Kate Elizabeth Birkey b. 25 Apr 1894 Decatur Co., KS d. 1 Nov 1987 Meadows, McLean Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Kate Elizabeth Birkey

Female 1894 - 1987  (93 years)


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  • Name Kate Elizabeth Birkey  [1, 2] 
    Birth 25 Apr 1894  Decatur Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Homemaker 
    Religion Amish Mennonite 
    Death 1 Nov 1987  Meadows, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Mennonite Nursing Home
    Burial Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I223  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 27 May 2018 

    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 Daniel Alvin Zehr,   b. 25 Sep 1890, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1973, Sarasota, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 17 Dec 1913  East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • By Peter Zehr, at home of Valentine Birkey
    Children 
     1. Lela Phoebe Zehr,   b. 14 Jun 1916, Danvers, Washington Twp., McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 2008, Paxton, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     2. Fern Marie Zehr,   b. 27 Feb 1918, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 2009, Arthur, Douglas Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Viola Kathryn Zehr,   b. 14 Aug 1920, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 2006, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     4. Wayne Edward Zehr,   b. 30 Apr 1926, Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1994, Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     5. Melvin Daniel Zehr,   b. 12 Jun 1923, Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 2007, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     6. Wilmer Dale Zehr,   b. 8 Feb 1932, Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 2017, Sun Prairie, Dane Co., WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Apr 1894 - Decatur Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Dec 1913 - East Bend Twp., Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Nov 1987 - Meadows, McLean Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Zehr.- Katie Birkey, daughter of Valentine and Phoebe (Good) Birkey, was born in Decatur Co., Kans., Apr. 25, 1894; died at Mennonite Nursing Home, Meadows, Ill., Nov. 1, 1987; aged 93 y. On Dec. 17, 1913, she was married to Dan A. Zehr, who died in January 1973. Surviving are 3 sons (Melvin, Wayne, and Wilmer), 3 daughters (Lela Keller, Fern Helmuth, and Viola Birky), 27 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Joe and Joel Birkey). She was a member of East Bend Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 4, in charge of Millard Osborne and Mervin Birky; interment in East Bend Memorial Gardens.

      Resided Ludlow, IL.

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

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

    3. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

    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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