Amon Birky b. 19 Feb 1895 Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 20 Mar 1933 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Amon Birky

Male 1895 - 1933  (38 years)


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  • Name Amon Birky  [1] 
    Birth 19 Feb 1895  Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Religion Mennonite 
    Death 20 Mar 1933  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I8393  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2018 

    Father Joseph D. Birky,   b. 24 Mar 1856, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1914, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Wittrig,   b. 26 Mar 1858, Noble, Washington Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1932, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 25 Oct 1882  Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F2211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amanda Ebert,   b. 1898   d. 1978 (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 23 Mar 1930 
    Family ID F5914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Feb 1895 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Mar 1933 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVI, No. 2 - April 13, 1933
      Birky.-Amon Birky was born in Hopedale, Ill., Feb. 19, 1895; died at his home near Fisher, Ill., Mar. 20, 1933; aged 38 y. 1 m. 1 d. Death was due to a complication of diseases. He was married to Amanda Elbert on March 23, 1930. He united with the Hopedale Mennonite Church in his youth, and was a member of the East Bend Mennonite Church at the time of his death. He leaves his loving companion, 3 brothers (Jacob of Fisher, Ill., Benjamin of Valparaiso, Ind., and Rudolph of Alma, Mich.), 2 sisters (Mrs. Sam Heiser of Foosland, Ill., and Anna of Fisher, Ill.), and a host of other relatives and friends. His health failed in 1916 and he spent most of the time since that in bed. He always bore his afflictions patiently. and often expressed his faith in Jesus Christ. Funeral services were held at the East Bend Mennonite Church, in charge of Bros. J. A. Heiser and Harold Zehr. Text, Jno. 11:28. Interment in East Bend Cemetery. 
       

  • Sources 
    1. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140789756/amon-birky.

    2. [S269] GeneaNet Family Tree of Jean François Lorentz.


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