Tobias Hershberger

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Hershberger.-Tobias Hershberger was born in Somerset Co., Pa., March 22, 1843. In October, 1865, he with his parents emigrated to Kent Co., Mich., at which place he was married to Leah Gingerich. To them were born two sons, Simon and William. On Sep. 30, 1883 he was ordained to the office of deacon in the Mennonite Church of which he was a member since the age of 27 years, in which he faithfully served up to his death. In Nov. 1894 he, with his family, emigrated to Knox Co., Tenn., where he resided till in Feb. 1900, when he with his family emigrated to what was then Woods Co., but now Alfalfa Co., Okla., on the farm where occurred on May 4, 1918, at the age of 75 y. 1 m. 12 d. He leaves to mourn his departure his life companion, one sister, two sons, three grandsons and two grand-daughters. Funeral on the 7th conducted by D. Y. Hooley and S. C. Miller at the Milan Valley Church and laid to rest in the Cemetery nearby.

Gospel Herald - Volume XI, Number 8 - May 23, 1918 - page 143

Tobias married Leah Gingrich , Kent Co., Michigan. Leah (daughter of Michael Groh Gingrich and Mary M. Wanner) was born 5 Jun 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1920, Near, Goltry, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA; was buried , Protection Mennonite Cemetery, Protection, Comanche, Kansas, United States. [Group Sheet]