Berks County, PA — St. Joseph's (Hill Church) Records

General Courthouse and Area Records

Berks County, Pennsylvania - File #4

Records collected by Richard
H Yoder

Bechtelsville, PA

Berks Co Historical Soc Microfilm #142-1 - page 46

From St Joseph Hill Church and Faulkener Swamp Records

Marriage: Susan Joder (OH13251) m Charles Renninger 8/14/1831

Benneville Yoder m Sarah Thomas 1/12/1846

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St Josephs Hill Church Baptism- from Schwenkfelder Library and
Berks Co

Historical Society microfilm #142-1 (Note spelling of sponsors
names

often questionable)

Parents child date

(sponsors)

Mathias Joder (sic? Dotter) & wf Daniel 7/16/1766

p 75 (Adam Impatti & wf)

Daniel Dotter (not a Yoder) & wf Mathias b 1/27/1787

Barbara bapt 8/19/1787

p 107 (Anna Maria Dotterer & Mathias Doder)

(bapt by Rev John Casper Dill 1791-1793)

Jacob Jotter & wf Catherine (OY13) Anna Maria b 3/14/1793
p 126

bapt 8/11/1793

(Abraham Mensh, Susan Boehm-both single)

(bapt by Rev John Friedrich Weinland 1794-Aug 1799)

Jacob Jotter & wf Catherine (OY13) Anna Elizabeth b 6/4/1796

p 136 bapt 9/11/1796

(Johannes Kassel & Elizabeth)

"Today the 1st of Apr 1801 after receiving instructions,
the following were baptised:

Johannes Jotter

Samuel Jotter

and four members of the Trout Family: George, Jacob,

Samuel, and Elizabeth"

Benjamin Yoder - ? text written in German?

p 181

Microfilm 142-2

George Joder & Hanna (OH132111) Benjamin b 1/17/1825

p 47 bapt 4/16/1825

(Daniel Pick, Hannah Drumheller)

Abraham Joder & Elizabeth (OH1325) Abraham b 10/11/1827

p 51 bapt 11/25/1827

(John Riahet & Catherine)

Abraham Joder & Elizabeth (OH1325) Catherine Anna b 12/18/1829

p 55 bapt 4/9/1830

(Wm Herbst & Catherine)

George Joder & Hanna (OH13211) George b 1/24/1831

(one copy says 1/2/1831)

p 57 bapt 8/21/1831

(Jacob Drumheller & Eleanor Ritter)

Nathan Yoder & Esther (OH13253) Hanna b 10/2/1840

p 70 bapt 12/1/1840

(Abraham Yoder & Elizabeth)

George Yoder & Hanna Daniel b 10/13/1838

p 71 bapt 1/16/1842

(Phillip Matz & Lydia)

George Yoder & Hanna Elizabeth b 9/30/1840

p 71 bapt 1/6/1842

(Philllip Matz & Lydia)

Nathan Joder & Esther (OH13253) Mathias b 12/18/1841

p 71 bapt 4/ /1842

(Daniel Rohrbach & Catherine)

Wm Yoder & Elizabeth (Nee Meyer) William b 8/25/1850

p 78 bapt 12/1/1850

(John Meyer & Maria)

Abraham Yoder & Mary Ann Fayetta b 8/24/1854

p 81 (OH13255) bapt 10/15or13/1854

(parents)

Abraham Yotter & Mary Ann Ellis Cornelius b 8/8/1858

p 84 (OH13255) bapt 9/22or25/1858

(parents)

George Yotter & Lydia (OH132561) Adam b 3/5/1859

p 85 bapt 5/16/1859

(Jacob Weller & Elizabeth)

William Yoder & Elvinia (OH1324) Emma Catherine b 4/28/1865

p 93 bapt 7/30/1865

(Daniel Smith & Elizabeth)

Nathan Yoder & Emma (OH1325372) Guldin b 8/17/1870

bapt 10/16/1870

(parents)

Nathan Yoder & Emma Sally G b 8/30/1871

p 102 bapt 11/27/1871

(parents)

August Yoder & Judy (?OH132112) Solomon b 6/5/1875

p 108 bapt 8/1/1875

(James Stauffer & Lusenda)

Ellis Yoder & Katie Deborah Violetta b 1/9/1892

p 5 bapt 3/6/1892

(parents)

Amos F Yoder & Katie Sallie Elizabeth b 7/13/1892

p 6 bapt 10/16/1892

(parents)

James F Yoder & Ellen Ivy Estella b 11/7/1892

p 7 bapt 12/15/1892

(parents)

Guilden Yoder & Mary Etna b 9/23/1892

p 7 bapt 12/25/1892

(parents)

Irwin Yoder & Emma Abraham b 2/9/1894

p 9 bapt 4/15/1894

(parents)

Irwin Yoder & Emma Isaac b 7/4/1894

p 14 bapt 8/16/1896

(parents)

Ellis Yoder & Katie John b 9/1/1896

p 15 bapt 12/6/1896

(parents)

Charles Yoder & Sadie Solon Herbert b 10/9/1909

p 43 bapt 1/19/1910

(parents)

Elmer Yoder & Estella Sadie M b 9/9/1912

p 48 bapt 11/11/1912

(mother)

Abraham & Viola Yoder Warren Isaac b 5/16/1917

p 58 bapt 5/27/1917

(parents)

John G & Sarah Yoder Edna Cath b 11/10/1919

p 63 bapt 12/21/1919

(parents)

John G & Sarah Yoder Ellis Leroy b 8/17/1921

p 67 bapt 10/25/1921

(parents)

Roger Yoder & Mary Moser Norman b 2/11/1922

p 68 bapt 4/25/1922

(Mrs Hy Moser)

William G & Sadia M Yoder Ruth Virginia b 12/15/1926

p 79 bapt 5/1/1927

(parents)

Jacob & Harriet Yoder William G b 3/15/1898

p 80 bapt 10/10/1927

(adult)

Charles and Sadie (Bechtel) Yoder Elva B b 7/9/1930

p 84 bapt 11/24/1930

Amos & Kate Yoder Charles August b 1/11/1897

p 5 bapt 2/21/1897

(from here forward-no sponsors listed)

James & Ellen Yoder Daisy Viola b 10/9/1898

p 7 bapt 11/9/1898

Amos & Kate Yoder Maude D b 4/16/1901

p 9 bapt 5/24/1901

Amos & Kate Yoder Morris Eli b 12/5/1904

p 12 bapt 4/9/1905

Amos & Kate Yoder Eva Jennie b 3/29/1907

p 14 bapt 6/2/1907

George G & Estella Yoder Estella Cath. b 2/3/1908

p 15 bapt 5/6/1908

George G & Estella Yoder George Amos b 5/7/1910

p 16 bapt 7/24/1910

George G & Estella Yoder Dan Arthur b 12/9/1911

p 17 bapt 2/8/1912

Charles G & Vertee H Arline b 9/4/1913

p 18 bapt 10/12/1913

George S & Gertrude D Yoder Gertrude A b 9/22/1916

p 20 bapt 11/25/1916

Wm W & Jennie W Yoder Roger b 3/11/1916

p 20 bapt 8/2/1917

Charles & Sallie Yoder Mildred b 10/7/1920

p 21 bapt 12/12/1920

" " Irma b 5/1/1923

p 22 bapt 6/10/1923

" " Florina b 7/6/1925

p 23 bapt 9/12/1925

" " Elisabeth B b 8/13/1927

p 23 bapt 9/18/1927

Marriages: 1905-1923

3/11/1905 Emma Yoder/Charles Griesemer

7/27/1907 George S Yoder/Estella Miller

12/28/1912 George S Yoder/Gertrude D Ritter

5/10/1913 Sallie G Yoder/Cylde G Weller

1/24/1914 Ivy H Yoder/Robert L Weller

12/16/1919 Charles G Yoder/Sallie Y Bechtel

1/27/1923 Gertrude G Yoder/Arthur A Landis

DEATHS:

Elizabeth (4/27/1790-12/8/1875) dau of Solomon & Susanna Yerger

married Abraham Yoder (OH1325) had 5 sons, 6 dau & 63

grandchildren & 117 great grandchildren

Nathan Yoder (OH13253) d 10/2/1892 age 16y 9m 2d Hill Cem

Abraham Yoder (OH13255) d 5/15/1895 age 67y 10m 4d Hill Cem

George Yoder (OH13256) d 12/25/1896 age 71y 4m 9d Hill Cem

Benneville d 5/4/1901 age 79y 3m 18d Hill Cem

Emaline (w/o OH13256) d 3/23/1911 age 72y 9m 18d Hill Cem

Mrs Abraham (w/o OH13255) d 2/10/1916 age 81y 5m 16d Hill Cem

Irvin Yoder (OH132545) d 7/8/1916 age 63y 2m 24d Hill Cem

Norman Yoder d 3/24/1925 age 3y 1m 13d Hill Cem

Jacob G Yoder d 8/11/1928 age 62y 0m 2d Boyertown Cem

BURIALS:

Daisy Viola Yoder 11/26/1898 oy 1m 12d Hill Cem

Esther Yoder 7/3/1905 76y 11m 1d " "

Daniel B Yoder (OH11194) 10/7/1908 82y 5m 25d " "

Morris Eli Yoder 4/28/1917 12y 4m 23d "

Mrs. Anna Yoder 7/9/1923 55y 8m 18d " "

Mrs. Mary A Yoder 7/17/1930 ?15y 11m 16d " "

Solomon Yoder (OH13254) 5/12/1893 75y 1m 25d Lobach Church

Mrs. Wm Yoder (w/oOH132543) 6/22/1904 58y 9m 22d " "

MARRIAGES: to 1898

Catherine Yoder/Horace Bechtel 11/22/1892

Irvin Yoder/Emma Becker 9/16/1893

Benjamin M Yoder/Ellen Brumbach 3/14/1896

Edwin Yoder/Annie K Moyer 11/?/1898

Abraham Yoder/Elizabeth Maurer 4/15/1794 both New Goshenhopper

Elizabeth Yoder/Ludwig Graber 7/21/1799 (Dau Jacob Yoder

Rockland Twp)

Samuel Joerger (prob not a Yoder)/Margaretha Fuchs 4/12/1796

Hill Church Cemetery

Row 1 Lydia (Weller) Yoder wife of George b 9/10/1830 d 3/13/1859

Row 3 Abraham Yoder s/o George & Maria b 10/12/1785 d 4/5/1864
m

Elizabeth Yerger had 5 sons and 6 daughters (OH1325)

Row 12 Elizabeth Yoder dau of Nathan & Esther b 11/16/1849
d 8/24/1851

(OH132537)

Row 13 George Yoder m Hannah Antrim b 2/4/1800 d 6/26/1850 (OH13231)

Row 20 Mathias Yoder son of Nathan (OH132533) b 12/18/1841 d 1/14/1843

Row 22 Carolina Yoder dau of Nathan (OH13253_) b 5/11/1839 d 8/21/1848

Row 23 Solomon Jerger (Yerger) b 10/1/1763 d 9/21/1837 (father
of

Elizabeth who m Abraham Yoder)

Row Benjamin Yoder b 10/6/1803 d 6/5/1824

Row 32 Susanna Jerger (widow of Solomon- see Row 24) 5/16/1760-

4/6/1827

Row 36 Henrich Yotter b 8/21/1804 d 4/24/1836

Row 38 Esther Yoder b 7/26/1826 d 6/30/1903

More Burials-Note: This plot is about 300' further up the road
from the "Yoder plot" Section C, in the direction of
the old horse and carriage shed.

Jessie Yoder 3/10/1815-10/16/1875 Sec. A row 6 stone 19. (OH13216)

Samuel 2/17/1852-2/25/1862 age 10-0-8 son Jesse & Esther Ann
Yoder

Elizabeth 5/29/1854-10/15/1862 age 8-4-16 Dau " " "

Hettie Ann 3/23/1856-9/13/1887 31-5-20 wife of George Giberson

dau of Jessie & Hettie Yoder

Daniel B Yoder 4/12/1827-10/9/1908 81-5-27 (OH11194)

pvt in Co D 7 Regt U S Artillery, Sgt in Co M 5 Regt U S Arty

Amelia L wife of Daniel B Yoder 4/12/1848-8/3/1882 33-8-1

dau of Jessie and Esther Ann Yoder

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St Joseph's (Hill Church) Lutheran Church

Ann-Margaret dau of Jacob J (OY13) & wife Cath. Jotter

b 3/14/1793 Bapt 8/11/1793

Ann-Elizabeth dau of Jacob and Catherine (above) b 6/4/1796

bapt 9/11/1796

Yoder Newsletter OnLine © Chris Yoder, 1992,
1994