not yet identified
these - any help would be appreciated):
CE 1889
IE 1850 (this is the stone believed to be the Bishop Jacob Eash's (yes it
is IE not JE)
BY 1889
MY 1881
DY 1860
SE 1880
SH 1888
JY
SY
ML 1898
If anyone would like copies of photos or video drop me a note.
I would also like to hear from any Eash/Ashe/Esch/Esh/etc researchers out
there who might be interested in working on or receiving an EASH
newsletter.
Later,
Merle Yoder, Jr.
[YR234491b94]
merlejr@juno.com
>From - Sat Jul 26 17:07:11 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Samuel Yodar of
Can anyone help on this one?
"> stevel@bellatlantic.net wrote:
> >
> > Ok here goes. My Grandmother is Mary Elizabeth Richard nee Neifert.
> > Her parents are Mary Trommeter and Jacob Faust Neifert. I believe
Mary
> > had a sister named Celcia who married a Samuel Yodar. They lived in
> >
> > Mary's parents. I would be happy to know more about Samuel as he and
> > his kin are mentioned in my GGrandmother's diaries. Since I know
little
> > of this family their names are a curiosity to me. Can you help? I
> > don't know Samuel's parents or anything like that.
>From - Sun Jul 27 15:59:49 1997
From: Chris Yoder <75757.3371@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Plan Now for St. Joder's Day-August 16th!!
Aug. 16th is "St. Joder's Day" in the Swiss Reformed calendar.
How are you and your family going to celebrate it?
I'm hosting a Pizza Day at my office and plan to send out
"Happy St. Joder's Day" cards to my family.
Make your own plans now.
(For articles on St. Joder, see YNL 2, 6 & 7,and 22 and the
Yoder Web Site http://www.genealogy.org/~yoder/)
>From - Sun Aug 03 17:27:53 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Update of Files to FTP Site
New files have been added to the FTP site. These are:
In the main Directory:
BERSTAX.DOC- Yoder Extract from the Tax Index of
1754-1768 by Hellenbach.
PATAX.DOC- Early Yoder
SP-CEMS.DOC- Yoders in the Cemeteries of Somerset Co., Pa based
on a Cemetery Search by Bob and Mary Closson of Apollo, Pa.
IA-RECDS.DOC- IOWA RECORDS, including WPA & Other Cemetery
Records and Washington County Index of Death Records.
In the YNL Subdirectory:
-Four index files which include the "Every Name Index"
produced for the Hardbound YNL issues 1 through 20.
These will later be included in the HTML versions. Thanks to Dorothy
Coffman for the Pa Data, to William Johnson for the Ia Data, and to
H. Walter Yoder for the
---Chris Yoder, Editor, YNL
>From - Thu Aug 07 20:41:04 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: 9 Days to St. Joder Day
>From the wall plaques honoring the saint at the St Joder Chapel. A tiny
white chapel
in a picturesque valley , in the Niwald region of
level, located halfway between Stans and Engelberg, with Grafenort, on the
highway
below, the nearest village.
(1) "How King Charles is forgiven his sins by praying with St.
Joder" The saint is
shown kneeling at the altar, more or less facing us. As in all these pictures,
he is
shown with an aureole, or mandorla--not a narrow halo but more of a gold
disc--behind
his head, the kind of symbol often used for Jesus and the saints as painted by
early
artists. The king, toward the left in the picture, kneels behind St. Joder with
hands
outstretched, an attendant kneeling on each side of him but respectfully behind
him.
Charlemagne (Charles the Great) lived from 742 to 814 A.D. and St. Joder,
Bishop
Theodore of Sion in southern
immediately illustrates how errors can creep into oral tradition not
substantiated by
written records. As stories were handed down from generation to generation two
other
saints became confused with St. Theodore. Thls later "Carolingen St.
Joder" was
especially popularized by a wandering monk, Ruodpertus, who attributed the same
accomplishments and qualities to a bishop coming four centuries later as for
the real
St. Theodore. However the character of these saints was so identical that when
of the
true St. Joder was eventually identified, the high esteem felt by the people
did not
need to be altered.
(2) "How King Charles hands the spiritual and secular emblems (crosier
and sword) over
to St. Joder" In this picture the principals are standing, each with his
attendants,
as the emblems are transferred. We might think of Charlemagrle's ups and downs
with
papal power in his day, or perhaps later struggles between church and state
going on
at the time the pictures were painted; but it is very likely that the artist
was
simply making a pious observation treat eve.. so great a monarch as Charles the
Great
would be willing to submit to the representative of the
one as outstanding and good as St. Joder.
>From - Fri Aug 08 06:08:11 1997
>From - Sun Aug 10 13:06:33 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Origins of the St,Joder Chapel
>From an Article by Rachel Kreider:
------
In 1978 when we too visited the chapel, we found in a window-well of the little
building an eight-pagebrochure, protected with plastic, entitled: Die Kapelle
St.
Joder muss restauriert werden. Dated September 1970. It was a supplement to the
Nidwainer Volksblatt and it was apparently a publication to generate enthusiasm
for
one more attempt to restore the chapel, a project that seems to have been
spearheaded
by Karl Joder of
earthquake twisted the tower and made new foundations necessary. Further
repairs were
made in 1727, in 1799, and 1877. In 1963 a heavy southwest wind again blew down
the
tower. Now in this latest appeal, because the local population could not
finance the
refurbishing, it was hoped that a wider circle of friends and patrons could
raise enough money so that work could begin by 1972.
>From this brochure we pass on to you some bits of information you might
like to knowbefore you go up
the mountain to this romantic spot. This community of Altzellen takes
in about fifty farmsteads, with a population of approximately 450, who are
still
devoutly Roman Catholic although they have not been organized into a particular
parish. The earliest document extant about the region comes from 1267. Even by
then it
had been settled for a long time. However, in reading through the names of the
earliest inhabitants known to have cleared the forest and made the fields, we
cannot
find the name of Joder or any name we know associated with it (with the
conceivable
exception of Baumgartner).
Before this date there were Joders across the mountains in the Canton of
Bern, but so
far we have found no evidence that Altzellen was ever considered a Joder
"heimat". One
of Karl Joder's maps shows a Joder farmstead that might have been within twenty
miles.
An anonymous writer at the end of the brochure makes an interesting and
plausible
speculation. There is general agreement that that the chapel was built in 1482,
and he
notes that on December 22, 1481, a special meeting of the Diet was held in
Stans. not
far away:
"After the Confederates had thoughly conquered Duke Karl the Brave,
they returned as
great victors to their homes, but after the victory over the enemy they began
to
quarrel about the division of the booty and the claim of the tribes that had
joined in
the fight (
the more both sides put this tangled ball before Brother Klaus..."(a monk
"on the
border" of the area). There were those who believe that by the time of the
Diet
meeting, drafts of a contract had already been made up, but because of their
common
trust in Brother Klaus, he was able to bring about the signing of the document
to the
satisfaction of all concerned--no mean feat. "Bells were rung
everywhere".
"The mayor and the aldermen from Solothurn wrote to him: 'We have been
informed that
you through the grace of the Almighty God and His dear Mother have created
peace,
quiet, and union in the whole confederacy through your good advice and
instruction."
The writer continues: "Wouldn't you expect that somewhere the
Confederates would have
put up a memorial to remember this day...to the peace that had come out of
gratitude
that they had been saved from a civil war...?" Elsewhere he referred to a
tradition
that every evening a strip of light would appear on this height "under the
Eggiligrat", which was the deciding factor in locating the chapel at that
place. Thus
in November of 1482 the new chapel was dedicated by the Bishop of Constanz to
"St.
Joder and the God Mother", and a decision was made by the mountain
population to hold
a memorial annually.
Brother Klaus was among the most noted of the benefactors. A mass robe he
gave is
still preserved in the church in nearby Wolfenschiessen. Various relatives of
families
in Alzellen contributed, foremost among them the Flue family of
mother of Brother Klaus seems to have had connections. Their patron saint back
in
of the new chapel. In conclusion there is a quotation from the treatise on
Brother
Klaus by Robert Durrer:
"In Nidwalden and beyond, worship of the saint had been unknown so that
the influence
of the Saxons in the face of such genealogical relations must be almost
certain."
We thus have better explanations about the origin of the chapel that the
speculations
and fun guesses made by our earlier American visitors. The chapel did not come
about
because of any sacrificial grass- roots effort of a local clan (like Joders:).
Probably from the beginning the symbolism may have meant more to the upper
echelons of
power than to the farmers around it. Support for it probably came from some
places
rather far away and in spasmodic fashion. It did not fall into periodic neglect
because some clan (like Joders) had turned Protestant and moved away; the
chapel has
always been in Catholic care.
Although local people may not have been able to explain much about the
chapel twenty
years ago, they were willing to put up a sign promptly to tell the fascinated
American
visitors where to find it.
>From - Sat Aug 09 08:44:00 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Yoder Who Married Pattie Epehimer?
I just ran acoss your homepage and the Yoder name drew a light. On my
mother's side of the family we have a Yoder with no information or first
name. My Yoder married a Pattie Epehimer around 1800 give or take a few
years. Pattie was the daugther of William Epehimer and Ann Campbell.
If any of this makes a light come on please let me know.
My tree starts two generations before Yoder with the Ball family of Penn.
For the next seven generations everyone came from North of Philadelphia,
some from Frandford, some from Bucks County, and even some from
Philadelphia itself. As for Patties religion I do not know for sure. I
guess a basic Protestant.
Regards,
Wes Leiser
Wesleiser@aol.com
>From - Thu Aug 14 18:16:17 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: St. Joder Day-3 days To Go
The Pope had presented St. Joder a bell to take back with him for his
diocesan center
at Sion, but he had no way to get the huge bell up into the mountains. He then
thought
oof his power to make the Devil do his bidding. Summoning him, St. Joder
proposed to
him that he could have a human soul if he could transport the bell up to Sion
before
daybreak (cockcrow). St. Joder than sat into the bauch of the
readers can understand and the Devil in eager anticipation swiftly bore him
through
the air. But the might of St. Joder was greater than the cunning of the Devil.
At the
command of the Bishop a rooster crowed before dawn came.
There is a painting at the St. Joder Chapel addressing this story and also
one about
how St. Joder ordered the
at the entrance of a grotto, with sharp hills in the background and a few
buildings
at the upper edges of the picture, is shown confronting a bell almost as big as
he is.
This is probably related to some tale known in the Middle Ages, but All we
know about
it is that the bell was especially associated with St. Theodore and he was
often shown
with one. His chapel tower at Sion may have been among the very first in
to have had a bell. Later on when other bells were cast for churches or
monasteries
requests were often made for a chip from St. Theodore's bell (like a blessing)
that
they could incorporate into their new one. In his dissertation about offerings
to the
saints in the Sion diocese during the Middle Ages Eugen Gruber pointed out that
not
only were there many requests for such chips, but the bell in Grabunden
(Tersnaus
Lugnes), one in Bern (Meikirch), and one in Lucerne (Roth) still bear the
inscription
of St. Joder today.
May You and Your family Celebrate a Happy St. Joder Day together.
>From - Thu Aug 14 18:16:23 1997
From: "ac813 (Fred Haines)" <ac813@lafn.org>
Subject: Re: St. Joder Day-3 days To Go
| St. Joder than sat into the bauch of the
| many of our readers can understand...
For those who can't, 'Bauch' is the German word for 'belly.'
I don't think it's an English word at all, or, if it is, it's
pretty uncommon.
Fred Haines
ac813@lafn.org
>From - Sun Aug 17 10:11:50 1997
From: ChrisYoder <cyoder@mail.tds.net>
Subject: Yoder Dates in History
Hope one and all had a memorable St. Joder's day...August 16th.
It was also the birthday of Congressman S.S. Yoder in 1841 (YR233317) AND
the anniversary of Elvis Presley's death.
Here are some more Yoder Dates in History which are coming up:\
August 17, 1853- birthdate of Rev. Robert Anderson Yoder (see YNL14)
August 18, 1836- birthdate of John Yoter (BQ) unlinked father of Jasper
Yotter (1857 Tifflin,Oh-1932 Whitehall,Mt)
August 20- birthdate in 1817 of Benedict Yoder (YR239e) whose phot can be
found in Descendents of Jacob Hochstetler. Date of death in 1820 of
Daniel Yoder who m. Margaret Oyster (OH111).
August 21, 1747- Death of Daniel Yoder (OH4) oldest known marked Yoder
grave in the
Europeans re-use their gravesites)(see YNL23)
August 22, 1826- birthdate of Col. George M. Yoder, NC Yoder
historian.(Con141)
August 24- Moveable property of Casper Yoder was sold at auction
Aug.24,1778 because of his refusal to swear an oath under the
"Test-Act"
(see YNL 12 page 3)
>From - Fri Aug 22 22:12:13 1997
Subject: Hollandorf
From: <dkauffma@planet.eon.net>
In an old German letter, written in 1867 from
relatives newly immigranted to Amerika, a place called Hollandorf is
mentioned twice. Is there anyone i