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This is a web site is dedicated to the Rev.
Jonathan (Yonny) Yoder
and his descendents. Jonathan was born in 05/11/1795 (or
09/02/1795) in Berks County Pennsylvania to David B.
Yoder (b. ?, d. 1763) and Jacobina Esh (Eash) (b. 1772 in Germany).
He and died in
01/28/1869 in McLean County, Illinois.
Click here
to read a little more about the
Rev. Jonathan
Yoder.
Jonathan married Magdalena Wagner in
1816. Magdalena was born in 1798 in Pennsylvania and died on
02/02/1866. Together
they had 11 children:
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Leah, b. Mifflin County, PA on
03/28/1818; d. Woodford County, IL 09/12/1894; married John Sharp
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Joash, 12/23/1819; Wayne County, Ohio,
d. 11/23/1899. Married Barbara Kaufman in 1841, she died 10/12/1851.
Married Catherine (Schmucker) Zook, a widow, on 11/17/1853.
Married Anna Fordemwald.
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Elias b. 10/16/1821, d.
01/18/1875, married Lydia E. Plank (b. 1824 - d. 1859).
Married Catherine (Stuckey) Frey, a widow. Catherine was born
in France in 1810 and died 11/30/1881.b. 1821.
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Elizabeth, b. 01/05/1825; m. David J.
Kauffman, a widower
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Sarah b. 12/07/1826; d. 11/23/1896;
married Solomon Stutzman on 01/01/1853
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Amos, Amos b. 12/17/1828; d. ML
05/25/1912 married Catherine Donner on 07/18/1852(b. Ohio 10/23/1829
d. 09/20/1864). Married Catherine (Kistler) Lantz on
12/10/1833, a widow (b. Butler County, Ohio , d.
12/6/1905).
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Jonathan, b. Centre County, PA 09/21/1830; d.
1836
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Magdalena b. 07/13/1832; d. by 1836
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Asa J. b. 01/24/1835; d. Clackamas Co., OR
07/03/1905 (or 1904); buried Smyrna Cemetery m. 07/28/1862 Catherine
"Katie"
Frey, b. Butler County on 1838, OH; d. 1924; buried in Smyrna Cemetery.
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Catherine b. EP 09/10/1836; d. CR
03/11/1891: buried in Smyrna Cemetery; m. Gideon Lantz (b.
08/14/1830; d. Marion Co. OR) on 06/23/1915; buried in Smyrna Cemetery.
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Anna M. b. 02/07/1840; d.
1914; buried in Smyrna Cemetery, m. ______ Hein (date and location
unknown) m. _______ Plank (date and location unknown; no children) m. in
1913 or 1914 to Manasses Hershberger.
Click
here to see a copy of a
paper written about the predecessors and ancestors of Rev. Jonathan
Yoder.
Click
here to read about the
Yoder's in Missouri.
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Information of
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2010 Yoder Reunion
- 75 YEARS!
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Yoder News:
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Sunday, August 2, 2010 at 1:00 PM at:
Smyrna United Church of Christ, Located in Yoder at 31119
S. Canby-Marquam Highway (formerly Highway 170), south of Canby,
just north of the junction with Highway 211 between Woodburn and
Molalla Potluck lunch:
Please bring your own table service
Paul Yoder - set up
Richard Daniels - Punch
Patricia Bullard - coffee
Reunion
officers:
Bruce Christenson - President
Barbara Daniels - Secretary/Treasurer
Muriel Van Veen - Historian
Click here to see pictures from
the 2006 year's reunion. This Yoder
reunion is usually held the first Sunday of August. Click
here for the 2008
Reunion Invitation.
Click here
to see a humorous "Battle of the 2007 Yoder Reunions." |
Click here to see a
family tree of the
descendant of Rev. Jonathan Yoder. It is in pdf format. You will
need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it.A good source of Yoder family history is the Yoder Newsletter that may be found at this web site:
http://www.yodernewsletter.org/
Click here to
read a history of Yoder Oregon
Click
here for a copy
of a trip report, written by Jim Yoder, of the "Yoder
Heritage Tour Of Missouri and Illinois -May 17-23, 2000
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Photo Album
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Look
at the online photo album. I'm starting to
load it up with
Yoder family pictures.
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We lost several beloved Yoder relatives recently. Here are several web
pages that describe our losses:
Russell
Aaron Yoder, d. 2006, grandson of Jonathan S. Yoder, son of Aaron Yoder, brother of Nolan
and Emerson.
Dorothy
Mae Freeman Yoder, May 7, 2006, daughter of Theodore and Gertrude Freeman, wife of Russell Yoder.
Emerson
Conrad Yoder, October 30, 2005, grandson of Jonathan S. Yoder, son of Aaron Yoder, brother of Nolan
and Russell.
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