George L Yoder

Yoder, George L., born Nov. 16, 1878, at Sharon Center, Iowa; died Feb. 4, 1959, at his home in Pinecraft, Fla., after a lingering illness; aged 80 y. 2 m. 16 d. Married at the age of 23 to Magdalena Graybill, who survives. To this union were born 2 daughters (Mrs. Alta Sommers, Uniontown, Ohio; and Mrs. Lydia Hostetler, Sarasota, Fla.), and a son (Jacob, deceased). Also surviving, besides his widow and daughters are 7 brothers and 2 sisters (Ezra, Henry, and Mrs. Katie Kauffman, Alberta, Canada; Jake, John, and Mrs. Mary Swartzentruber, Ontario, Canada; Dave and Ray, Upland, Calif.; and Vernon, Friend, Nebr.), 19 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren. Bro. and Sister Yoder, former residents of Hartville, Ohio, moved to Florida in 1957 on account of his health, but since May, 1958, he had been getting weaker. He was a member of the Amish Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Pinecraft Church, Feb. 4, and at Hartville, Ohio, Feb. 7, at the Walnut Grove Amish Church; interment in church cemetery. Source: Gospel Herald, March 31, 1959

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• Residence: Sharon, Johnson, Iowa, United States - 1880
• Residence: Greene Township, Iowa, Iowa, United States - 1900
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