Daniel Steinman b. 1 May 1831 Breitenbrunn, Bavaria, GR d. 17 Mar 1916 Waldo, Livingston Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Daniel Steinman

Male 1831 - 1916  (84 years)


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  • Name Daniel Steinman  [1, 2
    Birth 1 May 1831  Breitenbrunn, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • Obit gives different date
    Gender Male 
    CLER
    Religion Amish Mennonite 
    Residence 1840  Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1841  Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 17 Mar 1916  Waldo, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Waldo Cemetery
    Person ID I508  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2021 

    Father Jacob Steinman,   b. Abt 1802, Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1865, Gridley, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Mother Barbara Nafziger,   b. Reinheim, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Feb 1823  Breitenbrunn, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Baumgärtle estate
    Family ID F4176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Katharina (Catharine) Birky,   b. Nov 1834, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1874, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 39 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 

    Family 2 Catherine Staley Wyse   d. 9 Feb 1905 
    Marriage 17 Aug 1876 
    • According to Verle Oyer
    Family ID F90  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2005 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 May 1831 - Breitenbrunn, Bavaria, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Butler Co., OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1841 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Nov 1854 - Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Mar 1916 - Waldo, 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:
      Steinman. - Daniel Steinman was born in Germany in February, 1830; died Mar. 17, 1916; aged 86 y. 1 m. At the age of 10 he came to Ohio then on to Tazewell Co., Ill., with relatives; united with the Amish Mennonite Church in his youth and remained a faithful member to the end. Nov. 12, 1854, he was married to Catharine Birky. They made their home in Tazewell Co. for 11 years, then came to Livingston Co. near where the town of Flanagan now is. To this union were born 7 daughters and 1 son. His wife died Feb. 8, 1874. Aug. 17, 1876; he was married to Catharine Stahley (widow) who died Feb. 9, 1905. In the spring of 1870 he was ordained to the ministry and in 1885 he was ordained bishop. These places he filled to the best of his ability. As long as his health permitted he was at his post. For many years he suffered with severe headaches and of late with heart trouble. The last years of his life he has been making his home with his daughter, Barbara (Mrs. Dan Eigsti). On the evening of March 16 he ate a hearty supper and before retiring said he feels real well. The next morning he was found dead in his room. He leaves to mourn his sudden departure 6 daughters, 1 son, 1 stepdaughter, 45 grandchildren, and 45 great-grandchildren. One daughter and 6 grandchildren preceded him. Short services were held at the house by Bro. John Birky, Hopedale, Ill. The services at the church were held by Bros. Dan Orendorff, Andrew Schrock and D. W. Slagel. Texts, II Cor. 4:17, 18; Matt. 25:21 (1st clause), Job 19:25 (1st clause). Buried in the Waldo graveyard.


      Steve Estes writes that in 1840 Daniel came to Butler Co., OH with his cousins the “Big” Birkeys and continued with them to Tazewell Co., IL in 1841.

      Ministered in the Gridley Prairie (later Waldo Mennonite) congregation in Livingston Co., IL. When he came to America at the age of ten with some of his cousins, he brought a copy of the Martyrs Mirror with him. He served as bishop of the church when it became an Egly congregation.

      However, Daniel evidently came with a different Birky family than Estes thought, as a 1900 census says he came in 1844--probably with cousins Joseph (b. 1818) and his sister Maria.

      See page 89 in Source for further information about Daniel and his rather complicated life. [5, 6, 7]

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

    2. [S432] Birky/Steinman Family Records.

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

    4. [S1291] Mary Ann Augsburger Kristiansen-Eng, Maria Anna Oesch, Her Story (1837-1892), 1 Mar 1831.

    5. [S103] Steven R. Estes, Illinois Ministers Attending Amish Ministers’ Meetings of 1862-1878.

    6. [S295] Steve Estes, The Desire of the Altvater (Forefathers): The Legacy of the Bloody Theater Among the Mennonites of Central Illinois.

    7. [S1291] Mary Ann Augsburger Kristiansen-Eng, Maria Anna Oesch, Her Story (1837-1892).


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