Moses Schrock (1828–1909)

10 Jun 1828 – 22 Apr 1909, born at Smithville

Christopher’s 3rd great-grandfather · ancestor no. 52 · generation 6
Evidence: identity documented · link to parents compiled lead

Family

• Parents: Michael Schrock (1782–1860) and Susanna Yoder (1791–1855)
• Spouse: Christina Gerig (1832–1909)
• Family notes: Moses Schrock + Christina Gerig (m. 1853)
• Children in this vault: David Schrock (1858–1903)

Life and evidence

(Hostetler 1938, no. 3290)

“Moses Schrock, Orrville, Ohio, at death, was b. June 10, 1828, d. Apr. 22, 1909 and m. Christina Gerig who was b. Apr. 17, 1831, and d. Oct. 21, 1909.” Children: Catherine (1854), Mary (1856), David (no. 3300), Joseph, John, Daniel (1862?–1881), Amos (1866–1899), Lydia, Levi.
Both of A. C. Ramseyer’s wives were Moses’s granddaughters: his first wife Grace Melvine “Mellie” Yoder (no. 3296) was the daughter of Moses’s daughter Mary (m. Andrew J. Yoder, 1877); his second wife Mary Ellen Schrock (no. 3303) was the daughter of Moses’s son David. The two wives were first cousins.

Born near Smithville; died ‘on the farm where he was born’ — the Michael Schrock homestead (four generations: Michael, Moses, Levi, Raymond). Married Christina Gerig 15 Sept 1853; ‘six sons and three daughters; three sons… preceded him’. Children include Mary Ann (1856, Mrs. Andrew Yoder — mother of Mellie Yoder), David (1858), Joseph (1860–1938), John J., Levi N.

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

Pedigree

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Conflicts

• Birth 10 June (obituary) vs 5 June (Find a Grave)

Sources

• MennObits (Gospel Herald and Herald of Truth obituaries)
• Find a Grave
• The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986)
• Illustrated family tree (Ramseyer, July 1986)
• Obituary, Gospel Herald, May 1909
• Find a Grave 130978152

Narratives and research

• Stories: Double ancestors
• 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, Faith traditions
• Congregations: Oak Grove Mennonite Church
• Sources: Find a Grave, Illustrated family tree (Ramseyer, July 1986), MennObits (Gospel Herald and Herald of Truth obituaries), The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986)

Open questions

• Birth 10 June (obituary) vs 5 June (Find a Grave)

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.