Elizabeth Springer b. 24 Jul 1830 Bavaria, GR d. 30 Aug 1921 Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Elizabeth Springer[1]

Female 1830 - 1921  (91 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Springer 
    Birth 24 Jul 1830  Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • near Munich
    Gender Female 
    Reference Number 179 
    Death 30 Aug 1921  Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • at the home of her daughter
    Burial Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Red Oak Cemetery
    Person ID I179  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2018 

    Father David Springer,   b. 14 Oct 1806, Struth, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1884, Minier, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Guth (Good),   b. 31 Jan 1803, Busenberg, Palatinate, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1849, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Family ID F1939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Valentin Bircky (Birky),   b. 12 Oct 1820, Nymphenburg, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1901, Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 4 Feb 1850  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Birkey,   b. 2 Jul 1851, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1935, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     2. Katherine Birkey,   b. 8 Nov 1852   d. 3 Feb 1931 (Age 78 years)
     3. Magdalena Birkey,   b. 15 May 1855   d. 24 Oct 1923 (Age 68 years)
     4. Mary Birkey,   b. 14 Apr 1870, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1952 (Age 82 years)
     5. John B. Birkey,   b. 26 Nov 1858   d. 14 Jun 1947 (Age 88 years)
     6. Barbara Birkey,   b. 1860   d. 1860 (Age 0 years)
     7. David Birkey,   b. 7 Jul 1861   d. 26 Jun 1926 (Age 64 years)
     8. Anna Birkey,   b. 26 May 1864   d. 9 Jan 1938 (Age 73 years)
     9. Fannie Birkey,   b. 19 May 1866   d. 14 Nov 1946 (Age 80 years)
     10. Valentine Birkey,   b. 27 Jun 1868, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1965, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
     11. Henry Birkey,   b. 20 Feb 1872   d. 12 Apr 1872 (Age 0 years)
     12. Joseph Springer Birkey,   b. 19 Mar 1873, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1958, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F81  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Jul 1830 - Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Feb 1850 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Aug 1921 - Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bureau Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Birkey.-Elizabeth Birkey died Aug. 30, 1921, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. B. Sutter, Tiskilwa, Ill.; aged 91 y. 1 m. 8 d. She was born in Bavaria, Germany, July 22, 1830. She came to America with her parents at the age of nineteen. The family made their new home near Pekin, Ill. She was married to Valentine Birkey, Feb. 2, 1850, and lived on a farm near Tremont, Ill., for forty-three years, after which they moved to Tiskilwa for four years then to Ohio, where they made their home with their daughter, Mrs. Kathrine Albrecht. After the death of her husband, she made her home with her children. Early in life she united with the Mennonite Church and was a faithful member all her life. To them were born 13 children, 3 of whom died in infancy. She leaves 6 daughters (Mrs. Elizabeth Albrecht, Mrs. Magdalena Ioder, Mrs. Mary Sutter, Mrs. Fannie Schantz, Mrs. Katherine Albrecht, and Mrs. Anna Tschantz), 4 sons (John B., Valentine, David, and Joseph), 33 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, besides other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted by C. A. Hartzler at the Evangelical Church, near Ohio, Ill., after which she was buried in the adjoining cemetery. Text, Psa. 90:2.

      Her family sailed with the Birkys on the Minnesota. The 1880 census of Tremont lists their household as farmer Valentine Burkey, 59; Elisabeth Burkey, 48; and 7 children. Every member of the household is erroneously listed as a native of Berne with parents from Berne.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA).

    2. [S951] Descendants of Valentine Birkey and Elizabeth Unzicker.

    3. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.


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