Veronica (Fannie) Sutter b. 11 Nov 1838 Neuberg-an-Donau, Bavaria, GR d. 16 Apr 1927 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Veronica (Fannie) Sutter

Female 1838 - 1927  (88 years)


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  • Name Veronica (Fannie) Sutter  [1, 2
    Birth 11 Nov 1838  Neuberg-an-Donau, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Forsthof
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1851  New York, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • On the ship Samuel M. Fox from Havre
    Religion Amish Mennonite 
    Residence 1863  Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Living with Veronica’s parents
    Residence 1914  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Apr 1927  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
    Death 16 Apr 1927  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I494  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2022 

    Father Johannes Sutter (Suttor),   b. 26 Dec 1796, Lindelbrunnerhof Bei Annweiler, Palatinate, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1887, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Barbara Oesch,   b. 24 Jun 1799, Saarbuckenheim, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1884, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 31 Oct 1819  Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Near Lake Starnberg, below Munich. They were first cousins.
    Family ID F228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Andrew (Andréas) S. Birky,   b. 3 Mar 1830, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1895, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 25 Mar 1858  Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Infant Birky,   b. Bef 1863
     2. Infant Birky,   b. Bef 1863
     3. Mary Birky,   b. 19 Sep 1862, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1954, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     4. Andrew F. (Lame) Birky,   b. 19 Jun 1864, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1928, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     5. Peter Samuel Birky (Birkey),   b. 25 Apr 1867   d. 26 Jul 1946 (Age 79 years)
     6. John W. Birky,   b. 21 Nov 1871, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1941, Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     7. Amos E. Birky,   b. 15 Feb 1880   d. 20 Jan 1914, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
    Family ID F215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Nov 1838 - Neuberg-an-Donau, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1851 - New York, NY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Mar 1858 - Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1863 - Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1914 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Apr 1927 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Apr 1927 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: May 26, 1927 Gospel Herald
      Birkey--Fannie S. Birkey was born Nov. 11, 1838; died April 16, 1927. She was the daughter of John Sutter of Berlin, Germany, who with his family came to the United States in 1848. She became a member of the Mennonite Church in her youth. In 1858 she was married to Andrew Birkey, who preceded her in death in 1895. She was the mother of five sons and two daughters. She is survived by three sons, one daughter, twenty-six grandchildren, and thirty-nine great-grandchildren. The funeral service was held in the East Bend Mennonite Church near Fisher, Ill., by A. H. Lehman of Chicago, Ill.

      "Our dear Mother's tasks are finished,
      Labors o,er and victories won
      Now she's gone to be with Jesus,
      Beckons to US all to come." [6, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA).

    2. [S315] Conservatorship-Birky.

    3. [S1269] Mary Ann Augsburger Eng, The Oesch Ancestral Home at Forsthof, Bavaria 1827-1889.

    4. [S18] Gravestone name and dates.

    5. [S377] Merrill E. Balser, Christian Wagler Sutter.

    6. [S222] Pilgrims of the Past.

    7. [S365] Personal remembrances of family members:Birky, Schrock, Sutter.


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