Julius Kennel Unzicker b. 18 Jul 1864 Morton, Tazewell Co., IL d. 21 Mar 1961 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Julius Kennel Unzicker

Male 1864 - 1961  (96 years)


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  • Name Julius Kennel Unzicker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 18 Jul 1864  Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    • Gravestone gives year as 1865
    Gender Male 
    Religion Amish Mennonite 
    Death 21 Mar 1961  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Burial 23 Mar 1961  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I2992  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2021 

    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  [1
    Family ID F2110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria Oesch,   b. 16 Jul 1869, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1928, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 3 May 1887  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    • By Peter Stuckey
    Children 
     1. Otto Julius Unzicker,   b. 20 Jan 1888, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1970, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     2. Arthur Peter Unzicker,   b. 4 Aug 1889, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1968, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. Walter Christian Unzicker,   b. 4 Aug 1889, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1970, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     4. Ezra August Unzicker,   b. 2 May 1894, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1979, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     5. Roy Rachel Unzicker,   b. 13 Jan 1898, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1977, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F2111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Jul 1864 - Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 May 1887 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Mar 1961 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 23 Mar 1961 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Unzicker, Julius, son of Peter and Katharina (Kenell) Unzicker, was born July 18, 1864, at Morton, Ill.; died March 21, 1961, at Fisher, Ill.; aged 96 y. 8 m. 3 d. On May 3, 1887, he was married to Mary Oesch, who died Dec. 21, 1928. Surviving are 5 sons (Otto, Arthur, Walter, Ezra, and Roy, all of Fisher). He was a member of the East Bend Church, where funeral services were held March 23, in charge of J. A. Heiser and J. Alton Horst.

  • Sources 
    1. [S836] Unzicker Family Records.

    2. [S234] Steve Estes, Amish Church letters to Illinois.

    3. [S852] Kathryn Cender Martin, Changing Funeral Practices and the Lives of Julius K and Maria Oesch Unzicker.

    4. [S103] Steven R. Estes, Illinois Ministers Attending Amish Ministers’ Meetings of 1862-1878.

    5. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28759549/julius-kennel-unzicker.

    6. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

    7. [S352] Steve Estes, A Kennel Family Outline Part I, Gives day as Jul 8.

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

    9. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals, Gives date as May 21.


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