Katherine Matilda Oyer b. 2 Feb 1892 Woodford Co., IL d. 10 Mar 1960 Lowell, MI: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Katherine Matilda Oyer[1]

Female 1892 - 1960  (68 years)


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  • Name Katherine Matilda Oyer 
    Birth 2 Feb 1892  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    USR1 Heart attack 
    Death 10 Mar 1960  Lowell, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3717  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2020 

    Father Christian Oyer,   b. 23 May 1852, Farmdale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1929, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Katherine Zehr,   b. 2 Apr 1858, Slabtown, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1921, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 27 Aug 1876  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Levi F. Birkey,   b. 7 Mar 1884, Metamora Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1951, Grand Rapids, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 1 Mar 1910  Dewey, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • By Peter Zehr, at home of C. Oyer
    Children 
     1. Raymond Ellsworth Birkey,   b. 29 Mar 1911, Dewey, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1968, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     2. June Birkey
     3. Ralph Birkey,   b. 27 May 1917   d. 29 Mar 2005 (Age 87 years)
     4. Velma Kathryn Birkey
     5. Elwood Birkey,   b. 31 May 1919   d. 31 May 1919 (Age 0 years)
     6. Ellis Birkey,   b. 31 May 1919   d. 10 Feb 1920 (Age 0 years)
     7. Eileen Birkey,   b. 13 Jun 1927   d. 13 Jun 1927 (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F2607  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Feb 1892 - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Mar 1910 - Dewey, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Mar 1960 - Lowell, MI Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Birkey - Katherine, daughter of Christian and Katherine Oyer, was born Feb. 26, 1892, in Woodford Co., Ill.; died March 10, 1960, at her home, Lowell, Mich.; aged 68 y. 13 d. In 1910, she was married to Levi Birkey, who died in 1951. Surviving are 4 children (Raymond E., Ludlow, Ill.; June--Mrs. Anthony Stormzand, Lowell; Ralph O., Brimley; and Velma--Mrs. Lowell Birkey, Amboy, Ind.), 13 grandchildren, one sister (Elsie, Foosland, Ill.), and 5 brothers (Jake, Morton, Ill.; Joe and Manuel, Foosland; Pete, Congerville; and Samuel, Gibson City). Two sons and one daughter died in infancy. She was a member of the Bowne Mennonite Church, Clarksville, Mich., where funeral services were held on March 13, in charge of T. E. Schrock.

  • Sources 
    1. [S26] Margaret and Verle Oyer, Jacob Zehr, 1825-1898, Mackinaw Meeting Preacher.

    2. [S225] Peter Zehr, East Bend Mennonite Church Records.


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