Elizabeth Birky b. 28 Feb 1828 d. 26 Feb 1899: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Elizabeth Birky[1]

Female 1828 - 1899  (70 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Birky 
    Birth 28 Feb 1828  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 Feb 1899  [2, 4
    • Andrew’s gravestone has the following under her name: 1849-19: not sure what that means.
    Burial Nickerson, Reno Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Sterling Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I504  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2020 

    Father Christian Birki,   b. 14 Mar 1788-1789, Rimsdorf, Lower Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1866, Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Maria Anna Gascho,   b. 1798, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1840-1841, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1815  Pellheim, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Arzbach was the name of an estate outlying the village of Pellheim (about 1.7 miles north of the center of Pellheim. It was the site of Schloss Pellheim, the house or palace of a count. The house is now a restaurant. Pellheim was administratively incorporated into Dachau in 1972.
    Family ID F219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Andrew Oyer,   b. 27 Feb 1829, Niderhoff, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1916, Sterling, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 18 Sep 1853  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Sep 1853 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Nickerson, Reno Co., KS Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1060] Find-A-Grave.

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

    3. [S1126] Pellheim Mennonite records, 29 Feb.

    4. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., Joe Staker gives year as 1889.

    5. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42721360/elizabeth-oyer.

    6. [S68] Pellheim 21 House Chronicle: “Castle Builders”.

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


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