Jeptha Plank (1803–1846)

1803 – 1846

Christopher’s 4th great-grandfather · ancestor no. 108 · generation 7
Evidence: identity compiled lead · link to parents family compilation

Family

• Parents: Jacob Plank (1768–1851) and Mary Yoder Plank (d. 1850)
• Spouse: Veronica Fanny Kurtz (1811–1889)
• Family notes: Jeptha Plank + Veronica Fanny Kurtz (m. unknown)
• Children in this vault: Joseph Plank (1834–1914)

Life and evidence

‘Jeptha, the seventh child of Jacob and Mary Plank, married twice. First Barbara Zook and second Fanny Kurtz. There were nine children. Jeptha was a farmer and a mechanic’ (1986 history).

In their lifetime

• 1833 — 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio
• 1835 — 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond

Pedigree

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  n17151422["Mary Yoder Plank (d. 1850)"]
  n16842627["Jeptha Plank (1803–1846)"]
  n25625077["Margaret Plank (m. 1767)"]
  n448651["John Melchior Plank (m. 1767)"]
  n51209839["Jacob Plank (1768–1851)"]
  n16842627 --> n51209839
  n51209839 --> n448651
  n51209839 --> n25625077
  n16842627 --> n17151422
  class n17151422,n16842627,n25625077,n448651,n51209839 internal-link;

Sources

• Find a Grave
• The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986)

Narratives and research

• History: 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio, 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond
• Sources: Commemorative Biographical Record of Wayne and Holmes Counties (1889), Find a Grave, Life and Progress of the Plank Pioneers (1900, copied 1962), 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.