August K. Unzicker b. 25 Sep 1849 Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 27 Sep 1939 Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

August K. Unzicker

Male 1849 - 1939  (90 years)


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  • Name August K. Unzicker  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 25 Sep 1849  Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Death 27 Sep 1939  Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I2617  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2022 

    Father Peter Unzicker,   b. 1 Jun 1816, St. Goarshausen, Nassau-Weilburg, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1881, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Katharina Kennel,   b. 1 Oct 1822, Dreisen, Palatinate, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1898, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 30 Dec 1848  Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F2110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Birky,   b. 25 Dec 1847   d. 13 Apr 1898 (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 10 Dec 1870  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    • Tazewell Co. Records D/19. By Christian Nafziger
    Notes 
    • Obituary gives marriage date as 20th of Dec.
    Children 
     1. Oscar Christian Unzicker,   b. 20 Dec 1871, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1956, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     2. Daniel William Unzicker,   b. 21 Feb 1873, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1931, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     3. Emelia (Millie) Katherine Unzicker,   b. 21 Jul 1874, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1964, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     4. Samuel Ernest Unzicker,   b. 17 Mar 1876, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1963, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     5. Peter Elias Unzicker,   b. 19 Sep 1877   d. 13 Mar 1952 (Age 74 years)
     6. Emma Louise Unzicker,   b. 13 Jan 1879, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1919, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     7. Eliza Marie Unzicker,   b. 27 Jun 1880   d. 7 Jul 1936 (Age 56 years)
     8. Bertha Magdalena Unzicker,   b. 28 Feb 1882   d. 8 Mar 1948 (Age 66 years)
     9. August Julius Unzicker,   b. 24 Jun 1884   d. 19 Sep 1888 (Age 4 years)
     10. Lina Wilhelmina Unzicker,   b. 7 Dec 1885   d. 16 Jun 1967 (Age 81 years)
     11. John Andrew Unzicker,   b. 5 May 1887   d. 29 Sep 1908 (Age 21 years)
     12. Ella Elma Unzicker,   b. 7 Feb 1889   d. 16 Mar 1971 (Age 82 years)
     13. Julius Edwin Unzicker,   b. 19 Jan 1891
    Family ID F1846  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Sep 1849 - Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Dec 1870 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Sep 1939 - Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Gospel Herald, Nov 1939
      Unzicker.-August, son of Peter and Katherine Unzicker, was born near Morton, Ill., Sept. 25, 1849; died at the home of his son (S. E. Unzicker), Roanoke, Ill., Sept. 27, 1939, after an illness of seven weeks; aged 90 y. 2 d. On Dec. 20, 1870, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Birkey. To this union were born 7 sons and 6 daughters. He was preceded in death by his wife, 3 sons (Daniel, John, and August), also 2 daughters (Emma and Elizabeth). There remain 4 sons (Oscar and Peter of Low Point, Samuel E. of Roanoke, and Julius of Morocco, Ind.), also 4 daughters (Mrs. Val Springer of Foosland, Mrs. Frank Welts of Cazenovia, Mrs. Prosper Heppard of Roanoke, and Mrs. Andrew Ulrich of Shelbyville), 64 grandchildren, 116 great-grandchildren, 1 brother (Julius of Foosland), and a host of other relatives and friends. He received Christ in his youth and for the past eleven years held his membership in the East Bend Mennonite Church of Fisher, Ill. Funeral services were conducted at the Roanoke Mennonite Church with J. A. Heiser of Fisher, Ill., in charge. Text, Psalm 23. Burial in the Roanoke Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S234] Steve Estes, Amish Church letters to Illinois.

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

    3. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28393971/august-k-unzicker.

    4. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28393971/august-k_-unzicker.

    5. [S836] Unzicker Family Records.

    6. [S352] Steve Estes, A Kennel Family Outline Part I.

    7. [S836] Unzicker Family Records, Marriage: 30 Dec 1870.


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