? – 1850
Christopher’s 5th great-grandmother · ancestor no. 217 · generation 8
Evidence: identity family compilation
Family
- Spouse: Jacob Plank (1768–1851)
- Family notes: Jacob Plank + Mary Yoder Plank (m. unknown)
- Children in this vault: Jeptha Plank (1803–1846)
Life and evidence
(1900 reunion paper)
Died 28 March [1850], aged 79 years 1 month 15 days, so born about mid-February 1771. One of three Yoder sisters who married the brothers Jacob, Christian and John Plank in Pennsylvania (Lancaster or Mifflin Co.). Her parents are not named; they would be a Yoder couple of Lancaster/Berks or Mifflin Co., about 1765–75.
Wife of Jacob Plank; buried in the Amish Plank Cemetery (1986 history).
In their lifetime
- 1789 — 1789 First Prussian Mennonites settle in Russia
- 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
Sources
Narratives and research
- History: 1789 First Prussian Mennonites settle in Russia, 1798 Old Bern falls; religious freedom, 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio, 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond
- Sources: Life and Progress of the Plank Pioneers (1900, copied 1962), The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986)
Research log
- 2026-10-31: Hertzler 1885 and Mast 1911 searched for Jacob Plank’s wife: the Zug appendix has Leah Zug m. a Jacob Plank (another family); no Mary Yoder m. Jacob Plank; parents not found
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.