Martin YODER

1819 - 1888  (68 years)

• Name	Martin YODER
  Born	24 May 1819	Pleasantville, Oley Twp, Berks Co, PA
  Gender	Male
  _UID	D1C8C117B967464BBF7CA122A4CF1CB766B1
  Died	7 Feb 1888	Pleasantville, Oley Twp, Berks Co, PA
  Person ID	I625338292	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Martin YODER,   b. 19 Oct 1780,   d. 10 Jan 1837  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Sussanna WEITNER
  Married	21 May 1782
  Family ID	F3047	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Catharine HOCH,   b. 1 Jan 1786,   d. 3 Sep 1845  (Age 59 years)
  Children	1. Mary YODER   2. Ezra YODER,   b. 7 Sep 1848,   d. 16 Sep 1868  (Age 20 years)   3. Henry H YODER,   b. 5 Jan 1850,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Susanna YODER,   b. 24 Oct 1860,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	17 May 2014
  Family ID	F549249663	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Martin Yoder, son of Martin and Susanna, was born at Pleasantville May 24, 1819, and died Feb. 7, 1888, aged sixty-eight years, eight months, thirteen days. He was a farmer and implement dealer, and owned the farm mentioned above as the home of his parents. In politics he was a Democrat, and for many years was interested in the schools of his district, serving efficiently as school director. He was a candidate for Congress, but was defeated by a small majority by Daniel S. Ermentrout. He was a man of affairs, and popular and influential in his district. He married Catharine Hoch, born June 20, 1821, who died June 1, 1879, aged fifty-seven years, eleven months, eleven days. They had four children: Mary, who married Joseph De Long, of Topton, Pa. (her children, Rev. Calvin De Long, his brother and two sisters, are the only living grandchildren of Martin Yoder; there is one great-grandchild, Erma De Long Hertzog); Ezra, born Sept. 7, 1848, who died Sept. 16, 1868; Henry H. and Susanna, born Oct. 24, 1860, who married Oliver Landenslayer, born April 13, 1870, of Fleetwood, Pennsylvania.