John W. Birky b. 21 Nov 1871 Morton, Tazewell Co., IL d. 29 Jun 1941 Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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John W. Birky[1]

Male 1871 - 1941  (69 years)


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  • Name John W. Birky  [2, 3] 
    Birth 21 Nov 1871  Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Residence Menominee, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1900  Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as John, wife Stella, childrenMary, Esther and Gilbert. Living next to John’s mother Fanny and brother Amos Birky.
    Residence 1914  Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1930-1940  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Pleasant Hill (Grove?) area
    Death 29 Jun 1941  Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Methodist Hospital
    Burial Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Pleasant Grove Mennonite Cemetery: Ezra Yordy officiated funeral, with J. N. Kaufman
    Person ID I497  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2019 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Veronica (Fannie) Sutter,   b. 11 Nov 1838, Neuberg-an-Donau, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1927, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 25 Mar 1858  Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stella May Covert,   b. 25 Apr 1876, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1963, Garden Grove, Orange Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 2 May 1895  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Bend Mennonite Church by Peter Zehr
    Children 
     1. Mary Birky,   b. 19 Mar 1896, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1975 (Age 79 years)
     2. Esther L. Birky,   b. 1898   d. 1949 (Age 51 years)
     3. Gilbert Birky,   b. 25 Jan 1900, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1989, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     4. Edna V. Birky,   b. 25 Dec 1902, Findley, IL, Shelby Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1973, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     5. Clarence Andrew Birky,   b. 23 Mar 1905   d. 13 May 1982 (Age 77 years)
     6. Clara B. Birky,   b. 23 Mar 1905, Shelby Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1988, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     7. John Birky, Jr.
     8. Homer Birky
     9. Richard Dean Birky,   b. 21 Nov 1913, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1991, Adair, Mayes Co., OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     10. Forrest Oliver Birky,   b. 16 Feb 1916, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1986, Orange Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 May 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Nov 1871 - Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Menominee, WI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 May 1895 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1914 - Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930-1940 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Jun 1941 - Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Birky.-John W., son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Birky, was born Nov. 21, 1871, near Morton; passed away at the Methodist Hospital in Peoria; aged 69 years. He was a member of the Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church and a resident of the town for the last ten years. On May 2, 1895, he was married to Stella May Covert in Fisher, Ill. He is survived by his wife and 10 children; Mrs. Noah Zobrist, Morton; Mrs. James Bruehl, Mrs. John Rost, Clarence Birky, all of Route 5; John, Jr., at home; Homer, Peoria; Richard, Adair, Okla.; Forrest, Fort Ord, Calif.; Mrs. Lawrence Ropp, Gibson City, Ill.; and Gilbert, Jamesville, Wis. A brother, Peter, of Morton, and a sister, Mary Schrock, of Fisher, also survive. Services were held at the Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church in charge of Bros. Ezra Yordy and J. N. Kaufman. [3]

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

    2. [S315] Conservatorship-Birky.

    3. [S976] Justine Detweiler Trout, John W. Birky.

    4. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

    5. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40926150/john-w-birky.

    6. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals, Find A Grave:https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi/page/gr/search.ancestry.com/Browse/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40926150.


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