Description: It seems this company was established in the 1940s. The 1950 census of Newbury Township in LaGrange County, Indiana lists Ora M. Yoder (age 43) and Grace (age 39). Ora's occupation is "Merchant" for a "Retail Store." Ora was born in Indiana, but his parents were from Pennsylvania. Masellas D. Yoder was born 26 Dec 1862 in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, and died 09 Aug 1952 in Freeport, Illinois. He married Mary Ann Berkey in 1885. She was born 18 Apr 1865 in Middlebury, Indiana, and died 20 Sep 1939 in LaGrange County, Indiana. Ora M. Yoder was born 17 Dec 1906 in Shipshewana, and died 14 Jul 1992 in Goshen, Indiana. He married Grace Naomi Smeltzer (1910-1996) on 01 Jun 1933. Both families are buried at Shore Mennonite Church Cemetery in Shipshewana, Indiana. This store keeps products in stock for the Shipshewana Amish community, which has the largest number of Hoosier Amish in the state and is claimed to be the third-largest Amish community in the nation. This has led to Shipshewana becoming a tourist attraction for people wanting to see Amish country and buy Amish-made goods. Find-a-Grave takes this Yoder family back to Yost Yoder (1765-1792) and Magdalena Rickenbach (1760-1823). Yost is said to be born in Bernville, Berks County. His father then moved the family to Somerset County when Yost was 11. He died n Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, and is buried at the Old Yoder Cemetery. A monument at this cemetery states, Old Yoder Cemetery- This cemetery lies on the original homestead of "Schweitzer" Christian Yoder (c1728-1816). He purchased a 606 acre plot in Somerset Co. on Oct. 9, 1775 for $968. Christian brought his large family from Berks Co., and was a founder of "the Glades" Amish congregation. He originally arrived at Philadelphia on the ship "Francis and Elizabeth" on Sep. 21, 1742. 1999. Yost's grandfather is said to be Christian Joder (1699-1775) who was born in Steffisburg, Verwaltungskreis Thun, Bern, Switzerland and died in Berks County.
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
End Time: 2024-09-24T19:51:23.000Z
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