Joseph Yoder “J.Y." Hooley

ID: I439

Name: Joseph Y. HOOLEY

Sex: M

Birth: 30 Jun 1861 in Mahoning co., OH

Death: 29 Jul 1947 in Elkhart, Elkhart co., IN

Burial: 1 Aug 1947 1 2

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(Research): OBIT

«b»Hooley«/b».- Joseph Y., son of the late Joseph and Rachel (Yoder) Hooley, was born in Mahoning Co., Ohio, June 30, 1861; passed away at the home of his daughter (Mrs. Paul Troyer) on July 29, 1947; aged 86 y. 29 d. Death resulted from a cerebral hemorrhage. On March 1, 1884 he was united in marriage to Gertrude Yoder, who survives. Also surviving are 8 children (Levi F., Noah J., Ora J., Shipshewana, Ind.; Menno, Topeka, Ind.; Lydia-Mrs. Elmer Murray, Gasport, N.Y.; Beulah-Mrs. Adam Burkholder, Pettisville, Ohio; Kathryn-Mrs. Aaron Albrecht, Middlebury, Ind.; and Luella-Mrs. Paul Troyer, Elkhart, Ind.), one half-brother (Jacob Hershberger, Middlebury, Ind.), one half-sister (Mrs. Jacob Miller, Topeka, Ind.), one step-sister (Mrs. Ira M. Zook, Portsmouth, Va.), 57 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren, and a large number of other relatives and friends. His father, mother, 3 brothers, 3 sisters, and one great-grandchild preceded him in death. As a young man he accepted Christ as his personal Saviour and united with the Mennonite Church. In April, 1906 he was ordained to the office of deacon at the Forks Mennonite Church, Middlebury, Ind. Funeral services were held at the Troyer home and at the Forks Church, Aug. 1, in charge of Malvin Miller, Oscar Hostetler, and Earley Bontrager. Burial was made in the Bontrager Cemetery.

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Father: Joseph J. HOOLEY b: 13 Jan 1829 in Mifflin Co., PA

Mother: Rachel YODER b: 10 Oct 1834 in Mifflin Co., PA

Marriage 1 Gertrude "Gertie" YODER b: 6 Sep 1865 in La Grange co., IN

Married: 1 Mar 1884 in St. Joseph Co., MI

Children

Levi F. HOOLEY b: 1 Feb 1885 in LaGrange, LaGrange co., IN

Noah J. HOOLEY b: 5 Apr 1887 in Shipshewana, LaGrange co., IN
Menno S. HOOLEY b: 3 Mar 1889 in LaGrange Co., IN
Lydia Ann HOOLEY b: 23 Dec 1891 in Honeyville, LaGrange co., IN
Beulah F. HOOLEY b: 8 Mar 1896 in Shipshewana, LaGrange co., IN
Ora J. HOOLEY b: 8 Apr 1900 in LaGrange, LaGrange co., IN
Kathryn R. "Katie" HOOLEY
Luella Gertrude HOOLEY b: 27 Mar 1909 in Shipshewana, LaGrange co., IN
Sources:

Title: A Brief History of Bishop Jacob Mast and Other Mast Pioneers

Author: C. Z. Mast

Publication: © 1911 by C. Z. Mast, reprinted 1989 by Mennonite Family History, P.O. Box 171 Elverson, PA 19520

Page: pg 622

Title: King Family History

Author: H. Harold Hartzler

Publication: © 1984

Page: pg. 397

Title: Gospel Herald

Author: Various authors

Publication: Scottdale, PA

Page: Vol. XL, No. 23 - Sep 2, 1947 - pp. 494, 495

• Updated from MyHeritage Match via daughter Luella Gertrude Troyer (born Hooley) by SmartCopy: Oct 8 2014, 17:26:22 UTC