Andrew C. Birkey
1879 - 1959 (80 years)-
Name Andrew C. Birkey [1] Birth 7 Jul 1879 Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Gender Male Death 26 Oct 1959 Rockwell City, Calhoun Co., IA [2] Burial Manson, Calhoun Co., IA - Rose Hill Cemetery
Person ID I5311 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 30 Apr 2021
Father John G. Birkey, b. 14 Jan 1853, Tazewell Co., IL d. 17 Dec 1932, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA (Age 79 years) Mother Catherine Schrock, b. 25 Nov 1850, Alsace Lorraine, FR d. 22 Aug 1938, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA (Age 87 years) Marriage 22 Feb 1876 - One obit says 22 Feb 1876, the other 22 Feb 1873. However, their first child was born at the end of 1876.
Family ID F2022 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Litwiller, b. 15 Nov 1873, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 4 Jan 1957, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA (Age 83 years) Marriage 6 Dec 1903 Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL [3] Children 1. Fannie Birkey, b. 15 Sep 1904 d. 7 Jun 1977 (Age 72 years) 2. Harvey John Birkey, b. 25 May 1906, Pekin Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 1 May 1995, Meadville, PA (Age 88 years) 3. Esther Katherine Birkey, b. 9 Oct 1907, Dewey, Champaign Co., IL d. 24 Mar 1995, Indianola, IA (Age 87 years) 4. Clarence E. (Dick) Birkey, b. 9 Dec 1908, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL d. 10 Feb 1995, Goshen, Elkhart Co., IN (Age 86 years) 5. Viola Pearl Birkey, b. 17 Sep 1913, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA d. 11 Aug 1989, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA (Age 75 years) Family ID F3722 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Mar 2009
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Event Map Birth - 7 Jul 1879 - Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Marriage - 6 Dec 1903 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Burial - - Manson, Calhoun Co., IA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Obit:
Birkey, Andrew C., son of John G. and Katherine (Schrock) Birkey, was born July 7, 1879 near Eureka, Ill.; died of complications at Rockwell City, Iowa, Oct. 26, 1959; aged 80 y. 3 m. 19 d. on Dec. 6, 1903, at Hopedale, Ill., he was married to Elizabeth Litwiller, who died Jan. 4, 1957. One son also preceded him in death in infancy. Surviving are 5 children (Fanny-Mrs. Lee Zimmerman, Rockwell City, Iowa; Harvey, Conneaut Lake, Pa.; Esther-Mrs. Lester Oyer, Rockwell City; Clarence E., and Viola-Mrs. Willard Oyer, both of Manson, Iowa), 17 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers and 2 sisters (Joseph, Grand Rapids, Mich.; John, William, and Katie-Mrs. Ben Zehr, Mason; and Lizzie-Mrs. A. P. Naffziger, Rockwell City). He was a member of the Manson Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 28, in charge of Roman Hershberger and Edward Birkey.
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Sources - [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90275118/andrew-c-birkey.
- [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.
- [S708] Lonnie Litwiller Family Records.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90275118/andrew-c-birkey.