Christian Burkey b. 6 Mar 1847 Tazewell Co., IL d. 13 Feb 1933 Walnut Twp., Bureau Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Christian Burkey

Male 1847 - 1933  (85 years)


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  • Name Christian Burkey  [1] 
    Birth 6 Mar 1847  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Religion Mennonite  [2] 
    Residence 1868  Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 13 Feb 1933  Walnut Twp., Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    • Home of daughter Anna Guither
    Burial 16 Feb 1933  Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    • Red Oak Cemetery - Funeral at Red Oak Church
    Person ID I2856  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2021 

    Father Andreas Bircky (Buerky),   b. 27 Oct 1816, Willbach, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1892, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Marie Madeleine Gerber,   b. 22 Jan 1823, Barr, Lower Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1912, Dewey, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage Oct 1842  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Family ID F93  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Albrecht,   b. 2 Apr 1850, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1920, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. Andrew Burkey,   b. 6 Mar 1871   d. Jan 1937 (Age 65 years)
     2. Jacob Burkey,   b. 1872   d. 1 Mar 1877, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
     3. Daniel Burkey,   b. 7 May 1874   d. 2 Feb 1952 (Age 77 years)
     4. Amelia Burkey,   b. 16 Jun 1876   d. 16 May 1915 (Age 38 years)
     5. John C. Burkey,   b. 27 Oct 1878, Ohio, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1924, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     6. Fred Burkey,   b. 25 Sep 1884   d. 19 Jul 1953, Princeton, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     7. Edward Burkey,   b. 7 Jun 1886
     8. Anna Burkey,   b. 27 May 1888   d. 4 Apr 1965 (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F2020  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Mar 1847 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1868 - Bureau Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Feb 1933 - Walnut Twp., Bureau Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 Feb 1933 - Bureau Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Burkey.-Christian, son of Andrew and Lena Burkey, was born in Tazewell Co., Ill., Mar. 7, 1847; died at the home of his daughter (Mrs. Anna Guither; Feb. 13, 1933; aged 85 y. 11 m. 6 d. His childhood days were spent near the place of his birth. At the age of 18 years he was soundly converted, and united in Christian fellowship with the Mennonite Church in Tazewell county. On his removal from Tazewell Co. to Bureau Co. in 1868, he transferred his church relations to the Mennonite Church at Tiskilwa, of which congregation he remained a faithful and consistent member to the time of his death. On Dec. 26, 1869, he was united in marriage to Catherine Albrecht, who passed on to her reward in August, 1920. To this happy union were born 8 children, 5 of whom remain to mourn his passing namely: Andrew of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; Daniel of Chicago; Fred of Oak Park; Edward of Ohio; Mrs. Anna Guither, of Walnut. Three children preceded him in death: Jacob, Mrs. Amelia Eigsti, and John. One brother (Valentine Burkey), 15 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren remain. A short funeral service was held Feb. 16 at the Guither home by H. V. Albrecht, followed by services at the Red Oak Church by C. A. Hartzler. Text, Acts 7:56.

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

    2. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

    3. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., Gives death date as 14 Feb 1933.

    4. [S134] Descendants of Christian Birky, Gives death date as 3 Feb 1933.

    5. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88624970/christian-burkey.

    6. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    7. [S955] Steven R. Estes, Illinois Ministers Attending the Amish Ministers’ Meetings of 1862-1878, Part One, Gives date as 2 Oct 1843 and place as Butler Co., OH.


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