Barbara Augustin (Eigsti?)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 177
• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

Obit:
Birkey. - Barbara (Eigstein) Birkey was born Jan. 23, 1827; died Aug. 6, 1911; aged 84 y. 6 m. 12 d. She was united in marriage Aug. 22, 1847, with Joseph Birkey and lived in matrimony 55 y. 6 m. To this union were born 4 sons and 6 daughters. Her husband, 2 brothers, 5 sisters, 2 sons, 1 daughter, and 13 grandchildren preceded her to the spirit world. 2 sons, 5 daughters, 44 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers, 2 sisters and a host of relatives and friends mourn her departure.
Sister Birkey was a faithful member in the A. M. Church from youth. She lost her eyesight 13 years ago. She suffered much in her last days, but bore all patiently to the end. She was laid to rest in the East Fairview Cemetery near Woodriver, Nebr. Services by the brethren, Christian Rediger and Jos. Whitaker.

Barbara lost her eyesight thirteen years before her death, but she continued to knit for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Birth:
Recorded in Unterweilbach church book

Buried:
East Fairview Church Cemetery

Barbara married Joseph Bircky (Burkey) on 22 Aug 1847 in America. Joseph (son of Valentin (Valentine) Bircky (Birky) and Elisabeth Unzicker (Hunsiker)) was born on 13 May 1816 in Nymphenburg, Bavaria, GR; died on 13 Mar 1902 in Milford, Seward Co., NE; was buried in Milford, Seward Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Valentine M. Burkey was born on 1 Oct 1849 in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 27 Apr 1925 in Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Milford, Seward Co., NE.
2. Mary Burkey was born on 28 Dec 1850 in Woodford Co., IL; died on 25 Dec 1938 in Milford, Seward Co., NE; was buried in Milford, Seward Co., NE.
3. Magdalena Burkey was born on 4 Jan 1853 in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 25 May 1924 in Milford, Seward Co., NE.
4. Phoebe Burkey was born on 19 Jan 1857 in Tazewell Co., IL; died on 19 Nov 1916 in Milford, Seward Co., NE.
5. Susan Burkey was born on 18 May 1860 in Tazewell Co., IL; died on 26 Mar 1937 in Milford, Seward Co., NE; was buried in Milford, Seward Co., NE.
6. Veronica (Fannie) Burkey was born on 20 Oct 1863 in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 11 Feb 1949; was buried in Milford, Seward Co., NE.
7. Peter J. Burkey was born on 8 Jul 1867; died on 21 Oct 1947.
8. Nicolas P. Burkey was born in 1873; died in 1881.

Other Events and Attributes:

• CLER: Y
• Occupation: Estate manager, farmer
• Religion: Mennonite
• USR1: Herzwassersucht - cardiac dropsy

Notes:

Nicholas owned a large farm near Munich and was also a preacher of the Mennonite church.

“Nikolaus and his family moved from Strasbourg in Alsace to Unterweilbach near Dachau. Later they leased the castle farm in Pellheim. Other Amish families and individuals were also in the neighborhood. For example, the families of Christian and Valentin Birki who owned properties in Arzbach. Christian Habecker's Amish family also lived there for three years as subtenants of Christian Birki. Also tenants in this area were the Zehr and Hiser families, all of whom were named in the Pellheim parish register. Jakob Müller was a farmhand in Pellheim, Christian Gascho and his wife Maria née Güngerich in Pellheim, Georg Hochstettler farmhand in Arzbach, the siblings Johann, Barbara & Valentin Ackermann also in Arzbach and Anna Zwalter (Schowalter), “Austräglerin” or elderly farm woman in Pellheim. We may assume that all of the people named in Pellheim were employed by Nickolaus Augustin or lived on the farm. According to the church register, Christian Gascho was the subtenant of Nikolaus Augustin on the estate in Pellheim. The same was the case with Christian and Katharina Jotter (née Augsburger).

“Nikolaus Augustin must have been a very good farmer, because in the Staatsarchiv I found an application for a certificate of property by the Pellheim community dated 21 May 1841 when he left his lease there. It records what he had in terms of cash, agricultural property, and equipment and livestock, as well as outstanding debts from creditors.” [Totaling 16,174 Guilders]

“Following are the names of local leaders of the community who gave attestations to Nikolaus’ wealth and reputation: Eduard Count Sprety, Landlord of Weilbach; Franz Mayer, mayor, community of Pellheim; Dachau regional court.”


Information taken from Eigsti Genealogy Book.
  Nicholas, a farmer, owned a large farm in Germany.  He was also a preacher in the Mennonite Church.  The children received training in the home which produces industrious and faithful citizens.  Being instructed in the faith of their parents, they accepted Christ as their Saviour in their youth.  Nicholas died at about 50 years of age in Munich, Germany.  Elizabeth, the youngest daughter, contracted dipthiria and died from the disease in 1849, at approximately 7 years of age.

  In Germany, the law of conscription required all young men to serve three years in military duty.  The family left a comfortable, prosperous farm to come to America, suffering the privations of pioneer life.  They came not for financial gain, but to escape militarism, believing that it was not in accordance with the teachings of Holy Scriptures.

  The first to come to America, was Joseph Burkey.  He lived for one year in Tazewell Co., Illinois, then returned to Germany and married Miss Barbara Eigsti, in 1847.  The following year Joseph Burkey with his new bride, Barbara and her brother, Christian, came to America and settled in Tazewell Co., Illinois.  Following the death of Nicholas Augstien, his widow Barbara and the remaining children joined the family in America.  The trip was made in small wooden vessels, taking 56 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean.  They landed in New York City, proceeded by rail to Chicago and by canal to LaSalle, Illinois, on by boat to Hennepin, and by team to Bureau County, Illinois.

  Barbara Augstien owned land two miles south of Morton, Illinois.  A deed was recorded on August 19, 1853 in Tazewell County.  The land was purchased for the sum of $5,000.  Barbara Augstien is recorded in both the 1870 and 1880 federal census as residing with her youngest son, John Eigsti.  On December 26, 1880, she passed away at the age of 80.  She was buried in the Willow Springs Mennonite Church Cemetery, near Tiskilwa, Illinois.

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“In 1818 Nicholas Augstein left Strasbourg and moved to Gern (near Munich) with a number of other families. The family name was changed to Eigsti after resettling near Munich and it has been thought the cause could have been an anti-semitic climate.”

Died:
1852 Kirchdorf church register. He died at noon and was buried on Feb 3 in Kirchdorf in the grave belonging to the farm.

Buried:
In the grave belonging to the farm

Nicholas married Barbara Gascho in 1822 in Bavaria, GR. Barbara (daughter of André Gascho and Anna Zwalter) was born on 10 Nov 1800 in Desseling, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 26 Dec 1880 in Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL; was buried in Dec 1880 in Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Mennonite
• Immigration: 7 May 1853, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA

Notes:

She found help in the Amish community in one Johann Springer, who lived nearby. He assumed guardiandship for the minor children, and helped when she sold her property. In December 1852 she applied to emigrate to America. Barbara traveled to Morton, Illinois with her remaining children: 2 adults and 5 minor children, in the spring of 1853.

Birth:
Year IX of the French Republic

Immigration:
Ship City of Glasgow

Buried:
Willow Springs Mennonite Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Cultivator
• Religion: Anabaptist
• USR1: “Brand”, i.e. sepsis
• Residence: 1820, Bavaria, GR

Notes:

Residence:
Farms Unterweilbach and Pellheim

Died:
At age 69

Buried:
with minister Joseph Ackermann, farmer in Putzbrunn, officiating.

Christian married Elisabeth Eymann in 1780. Elisabeth (daughter of Ulrich Eymann and Barbara Mosimann) was born about 1757; died on 18 Feb 1820; was buried on 20 Feb 1820 in Pullach, Munich, Bavaria, GR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Anabaptist

Notes:

Died:
At age 63

Buried:
Buried by fellow [Anabaptist] believer.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Miller at Badonviller, (20 miles south of Gondrexange), then as a day laborer and domestic servant at Imling. Also a miller.
• Religion: Anabaptist
• Residence: Badonviller, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR
• Residence: Imling, Moselle, FR
• Residence: 1797, Desseling, Moselle, FR

Notes:

Earliest mention of Andre is in records from the civil marriage entry of Magdalena Zwalter and Christian Neuhauser. They were married at Gondrexange April 20, 1794. He is listed as witness Andre Cachon, 26, brother-in-law of the bride. Andre signed that entry “Andres Gascho.”

Birth:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/41654453/person/19895026069

Residence:
In the Dieuze Ponds area of Moselle from 1797 to 1805

André married Anna Zwalter before 1794. Anna (daughter of Christian Zwalter and Marie Risser) was born in 1769; died on 14 Feb 1839 in Pellheim, Bavaria, GR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Anabaptist

Notes:

Died:
At home of daughter Barbara and son-in-law Nicholas Augustin

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer At Pre Du Chene Near Lubine, Vosges

Ulrich + Barbara Mosimann. Barbara died on 17 Mar 1782 in La Broque, Salm, Bas-Rhin, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Miller at Merlebach (near St. Avold, Moselle)
• Immigration: 21 May 1831, Baltimore, MD

Notes:

Immigration:
Arrived after 44 days at sea

François + Anna Schrag (Chraque). Anna (daughter of Caspar Schrag and Elisabeth Weiss) was born about 1748-1750; died before 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

“It is strongly suspected that Anna Chraque was a daughter of Caspar Schrag and Elisabeth Weiss.

Anne Chraque's proposed family relationship is based on circumstance. Though there may have been other Swiss Schrags in Lorraine that we have not identified, only one branch of one family has been identified as Amish Mennonite. Caspar Schrag and Elisabeth Weiss had a son Caspar (circa 1744-1794) who married Barbe Rouvenacht and Marie Blaser. He worked as a miller at Bischwald Mill and a cultivator on Belgrade farm at Bistroff. Thus he was a business partner with the Engel family.

Their son Joseph Schrag (1772-1830) was born on Belgrade farm but lived at Gondrexange. He married Marie Engel (1774-circa 1800)…. Note that Anne's son Joseph Cachot/Gascho also lived at Gondrexange. This is a coincidence in a tiny community (though the population has grown in two centuries to its present 490). Note also that Joseph Cachot/Gascho's immigration companions in 1831 included Peter Engel. If Anne was a sister to Caspar (circa 1744-1794), the only documented Amish Mennonite Schrag in her age bracket in the region, then her parents were Caspar Schrag and Elisabeth Weiss.“

Other Events and Attributes:

• CLER: Y
• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

Died:
Witnessed by Christiane Neyhauser, 29, and Jean Rechely, 27. The Tables Decennale index of death entries describes him as Christianne Zvalteur, 60, husband of M. Richard.

Christian married Marie Risser in 1768. Marie was born in 1736; died on 4 Oct 1800 in Gondrexange, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Réchicourt le Château - Marie's civil death entry describes her as Marie Riseur, 65, wife of Christianne Zvalteur. It was reported by her son-in-law, Jean Perquy [Birki], 23. Christian Neyhouser [1767-1809] was a witness.