Catherine M. Zook Conrad
5 Sep 1801 – 1875, born at Mifflin County
Christopher’s 4th great-grandmother · ancestor no. 103 · generation 7
Evidence: identity compiled lead · link to parents family compilation
Family
- Parents: John Zook (fl. 1820)
- Spouse: Daniel Jacob Conrad (1798–1882)
- Family notes: Daniel Jacob Conrad + Catherine M. Zook (m. 1821)
- Children in this vault: Mary Conrad (1825–1912)
Life and evidence
Dates and a tested lead (2026-10-31)
Only a Twig: “Catharine Zook, Aug. 5, 1801 – July 15, 1875, m. Daniel Conrad, Feb. 18, 1798 – July 18, 1882, son of Preacher [Conrad]”. Several books cite Records of Descent from John Yoder, Jacob Zook, Daniel Conrad and Nathan Smiley (Mennonite Publishing House, Scottdale), a family record covering exactly this branch: worth finding.
Lead tested, not supported: Bishop Jacob Mast’s daughter Fanny (Freni) Mast married a John Zook on 20 Nov 1796 and lived in the Kishacoquillas Valley, Mifflin Co. (her father’s account book, in A Brief History of Bishop Jacob Mast, 1911). But the book lists only two children, Mattie and Elizabeth, not Catherine. There were several John Zooks in Mifflin Co., so Catherine’s father is probably a different one.
Born Mifflin County, Pa.; daughter of John Zook, ‘the extensive land owner’ (1986 history).
In their lifetime
- 1833 — 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio
- 1835 — 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond
- 1852 — 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana
- 1869 — 1869 The Fieguths move from Prussia to Am Trakt
- 1874 — 1874 Military service ends the exemptions
Pedigree
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Sources
Narratives and research
- History: 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio, 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond, 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana, 1869 The Fieguths move from Prussia to Am Trakt, 1874 Military service ends the exemptions
- Research: Ramseyer side - short lines
- Sources: Find a Grave, The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986)
Research log
- 2026-10-31: Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler (1912) full text and Descendants of Barbara Hochstedler and Christian Stutzman (1938) full text searched for Daniel Conrad / Catherine Zook: no match for her mother
- 2026-11-01: Herald of Truth (English) for the death year searched by name, date and place (Stark/Wayne): no obituary found. Stark County Amish Mennonite deaths were probably reported in the German Herold der Wahrheit (not yet searched)
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
About this research
Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.