Catherine Birky b. 28 Jan 1852 Morton, Tazewell Co., IL d. 1 Jan 1931 Davenport, Thayer Co., NE: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Catherine Birky

Female 1852 - 1931  (78 years)


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  • Name Catherine Birky 
    Birth 28 Jan 1852  Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 1 Jan 1931  Davenport, Thayer Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Salem Cemetery
    Person ID I206  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2019 

    Father Joseph Bürcky (Birki),   b. 19 Mar 1828, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1906, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Maria (Mary) Bircky (Birky),   b. 19 Mar 1833, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1908, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jan 1851  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • By A. Ropp
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christian C. “C.c.” Schrock,   b. 13 Jun 1847, Alsace Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1926, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 27 Feb 1873  Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Joseph B. (Birky) Schrock,   b. 11 Jul 1874, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1962, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     2. Elizabeth B. Schrock,   b. 19 Dec 1875   d. 20 Jan 1953 (Age 77 years)
     3. Mary Schrock,   b. 25 Jul 1877, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1955, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     4. Katherine Schrock,   b. 25 Mar 1879   d. 21 Nov 1949 (Age 70 years)
     5. Christian Birky (Christopher) Schrock,   b. 2 Mar 1881, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1962, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     6. Peter B. Schrock,   b. 8 Jan 1883, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1974 (Age 91 years)
     7. Amelia Schrock,   b. 17 Dec 1884, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1969, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     8. Magdalena Schrock,   b. 2 Mar 1887, Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1973, Anchorage, Alaska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     9. John B. Schrock,   b. 15 Mar 1889, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1934 (Age 45 years)
     10. Daniel B. Schrock,   b. 19 Sep 1891, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1974, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     11. Martha Schrock,   b. 20 Mar 1893, Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1974, Juniata, Adams Co., NB Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     12. Lydia B. Schrock,   b. 30 Oct 1894, Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1982, Geneva, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     13. Samuel B. Schrock,   b. 5 Sep 1897   d. 1973 (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F97  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Jan 1852 - Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Feb 1873 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Jan 1931 - Davenport, Thayer Co., NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Schrock - Catherine Birkey Schrock was born at the Morton, Ill., Jan 28, 1852; died Jan. 1, 1931, at the home of her daughter (Mrs. Dan Lichti) near Davenport, Neb.; aged 78 y. 11 m. 3 d. She was united in marriage to Christian C. Schrock in 1873. 13 children were born to this union. She leaves 7 daughters, 6 sons, 70 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, 1 sister, 1 brother, and a host of other relatives and friends. Her husband and 8 grandchildren preceded her in death. She accepted Christ in her youth and was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church till her death. Funeral services were held at the home and at the church, Jan. 3, by Bros. Peter R. Kennel, Ben Schlegel and Fred Reeb. Burial in the Salem Cemetery near Shickley, Nebraska.
      "We have no dear mother now.
      There will be one vacant chair,
      We shall long to caress her
      When we breathe our evening prayer."

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

    2. [S1058] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, Vol D, Page 34 - Marriage record ofChristian Schrock and Catherine Birkey.


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