Anna Maria (Müller) Troyer (1874 - 1953)

Born 25 Aug 1874 in Nieder Ohmen, Kreis Alsfeld, Hesse, Germany

Ancestors

Wife of Abraham Franklin Troyer — married 2 Nov 1893 in Washington Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Nov 1953 at age 79 in Wellman, Washington, Iowa, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: G Gingerich [send private message]

Biography

Troyer, -- Anna Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Mueller, was born Aug. 25, 1874, at Berlin, Germany, and at the age of 6 years came with her father to Muscatine, Iowa. As she had lost her mother while quite young, she became the foster daughter of Bro. and Sister C. D. Yoder, Kalona, Iowa. She was the last of a family of five to depart this life, passing away at her home in Wellman, Iowa, Nov. 13, 1953; aged 79 y. 2m. 19 d. On Oct. 19, 1890, with a class of 15, of which 5 are yet living she was baptized and united with the Lower Deer Creek Church, Kalona, Iowa, later transferring her membership to the Wellman Mennonite Church where she was a faithful member at the time of her death. On Nov. 2, 1893, she was united in marriage to Abraham F. Troyer, who preceded her in death Oct. 19, 1920. To this union were born 9 children (Barbara ñMrs. Chris A. Yoder, Kalona, Iowa; Alma, at home; Chris, Kalona, Iowa; Charles, Kinross, Iowa; Ezra, Wellman, Iowa; Willis, Wayland, Iowa; Raymond, Kalona; Orval, Goshen, Ind.; and Dorothy:Mrs. WilliamMartin, Wellman). She also leaves 47 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, 4 nieces and 4 nephews. Four grandchildren preceded her in death. With the loss of her companion and the responsibility of directing the lives of her 9 children her duties were greatly increased, but were assumed with Christian grace. She saw all her children brought into the church of her choice. She was stricken with cerebral hemorrhage Nov. 8, which was the cause of her death. Funeral services were held at the Lower Deer Creek Church, Nov. 15, by J. Y. Swartzendruber, assisted by J. L. Hershberger and Max Yoder.

Note

She was not born in Berlin. Birth records prove that she was born in Nieder Ohmen, Kreis Alsfeld, Hesse, Germany

Sources

• Mueller-Menkel Family Genealogy Carl W. Troyer 1994

• Family Record of Abraham Franklin Troyer and Anna Mary Mueller, compiled by Chris Troyer, 1976 updated by Mary Troyer 1991

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KGV7-Y9K

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113434435/anna-mary-troyer

• https://seiowa.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?t=34606,34615&i=t&by=1953&bdd=1950&bm=11&bd=19&d=11191953-11191953&fn=wellman_advance_usa_iowa_wellman_19531119_english_1&df=1&dt=8&cid=2721

• http://mcusa-archives.org/mennobits/53/dec1953.html