w YODER NEWSLETTER - Yoder Family Information

1iA.RI, JODER
(t?ol 9B4 )
OBITU ARY
50yER5ef
We were much disturbecj anrt grieved to be made
a.ware of the passing of Ka.r1 JoC er,, of West Gcrma.ny
c,iuring the month of July' 19iJ4.
Ka.rf was one of our ori6;ina.1 supporter:s and
harl sent much valuecl contributions to the Yoder
Newsletter. He was certainly unselfish with
both his time and research findings.
Aftcr
much effort he unea.rthecl considerabfe unknown
information about the ioders in Eurone, both
pa.st arrd pre sent .
We are inc] eec gri evinq over the news, but can
remember him a.s an enthusiastic, plca.sant anr'l
generous co-worker. "Ve'C hooed for many yoars
5f rewarding contact and plea.sant cooneration,
but such things are not controlfer: by us. iVe
hore he ras not in great pain or Ciscomfort anC
dic not have to ext-'crience Trrolongec suffering'
The la.st letter receiveci from him salC as
nrinted in German:
Liebe l''amilie Yod.er,
Aus clcr T'f alz, die alte ;-{cimat in
West Germany, sen.Jen wie wiele liebe
Gruz e .
Karl & Ira.ula .lorjer
!I4. Christian Yorrpr Lega!v I
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amilv EC.A-a-f-d-'
fgB3, by-Tho"as yocei. This BO pasc paperback
?i"n"""i) nrovides in detail the rlescendants of
n^"iC l". Yorier (f84q-191 4) who marriec Catherine
ir.i ller . The introductorlr chanter tra.ces tne
cJescent .rom Christian ( "Schwoitzer" ) YoCcr
(L?2(-1816) tnrouqh his son Davic' qrandson
joshua and grt'at grandson ioses J' (Davicl's
father). Aiso nroviCerl in this nicely Cone
booklet is a. general- Amish history, several
photograDhs of farms, Cocuments a.nd 6lravestones'
CopieE available lrom Thornas Yod er , l7L7 Frand en
Drive, Normal IL /'L?(1 for.,(.50 lostpaid' The P,
noted Amish historian Leroy Beachl'nrovideC some
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input to this work.
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CL l:li'.RY lrISTOl(A':l0l; Ilj I IiCCLSS
tsishor Christian Yo'ler ;r (1 ?90-1Blrl ) was tho seconrl
Ami sh Bi shor of the Glarr ers Congregzltion in
Somcrset Co. ,1 A. .liis cernete r1' shown on the ma|
above, is novr unmarkcd qround and strin mining ha.s
commencerJ in the imnediate area.. Thonas 01en Yocer
of 2 0 Oxforcr Dr. , Coraonolis, l A 1 51 08, ha.s started
funcJ raising to restore thi.s t,lot vrith a marl