Bertha Ellen Birkey b. 27 Mar 1885 Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 9 Oct 1970 Bloomington, McLean Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Bertha Ellen Birkey

Female 1885 - 1970  (85 years)


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  • Name Bertha Ellen Birkey  [1, 2
    Birth 27 Mar 1885  Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Housewife 
    Religion Amish Mennonite 
    USR1 Strokes (Cerebral Thrombosis) 
    Death 9 Oct 1970  Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Informant: Edna Schertz, sister.
      Mennonite Hospital - 11:00 pm. Attending physician was R. (Russell) Oyer, M.D.
      Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, IL
    Burial 11 Oct 1970  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I220  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2017 

    Father Valentine Birkey,   b. 2 Feb 1858, Dillon Creek, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1928, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Phoebe (Bena) Good,   b. 5 Sep 1863, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1962, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jan 1882  Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Notes 
    • Valentine and Phoebe were married in the Hopedale Mennonite Church by Christian Nafziger. Joseph Good was a witness.
      Valentine was 23, a farmer, and living in Hopedale, IL at the time of marriage. Phoebe was 18.
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amos Albert Hieser,   b. 18 Feb 1885, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1942, Champaign, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 23 Jan 1908  Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • By Peter Zehr, at home of Valentine Birkey
    Family ID F106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2001 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Mar 1885 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Jan 1908 - Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Oct 1970 - Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 11 Oct 1970 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: GOSPEL HERALD - Volume LXIII, Number 43 - November 3, 1970, p. 936
      Hieser, Bertha E., daughter of Valentine and Phoebe (Good) Birkey, was born at Hopedale, Ill., Mar. 27, 1885; died at the Mennonite Hospital, Bloomington, Ill., following several strokes, Oct. 9, 1970; aged 85 y. 6 m. 12 d. On Jan 23, 1908, she was married to Amos Hieser, who died Sept. 17, 1942. Surviving are 3 sisters (Katie - Mrs Dan Zehr, Ada - Mrs. Glenn Foley, and Edna - Mrs. Harold Schertz), and 4 brothers (Joe, Alvin, Silas, and Joel). She was a member of the East Bend Church, where funeral services were held Oct. 11, with Irvin Nussbaum and Ivan Birkey officiating; interment in the East Bend Cemetery.

      No children.

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

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

    3. [S779] Death Record of Bertha Ellen Birkey.

    4. [S215] Marriage Record of Valentine Birkey and Phoebe Good.

    5. [S1058] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, Valentine Birkey and Phoebe Good - Marriage Record Vol 1 , page 87.

    6. [S225] Peter Zehr, East Bend Mennonite Church Records.


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