Luke Amon Birky

Luke married Verna Mae Conrad [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Karl Richard Birky
2. Anne Luverne Birky
3. Katherine Ruth Birky
4. Rachael Elizabeth Birky
5. Steven Conrad Birky

Notes:

Buried:
Alford Cemetery

Joseph married Sarah Alma Kenagy on 13 Jul 1919 in Albany, Linn Co., OR. Sarah was born on 9 Feb 1895 in Albany, Linn Co., OR; died on 12 Jul 1984 in Albany, Linn Co., OR; was buried in Harrisburg, Linn Co., OR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sarah was the daughter of Emmanuel L. and Martha E.(Hostetler) Kenagy. She was married to Joseph A. Birky in Albany, Linn county, Oregon, on 13 Jul 1919. They had six children.

Birth:
Hubbard, Marion Co., OR (FAG)

Buried:
Alford Cemetery

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