Issue 20 - Yoder Family Information

eprinted with pennission of Thec*h€nNews Tuesday, July 7, 1902
Shipshewana Welcomes Home Miss Indiana Shelli Yoder
BY DtrB J. STACK
SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. - Thousande ofvisitore a
day have become 'bueiness as u8uel" in tho troelined
streets of Shipshewana. But Monday, e warm
welcome homo for the town'g own Shelli Yoder -
Miss Indiana 1992 - m8do tourism second fiddlo
for a day as hundreds of local residonts turnsd out
to wish the Z3-year-old well in her upcoming bid for
tlre Mies America crown. It wss her first return
home sinco winning tho state title juet over a weok
ago ln Michigan City.
Rqrorters from around the region, including
television etations in gouth Bend and Fort Wayne,
converged on Shipshe lor a glimpse of the emslltown
girl's homecoming, Dreesed in her white'
sequined evening gown from the stat€ competition,
thelti entorod the spottght in classic stylo, leading
a small family parado while seated in a white horse'
drawn csrriago driven by liver;rmen in toppers and
tails.
Though Shelli's beon tied up with other oornmitmsnts
sincs th6 stste pageant, newe of her urin has
the town in a stir. As of this morning, Linda Yoder
of Rainbow Travel Agency i:n Shipshe has two lull
bueee chartered to take local eupporterg on a twoday
trtp to Bttend th6 Miss America pageant 8ept.
19 in Atlantic City. She's also booked four couples
to fly out.
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Funds Br€ snother type of supportbeing offered.
A ba,rbecue - with chicken at $5 e hslf - is set for
July 18 st the Shipshewana Austion. Tickets are
available at Pierre Morsn Mall and at numeroug
Shipshewana stores.
All proceeds will go to the Shelli Yoder Mies
Americs Account recently set up et Shipshewana
State Bank. Anyone wanting to make a direct contribution
can do so at any SSB bra,nch.
Carol Barhmen, executive director of the Miss
Elkhart County pageant and one of Shelli's primary
advieers, estimsted that more than $3o,ooo
will be noodod to finance Shelli's run for the national
crown.
Wsrdrobo, professional coaching for voice and
int€rvlew skills, snd re-arrangsment of thelli's
music ar€ among numerous expenses. She added
th&t Sholli hss teken s leave of absence from her job
in order to put all her efforts during the next eevorsl
w6€ks into pursuing the dream of becoming
Indiana'e first Miss Americs.
Ae for the immediate future, Shelli will crown
her gucceesor Wodnesdsy evening at Elkhart Elks
I-adge 425, During a reception from 6 to 8 p.m.,
Jennifer Mann will be crowneil Misg Elklart
County 1892.
Plans &re under way for a large farewell reception
in lgte August to wish Shelli well in Atla^ntic
City.
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Just Drosentod wlth a key to the towa, Mlss Indta'aa Shelli Yoder
sivitJru*s to friends, fanily and neighbors for their eupport as
-he mekee ptens to conpete for t'he Mies Americs erowtr.
One offour slgns to be posted at entryways lnto thipshewana.
Three songe end many thanks were port of Shelll
Yoder'e trlunphant return home to Shlpehe ae
Miss India.n& 1992.
(News Photos by Mike Philley)
Shell-i takes 2nd runner uP.
sheIIi Yoder is YR2344338132- Tobias c-Vanetine T-
Levi (Lee) - Harry V. (1908) -Roger (1943) -shelIi (1968)*
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CLINTON CO, PA and STEPHENSON CO, rL YODER RESEARCH:
Peter Yoder, son of Jacob Yoder of Ler'risburg, PA
(1783-1854), was in clinton Co, PA as of the 1840
census. He rnarried Eve Best, and moved to Stephenson Co'
11. He bought 80 acres in Dakota Township Jul Lo, 1848'
and later served as the first village president of
Dakota Vi1lage. Eve died, and he rnarried as his second
wife Mrs. Eliza A EIIiott Apr 23, 1865 in Freeport, IL'
Research by Mr and Mrs Terry Yoder, 8242 Potter Rd,
Davison, MI 48423 has added the folfowing information:
rrwe found Eve Best Yoders wi]I in the clinton county
court House. she died in Stephenson co, rL, but the will
was in PA. Possibly because Peter Yoder owed his
father-in-]a$/ Peter Best estate noney and he was unable
to pay it back. Eve was stj.t1 al-ive when her father died
in 1857, but di.ed before the estate was settl-ed'rr Peter
Best (1,778-l-857) rras narried to Maria M. Haver
(1784-1865).
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