1850 Mary Ann Christophel was born on May 17. [1]
1873 Mary Ann Christophel died. An obituary for her reported [2]:
In Elkhart Co. Indiana, on the 6th of February, of Bilious Colic, Mary Ann, daughter of John N. and Elisabeth Christophel, aged 22 years, 8 months, 19 days. She had been sick only one day. She was buried on the 8th, at Yellow Creek Meeting-house, followed to the grave by a large concourse of friends and relatives. Funeral services by J. A. Beutler, H. Shaum and J. F. Funk from Matt. 24:42-44. What a solemn warning this should be to all of us especially the young. One day so full of life and health and the next, cold in death. Truly we should not, neglect to make due preparation to meet our God, for in a day and an hour when we think not the Son of man may come.
1873 Mary Ann Christophel was buried at Yellow Creek. Her gravestone records: "Mary A. Dau. of J.N. & E.J. Christophel. Died 6 Dec 1872 aged 22 y, 8 months, 19 days." [3] [4]
See also: [5]
[1] Jonas G. Wenger, Martin D. Wenger, and Joseph H. Wenger, History of the Descendants of Christian Wenger (1903), 186, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].
[2] Mennonite Obituary Archives, Herald of Truth - Volume X, Number 3 - March 1873 - pages 61-63, [MennObits].
[3] Find A Grave Memorial 27760264, [FindAGrave].
[4] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[5] David L Miller, Record of the Old Yellow Creek Cemetery, 41, [GoogleBooks].