Daniel Jacob Conrad (1798–1882)

18 Feb 1798 – 18 Jul 1882, born at Vaufrey

Christopher’s 4th great-grandfather · ancestor no. 102 · generation 7
Evidence: identity compiled lead · link to parents family compilation

Family

• Parents: Jacob Conrad Sr. (1757–1829) and Barbara Elisabeth Schmucker (1770–1825)
• Spouse: Catherine M. Zook (1801–1875)
• Family notes: Daniel Jacob Conrad + Catherine M. Zook (m. 1821)
• Children in this vault: Mary Conrad (1825–1912)

Life and evidence

Born at Vaufrey, Doubs, the same French Jura district as the Ramseyers. ‘Daniel Conrad, son of minister, Jacob Conrad of Beech Church in Stark County, Ohio, came with his parents from France in 1819. Two years later he married Catherine Zook… [they had] 12 children and lived a short distance from the Michael Schrock homestead’ (1986 history p. 50, which twice calls him ‘David’). Children include Mary (Smiley), Leah Morrell, Daniel (1832–1861), Catherine Smiley (1837–1931).

Where they lived

• 1798 — Vaufrey
• 1819 — Paris Township (Stark County)
• 1825 — Smithville

In their lifetime

• 1798 — 1798 Old Bern falls; religious freedom
• 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

• Find a Grave

• The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986)

• Find a Grave 157881432

• Read the German Herold der Wahrheit page images for the death year (archive.org derheroldderwahr*; Fraktur OCR unusable) for an obituary task/ai

Narratives and research

• History: 1798 Old Bern falls; religious freedom, 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, Faith traditions
• Congregations: Beech Amish Mennonite Church
• Sources: Find a Grave, The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986)

Research log

• 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.