Amelia Caroline Lund b. 2 Aug 1869 Gridley, McLean Co., IL d. 29 Oct 1955 Albany, Linn Co., OR: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Amelia Caroline Lund[1]

Female 1869 - 1955  (86 years)


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  • Name Amelia Caroline Lund  [2
    Birth 2 Aug 1869  Gridley, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Female 
    Religion Mennonite 
    USR1 Cerebral Trombosis 
    Death 29 Oct 1955  Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Willamette Memorial Park
    Person ID I213  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2019 

    Father August Lund,   b. 30 Sep 1833, Stockholm, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1909, Beemer, Cuming Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Barbara King,   b. 8 May 1838, Wooster, Wayne Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1927, Beemer, Cuming Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F4845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph E. Birky,   b. 9 Sep 1862, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1935, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 4 Feb 1888  Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mennonite Church, by Vishop Joseph Schlegel of Milford
    Children 
     1. Caroline Isabel Birky,   b. 18 Jul 1889, Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1979, Shedd, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     2. Amon William Birky,   b. 23 Aug 1893, Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1985, Corvallis, Benton Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Joseph Alvin Birky,   b. 19 May 1895, Wisner, Cuming Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1980, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     4. Lydia Barbara Birky,   b. 12 Oct 1897, Beemer, Cuming Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1997, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years)
     5. Emma Mary Birky,   b. 13 Sep 1902, Wisner, Cuming Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1992, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     6. Ada Alma Birky,   b. 18 Oct 1905, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1999, Albany, Linn Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
    Family ID F100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 May 2001 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Aug 1869 - Gridley, McLean Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Feb 1888 - Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Oct 1955 - Albany, 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: Gospel Herald - Volume XLVIII , Number 49 - December 6, 1955 ----- page 1176
      Birky, -- Amelia Caroline, youngest daughter of August and Barbara (King) Lund, was born Aug. 2, 1869, near Gridley, Ill.; passed away Oct. 29, 1955; near Sweet Home, Oreg., at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Stutzman. She was received into the Mennonite Church by baptism at the age of 14, and was a faithful member until called to her reward. In 1886 she moved with her parents to Oberlin, Kans. She taught school one year. On Feb. 4, 1888, she was united in marriage to Joseph Birky. In 1894 they moved to Wisner, Nebr., later to Shickley, Nebr., then in 1912 to a farm near Tangent, Oreg., and lived in the Tangent, Albany, and Sweet Home communities until the time of her death. This union was blessed with 2 sons and 4 daughters (Caroline Sutzman, Sweet Home, Oreg.; Amon, Albany, Oreg.; Joseph, Canby, Oreg.; Lydia Steckley, Lebanon, Oreg.; Emma Jantzi, Tangent; and Ada Roth, Albany), and also 36 grandchildren, 74 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends. Preceding her in death was her companion who passed away Oct. 5, 1935, also 2 brothers, 2 sisters, 5 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Even to her very last days she always had a word of encouragement for all and carried a large correspondence with messages of love and encouragement for many relatives and friends.

      “Amelia’s father left Sweden for America at the age of 17, intending to g to the gold fields of California. Running out of funds in Illinois he arrived at a German-speaking Mennonite settlement. There he met and married Barbra King. ….their youngest daughter, Amelia Caroline (at 17) taught school in Kansas for a year and married at 18.” [2]

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

    2. [S1123] Birky: Family History of Joseph E & A. Caroline Birky.

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


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