Andrew C. Birkey b. 7 Jul 1879 Eureka, Woodford Co., IL d. 26 Oct 1959 Rockwell City, Calhoun Co., IA: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Andrew C. Birkey

Male 1879 - 1959  (80 years)


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  • Name Andrew C. Birkey  [1
    Birth 7 Jul 1879  Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Oct 1959  Rockwell City, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1932, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Catherine Schrock,   b. 25 Nov 1850, Alsace Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1938, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1957, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 6 Dec 1903  Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1995, Meadville, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     3. Esther Katherine Birkey,   b. 9 Oct 1907, Dewey, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1995, Indianola, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     4. Clarence E. (Dick) Birkey,   b. 9 Dec 1908, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1995, Goshen, Elkhart Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     5. Viola Pearl Birkey,   b. 17 Sep 1913, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1989, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F3722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2009 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Jul 1879 - Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Dec 1903 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90275118/andrew-c-birkey.

    2. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.

    3. [S708] Lonnie Litwiller Family Records.


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