Rev Joseph Stuckey (aged 76) died on February 5, 1902 in Danvers, McLean County, Illinois.
He was born on July 12, 1825 in Alsace, France. The son of Peter Stuckey and Elisabeth (Sommer) Stuckey.
Joseph Stuckey married Barbara Roth on December 17, 1844 in Butler County, Ohio. She preceded him in death. They were blessed with the birth of their children Jacobina Phoebe Stuckey and Christian Roth Stuckey.
He latter married his first wife's sister Magdalena Roth on December 12, 1881 in McLean County, Illinois. She survived his death. No children were born of their marriage.
Joseph emigrated from France with his parents in 1830 to Butler County, Ohio, working on his father's farm, later moving to Illinois with his parents and found work. They later moved to McLean County, where in 1858 Joseph bought his first 40 acres for $3 an acre. He was ordained a minister on 8 April 1860 and a bishop four years later, on 26 april 1864, both times by Bishop Jonathan Yoder of the Rock Creek Amish Mennonite Church, of Danvers. As an excellent speaker and in great demand as a preacher and bishop who assisted in ordinations and communication services, he preformed 1,328 baptisms, married 256 couples, and ordained 18 bishops. He established churches in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. North Danvers, his home congregation, became known as the "Mother Church," and he was often referred to as "Father Stuckey." He was a liberal, in that he did not feel that the people should be excommunicated from the church because of disagreement in some detail. Although he did not agree in "universalism," he befriended an advocate of the idea as "his brother," and he appealed for unity, compassion, and instruction "with love." As a result, an unchristian attitude, one toward another, developed a rift between the "Stuckey Amish" (his followers) and the more conservative "American Amish." Joseph was an individual with unusual ability for understanding and leadership through his oratory and written works. Several plaques have been placed in his honor in the church of Danvers and also the seminary in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
He was born on July 12, 1825 in Alsace, France. The son of Peter Stuckey and Elisabeth (Sommer) Stuckey.
Joseph Stuckey married Barbara Roth on December 17, 1844 in Butler County, Ohio. She preceded him in death. They were blessed with the birth of their children Jacobina Phoebe Stuckey and Christian Roth Stuckey.
He latter married his first wife's sister Magdalena Roth on December 12, 1881 in McLean County, Illinois. She survived his death. No children were born of their marriage.
Joseph emigrated from France with his parents in 1830 to Butler County, Ohio, working on his father's farm, later moving to Illinois with his parents and found work. They later moved to McLean County, where in 1858 Joseph bought his first 40 acres for $3 an acre. He was ordained a minister on 8 April 1860 and a bishop four years later, on 26 april 1864, both times by Bishop Jonathan Yoder of the Rock Creek Amish Mennonite Church, of Danvers. As an excellent speaker and in great demand as a preacher and bishop who assisted in ordinations and communication services, he preformed 1,328 baptisms, married 256 couples, and ordained 18 bishops. He established churches in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. North Danvers, his home congregation, became known as the "Mother Church," and he was often referred to as "Father Stuckey." He was a liberal, in that he did not feel that the people should be excommunicated from the church because of disagreement in some detail. Although he did not agree in "universalism," he befriended an advocate of the idea as "his brother," and he appealed for unity, compassion, and instruction "with love." As a result, an unchristian attitude, one toward another, developed a rift between the "Stuckey Amish" (his followers) and the more conservative "American Amish." Joseph was an individual with unusual ability for understanding and leadership through his oratory and written works. Several plaques have been placed in his honor in the church of Danvers and also the seminary in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Rev Joseph Stuckey (aged 76) died on February 5, 1902 in Danvers, McLean County, Illinois.
He was born on July 12, 1825 in Alsace, France. The son of Peter Stuckey and Elisabeth (Sommer) Stuckey.
Joseph Stuckey married Barbara Roth on December 17, 1844 in Butler County, Ohio. She preceded him in death. They were blessed with the birth of their children Jacobina Phoebe Stuckey and Christian Roth Stuckey.
He latter married his first wife's sister Magdalena Roth on December 12, 1881 in McLean County, Illinois. She survived his death. No children were born of their marriage.
Joseph emigrated from France with his parents in 1830 to Butler County, Ohio, working on his father's farm, later moving to Illinois with his parents and found work. They later moved to McLean County, where in 1858 Joseph bought his first 40 acres for $3 an acre. He was ordained a minister on 8 April 1860 and a bishop four years later, on 26 april 1864, both times by Bishop Jonathan Yoder of the Rock Creek Amish Mennonite Church, of Danvers. As an excellent speaker and in great demand as a preacher and bishop who assisted in ordinations and communication services, he preformed 1,328 baptisms, married 256 couples, and ordained 18 bishops. He established churches in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. North Danvers, his home congregation, became known as the "Mother Church," and he was often referred to as "Father Stuckey." He was a liberal, in that he did not feel that the people should be excommunicated from the church because of disagreement in some detail. Although he did not agree in "universalism," he befriended an advocate of the idea as "his brother," and he appealed for unity, compassion, and instruction "with love." As a result, an unchristian attitude, one toward another, developed a rift between the "Stuckey Amish" (his followers) and the more conservative "American Amish." Joseph was an individual with unusual ability for understanding and leadership through his oratory and written works. Several plaques have been placed in his honor in the church of Danvers and also the seminary in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
He was born on July 12, 1825 in Alsace, France. The son of Peter Stuckey and Elisabeth (Sommer) Stuckey.
Joseph Stuckey married Barbara Roth on December 17, 1844 in Butler County, Ohio. She preceded him in death. They were blessed with the birth of their children Jacobina Phoebe Stuckey and Christian Roth Stuckey.
He latter married his first wife's sister Magdalena Roth on December 12, 1881 in McLean County, Illinois. She survived his death. No children were born of their marriage.
Joseph emigrated from France with his parents in 1830 to Butler County, Ohio, working on his father's farm, later moving to Illinois with his parents and found work. They later moved to McLean County, where in 1858 Joseph bought his first 40 acres for $3 an acre. He was ordained a minister on 8 April 1860 and a bishop four years later, on 26 april 1864, both times by Bishop Jonathan Yoder of the Rock Creek Amish Mennonite Church, of Danvers. As an excellent speaker and in great demand as a preacher and bishop who assisted in ordinations and communication services, he preformed 1,328 baptisms, married 256 couples, and ordained 18 bishops. He established churches in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. North Danvers, his home congregation, became known as the "Mother Church," and he was often referred to as "Father Stuckey." He was a liberal, in that he did not feel that the people should be excommunicated from the church because of disagreement in some detail. Although he did not agree in "universalism," he befriended an advocate of the idea as "his brother," and he appealed for unity, compassion, and instruction "with love." As a result, an unchristian attitude, one toward another, developed a rift between the "Stuckey Amish" (his followers) and the more conservative "American Amish." Joseph was an individual with unusual ability for understanding and leadership through his oratory and written works. Several plaques have been placed in his honor in the church of Danvers and also the seminary in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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