Mary Roth b. 15 Mar 1884 Milford, Seward Co., NE d. 2 May 1961 Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Mary Roth

Female 1884 - 1961  (77 years)


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  • Name Mary Roth  [1] 
    Birth 15 Mar 1884  Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 2 May 1961  Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Salem Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I4267  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2019 

    Father Christian Roth,   b. 22 Aug 1848, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1927, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Wittrig,   b. 7 Mar 1851, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1934, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 31 Mar 1870  [3] 
    Family ID F2914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christian Birky (Christopher) Schrock,   b. 2 Mar 1881, Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1962, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 19 Feb 1903  Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Children 
     1. Magdalena Schrock,   b. 26 Nov 1903, Milford, Seward Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1988, Geneva, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     2. Pearl Schrock,   b. 27 Mar 1905, Clayton, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1969 (Age 64 years)
     3. Ada Schrock,   b. 1 Feb 1907, Ong, Clay Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Harry Schrock,   b. 3 Apr 1908, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1980, Newhall, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     5. Katherine (Katie) Schrock,   b. 24 Jun 1911, Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 2006 (Age > 96 years)
     6. Floyd Schrock,   b. 18 Aug 1913   d. 21 Jan 1914 (Age 0 years)
     7. Florence Schrock,   b. 18 Aug 1913   d. Aft 2005 (Age > 93 years)
     8. Gaylord Jay Schrock,   b. 18 Oct 1919   d. 11 Apr 1978 (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F3001  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Mar 1884 - Milford, Seward Co., NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Feb 1903 - Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 May 1961 - Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Shickley, Fillmore Co., NE Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • “While attending church services on Sunday, February 26, 1961, Mary fell ill and shortly thereafter was rushed to the hospital at Geneva. She had a heart attack. As her condition improved, she returned home. She had eaten breakfast and was sitting in her rocking chair when she suffered another attack on Tuesday, May 2, 1961. She died at the age of seventy- seven. In addition to her children, Pearl, Ada, Lena, Harry, Katie, Florence, Floyd, and Gaylord, she had 22 grandchildren and 26 great- grandchildren. One brother and three sisters survived her.

      “Her service was held at the Zion Lutheran Church in Shickley on Friday, May 5, 1961, with interment at the Shickley Cemetery. Her obituary stated that she was very conscientious in her attendance of the congregational services, a faithful wife, and a loving mother, a helpful friend and neighbor. The songs used in the service included, “Asleep in Jesus” and “The Old Rugged Cross.”

      “Christopher and Mary were married on February 25, 1903, in Shickley, Nebraska. She was almost nineteen, and he was twenty-one. Apparently she lived in Milford, Nebraska, prior to their marriage. We heard that Mary was engaged to another man, but Chris, a handsome man, apparently swept her off her feet and married her. They had eight children, five girls and three boys; however one boy died in infancy. Chris’ mother delivered all the babies of the family and many grandbabies too, being called a midwife. Family members said the doctor was in attendance only two times in the Chris Schrock home, once prior to baby Floyd’s dying and another later when Gaylord had appendicitis. There was no hospital in the small town of Shickley. “ [6, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S377] Merrill E. Balser, Christian Wagler Sutter.

    2. [S1097] Betty Garland Michel, Nana’s Book, (lulu.com eBook (PDF), ISBN 9781287208845), Dorchester, near Milford.

    3. [S11] Obituaries of Individuals, Christian’s obit gives marriage year as 1868; Magdalena’s gives the year as 1870 .

    4. [S1097] Betty Garland Michel, Nana’s Book, (lulu.com eBook (PDF), ISBN 9781287208845), 25 Feb 1903?.

    5. [S800] Mary Roth b. 1884, marriage to Christian Schrock.

    6. [S1097] Betty Garland Michel, Nana’s Book, (lulu.com eBook (PDF), ISBN 9781287208845).

    7. [S694] Christian B. Schrock/Mary Roth family information.


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