Bertha Zehr b. 9 Mar 1887 Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL d. 23 Sep 1962 Fort Dodge, IA: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Bertha Zehr[1]

Female 1887 - 1962  (75 years)


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  • Name Bertha Zehr 
    Birth 9 Mar 1887  Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 23 Sep 1962  Fort Dodge, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mercy Hospital
    Burial Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
    Person ID I10646  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2018 

    Father Christian S. Zehr,   b. 18 May 1864, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1938, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Phoebe Zehr,   b. 3 Dec 1866, Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1949, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 30 Mar 1886  Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • By Jacob Zehr. Witnesses were C. W. Hiser and Peter Zehr
    Family ID F137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William (Will) G. Birkey,   b. 20 Feb 1889, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1979, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 1912  IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Dorance Elmer Birkey,   b. 21 Nov 1913, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1987 (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F7491  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Mar 1887 - Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Sep 1962 - Fort Dodge, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Herald of Truth
      Birkey, Bertha, daughter of Christian S. and Phebe B. Zehr, was born at Flanagan, Ill., March 9, 1887; died after an external illness at the Mercy Hospital, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Sept. 23, 1962; aged 75 y. 6 m. 14 d. On Feb. 21, 1912, she was married to William Birkey, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Dorance and Vernon), 4 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, 2 sisters (Lena-Mrs. Aaron Sutter, and Cora Zehr), and 4 brothers (John, Ben, Clarence, and Elmer). One sister and 2 brothers preceded her in death. She was a member of the Manson Church, where funeral services were held Sept. 25, in charge of Nick Stoltzfus.

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

    2. [S442] Marriage Record of Christian S. Zehr and Phoebe Zehr.


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