Elizabeth Yoder Hostetler
1799 – 1890
Christopher’s 4th great-grandmother · ancestor no. 111 · generation 7
Evidence: identity compiled lead
Family
- Spouse: Christian Hostetler (1801–1875)
- Family notes: Christian Hostetler + Elizabeth Yoder (m. unknown)
- Children in this vault: Nancy Hostetler (1836–1860)
Life and evidence
( Mast Family History, 1911, footnote to fam. 943)
“Elizabeth Yoder was the daughter of John Yoder and Barbara Reichenbach, who was the son of John Yoder and Magdalena Mast, who was the son of Barbara Yoder, whose husband died at sea coming to America.” She died 8 May 1890.
Last burial (1890) in the Amish Plank Cemetery (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
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)
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.