Brief Life History of Wallace L
When Wallace L Yoder was born on 24 September 1865, in Topeka, Eden Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States, his father, Levi Yoder, was 23 and his mother, Barbara E. Miller, was 22. He married Sarah J Miller on 1 November 1885, in LaGrange, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Elkhart Township, Noble, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Newbury Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. He died on 15 May 1944, in Elkhart, Indiana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Shipshewana, Newbury Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States.
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- Wallace L Yoder in household of Levi Yoder, "United States Census, 1870"
- Wallace L Yoder, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Wallace L. Yoder, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1865–1944 Male
1858–1924 Female
Children (8)
1886–1887 Female
1887–1968 Male
1889–1907 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1842–1893 Male
1843–1909 Female
Siblings (7)
1865–1944 Male
1867–1954 Male
1869–1979 Male
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1875–1958 Female
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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
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Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss German Joder: from a shortened form of the personal name Theodor(us) (see Theodore ). This was the name of the patron saint of western Switzerland. Compare Yother and Yotter .
History: Many of the Yoders are Swiss Mennonites (Amish) originating from the canton of Bern. Their surname, which is one of the two most common names among the Mennonites and Amish (the other is Miller ), is also spelled Yother, Yothers, and Yotter. Several (possibly first) Mennonite Yoders arrived in PA in 1742, while the first of their namesakes belonging to the Reformed Church came to PA several decades earlier, already.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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