Joseph Yoder
Joseph Yoder ( September 22 , 1872 – November 13 , 1956 ) was an educator , musicologist , and writer , the first successful Mennonite literary figure in the United States , especially known for his semi-fictional account of his mother's life , "Rosanna of the Amish" ( 1940 ) , and for his investigation of the sources of the Amish tunes of the Ausbund , along with his efforts to record and preserve traditional Amish music . 
<triplet> Joseph Yoder <subj> September 22, 1872 <obj> date of birth <subj> November 13, 1956 <obj> date of death