Elizabeth Bürcky (Birki) b. 25 Nov 1829 Bavaria, GR d. 27 Jun 1899 Livingston Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Elizabeth Bürcky (Birki)[1]

Female 1829 - 1899  (69 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Bürcky (Birki)  [2, 3] 
    Birth 25 Nov 1829  Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 16 Jul 1860  Le Havre to New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • on ship Vanderbilt with stopover at Southampton
    Census 1880  Owego, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Farmer Jacob Eichelberger, 54, from Ellwangen with parents from France; Elizabeth, 50, from Oberbayern, with her father born in France and her mother born in Hesse; son George, 22, farming, born at Leuttershausen to parents from Ellwangen and Oberbayern; son Henry, 11, born in IL to parents from Ellwagen and Oberbayern; and farm hand Jacob Roth, 51, from Rheinbayern, with parents from Rheinbayern. Son George’s obit says he was born at Bamberg, Bavaria.
    Death 27 Jun 1899  Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Obit date
    Burial 28 Jun 1899  Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I204  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2021 

    Father Christian Bürcky (Birki),   b. 1781, Bitche, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1840, Siebenbrunn, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Katharina Nafziger,   b. 1776/1777   d. 3 Apr 1861, Ehingen, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F50  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob Eichelberger,   b. 25 Dec 1825, Ellwangen (Wurttemberg) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1897, Pontiac, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 1854  Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Eichelberger,   b. Abt 1856   d. 12 Dec 1945, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 89 years)
     2. George Eichelberger,   b. 13 Oct 1857, Leutershausen, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1902 (Age 44 years)
     3. Christian Eichelberger,   b. 18 May 1882, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F96  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Nov 1829 - Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1854 - Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Owego, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Jun 1899 - Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 Jun 1899 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: The Herald of Truth - April 1, 1899 - pages 108-110
      EICHELBERGER. - Elizabeth Birky, widow of the late Jacob Eichelberger, departed this life on the 27th of January 1899, aged 72 years. She leaves three sons and 11 grandchildren to mourn their lose. She was a faithful sister in the Amish congregation, a true pattern of Christian patience. She greatly desired to depart and be with Christ. Buried on the 28th. Funeral services by Christian Nafziger and J. C. Birky. C.

      They sailed from Le Havre and stopped over at Southampton before arriving at New York on the Vanderbilt July 16, 1860. They had three children. The 1880 census of Owego, Livingston County describes their household as farmer Jacob Eichelberger, 54, from Ellwangen with parents from France; Elizabeth, 50, from Oberbayern [the governmental district of Bavaria where Munich and Augsburg are located], with her father born in France and her mother born in Hesse; son George, 22, farming, born at Leuttershausen (source 1880 census) to parents from Ellwangen and Oberbayern; son Henry, 11, born in Illinois to parents from Ellwagen and Oberbayern; and farmhand Jacob Roth, 51, from Rheinbayern with parents from Rheinbayern. Son George's obituary says he was born at Bamberg, Bavaria. [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S16] Edna Schertz, Joseph and Catherine Stalter Good.

    2. [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA).

    3. [S551] Herbert Holly, The Amish Bircky and Bürcky Families in Bavaria.

    4. [S293] Norman Kauffmann, A Biography of Bishop John C. Birky, Hopedale, Illinois, 1849-1920 - Phase III.

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


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