Nicholas M. Birky b. 27 Jul 1888 KS d. 11 Aug 1982 Tangent, Linn Co., OR: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Nicholas M. Birky

Male 1888 - 1982  (94 years)


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  • Name Nicholas M. Birky  [1] 
    Birth 27 Jul 1888  KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Aug 1982  Tangent, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I14629  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2019 

    Father Andrew D. Birky,   b. 22 Jan 1853, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1940, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Barbara A. Martin,   b. 25 Dec 1855, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1944, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 21 Feb 1878  Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F2001  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Aug 1982 - Tangent, Linn Co., OR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Albany, Linn Co., OR Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: (Mennobits)
      Son of Andrew and Barbara (Martin) Birky, was born in Dresdin, Kan., July 27, 1888; died at Tangent, Ore., Aug. 11, 1982; aged 94 y. On Jan. 27, 1909, he was married to Lilly Rediger, who died on Aug. 29, 1972. Surviving are 2 sons (Glen and Merle), 2 daughters (Ardis Kuhns and Phyllis Hamilton), 16 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. He was ordained a deacon in 1917, a minister in 1918, and a bishop in 1937. He served the Thurman Mennonite Church in Colorado (1918 - 1935) and the Fairview Church in Albany, Ore. He was a member of Fairview Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Aug. 14, in charge of Roy S. Hostetler, Clarence Gerig, and Marcus Lind; interment in Fairview Church Cemetery. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32571394/nicholas-m_-birky.

    2. [S1058] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, Vol 1, Page 004, Lic. No. 0049 - Marriage record of Andrew Birkey and Barbara Martin.

    3. [S1060] Find-A-Grave.


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