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Magdalena A. (Lena) Birkey b. 26 Dec 1877 Metamora Twp., Woodford Co., IL d. 24 Jul 1958 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

1877 - 1958 (80 years)

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Name	Magdalena A. (Lena) Birkey [1]
Birth	26 Dec 1877	Metamora Twp., Woodford Co., IL [2]
	FAG: Dewey, Champaign Co, IL
Gender	Female
Death	24 Jul 1958	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
Burial	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID	I3225	Schrock-Birkey Connection
Last Modified	25 Jan 2022

Father	John G. Birkey, b. 14 Jan 1853, Tazewell Co., IL d. 17 Dec 1932, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA (Age 79 years)
Mother	Catherine Schrock, b. 25 Nov 1850, Alsace Lorraine, FR d. 22 Aug 1938, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA (Age 87 years)
Marriage	22 Feb 1876
	One obit says 22 Feb 1876, the other 22 Feb 1873. However, their first child was born at the end of 1876.
Family ID	F2022	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family David Valentine Springer, b. 24 Feb 1875, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 20 Aug 1954, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 79 years)

Marriage 4 Feb 1900 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL [3]

Children

	1. Elizabeth Springer, b. 16 Apr 1903, Minier, Tazewell Co., IL d. 11 Dec 1985, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 82 years)
	2. Aaron Springer, b. 31 Mar 1908, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 21 Oct 1989, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 81 years)
	3. Roy Darius Springer, b. 23 Dec 1914, Bellflower, McLean Co., IL d. 7 Oct 2011, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 96 years)
	4. John D. Springer, b. 25 Sep 1901, Minier, Tazewell Co., IL d. 25 Sep 1979, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 78 years)
	5. Melvin Springer, b. 12 Sep 1918, Ford Co., IL d. 25 Jan 2008, Ottawa, Franklin Co., KS (Age 89 years)
	6. Kathryn D. Springer, b. 3 Jul 1910, Cheney’s Grove Twp., McLean Co. IL d. 2 Apr 2006, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL (Age 95 years)

Family ID F2244 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 11 Oct 2011

Event Map

	Birth - 26 Dec 1877 - Metamora Twp., Woodford Co., IL
	Marriage - 4 Feb 1900 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	Death - 24 Jul 1958 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
	Burial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL

Notes

Obit:
Springer, Lena A., daughter of John and Catherine (Schrock) Birkey, was born at Metamora, Ill., Dec. 26, 1876; passed away at the Burnham City Hospital, Champaign, Ill., July 24, 1958; aged 81 y. 6 m. 28 d. One week previous, she suffered a stroke and other complications. On Feb. 4, 1900, she was married to David V. Springer of Hopedale, Ill., where they lived for 9 years; then they lived at Saybrook, Ill., for 30 years, and about 18 years ago they moved to her present home near Fisher. At an early age she accepted Christ as her Saviour and was a faithful member of the East Bend Mennonite Church. Her husband preceded her in death about 4 years ago. Surviving are her 6 children (John and Aaron, Foosland; Roy, Saybrook; Melvin, Denbigh, Va.; Elizabeth, Peoria; and Kathryn, Indianapolis, Ind.), 5 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, 4 brothers and 2 sisters (Andrew, John, and William, Manson, Iowa; Joseph, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Mrs. Alpha Naffziger, Rockwell City, Iowa; and Mrs. Ben Zehr, Manson, Iowa). Two brothers preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at the East Bend Church, in charge of Howard J. Zehr and Harold Zehr, with burial in the church cemetery.

[S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28759513/magdelena-a-springer.
[S18] Gravestone name and dates, FAG: Dewey, Champaign Co., IL.
[S225] Peter Zehr, East Bend Mennonite Church Records.