Mary Ann Martin b. 9 Apr 1864 Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 27 May 1952 Creston, Flathead Co., MT: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Mary Ann Martin

Female 1864 - 1952  (88 years)


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  • Name Mary Ann Martin  [1, 2
    Birth 9 Apr 1864  Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Death 27 May 1952  Creston, Flathead Co., MT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Kalispell, Flathead Co., MT Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Conrad Memorial Cemetery
    Person ID I211  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2019 

    Father Nicholas Martin,   b. 21 Mar 1835, Imling, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1905, Beemer, Cuming Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Catherine (Katie) Litwiller,   b. 21 May 1834, Milford, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1930, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 1 Apr 1855  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob Birky,   b. 19 Sep 1855, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1917, Calkins, MT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 12 Apr 1881  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Katherine Sarah Birky,   b. 18 Jan 1882   d. 4 May 1949 (Age 67 years)
     2. Joseph Noah Birky,   b. 29 Dec 1883, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1953, Whitefish, Flathead Co., MT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     3. Mary Ellen Birky,   b. 25 Mar 1886   d. 20 Jun 1924 (Age 38 years)
     4. Amelia S. Birky,   b. 21 Jun 1888   d. 1987 (Age 98 years)
     5. Elias Nicholas Birky,   b. 20 Jul 1891   d. 1973 (Age 81 years)
     6. Leah B. Birky,   b. 2 Mar 1894   d. 1975 (Age 80 years)
     7. Emma Rachel Birky,   b. 19 Sep 1897, Seldon, KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1980, Hamilton, MT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     8. Benjamin Martin Birky,   b. 24 Aug 1901   d. 1987 (Age 85 years)
     9. Menno Martin Birky,   b. 24 Aug 1901   d. 1984 (Age 82 years)
     10. Elizabeth Ann Birky,   b. 24 Nov 1905
    Family ID F99  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Apr 1864 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Apr 1881 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 May 1952 - Creston, Flathead Co., MT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Kalispell, Flathead Co., MT Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Birky, -- Mary, daughter of Nicholas and Katie (Litwiller) Martin, was born April 9, 1864, at Hopedale, Ill.; died May 27, 1952, at the home of her daughter near Creston, Mont.; aged 88 y. 1 m. 18d. She was married to Jacob Birky in 1881 at Hopedale, Ill. Surviving are 4 sons (Joe and Eli, Creston, Mont.; Menno and Benjamin, White Sulphur Springs, Mont.), 4 daughters (Amelia Miller, Lincoln, Nebr.; Leah Deeter, Hardin, Mont; Emma Hocstetler and Elizabeth Kauffman, Creston, Mont.), 29 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Two daughters (Katie and Mary) preceded her in death. Her husband died in 1917 at Shickley, Nebr.In 1928, she moved with her son Eli to Creston, Mont., where she spent the remaining days of her life. Early in youth she united with the Mennonite Church in which faith she continued until the Lord called her home. Funeral services were held at the Mountain View Mennonite Church on May 31 by D. D. Brenneman.
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      The Daily Inter Lake
      Monday, June 2, 1952
      page two

      MARY A. BIRKY
      RITES OBSERVED
      Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A. Birky were held Saturday afternoon at the Mennonite Church east of Kalispell by Brother D. D. Brenneman.
      During the service a mixed octette sang favorite hymns. Following the services burial was made in the Conrad Memorial Cemetery under the direction of the Waggener & Campbell Funeral Home. Grandsons who acted as pallbearers were Elmer Birky, Harry and Ralph Birky, Silas Mast, Virgil and Owen Hockstettler.

      Mary Martin, daughter of Nicholas and Katie Martin, was born at Hopedale, Ill., April 9, 1864. She was united in marriage to Jacob Birky and to this union ten children were born of which eight now survive.

      In 1886 they moved to Decater County, Kan. and in 1905 moved to Shickley, Neb. In the spring of 1916 they came to Montana and settled at White Sulpher Springs. Mrs. Birky was preceded in death there by her husband in 1917.
      In 1928 she moved to the Flathead and had made her home near Creston since that time. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Carl Kauffman near Creston May 27, 1952, at the age of 88.
      Mrs. Birky was a life long member of the Mennonite Church.

      Surviving her are her four sons Joe of Columbia Falls, Eli of Creston, and Menno and Benjamin of White Sulpher Springs, Mont.; four daughters Mrs. Amelia Miller of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Lea Deeter of Harding, Mont., Mrs. Emma Hockstettler and Mrs. Elizabeth Kauffman both of the Creston community; twenty-nine grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    2. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17814094/mary-ann-birky.


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