Christian C. Birky
1859 - 1946 (87 years)-
Name Christian C. Birky Birth 13 Jan 1859 Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL 
[1] Gender Male Death 23 Feb 1946 Eureka, Woodford Co., IL [1] - Mennonite Home for the Aged
Burial Y [1] - “Nearby cemetery” - probably Roanoke Mennonite
Person ID I5992 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 11 Mar 2018
Father Jacob Bürcky (Birki), b. 4 May 1826, Völlerdingen, Alsace, FR d. 4 Jul 1883, Garden City, Cass Co., MO (Age 57 years) Mother Magdalena Hochstettler, b. 7 Feb 1829, Meringerau/Siebernbrunn, Bavaria, GR d. 28 May 1888, Garden City, Cass Co., MO (Age 59 years) Marriage 10 Dec 1850 Tazewell Co., IL [2] Family ID F95 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 13 Jan 1859 - Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL 
Death - 23 Feb 1946 - Eureka, Woodford Co., IL = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Obit: Gospel Herald - July 2, 1946 - page 302
Birkey.-Christian C., son of Jacob and Magdalena (Hochstetler) Birkey, was born near Morton, Ill., Jan. 13, 1859; died at the Home for the Aged, Eureka, Ill., Feb. 23, 1946; aged 87 y. 1 m. 10 d. At the age of sixteen he moved with his parents to Cass Co., Mo. He made his home in Kansas from 1885 to 1910, when He moved to Shickley, Nebr. In 1940 he entered the Home for the Aged. In youth he accepted Christ and was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church until death. He leaves to mourn his departure 2 sisters (Katie and Mary, of Shickley) and other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Feb. 26 at the Home. Interment was made in the near-by cemetery.
Transcriber's Note: inappropriate capitalization in above obituary is copied from original.
- Obit: Gospel Herald - July 2, 1946 - page 302
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