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Elizabeth <I>Kauffman</I> Shetler

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Elizabeth Kauffman Shetler

Birth
Death
8 Jan 1919 (aged 82)
Burial
Sharon Center, Johnson County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Shetler. - Elizabeth Kauffman was born in Holmes Co., Ohio, Oct. 4, 1836; died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. D. Miller, near Kalona, Iowa, Jan. 8, 1919; aged 82 y. 3 m. 4 d. In 1854 she immigrated with her parents to Johnson Co., Iowa, and two years later was married to Christian Shetler, with whom she shared the joys and sorrows of life for 63 years. To this union twelve children were born. Two preceded her in death. Her aged husband, eight daughters, forty-five grandchildren, fifty great-grandchildren, and a host of relatives and friends mourn her departure. In her youth she united with the Amish Mennonite Church and was faithful until death. Funeral services at the East Union Church, conducted by D. J. Fisher and Joe C. Brenneman. Interment in cemetery near by.
Shetler. - Elizabeth Kauffman was born in Holmes Co., Ohio, Oct. 4, 1836; died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. D. Miller, near Kalona, Iowa, Jan. 8, 1919; aged 82 y. 3 m. 4 d. In 1854 she immigrated with her parents to Johnson Co., Iowa, and two years later was married to Christian Shetler, with whom she shared the joys and sorrows of life for 63 years. To this union twelve children were born. Two preceded her in death. Her aged husband, eight daughters, forty-five grandchildren, fifty great-grandchildren, and a host of relatives and friends mourn her departure. In her youth she united with the Amish Mennonite Church and was faithful until death. Funeral services at the East Union Church, conducted by D. J. Fisher and Joe C. Brenneman. Interment in cemetery near by.


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  • Created by: Connie
  • Added: Apr 20, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178590498/elizabeth-shetler: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth Kauffman Shetler (4 Oct 1836–8 Jan 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 178590498, citing East Union Mennonite Cemetery, Sharon Center, Johnson County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Connie (contributor 46496968).