Birkey Ancestry Chart

February 24, 2009

This is the Birkey Family Ancestry Chart

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John and Mary Schrock – An Unlikely Couple

February 24, 2009

The Personal Story of an Illinois Amish Mennonite Family by Donna Schrock Birkey Originally published in the Spring 2006 issue (Vol. XXXIII, No. 1) Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly (http://www.imhgs.org) This story is based on remembrances of a grandchild who shared their lives and knew this John and Mary intimately. AHD lived next door, down the [...]

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Immigrant Michael Salzman – 1779-1861

February 24, 2009

His Ancestors and His Descendants by Donna Schrock Birkey Originally published in the Winter 2004 issue (Vol. XXXI, No. 4) Illinois Mennonite Heritage Quarterly (http://www.imhgs.org) (Used with permission of original publisher) A 1589 Swiss record of the surname (Trina) Salzman is shown below. Over the years some families added a “t,” others added an extra“ [...]

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