Troyer.-John Troyer was born in Holmes So., O., July 14, 1830; died in Howard Co., Ind., Mar. 5, 1912; aged 81 y. 7 m. 21 d. At the age of 22 he was married to Catharine Schrock. To this union were born 12 children, four preceded him to the spirit world. In April, 1873, he with his family moved to Howard Co., Ind. In May, 1874, his first wife died. Later he was united in marriage with Caroline Kendall. To this union were born 17 children. Seven of these preceded him to the spirit world. Bro. Troyer united with the Amish Mennonite Church in his early life, and lived a consistent life until death. The family lost a loving father, the church a wise counsellor, the community a good neighbor. He leaves a wife, 18 children, 2 step children, 60 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers, a sister, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his departure, but their loss is his eternal gain. Funeral Mar. 8 at the Mennonite Church, where a very large concourse of people had gathered to pay their last tribute of respect. Services conducted by Bros. E. A. Mast (Text, II Tim. 4:6-8) and N. M. Slabaugh (Text, Job 5:26). Burial in the Mast Cemetery. (counsellor is not a typo, it is spelled as written.)
Married 1852 to Catherine
Married 12/13/1874 Kokomo Howard Co IN to Caroline
John Troyer, who lived near Kokomo, Indiana, had an unusually large family, perhaps the largest of all time among the Amish or Mennonites. John was first married to Catherine Schrock who bore him twelve children. Following her death he married her cousin Caroline (Schrock) Kendall, a young widow with two children. John and Caroline in turn had seventeen additional children. This made a total of 31 children
Posted on October 10, 2008 in Amish Culture, Amish History
Source: Joseph Stoll, “Amish and Mennonite Family Names”, Family Life, March 1969)
(Contributed by christi & grandma)
He was a farmer
COD- Organ Disease/Paralysis of heart
The children with Caroline, that are not listed with them on Find A Grave are:
Sarah 1876-1877
Infant daughter: b/d Aug 19, 1882
Infant son: b/d Feb 25, 1886
Infant son: b/d Oct 30, 1886
Infant daughter: b/d Oct 2, 1888
Infant son: b/d Sept 4, 1891
Infant daughter: b. Nov 14, 1892 and d. Dec 16, 1892