John R. King b. 16 Sep 1825 Baden, GR d. 25 Apr 1895 Livingston Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

John R. King

Male 1825 - 1895  (69 years)


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  • Name John R. King  [1
    Birth 16 Sep 1825  Baden, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Apr 1895  Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6505  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2017 

    Father Johannes King,   b. 24 Jun 1791, Pirmasens, Palatinate, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1860, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Jacobina “Phoebe” Reidiger,   b. 23 Oct 1794, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1869, Carlock, Dry Grove Twp., McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F655  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Fannie Ehresman,   b. 1838, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Rinkenberger,   b. 19 Sep 1844, Mackinaw, Montgomery Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1929, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jul 1863  [2
    Family ID F2851  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Sep 1825 - Baden, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Apr 1895 - Livingston Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Herald of Truth, May 1895:
      "On the 25th of April 1895, in Livingston Co., Ill., at 7 P. M., John Koenig fell peacefully asleep in Jesus, aged 69 y., 7 m., 9 d. Bro. Koenig had been ailing all winter, and finally took cold which developed into la-grippe and lung fever, from which death ensued after 9 days of suffering. Bro. Koenig was a faithful member of the Old Amish Mennonite church and was loved and esteemed by all who knew him. His second marriage in 1863 to Maria Ringenberg was blessed with 10 children of whom 6 sons and 3 daughters survive. The remains were laid to rest on the 28th. Funeral services to a large concourse of friends by Daniel Orendorff and J. P. Schmitt from 2 Cor. 5: 10 and by J. P. Zehr and Peter Tschantz from Rev. 14: 13. ¬ J. P. Schmitt." Zurlinden identified King's second wife not as Ringenberg, but as 'Stoufer.'

  • Sources 
    1. [S460] Donald Roth, Rediger Family.

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


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