YODER NEWSLETTER

12/13/2025

Taylorsville, KY Wreaths Across America program honoring Rev war Vets including our own Capt. Jacob Yoder...Broadcasting live today at 5:30 EST see:

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12/09/2025

The Spencer Co KY America250 Committee laid Wreaths last week on the graves of Spencer County Revolutionary soldiers we have identified- including for Capt Jacob Yoder whose grave and home are pictured below. There will be a Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday evening at 5:30 in Taylorsville during Christmas on Main Street that will include honoring Rev War soldiers. The ceremony will be available on Facebook.

11/30/2025

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11/30/2025

11/30/2025

Image of the Peter Yoder (YRB6) Bible, submitted by "Bev" in 2012, translation help from Bruce W Stahly.

YRB6 Family Bible- Translation by BruceWStahley- 2012
I can make out some of the old script:

on the image "Family Registry Page 1"

three births:

left hand side top: 1828 (name of child not legible to me)
right hand side top: Christian, born 1826
right hand side bottom: Jacob, born 1819

from the image "from Peter Yoder's Bible", four additional births:

left hand side top: Peter, born 1820
left hand side bottom: David (?), 1821
right hand side top: Solomon, born 1825
right hand side bottom: ?, born 1825

Note that although the printed heading indicates "Heirathen"
(marriages), these are in fact births.

The surname is spelled "Jotter" through-out.

The oil painting needs no explanation, -family of Peter's son Christian P. Yoder m. Lydia King

11/18/2025

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11/13/2025

Oldies but goodies.. see the videos from the 2017 National Yoder Reunion.. all high quality captured by the professional staff at the Shipshewana, IN conference center and posted on our Yoder Newsletter You Tube channel at

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11/11/2025

Colorful Family Crest Donated for Display at House of Yoder

10/31/2025

This year represents the 300th anniversary of the birth of North Carolina Yoder founder Conrad Yoder. We are also about to enter the 250th anniversary year since our Declaration of Independence, and nation-wide celebrations marking “AMERICA 250!. To read about the role Conrad and his neighbors played in the American Revolution, and also about revelations from the “newly discovered” family Bible of Jacob Yoder (OH146) and his wife Mary Sterner, make sure you have an active subscription to the Yoder newsletter (only $5 for two issues (Apr and Oct). The April issue should be in the mail on April 1, 2025!
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10/31/2025

On Oct 24th, 2025, Rev. Dr. Nathan Yoder, chaplain of the NC Yoder Family, conducts a Memorial Service at the Cemetery of Conrad Yoder, founder of the Southern branch of our Yoder Family. We are celebrating his 300th birth year at this national Reunion.

10/31/2025

Yoder Newsletter Editor since 1983 Chris Yoder present an overview of the Joder Family in Europe and the major immigrant lines coming to America at the NC Yoder hosted National Yoder Reunion in the Newton and Hickory , NC areas.