Barbara Wittrig b. 24 Apr 1854 Ontario, Canada d. 4 Feb 1939 Bloomington, McLean Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Female 1854 - 1939  (84 years)


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  • Name Barbara Wittrig 
    Birth 24 Apr 1854  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Religion Mennonite 
    USR1 Complications Following A Hip Fracture Sustained In A Fall In Her Home 
    Death 4 Feb 1939  Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mennonite Hospital
    Burial Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Hopedale Mennonite Church
    Person ID I2794  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2018 

    Father Joseph Wittrig (Vitrich),   b. 18 Jan 1816, Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1902, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Anna Nancy Gascho,   b. 8 Nov 1824, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1912, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 1849  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3196  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Christian H. Birky,   b. 13 May 1847, Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1920, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 17 Feb 1878  Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Christian Benjamin Birky,   b. 4 Jun 1879, Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1940, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     2. Anna Sarah Birky,   b. 13 Aug 1880, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1935, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     3. Joseph Peter Birky,   b. 23 Nov 1881, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1908, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     4. Emma Katherine Birky,   b. 23 Jun 1883   d. 25 Dec 1911 (Age 28 years)
     5. Lewis Albert Birky,   b. 16 Aug 1885, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1957, Kouts, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     6. Lydia Barbara Birky,   b. 3 Mar 1888   d. 5 Jan 1931 (Age 42 years)
     7. William Henry Birky,   b. 19 Mar 1891   d. 28 Sep 1978 (Age 87 years)
     8. Elizabeth Amelia (Molly) Birky,   b. 18 Mar 1892, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1971, Champaign, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     9. John Samuel Birky,   b. 21 Aug 1895, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1974, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     10. Alvin L. Birky,   b. 30 Oct 1897, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1976, Leo, Allen Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F1966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2006 

    Family 2 Christian J. Birky (Birkey),   b. 12 Mar 1851, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1939, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 23 Feb 1928 
    • from obituary of Christian J. Birkey
    Family ID F2816  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Apr 1854 - Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Feb 1878 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Feb 1939 - Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: March 9, 1939 - Vol. XXXI, No.49 - pages 1062, 1063, 1064
      Birky.-Barbara, daughter of Joseph and Anna Wittrig, was born in Ontario April 24, 1854; died at the Mennonite Hospital in Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 4, 1939; aged 84 y. 9 m. 10 d. Death was caused by complications following a hip fracture sustained in a fall in her home. When but a small child her family moved to Wayland, Iowa, where she grew to womanhood. At the age of 23 she came to Hopedale, Ill., where she spent the remainder of her life with the exception of six years that she and her family lived in Kansas. On Feb. 17, 1878, she was married to Christian H. Birky. To this union were born 10 children, 4 of whom preceded her in death, namely: Joseph, Emma, Mrs. Lydia Nafziger of Nampa, Idaho, and Mrs. Anna Springer. Father also passed away in 1920. The remaining children are: Chris, John, Alvin, Mrs. Lizzie Heiser of Fisher, Ill., and Will and Lewis of Louts, Ind. On Feb. 23, 1928, she was united in marriage to Chris J. Birky who remains to mourn her departure. She also leaves 6 stepchildren, 36 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Pete Wittrig of Washington, Iowa, and Daniel Wittrig of Hopedale), and 1 sister (Mrs. Susan Augsburger of Tremont, Ill.). In her youth she united with the Mennonite Church and she was a faithful member throughout life. Of a quiet disposition, she lived an exemplary Christian life. She was a kind and devoted wife and mother, always exercising a spirit of trust and patience. Mother has gone but her influence lives on and some day we can all be united again. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." Funeral services were held Feb. 7 at the Hopedale Mennonite Church, conducted by the brethren, Simon Litwiller and Ben Springer. Text, Rev. 14:13. Burial in the Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA).

    2. [S16] Edna Schertz, Joseph and Catherine Stalter Good.


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