Mary Ellen Schrock (1886–1972)

Mary Ellen Schrock Ramseyer

16 Jun 1886 – 21 Dec 1972, born at Orrville, died at Wooster

Christopher’s great-grandmother · ancestor no. 13 · generation 4
Evidence: identity documented · link to parents documented

Family

• Parents: David Schrock (1858–1903) and Fanny H. Plank (1857–1942)
• Spouse: Alvin C. Ramseyer Sr. (1880–1948)
• Family notes: Alvin C. Ramseyer Sr. + Mary Ellen Schrock (m. 1909)
• Children in this vault: Edna Ramseyer Kaufman (1910–2001), Alvin C. Ramseyer Jr. (1921–2008), Arden Daniel Ramseyer (1927–2017)

Life and evidence

Born at Orrville, Ohio; listed in the 1912 Hochstetler genealogy (#6976) as “Mary E., June 16, 1886”. Married Alvin C. Ramseyer Sr. 11 Apr 1909. Died at the Glendora Nursing Home, Wooster; survived by 7 daughters, 2 sons, 29 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986) was written by her children for the centennial of her birth. She remembered the four-poster canopy bed in her grandparents Moses and Christina’s bedroom.

Her brother Alvin J. Schrock (1890–1973) married her husband’s sister Mary Viola Ramseyer (1892–1973) — the two Alvins were brothers-in-law twice over.

Through her mother she descends from the Hochstetler captive Joseph Hochstetler (c.1746–1812) — see The Hochstetler massacre of 1757.

Where they lived

• 1886 — Orrville
• 1909 — Smithville

In their lifetime

• 1940 — 1940 MCC relief in Vichy France
• 1941 — 1941 Civilian Public Service begins

Pedigree

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  n16842627["Jeptha Plank (1803–1846)"]
  n48818908["David Schrock (1858–1903)"]
  n57998085["Mary Ellen Schrock (1886–1972)"]
  n45558266["Moses Schrock (1828–1909)"]
  n2034856["Christina Gerig (1832–1909)"]
  n16805015["Nancy Hostetler (1836–1860)"]
  n88004213["Joseph Gerig (fl. 1841)"]
  n26429326["Michael Schrock (1782–1860)"]
  n36146830["Fanny H. Plank (1857–1942)"]
  n34988141["Joseph Plank (1834–1914)"]
  n79673397["Christina Yoder (fl. 1832)"]
  n35490291["Christian Hostetler (1801–1875)"]
  n17908649["Susanna Yoder (1791–1855)"]
  n54249478["Elizabeth Yoder (1799–1890)"]
  n15752324["Veronica Fanny Kurtz (1811–1889)"]
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  n48818908 --> n45558266
  n45558266 --> n26429326
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  n48818908 --> n2034856
  n2034856 --> n88004213
  n2034856 --> n79673397
  n57998085 --> n36146830
  n36146830 --> n34988141
  n34988141 --> n16842627
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  n36146830 --> n16805015
  n16805015 --> n35490291
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Conflicts

• Death: 20 Dec 1973 (Gospel Herald, a typo) vs 21 Dec 1972 (Find a Grave, family tree); age 86y 6m 4d fits Dec 1972
• Find a Grave birthplace ‘Wayne County, Indiana’ — error for Wayne County, Ohio

Sources

• MennObits (Gospel Herald and Herald of Truth obituaries)
• Find a Grave
• Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler (1912)
• The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986)
• Illustrated family tree (Ramseyer, July 1986)
• Obituary, Gospel Herald, Feb 1973
• Find a Grave 25138310

Narratives and research

• Stories: Double ancestors
• History: 1940 MCC relief in Vichy France, 1941 Civilian Public Service begins, Faith traditions
• Congregations: Oak Grove Mennonite Church
• Sources: Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler (1912), Find a Grave, Illustrated family tree (Ramseyer, July 1986), MennObits (Gospel Herald and Herald of Truth obituaries), The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986)

Open questions

• Death: 20 Dec 1973 (Gospel Herald, a typo) vs 21 Dec 1972 (Find a Grave, family tree); age 86y 6m 4d fits Dec 1972
• Find a Grave birthplace ‘Wayne County, Indiana’ — error for Wayne County, Ohio

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.