Amon William Birky

Notes:

Buried:
Fairview Mennonite Cemetery

Amon married Katie Elizabeth Troyer on 30 Oct 1913 in Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE. Katie was born on 19 Nov 1895; died on 30 Sep 1983 in Albany, Linn Co., OR; was buried in Albany, Linn Co., OR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lester Roy Birky was born on 21 Feb 1917; died on 13 Aug 1917.
2. Dale Amon Birky was born on 11 Nov 1918; died on 20 Apr 2013 in Vanderhoof, BC., CA; was buried in Albany, Linn Co., OR.
3. Glen Ira Birky
4. Lola Fern Birky was born on 13 Oct 1922; died on 11 Jan 2000 in Albany, Linn Co., OR; was buried in Albany, Linn Co., OR.
5. Lois Leila Birky was born on 9 May 1926; died on 16 Nov 2018 in Silverton, OR; was buried in Albany, Linn Co., OR.
6. Roy Eldon Birky was born on 11 Oct 1927; died on 7 Jan 1929.
7. Faye Ellen Birky was born on 27 Mar 1932 in Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE; died on 16 Apr 2019 in Albany, Linn Co., OR; was buried in Albany, Linn Co., OR.
8. Ella Mae Birky was born on 5 Jan 1934; died on 5 Jan 1934.
9. Stella Ruth Birky

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Mennonite
• USR1: Cerebral Hemorrhage-paralytic stroke
• Residence: 1887, Decatur Co., KS
• PURC: Bef 1888, AR
• Residence: 1894, Wisner, Cuming Co., NE
• Residence: 1903, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE
• Census: 1910, Fillmore Co., NE
• Residence: 1912, Tangent, Linn Co., OR
• Residence: 1920, Albany, Linn Co., OR

Notes:

Obit:
BIRKY. - Joseph, son of Joseph and Mary Birky, was born near Morton, Ill., Sept. 9, 1862; died Oct. 5, 1935. When he failed to answer the call for dinner he was found by his wife lying near his workshop with a stroke of paralysis. He lived about 13 hours after that, not having uttered a word. He accepted Christ in his youth and united with the Mennonite Church, remaining faithful to the end. In 1887 he moved with his parents to Decator Co., Kans. On Feb. 4, 1888, he united in marriage to Amelia Caroline Lund, near Oberlin, Kans. In 1894 he moved with his family to Wisner, Neb., in 1903 to Shickley, Neb., in 1912 to Tangent, Oreg., in 1920 to Albany, Oreg., where he lived the remainder of his life. He leaves his sorrowing companion and 6 children (Caroline, wife of Roy Stutzman, Cairo, Neb.; Amon W., Shickley, Neb.; Joseph A., Creston, Mont.; Lydia, wife of Albert Steckley, Albany, Oreg.; Ada, wife of Amos Roth, Albany, Oreg.; and Emma at home), 24 grandchildren, 1 sister (Barbara Egli of Hopedale, Ill.). His parents, 3 brothers (Jacob, Valentine, and Daniel), and 3 sisters (Mary, Catherine Schrock, and Elizabeth Eichelberger) preceded him in death. He was the first to break the family circle. He was much interested in the Church, and was much concerned in the spiritual welfare of his children and grandchildren in which he had much joy, and to know the children were serving the Lord in the same precious faith (of the Mennonite Church). The children were all present at the funeral excepting Amon, who with his family had left for home about 11 days before the call came to father, after visiting with his parents. Funeral services held Oct. 9 at the home and at the Fairview Mennonite Church by the brethren C. R. Gerig, Eli Frey, C. C. Steckley, Henry Gerig, and A. P. Troyer. Text, I Cor. 15; Heb. 6:27; II Cor. 1:3,4; Psa. 90. Interment in Knoxbutte Cemetery.

He has crossed o'er the river we spoke of,
With never a doubt nor with fears;
And now he is peacefully sleeping,
Beyond the valley of tears."
The family.

Residence:
with his parents took up homesteads between Oberlin and Selden

PURC:
purchased land, visited it several times, never resided there and later sold it.

Census:
Listed with wife Amelia; children Caroline, Amon, Joseph, Lydia, Emma, Ada
T624  Roll: 845  Page: 21

Buried:
Willamette Memorial Park - Originally interred at Knox Butte Cemetery, Albany, Oregon.

Joseph married Amelia Caroline Lund on 4 Feb 1888 in Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS. Amelia (daughter of August Lund and Barbara King) was born on 2 Aug 1869 in Gridley, McLean Co., IL; died on 29 Oct 1955 in Albany, Linn Co., OR; was buried in Albany, Linn Co., OR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Mennonite
• USR1: Cerebral Trombosis

Notes:

Obit: Gospel Herald - Volume XLVIII , Number 49 - December 6, 1955 ----- page 1176
Birky, -- Amelia Caroline, youngest daughter of August and Barbara (King) Lund, was born Aug. 2, 1869, near Gridley, Ill.; passed away Oct. 29, 1955; near Sweet Home, Oreg., at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Stutzman. She was received into the Mennonite Church by baptism at the age of 14, and was a faithful member until called to her reward. In 1886 she moved with her parents to Oberlin, Kans. She taught school one year. On Feb. 4, 1888, she was united in marriage to Joseph Birky. In 1894 they moved to Wisner, Nebr., later to Shickley, Nebr., then in 1912 to a farm near Tangent, Oreg., and lived in the Tangent, Albany, and Sweet Home communities until the time of her death. This union was blessed with 2 sons and 4 daughters (Caroline Sutzman, Sweet Home, Oreg.; Amon, Albany, Oreg.; Joseph, Canby, Oreg.; Lydia Steckley, Lebanon, Oreg.; Emma Jantzi, Tangent; and Ada Roth, Albany), and also 36 grandchildren, 74 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends. Preceding her in death was her companion who passed away Oct. 5, 1935, also 2 brothers, 2 sisters, 5 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Even to her very last days she always had a word of encouragement for all and carried a large correspondence with messages of love and encouragement for many relatives and friends.

“Amelia’s father left Sweden for America at the age of 17, intending to g to the gold fields of California. Running out of funds in Illinois he arrived at a German-speaking Mennonite settlement. There he met and married Barbra King. ….their youngest daughter, Amelia Caroline (at 17) taught school in Kansas for a year and married at 18.”

Buried:
Willamette Memorial Park

Notes:

Married:
Mennonite Church, by Vishop Joseph Schlegel of Milford

Other Events and Attributes:

• CLER: Y
• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: 18
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Residence: 1844-67, Tazewell Co., IL
• Immigration: Abt 1840, Butler Co., OH
• Residence: 1841, Butler Co., OH
• Census: Jun 1860, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL
• Naturalization: 22 Feb 1865, Tazewell Co., IL
• Census: Aug 1870, Gridley, McLean Co., IL
• Residence: 1867-1872, Gridley Twp., McLean Co., IL
• Ordained: 1877, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL
• Census: 10 Jun 1880, Boynton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL
• Residence: 1882-1889, Boynton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL
• Residence: 1889-1903, Decatur Co., KS
• Residence: 1906, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE

Notes:

Obit: (Gospel Witness, December 1906)
BIRKEY.-Joseph Birkey was born in Germany, Mar. 19, 1828, and died near Shickley, Neb., Dec 6, 1906; aged 78y. 8m. 17d. On January 7, 1851, he was married to Mary Birkey. They lived in this relation for over fifty-five years. To this union were born nine children, three of whom have preceded him to the spirit world. Three sons, three daughters, fifty-three grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren are left to mourn their loss, but they mourn not as those who have no hope. Bro. Birkey was deacon in the Mennonite church for twenty-nine years and was faithful to the trust placed upon him. He was laid to rest on the 8th of December in the Salem cemetery. Funeral services were conducted by Christian Beller of this place and Jacob Stauffer and Joseph Rediger, of Milford, Neb. A great many people assembled to show their love and esteem to one who had lived in their midst and also to show their sympathy to the bereaved ones. As his body now rests in the grave we believe his soul is sweetly resting on the shores of eternal deliverance. Peace to his ashes.

“From 1889-1903 he served churches in Decatur and Sheridan Counties in Kansas, and in Nebraska, the Filmore congregation (now the Salem Mennonite Church).”

According to Harry F. Weber in Centennial History of the Mennonites of Illinois,
“Joseph was the youngest of the six sons and the smallest, and he was a man of over 6 feet in height and weighed over 200 pounds. In 1850, according to U.S. census files, Joseph Birkey was 22 years old and his brother Jacob was 24, and they were living with their brother John Birky in Tazewell County, Illinois.” From “A Brief Account of the History, Ancestry & Descendants of the John C. Birky Family.”

“The “E” (in Joseph’ name) was assumed by Joseph Birky in later years because there were many others with the name Joseph Birky.”

Birth:
Bavaria cited on his naturalization document

Census:
Burket with wife and five children

Naturalization:
Along with his brother Valentine, citing his birthplace as Bavaria

Census:
Burkey with wife and seven children

Ordained:
Deacon in Hopedale Mennonite Chuirch

Census:
Birky with wife and six children (Catherine married)

Residence:
Do not know when Joseph moved to NE

Buried:
Salem Cemetery

Joseph married Maria (Mary) Bircky (Birky) on 7 Jan 1851 in Tazewell Co., IL. Maria (daughter of Valentin (Valentine) Bircky (Birky) and Elisabeth Unzicker (Hunsiker)) was born on 19 Mar 1833 in Bavaria, GR; died on 28 Oct 1908 in Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE; was buried in Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 19
• Religion: Amish
• USR1: Bright’s Disease
• Immigration: 21 Jun 1849, NY

Notes:

Obit:
Birkey.- Mary Birkey, wife of Joseph Birkey, died at her home near Shickly, Nebr., Dec. 28, 1908; aged 75 y. 9 m. 9 d. Her sickness was Bright's disease. Funeral services were conducted by Joseph Rediger and Jacob Stauffer.

Immigration:
Via Liverpool, on ship Minnesota

Buried:
Salem Cemetery

Notes:

Married:
By A. Ropp

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Immigration: Abt 1850, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

Obit: (Mennobits)
August Lund was born in Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 30, 1833; died at his home near Beemer, Nebr., Nov. 18, 1909, at the age of 76 y. 1 m. 18 d. At the age of 17 he emigrated to Pekin, Ill., where he grew to manhood. In 1858 he united in marriage to Barbara King. To this union were born five children, two having preceded him to the spirit world. He leaves to mourn his departure a sorrowing wife and three children, besides many friends. Bro. Lund was a member of the A. M. Church for many years. Funeral services were held at the Plumcreek A. M. Church by Peter Oswald, J. D. Berky in German and J. H. Birky in English from I Cor. 15:51-55, and Rom. 8:1-3. Interment in the Beemer cemetery.

Died:
at his home

Buried:
Beemer Cemetery

August + Barbara King. Barbara (daughter of Samuel King and Mary Magdalena Kurtz) was born on 8 May 1838 in Wooster, Wayne Co., OH; died on 12 Apr 1927 in Beemer, Cuming Co., NE; was buried in Beemer, Cuming Co., NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Mennonite

Notes:

Obit: Gospel Herald, April 1927:
"Barbara (King) Lund was born May 8, 1838, near Wooster, Ohio; died Apr. 12, 1927, at Beemer, Nebr.; aged 88 y. 11 m. 4 d. In early life she joined the Mennonite Church of which she was a member at the time of her death. In the year 1858 she was married to August Lund, who was called to his reward 17 years ago. To this union were born 5 children, 2 having preceded her to the spirit world. She leaves 3 children (Mrs. Josephine Wittrig, at whose home she passed away; Mrs. A. Caroline Birky, and David Lund), 13 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, 2 half-sister, and 4 half- brothers. She suffered much during her last illness but quietly passed away when the Lord said, "Come." Funeral services were held from the home of J. H. Birkey, conducted by Bro. Joseph Schantz. (Text, Psa. 90 - German) and Bro. D. Z. Birkey (Text, II Cor. 5:10 - English). Interment in the Keener [Beemer] Cemetery."

Buried:
Beemer Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: 34
• Religion: Mennonite
• USR1: Pneumonia, per Dr. Heelbast from Augsburg
• Residence: 1804-1813, Geretsried, Bavaria, GR
• PURC: 22 Jun 1829, Unterdiessen, Bavaria, GR
• PURC: 1830, Abstried, near Diessen, Bavaria, GR
• PURC: 13 Feb 1832, Heimberg, Bavaria, GR

Notes:

Previously from Freudenbergerhof near Bitche in Lorraine.
Later at Heimberg, near Augsburg.

Harry F. Weber, in his book "Centennial History of the Mennonites of Illinois" reports them as the Big Burkeys and listed them along Dillon Creek in 1841. Reference is made to them as the Big Birkeys because of their large stature. Joseph was the youngest of the six sons and the smallest, and he was a man of over 6 feet in height and weighed over 200 pounds. In 1850, according to U.S. census files, Joseph Birky was 22 years old and his brother Jacob was 24, and they were living with their brother John Birky in Tazewell County, Illinois.
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While in Bavaria, Christian was one of the signatories to a letter sent March 18, 1811, to King Maximilian I. Joseph (ruler from 1806-1825). In it the “Elders of the Menonists” of the dairy farm Oberndorf, appealed to the King for permission to hire their own private instructors to educate their children in their own catechism, since he had allowed them freedom of religion. But “some of the community have received legal orders to send their children to school a good half hour away.”

The answer came to them on Sept. 11, 1811, that “attendance of the local school remained compulsory, but the Mennonite children were not compelled to participate in religious instruction.”

Other signing the letter were: Christian Güngerich, Heinrich Stalter, Daniel Zehr, Johannes Bächler.
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Following are the memories of Valentine Birky (recorded in 1935) of his grandfather Christian Birki (1781-1840).

“The son, who was my grandfather, grew to manhood in France. He, being of more than ordinary strength, was wanted for the army, so he fled to Germany, settling in Bavaria near the town of Augsburg. The French hunted for him in the hay and grain with their bayonets. His mother and sister came to Bavaria later.

“In Bavaria, Christian set up housekeeping. He raised a family of six sons and two daughters.... They tell me the Birkys were of the nobility, whatever that may mean. The Birky brothers were large men; they stood six feet tall and over. None of them fleshy, as I remember them--large frame bone and muscle.

“One thing we must give them credit for: none of them were drinkers, which was a trouble with some of the German people in those days when liquor flowed so freely. I knew the brothers well, all but my own father, which I regret very much not knowing. I have always heard him highly spoken of. Their father was considered the strongest man in Bavaria, I am told. “

The following taken from "A Brief Account of the History, Ancestry & Descendants of the John C. Birky Family."

“The son [of Christian Birki [b. abt 1700], also named Christian, grew to manhood and was constantly sought for service in the military. Eventually he escaped back into Germany. There he was married and raised a family six sons and two daughters. The names of the children in order of age were: Katherine, Christian, John, Andrew, Valentine, Jacob, Joseph and Elizabeth.

Between 1830 and 1840, when the older sons were approaching manhood, plans were made for the Christian Birky family to move to America, but the father suddenly became ill and died. Even so, loyalty to their faith of non-resistance caused them to continue plans to go to America. The two older sons, Christian and John, went to America alone first and settled in Butler County, Ohio. About a year later the other four brothers joined them in Ohio, and a short time later all six went west and located along Dillon Creek in Tazewell County, Illinois. This was in the year 1839 or 1840. The sister Elizabeth, who had married Jacob Eichelberger, came to America with her family and settled in the vicinity of her brothers. The mother and older sister, who married a man by the name of Jacob Rogie, remained in Germany.”

“[Christian] left his wife, one son, and one daughter. The French army sought this one son, Christian, to serve in the army. They often dug in the hay and grain with their bayonets, thinking that they might find him. To avoid this persecution, Christian fled to Germany and then into Bavaria. His mother and sister came later. This took place about 1800 or a little later. In Bavaria, Christian was married and became the father of six sons and two daughters, although it is thought that there was a third daughter who died early in youth. The names of the children were, in order of age: Katherine, Christian, John, Andrew, Valentine, Jacob, Joseph and Elizabeth.

Sons Came Over.
Of the six brothers it was apparent that there were three deacons and one minister. Between 1830 and 1840 this family prepared to come to America, but the father suddenly took sick and died, so it was decided that the two oldest sons, Christian and John, should make the journey alone, which they did.
It was customary for voyagers to take along enough provisions for the journey and also to do their own cooking. There were quite a few Hungarians on the ship and as the Birky boys were the only Bavarians, the Hungarians held the majority. One day John was seasick and Christian went down in the kitchen to do the cooking he found that an Hungarian had a large pot of potatoes on the stove. When Christian came with his kettle, which was small, to cook some soup the Hungarian told him to get out as he couldn't cook.
The boy went upstairs and told his brother John, the story goes, that he must come down to the kitchen, as the Hungarian had insulted them. Christian went down again and tried to put his kettle on but again without success. The Hungarian told him to get out. But Christian, his ire called up, was himself the aggressor this time and seizing the pot of hot potatoes, turned them upside down on the Hungarian's head. In the meantime John came downstairs, and while the Hungarian was trying to get at Christian a seaman tripped him and he fell at John's feet. Thinking the boy had thrown him he left them alone, his fight gone.
About a year later the other brothers came to America and settled in Butler county, Ohio, with the two oldest brothers, but they remained there only a short time and then moved to Tazewell county, Illinois, about 1859 or 1860. The sister Elizabeth, who had married Jacob Eichelberger, came to America with her family and settled in the vicinity of her brothers. The mother and the oldest sister, who married a man by the name of Jacob Rogie, remained in Germany.
The name was formerly spelled Purckey, but has been changed to Burky, Birkey and Birky. The P was changed to B and the C omitted in Switzerland, and other minor changes have been made by the different branches of the family.”

Residence:
South of Munich. Leased Schwaigwall (Gut Wahl/Wolfratshausen-Waal estate), succeeding Joseph Stalter; Joseph rented only 50 days, Christian had a contract for 10 years. A Schwaige was not a ordinary farm, and according to Helmut Gingerich it provided for for a castle or monastery, needing skills such as distilling and cattle raising and a knowledge of business processes. Christian and his people farmed the 240 Bavarian acres of meadows and pastures until 1813.

PURC:
Tafernwirt. Purchased an inn that included 53 acres of farmland. In 1831, Christian is mentioned twice as witness of the Mennonite community, and as innkeeper in Schwabunterdissen.

PURC:
Heimberg estate, near Daniel Unzicker

PURC:
Bought farm estate near Fischach and 25 km S.W. of Augsburg, from Baroness von Grimmenstein for 4,000 Guilders. This farm was also near Daniel Unzicker’s Abstried Schwaige.

Died:
At 11:00 am in the house of Peter Hochstetler while visiting the family. Services at his funeral were conducted by minister Peter Hochstettler (1814-1884), a resident of Meringerau. Hermann Hage says he died at “Siebenbrunn b. Augsburg.” This is 20 miles east of Fischach, Christian’s home since 1838.

Buried:
At the wall from the chapel, in the presence of Stephan Klughammer the priest in the parish of St. Georg, near the Hochstetler family “the oldest from the Mennonite Peter Hochstetler, tenant to the Brik’schen farm.” Peter was in charge of the burial. (Haunstetten equals Siebenbrunn: they are very close together.)

Christian + Katharina Nafziger. Katharina was born in 1776/1777; died on 3 Apr 1861 in Ehingen, Bavaria, GR; was buried on 5 Apr 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Schaffhauserhof, home of her daughter Katharina Burcky Rocke. (Schaffhauser Farm by Nördlingen)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: In Europe A Bauer (Farmer), In US A Farmer
• Reference Number: 36
• Religion: Amish
• Residence: Bef 1803, Völlerdingen, Alsace, FR
• Residence: ? 1803, Riedenburg, Bavaria, GR
• Residence: 1813, Dachau, Munich, Bavaria, GR
• PURC: 1825, Dachau, Munich, Bavaria, GR
• Residence: 1815 - 1828, Dachau, Munich, Bavaria, GR
• Immigration: 31 May 1828, Dachau, Munich, Bavaria, GR
• Residence: 1830, Pellheim, Bavaria, GR
• PURC: 8 Mar 1833, Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR
• PURC: 15 Apr 1841, Ludwigsfeld, Bavaria, GR
• Death: 12 Aug 1848, Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR
• Residence: 1831-1849, Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR
• Immigration: 21 Jun 1849, NY
• Census: 1850, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL
• Residence: 1860, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

Valentine, father of thirteen children, all of whom emigrated to America, although not all at the same time, lived in Gern, Bavaria, when his children were born. The year after his wife died, Valentine, with some of his family came to America. He left Gern near Munich, Bavaria with five children, and with 10,000 fl., one of the larger amounts taken out of the country--much more than most immigrants. His brother Christian took the same amount. Valentine was of the "Little Red" Birky's. The family’s emigration is documented in Friedrich Blendinger’s material (the emigration to North America from the governmental district Upper Bavaria in the years 1846-1852, in: ZBLG (magazine for Bavarian national history) 27 (1964), p. 431-487. The magazine is on line with full text.

Birth:
Probably born at either Lutterbacherhof or Buscherhof (both near Sarre-Union and Rimsdorf). Lutterbacherhof is now a part of the Cultural Heritage Inventory Department Palais du Rhin. See https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA67006033

Residence:
Lutterbacherhof, near Saar-Union/Saarbrücken, FR

Residence:
Lived on rented farms with brother Andreas (Country court Riedenburg [Flugelsberg]), and with Christian (in County Court Munich.
Google translation :
Gern and Riedenburg
lt. deed of citizenship of
In 1828 he stayed until about 1815
with his brother on the
Wing mountain.

Residence:
Unterweilbach tenant, of Court Spreti, near Dachau.

PURC:
Purchased an estate in Arzbach from his brother Christian.

Residence:
Tenant at Unterweilbach.

Immigration:
Received France to Bavaria immigration permit. ”Here appears Valentin Bircky from Lutterbach in Alsace, 34 years old, father of seven children, five boys, and two girls, the oldest 13 years of age, the youngest two years of age, asking for permission to emigrate.”

Residence:
Arzbach estate (about 2 miles north of the center of Pellheim) called Schloss Pellheim.

PURC:
Purchased Kandler farm estate, house No 3 from Joseph Stalter, Elisabeth’s step-father.

PURC:
Mayerrhof, house No. 8, called “Wurzer estate in Ludwigsfeld near Munich, and Dachau.

Death:
Death of wife Elisabeth Unzicker

Residence:
Valentin moved with his family to his father-in-law living in Gern near Munich

Immigration:
Via Liverpool on ship Minnesota. Evidently the family was originally booked to depart with ship agent Karl Dick from Augsburg via Mannheim-LaHavre-New York. Plans must have changed since they ultimately arrived on the ship Minnesota, via Liverpool to New York.

Census:
Age 67, living with son Joseph and Barbara (Eigsti) Birky; also living there was Christian Springer, laborer.

Residence:
Year of his death

Buried:
Birky-Landes Cemetery, personal visit, Plot #36 on cemetery map dated 8/12/2013

Valentin married Elisabeth Unzicker (Hunsiker) in 1812 in Munich, Bavaria, GR. Elisabeth (daughter of Unzicker (Hunsicker) and Magdalena Nafziger) was born in 1796 in Breimthal, Heidelberg, Bavaria, GR; died on 12 Aug 1848 in Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR; was buried on 15 Aug 1848 in Gern, Munich, Bavaria, GR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 37
• Religion: Mennonite
• USR1: Stroke

Notes:

Unzicker, originally Hunzicker= from Hunzicken, Canton Bern. The initial H was probably lost during a stay in France where an H is not pronounced at the beginning of a word.

















More likely, Elizabeth could have been a sister to Daniel b. 1798 who married Magdalena Kahn.}

Birth:
Near Wieslock and Heidelberg

Died:
Farmer’s wife, at age 54, on her father’s farm

Buried:
Gern Mennonite Cemetery

Notes:

Settlement of Valentine’s estate lists Joseph first and Jacob seond--the rest in the same order as here.

Married:
about 1812-1813 - 2,500 Guilders given to the bride and groom on the occasion of their marriage by the bride’s family.

Notes:

SAMUEL3 KING (CHRISTIAN2, JOHN SOLOMON1 KOENIG) was born 08 February 1808 in Lancaster Co., PA, and died 15 August 1895 in Near Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL. He married (1) MAGDALENA KURTZ Abt. 1831, daughter of ABRAHAM KURTZ and ELIZABETH FISHER. She was born 14 February 1803 in PA, and died September 1846 in Tazewell Co., IL. He married (2) MARY GERBER Aft. 1846. She was born 1832 in Lancaster Co., PA.

Buried:
Pleasant Grove Cemetery

Samuel married Mary Magdalena Kurtz on 1 Jan 1830 in Holmes Co., OH. Mary (daughter of Abraham Kurtz and Magdalena Lantz) was born on 14 Feb 1803; died on 18 Oct 1846 in Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to David Henry King Genealogy, she was the daughter of Abraham & Elizabeth Fisher Kurtz.
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Children of SAMUEL KING and MAGDALENA KURTZ are:
i. JOSEPH4 KING, b. 24 June 1832, Wayne Co., OH; d. 31 October 1904, Isabella, , OK; m. SUSANNA STUTZMAN, 12 January 1854, Elkhart Co., IN; d. Unknown.
7. ii. DAVID HENRY KING, b. 28 April 1834, Wooster, Wayne Co., OH; d. 20 November 1926, Newton, Harvey Co., KS.
iii. BARBARA KING, b. 1837, Ohio; d. Unknown.
iv. ELIZABETH KING, b. 20 July 1839, Ohio; d. Unknown.
v. SAMUEL KING, b. 04 August 1841, Ohio; d. Unknown.
8. vi. MAGDELENA KING, b. 1843, Illinois; d. Unknown.

Buried:
Haines Cemetery