Marie Madeleine Gerber
1823 - 1912 (89 years)-
Name Marie Madeleine Gerber [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 22 Jan 1823 Barr, Lower Alsace, FR [4] Gender Female Immigration 14 Jul 1844 New York, NY - Aboard the ship Cotton Planter, with her brother Louis, 25 (born 9 May 1819 at Barr; and Lena, 21.
Census 1850 Tazewell Co., IL - Farmer Andrew Burkie, 33, Germany; Madeline, 26, Germany; Caroline 5, IL; Christian, 3, IL; and Andrew, 6 mo., IL
Naturalization Jan 1856 Tazewell Co., IL - Applied
Reference Number 199 Death 12 Jun 1912 Dewey, Champaign Co., IL [4] - At her home
Burial Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
Person ID I199 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 1 Aug 2021
Father Jean Louis Gerber Mother Louise Goyer Family ID F2953 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Andreas Bircky (Buerky), b. 27 Oct 1816, Willbach, Bavaria, GR d. 27 Jan 1892, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 75 years) Marriage Oct 1842 Tazewell Co., IL [4, 5] Children 1. Caroline Birkey, b. 1845, IL d. Bef 1860 (Age < 14 years) 2. Christian Burkey, b. 6 Mar 1847, Tazewell Co., IL d. 13 Feb 1933, Walnut Twp., Bureau Co., IL (Age 85 years) 3. Andrew James Burkey, b. 1 May 1850, Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL d. 19 Feb 1928, Zion, Lake Co., IL (Age 77 years) 4. John G. Birkey, b. 14 Jan 1853, Tazewell Co., IL d. 17 Dec 1932, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA (Age 79 years) 5. Valentine A. Birkey, b. 12 Aug 1857, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL d. 13 May 1935, Dewey, Champaign Co., IL (Age 77 years) 6. Magdalena Birkey, b. 7 Mar 1859, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 20 Jun 1928, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 69 years) Family ID F93 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Aug 2021
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Notes - Obit: (Gospel Herald)
Birkey - Magdalena Birkey, nee Gerber, was born in Germany, Dec. 22, 1823; died at her home near Dewey, Ill., of infirmities of old age, June 12, 1912; aged 88 y. 5 m. 20 d. Mother Birkey united with the A.M. Church in her younger years and remained a faithful member to the end. She united in marriage with Andrew Birkey. This union was blessed with 6 children. She lived in matrimony with her husband 48 years and lived a widow about 20 years. She leaves 5 children, 30 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and many friends to mourn her departure. Her husband and 1 daughter preceded her to the world beyond. Funeral services at the home by Peter Zehr in German and at the church by Daniel Greiser and J.C. Birkey in German and Peter Zehr in English. Texts, Psa. 90, Deut.31:14, II Cor. 5:1, and II Tim. 4:6-8. Buried in cemetery near by.
(Note: Her date of death was June 12, 1912. Knowing her correct birth date was Jan. 22, 1823, we can calculate her age count as 89 years, five months, and 20 days. So the author must have known her correct birth date Jan. 22, 1823 but misstated it as Dec. 22, 1823; then miscalculated her age count by one year as well. ) [4]
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Sources - [S955] Steven R. Estes, Illinois Ministers Attending the Amish Ministers’ Meetings of 1862-1878, Part One.
- [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA).
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28992482/magdalena-birkey.
- [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.
- [S955] Steven R. Estes, Illinois Ministers Attending the Amish Ministers’ Meetings of 1862-1878, Part One, Gives date as 2 Oct 1843 and place as Butler Co., OH.
- [S955] Steven R. Estes, Illinois Ministers Attending the Amish Ministers’ Meetings of 1862-1878, Part One.