Anna (Burkholder) Diller was born in Cumberland Co., Pa., Nov. 2, 1837 to Rev. Joseph Burkholder and his wife Maria "Mary" (Wissler/Whisler) Burkholder. Anna was left an orphan early in life; she was only five and a half when her mother died in 1843 and ten and a half when her father died in 1848. For the remainder of her childhood she was reared by her uncle Sam Burkholder. Very early in life she became a member of the Mennonite Church, and she continued a devoted member till her death.
She was married to Jacob Diller, son of Francis and Mary (Detweiler) Diller, on October 30, 1862, in Cumberland County. To this union were born seven children: three boys and four girls. Her first six children were born while the family was residing in Cumberland County, and during their western migration that eventually ended in Oklahoma Territory, their youngest, a son, was born in Illinois in 1878. Details of this migration from their native Pennsylvania are scarce indeed, but traveling by wagon in the 1880s with seven children—cooking meals and keeping them clothed—could not have been an easy task. Most certainly Anna gained her education from the school of hard knocks.
In 1893 Anna's husband, Jacob, and her adult children (i.e., over 18 years old) made the Land Run into the Cherokee Strip on Sept 16, 1893, and they staked claim to the N.E. quarter of Section 7 Township 25 North of Range 8 West of Indian Meridian (7-25-8). Anna helped her husband establish their homestead in the prairie land west of Nash, Grant County, Oklahoma, and their youngest son, Arba, lived with them—as he remained unmarried. Anna and Jacob were active members of the Church of the Brethren that was established among those pioneer farmers in the environs of Nash, Okla. Their first home on the homestead was built rather crudely, but then was replaced later with a nicely constructed home, where they lived until Jacob died in Jan 1911.
Anna survived her husband by eight years, and lived her later years with her various children. During her last year of life, her health failed rather rapidly, and she passed away to her eternal home at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Priscilla Frickel at Ringwood, Okla. Her youngest son, Arba, attended her faithfully during her illness. Anna died on May 17, 1919, aged 81 years 6 months 15 days.
Funeral services were held at the Church of the Brethren near Nash, Okla., Tuesday May 20, by Bro. N. M. Lambert of Jet. He preached from the text II Tim. 4:7, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." She was interred beside her husband in the Dunkard Cemetery.
She was survived by all of her children: John B. Diller, Mrs. Mary Ellen B. Wilkinson of Manchester, OK, Mrs. Leah B. Neal of Harper, KS, Aaron B. Diller of Nash, OK, Mrs. Priscilla B. Frickel of Ringwood, OK, Mrs. Silvanna B. Blanpied of Kansas City, MO., and Arba B. Diller of the home.
[Bio was based only in part on the obituary published in the Gospel Herald Volume XII, Number 11 - June 12, 1919, p. 200]
N.B.: Sisters, Anna and Mary Burkholder, married brothers Jacob and Francis Diller Jr., respectively.
She was married to Jacob Diller, son of Francis and Mary (Detweiler) Diller, on October 30, 1862, in Cumberland County. To this union were born seven children: three boys and four girls. Her first six children were born while the family was residing in Cumberland County, and during their western migration that eventually ended in Oklahoma Territory, their youngest, a son, was born in Illinois in 1878. Details of this migration from their native Pennsylvania are scarce indeed, but traveling by wagon in the 1880s with seven children—cooking meals and keeping them clothed—could not have been an easy task. Most certainly Anna gained her education from the school of hard knocks.
In 1893 Anna's husband, Jacob, and her adult children (i.e., over 18 years old) made the Land Run into the Cherokee Strip on Sept 16, 1893, and they staked claim to the N.E. quarter of Section 7 Township 25 North of Range 8 West of Indian Meridian (7-25-8). Anna helped her husband establish their homestead in the prairie land west of Nash, Grant County, Oklahoma, and their youngest son, Arba, lived with them—as he remained unmarried. Anna and Jacob were active members of the Church of the Brethren that was established among those pioneer farmers in the environs of Nash, Okla. Their first home on the homestead was built rather crudely, but then was replaced later with a nicely constructed home, where they lived until Jacob died in Jan 1911.
Anna survived her husband by eight years, and lived her later years with her various children. During her last year of life, her health failed rather rapidly, and she passed away to her eternal home at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Priscilla Frickel at Ringwood, Okla. Her youngest son, Arba, attended her faithfully during her illness. Anna died on May 17, 1919, aged 81 years 6 months 15 days.
Funeral services were held at the Church of the Brethren near Nash, Okla., Tuesday May 20, by Bro. N. M. Lambert of Jet. He preached from the text II Tim. 4:7, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." She was interred beside her husband in the Dunkard Cemetery.
She was survived by all of her children: John B. Diller, Mrs. Mary Ellen B. Wilkinson of Manchester, OK, Mrs. Leah B. Neal of Harper, KS, Aaron B. Diller of Nash, OK, Mrs. Priscilla B. Frickel of Ringwood, OK, Mrs. Silvanna B. Blanpied of Kansas City, MO., and Arba B. Diller of the home.
[Bio was based only in part on the obituary published in the Gospel Herald Volume XII, Number 11 - June 12, 1919, p. 200]
N.B.: Sisters, Anna and Mary Burkholder, married brothers Jacob and Francis Diller Jr., respectively.
Anna (Burkholder) Diller was born in Cumberland Co., Pa., Nov. 2, 1837 to Rev. Joseph Burkholder and his wife Maria "Mary" (Wissler/Whisler) Burkholder. Anna was left an orphan early in life; she was only five and a half when her mother died in 1843 and ten and a half when her father died in 1848. For the remainder of her childhood she was reared by her uncle Sam Burkholder. Very early in life she became a member of the Mennonite Church, and she continued a devoted member till her death.
She was married to Jacob Diller, son of Francis and Mary (Detweiler) Diller, on October 30, 1862, in Cumberland County. To this union were born seven children: three boys and four girls. Her first six children were born while the family was residing in Cumberland County, and during their western migration that eventually ended in Oklahoma Territory, their youngest, a son, was born in Illinois in 1878. Details of this migration from their native Pennsylvania are scarce indeed, but traveling by wagon in the 1880s with seven children—cooking meals and keeping them clothed—could not have been an easy task. Most certainly Anna gained her education from the school of hard knocks.
In 1893 Anna's husband, Jacob, and her adult children (i.e., over 18 years old) made the Land Run into the Cherokee Strip on Sept 16, 1893, and they staked claim to the N.E. quarter of Section 7 Township 25 North of Range 8 West of Indian Meridian (7-25-8). Anna helped her husband establish their homestead in the prairie land west of Nash, Grant County, Oklahoma, and their youngest son, Arba, lived with them—as he remained unmarried. Anna and Jacob were active members of the Church of the Brethren that was established among those pioneer farmers in the environs of Nash, Okla. Their first home on the homestead was built rather crudely, but then was replaced later with a nicely constructed home, where they lived until Jacob died in Jan 1911.
Anna survived her husband by eight years, and lived her later years with her various children. During her last year of life, her health failed rather rapidly, and she passed away to her eternal home at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Priscilla Frickel at Ringwood, Okla. Her youngest son, Arba, attended her faithfully during her illness. Anna died on May 17, 1919, aged 81 years 6 months 15 days.
Funeral services were held at the Church of the Brethren near Nash, Okla., Tuesday May 20, by Bro. N. M. Lambert of Jet. He preached from the text II Tim. 4:7, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." She was interred beside her husband in the Dunkard Cemetery.
She was survived by all of her children: John B. Diller, Mrs. Mary Ellen B. Wilkinson of Manchester, OK, Mrs. Leah B. Neal of Harper, KS, Aaron B. Diller of Nash, OK, Mrs. Priscilla B. Frickel of Ringwood, OK, Mrs. Silvanna B. Blanpied of Kansas City, MO., and Arba B. Diller of the home.
[Bio was based only in part on the obituary published in the Gospel Herald Volume XII, Number 11 - June 12, 1919, p. 200]
N.B.: Sisters, Anna and Mary Burkholder, married brothers Jacob and Francis Diller Jr., respectively.
She was married to Jacob Diller, son of Francis and Mary (Detweiler) Diller, on October 30, 1862, in Cumberland County. To this union were born seven children: three boys and four girls. Her first six children were born while the family was residing in Cumberland County, and during their western migration that eventually ended in Oklahoma Territory, their youngest, a son, was born in Illinois in 1878. Details of this migration from their native Pennsylvania are scarce indeed, but traveling by wagon in the 1880s with seven children—cooking meals and keeping them clothed—could not have been an easy task. Most certainly Anna gained her education from the school of hard knocks.
In 1893 Anna's husband, Jacob, and her adult children (i.e., over 18 years old) made the Land Run into the Cherokee Strip on Sept 16, 1893, and they staked claim to the N.E. quarter of Section 7 Township 25 North of Range 8 West of Indian Meridian (7-25-8). Anna helped her husband establish their homestead in the prairie land west of Nash, Grant County, Oklahoma, and their youngest son, Arba, lived with them—as he remained unmarried. Anna and Jacob were active members of the Church of the Brethren that was established among those pioneer farmers in the environs of Nash, Okla. Their first home on the homestead was built rather crudely, but then was replaced later with a nicely constructed home, where they lived until Jacob died in Jan 1911.
Anna survived her husband by eight years, and lived her later years with her various children. During her last year of life, her health failed rather rapidly, and she passed away to her eternal home at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Priscilla Frickel at Ringwood, Okla. Her youngest son, Arba, attended her faithfully during her illness. Anna died on May 17, 1919, aged 81 years 6 months 15 days.
Funeral services were held at the Church of the Brethren near Nash, Okla., Tuesday May 20, by Bro. N. M. Lambert of Jet. He preached from the text II Tim. 4:7, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." She was interred beside her husband in the Dunkard Cemetery.
She was survived by all of her children: John B. Diller, Mrs. Mary Ellen B. Wilkinson of Manchester, OK, Mrs. Leah B. Neal of Harper, KS, Aaron B. Diller of Nash, OK, Mrs. Priscilla B. Frickel of Ringwood, OK, Mrs. Silvanna B. Blanpied of Kansas City, MO., and Arba B. Diller of the home.
[Bio was based only in part on the obituary published in the Gospel Herald Volume XII, Number 11 - June 12, 1919, p. 200]
N.B.: Sisters, Anna and Mary Burkholder, married brothers Jacob and Francis Diller Jr., respectively.
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