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Yoder was the first Amish
bishop o-f ttt. Glades congregation in northern
Sonerset Co,PA. He was married to Magdalena Troyer
1760-1843). tte is recorded as having served as
Bishop fron 1785 until his death 53 years later.
Bishop Jacob Mast has been cited j.n some quarters
as the first Amish Bishop orrlainetl in A,nerica, but
his installation post-daLes that of Christian
Yorler. Af ter his Itowing fa,nilY register
(apparentJ-y in Bishop Yoders own hand) as of l9BO
A cogy is on file in the Archives of the Mennonite
Church, Goshen CoLlege, Goshen,IN
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To summarize in English: Christian Yoder born
"about" Oct.l753 (and died Apr.29, lB33) i Madlena,
his wif e b.Oct.2O,1760 (ancl d.Aug.3,IB43).Chil-dren:
Madlena b. Feb.l3, 1780 , r:nd.er the s ign ( Zodiacal ) of
the twins; Maria b.Oct.30,l78I,sign the Ram;
Abraham b.Dec.2O I7A2,sign the crab; ,Jos.oeh b. Sep.
7,I7A4, sign the twins; Yost b.Aug.I7,1786, sign
the twins, and d.OcL.26,I8O5; Jannes b.Nov,l3,l788
sign the sL.eeri Christian b.Dec.l.3,1790, sign the
fish; Solomon b.Mar.5,L793, sign the archer; Jacob
b.Mar,L7,L795, sign the water'nan, d.Aug.I2, 1803;
Sara b..Jan.23, L197, sign the archer,
d.Feb.20,L8OL;Barbara b.Apr.16,l80I, sign the
twins, d.Aug.4,IB03; 'Jonathan b.May 20,1803, sign
the steeri Anna b. JuI.23,LBO3, sign the twin.
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THE NC YODIR REIINIOI{
Al-bert F. Yoder, of Conover, president from 19Bl+
convened 16c- )Jth annual Yoder Reunion on Sunday'
August 11, 19E5 foll-ovring lunch in the fel-lowshin
buildlng of the Zion Lutheran Church near Hickory.
Dr. J. Larry Yoder, a professor of religion at
Lenol-r-Rhyne College opened the festivities
with the invocation.
The president read the names of 2l family members
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A l-etter from Charlotte (Yoder) i{i}ton the 1:rst
surviving child of Francis A. Yoder and rvife
was reaC in part to the group. F.eminiscences
recall,ed early birthday cefebrations of the
writer's grandfather, Co1. leorge E. Yoder.
There will be work needed i-n removing a oersimmon
+roe dtrshrorre,l vr v.t vs hv vJ + Iishtnino rirr
in the Conral loder
cemetcry. A proposed sign will roark the location
of the historic buryi-ng Sround vri1l be erecteC
at a later date reported the clan treasurer.
B.
)iES S-HIRALD, Perkasie. Pa.. WedneEdav. Julv l0-!9J5
Yothers Family Reunion Held
a relatively rare item in the Men-
Sixty-two persons attended t}le
nonite Church. Isaac M. Yothers
annual Yothers reunion ctn Father's
was married to Susanna S. Overholt.
Day, June 16, at the St. John's
At the reunion, special reginition
Evangelical Lutheran Picnic Grove
was given to Garret and Laura
on Sleepy Hollow Road near Spin- (Yothers) Benner, who were the
nerstown.
The pioneer only family that had four
ancestor of this family
generations present. Their son,
was Hans (Jon) Yoderwhosettled in
Laverne Y. Benner, with his
lnwer Milford Township, in um,
daughter, Kim B. Creen, and his
then called,
grandson, Jm Michael Greer\ all of
Perkesie.
After the PA Dutch smorgasbord
meal, John (Yothers) Hunsberger,
president, of Perkasie, awarded $e
following prizes:
The oldest person present was
Sara Ann (YotheF) Shelly, 81, of
Rockhill Mennonite Community,
Sellersville.
The younS€st person present, Jon
Michael Green. 6 weeks old. son of
Jon and Kim (Benner) Greent
Perkasie.
The traditional guBsing games
were won by Richard (Yother)
Benner of Souderton and Connie
wife of Gene (Yothers) Benner of
Pennsburg.
The officers are: Pr€sident John
(Yothers) Hunsberger, Smith
School Road, Perkasie: Robert L€€
Yothers, Vice President, Glenside;
Secretary-Treasurer, Alverna
(Yothers) Hunsberger, Apple Butter
Road, Perkasie; and historian,
Richard J. Yothers, Jr., of B6ton,
MaEs.
Tte reunion will be held at the
same location cn June 15, 1986.
?here was one marriage reported,
Jay Douglas Hunsberger to Monica
J. Tomcic on October 26. 1984.
"Tte Great Swamp."
Hans and Anna Yoder migrated
lrom Switzerland in about 1719 and
bought the above mentioned
pnoperty frcm Joseph Growden for
15 pounds current silver money.
Their son, Casper Yoder bought
this property lrom his parents in
u50 for 20 pounds current money.
Jacob Yoder (son of Casper
Yoder), u,l2-1826, changed his name
!o Yothers. He owned a farm of 131acres
in New Britain Townsip (then
knom as Vauxtown). Yothers had
two wives, the firtt. Catherine O.
Kulp, died in 1773 end is buried at
the Deep Run Old Mennonite
Cemetery. Yothers and his secmd
wife, Barbara (Fretz) Yothers, are
hrried in the Doyleslown Mennmite
CemeterY.
The - fraktur -style birthbaptismal
certificale of Issac M.
Yothers of Doyl€stown TowrEhip,
(son of Jacob F. and Barbara
(Meyer) Yothers, and grandson of
the - abcve mentioned Jacob
Yothers), who was baptized in 1840
by Bishop Henry Humberger. is ngw
on displaY at the Mennonite
Heritagi [tuseum on Main St,
Souderton.
This birth-baptismal certificat'e is
The above Yothers Reuni-on news was kinCly
sent in by Alverna (Yothers) Hunsberger of
Perkasie PA. She repeats the reai.nCer that
the date of their next reunion is June f5,
1985 at the St. John's Evan3elica1 Lutheran
Picnic Grove on Sleepy Hollotr l{oad near
Spinnerst olvn.
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Albert Yoder announced nevr arl:iiti-ons to the
Yoder farnily by rv;ty of birth and marriage.
The president acknowledqen
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