Anna Nancy Gascho b. 8 Nov 1824 Bavaria, GR d. 7 Jan 1912 Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Anna Nancy Gascho

Female 1824 - 1912  (87 years)


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  • Name Anna Nancy Gascho  [1, 2] 
    Birth 8 Nov 1824  Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Gravestone gives dates as 17 Jun 1824
    Gender Female 
    Religion Amish Mennonite 
    USR1 Pneumonia 
    Death 7 Jan 1912  Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I4498  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2022 

    Father Joseph Gascho,   b. 2 Nov 1797, Desseling, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1882, Hay, Huron Co., Ontario, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Ingold,   b. 1 Nov 1803, Annweiler, Palatinate, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1891, Zurich, Hay Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage Jan 1824  Arzbach, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Wittrig (Vitrich),   b. 18 Jan 1816, Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1902, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 1849  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Magdalena Wittrig,   b. 7 Mar 1851, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1934, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     2. Barbara Wittrig,   b. 24 Apr 1854, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1939, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     3. Daniel Wittrig,   b. 7 Nov 1856, Wayland, Henry Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1940, Boynton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     4. Elizabeth Wittrig,   b. 26 Mar 1858, Noble, Washington Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1932, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     5. Peter Wittrig (Vitrich)
     6. Susan Wittrig (Vitrich)
    Family ID F3196  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Nov 1824 - Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1849 - Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jan 1912 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Gospel Herald, February 1912 - Volume IV, Number 45 - February 8, 1912 - page 723, 724)

      "Anna Wittrig (maiden name Gascho), widow of Joseph Wittrig, died at the home of her daughter and son-in- law, C. H. Birkey, near Hopedale, Ill., Jan. 7, 1912, of pneumonia. She was taken sick on the day of the funeral of her grand-daughter, Emma Birky, and after an illness of two weeks she also went home; aged 87 y. 6 m. She was a member of the A. M. Church since her youth and remained faithful to the end. She leaves 5 sons, 4 daughters, and a large number of grandchildren, to mourn their loss, which is her gain. She was buried Jan. 9. Funeral sermons by J. C. Birky, Simon Litwiller and Dan Nafziger, all of Hopedale, Ill."

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals, of daughter Barbara.

    2. [S269] GeneaNet Family Tree of Jean François Lorentz.

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


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