w YODER NEWSLETTER - Yoder Family Information

Daily American, Somerset, Pa., Tuesdav, May 16, 1995
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little dance on my way out of the Walerloo, lowa; Francis, Somerset
roonr to show them how lively I Township; Susan (husband's name
was," said Yoder, who did not want unknown) and Mrs. Ida Haunt.
to bc left hchind lSulrerser //cralrl). Somerset.
lle stayed in the arnty unlil the eild One of Yoder's clescenoanrs,
of the war and was there the day Clark Brocht of Rocku,ood RD 3,
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenderetl it rvho is rlso rn arer historian. be-
Appomaftox, Va.
Iieves his greal-great-grett grand-
Yoder died on March 24, 1897. fathcr -l-obias Yoder iuruivcd inwhile
visiting his son, Grant, in surmountable circunrstanccs for a
..- - .. Waterloo. Iowa. He and his wilc purpose.
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rre arebtried h'rri.,l i. in Husband
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Cemetery. "A normal person would have
.l tte Oied rr 70 ycar\ ot age anrJ
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died from .rih an ordeal bur I
&'t t h..l hr,r. l^.r ,. i^^,r :- .,^ ',.^
: had n('ver lost a toorh in hls. lile- suppose it just wasn't his tinre yet,"
time. Hc stature remained "hali: and said llrocht. who is dcscended fronr
hearty," (Scrmerse t I I ear I d)
Yoder's daushtcr Mrs. Sarah Fish-
For some years prior to his death, er. "lt's a wondcr the minnie balls
he was having sonre problems wilh never hit any rnajor arteries and that
lhe bullet near his kidney but l'obias did not die frorn infection."
because ln operalion to rcmove it Another descendant of Yodcr's
was too risky, he carried it and wls his dauqhtcr lda's son. the latc
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anothcr bullet to the gravc.
Dr. Earl O. Haupr, wno wts a
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. According to his dcath notice in gcncral practitir)t)cr jn Sonter\ct
thc Sonersct Hertld: "C)nc of the ind also a rvell,knorrn historirn.
strangcst fcatures of this remurk- Ar.c()rdingrol]!ocht.l)r IlrrrrIr..
rble nran's experience is thrr he Icll $,if(,. Elizr[cth ..1]ctrr.. llirrrpi. rr
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no pain whatsocverduring lhe time frtrnrer dircctor ol tlle S()ntcr\(t
that he receivcd the wounds and Ilistorical C'el)tcr. t()ld hiDr rhrrr
tl:cir subscqucnt healing, and was 'l'obias yoder's inrrce \\ir\ u\.o r)r
-*lbl€,.ts.ert ^-y aTd thd h- ^artd-.t4rc,-Giui,l,r''Jes nrriumer\t ut rhc
sccure, Hc secmed literally a man Somcrset Count\, Courthousc. llcr
devoid of newes or the sense of mother-in-lrw Ija (onc of lobias'
fceling. IIe u,as a thoroughly up- youlgcr claughtcrs) told her rlris
right, conscientious, Christian marr lanrilv storv. -
Clark Brocht of Rockwood RD 3 displaysome of back to Tobias Yoder, Civil War veterarr(li1ir{ lrld was highly cstcemed by all elihoueh Brochl bcliclcs tlrc
the lamily photographs that lrace his lineage photo by sandra Leprey)
tho knnv hinr."
soldier orithc n)()rlunrelt |r.ks like
*********************************************************** lle rvas nrarried to the fornler Tobias Yodcr. hc hrs ncrcr lountl
Marv Catheran Whipkey. They hrd anv docurnclrlation orr lhe sulricct.
I I children
'Once
Yoders Dowsing
1'ou slarl slu(l\ing rorrr
Henry il. of Brolhcrsvrllcv
'lirrvnship:
r(xrts. it nrirxes vou rt)prc(.litrc \()llr
Mrs. F.ll. Coltrorn of orvn lilc. Our ri,re
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Rayard, W.Va.t Jacob ol Colum- hard livcs. l nr proud lirhirs \ ,rdcr
bus, Ohio: Mrs. John Fishcr of is a prinrc cxantDlc ol I e()rrrirqeou\
Garrelt; Ceorge. Ilayard. W.Va.; Arnericansoltlier-" llroclrt:ritl.
Nlilton, Somcrsct Township; Nlrs.
hnrnra llurkett of Solncrseti Crrnl,
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Dick Yoder Dowsing
Dowsinq Rods Crossed
Come to the Rerrnion
and
Try Dowsing Yourself
Rich B, Yoder, of West Chester, and Dick H.Yoder. of
Bechtelsville, President and Vice-president respectively of the yoder
Reunion Association, have been dowsing for their ancestors in the
Yoder Family Cemetery, Pleasnntville, Pennsylvania.
Dowsing is an activity that has played a part in the everyday
life of people for a very long time. Historically, ancient drawings and
sculptures have been found scattered throughout the world. The
world dowse means lrto locate, to find". The difficulty in the case of
dowsing is that there are no ready-nrade or readily understood ways
to answer the question, "What makes it work".
[]sing dowsing rods (L-rods), thc Richard's ftrund I9 places in
the rear._of the cenretery where 'the yods crossedi. irrdj,cating possibl€
locations of grave sites. The individual sites' locations are in perfect
alignment with the oldest permanent grave markers, which are facing
due-east.
It is presumed that the immigrants Hans and Yost Joder, the
first Yoders to settle in America from Switzerland. and their families
are buried in the Pleasantville [lnion Cemetery, (Original ]'oder
Family Cemetery). Hence, we feel fairly certain that these sites are the
burial places of Hnns and Yost Joder and their farnilies,
The Yoder Reunion Association is hosting a national reunion
on July 20,1996. During the tour, registrants will have the opportunity
to dowse for the grave sites when they visit the original Yoder
Cemetery,
Richard H, Yoder has written Pleasantville [Jnion Cemeterv-A
Photosraphic Review. This book contains photographs of all
remaining Yoder stones and considerable research on the descendants
of Hans and Yost who are buried there, Copies witl be available
drrring the reunion or write Richard at: 47 Bause Road, Bechtelsville,
PA 19505. ($6 plus $l for postage and handling).
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