Katharina (Catharine) Birky b. Nov 1834 Bavaria, GR d. 8 Feb 1874 Livingston Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Katharina (Catharine) Birky

Female 1834 - 1874  (~ 39 years)


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  • Name Katharina (Catharine) Birky  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth Nov 1834  Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Female 
    USR1 Nerve fever 
    Death 8 Feb 1874  Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Burial Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Waldo Cemetery
    Person ID I505  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  [8] 
    • 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 Daniel Steinman,   b. 1 May 1831, Breitenbrunn, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1916, Waldo, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 12 Nov 1854  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • A /261 2454
    Children 
     1. Maria Steinman,   b. 13 Dec 1855, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1932, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     2. Barbara Steinman,   b. 22 Sep 1857   d. 19 Mar 1937, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     3. Catherine (Katie) Steinman,   b. 23 Feb 1859, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1923, Wayland, Henry Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     4. Madalene (Lena) Steinman,   b. 27 Feb 1861, Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1948, Wayland, Henry Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     5. Elizabeth Steinman,   b. 16 Feb 1863, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1897 (Age 34 years)
     6. Anna Steinman,   b. 8 Oct 1866, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1940, Wayland, Henry Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     7. Veronica (Fannie) Steinman,   b. 4 May 1868, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1958, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     8. Daniel Steinman,   b. 23 Sep 1870, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1954, Danvers, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     9. Bertha Steinman (Stahley),   b. 28 Aug 1872, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1953 (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2005 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Nov 1834 - Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Nov 1854 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Feb 1874 - Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit:
      Feb. 8th 1874, in Livingston co., Ill., of Nerve fever, CATHARINE STEINMAN, wife of Pre. Daniel Steinman, in the 40th year of her age. She admonished her children to be obedient to their father. She leaves a bereaved husband and eight children to mourn their loss. Appropriate remarks were made by Christian Schlegel, from Rev. 21:1-7; and Joseph Gascho, from Heb. 12:1-8. [9]

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

    2. [S937] Herbert Holly, Bircky Story {Draft of article to be published}.

    3. [S551] Herbert Holly, The Amish Bircky and Bürcky Families in Bavaria.

    4. [S1126] Pellheim Mennonite records, 24 Nov 1825.

    5. [S432] Birky/Steinman Family Records, Day (8) came from this source.

    6. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

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

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

    9. [S490] Steven Estes, Proposal for an EMC Writing Project.


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