Mary Birkey b. 14 Apr 1870 Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL d. 11 Oct 1952: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Mary Birkey[1, 2]

Female 1870 - 1952  (82 years)


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  • Name Mary Birkey 
    Birth 14 Apr 1870  Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Death 11 Oct 1952  [3
    • At the home of her daughter
    Person ID I4132  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2021 

    Father Valentin Bircky (Birky),   b. 12 Oct 1820, Nymphenburg, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1901, Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Springer,   b. 24 Jul 1830, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1921, Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 4 Feb 1850  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F81  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christian B. Sutter,   b. 23 Dec 1869, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1940, Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 23 Jan 1896 
    Family ID F2907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Sutter, Mary, was born March 14, 1870, at Tremont, Ill., to Valentine and Elizabeth Birkey; died Oct. 11, 1952, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Leroy Pierson; aged 82 y. 6 m. 28 d. She was married to Christian B. Sutter on Jan. 23, 1896. The family moved to the Tiskilwa community over 40 years ago and during these years she was a member of the Willow Springs Church. She was baptized and received into the church at Tremont, Ill., in 1899. Her husband and one son (Harvey) preceded her in death. She is survived by one son (Raymond, Princeton, Ill.), 2 daughters (Mrs. Leroy Person and Mrs. Rufus Bachman, both of Tiskilwa, Ill.), 4 grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Val, Princeton, Ill., and Joseph, Walnut, Ill.). Funeral services were held at the Willow Springs Church, Tiskilwa, Ill., in charge of C. Warren Long, with burial in the church cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S951] Descendants of Valentine Birkey and Elizabeth Unzicker.

    2. [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA).

    3. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

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


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