John W. Birky[1]
1871 - 1941 (69 years)-
Name John W. Birky [2, 3] Birth 21 Nov 1871 Morton, Tazewell Co., IL [4, 5] Gender Male Religion Mennonite Residence Menominee, WI Residence 1900 Fisher, Brown Twp., Champaign Co., IL - Listed as John, wife Stella, childrenMary, Esther and Gilbert. Living next to John’s mother Fanny and brother Amos Birky.
Residence 1914 Gibson City, Ford Co., IL [2] Residence 1930-1940 Tazewell Co., IL [4] - Pleasant Hill (Grove?) area
Death 29 Jun 1941 Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL [6] - Methodist Hospital
Burial Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL [6] - Pleasant Grove Mennonite Cemetery: Ezra Yordy officiated funeral, with J. N. Kaufman
Person ID I497 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 12 Apr 2019
Father Andrew (Andréas) S. Birky, b. 3 Mar 1830, Bavaria, GR d. 11 Sep 1895, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 65 years) Mother Veronica (Fannie) Sutter, b. 11 Nov 1838, Neuberg-an-Donau, Bavaria, GR d. 16 Apr 1927, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 88 years) Marriage 25 Mar 1858 Morton, Tazewell Co., IL Family ID F215 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Stella May Covert, b. 25 Apr 1876, IL d. 14 Feb 1963, Garden Grove, Orange Co., CA (Age 86 years) Marriage 2 May 1895 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL - East Bend Mennonite Church by Peter Zehr
Children 1. Mary Birky, b. 19 Mar 1896, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL d. 13 Oct 1975 (Age 79 years) 2. Esther L. Birky, b. 1898 d. 1949 (Age 51 years) 3. Gilbert Birky, b. 25 Jan 1900, IL d. 3 May 1989, WI (Age 89 years) 4. Edna V. Birky, b. 25 Dec 1902, Findley, IL, Shelby Co., IL d. 6 Jan 1973, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 70 years) 5. Clarence Andrew Birky, b. 23 Mar 1905 d. 13 May 1982 (Age 77 years) 6. Clara B. Birky, b. 23 Mar 1905, Shelby Co., IL d. 23 Mar 1988, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 83 years) 7. John Birky, Jr. 8. Homer Birky 9. Richard Dean Birky, b. 21 Nov 1913, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL d. 12 Dec 1991, Adair, Mayes Co., OK (Age 78 years) 10. Forrest Oliver Birky, b. 16 Feb 1916, WI d. 29 Mar 1986, Orange Co., CA (Age 70 years) Family ID F216 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 May 2016
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Notes - Obit:
Birky.-John W., son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Birky, was born Nov. 21, 1871, near Morton; passed away at the Methodist Hospital in Peoria; aged 69 years. He was a member of the Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church and a resident of the town for the last ten years. On May 2, 1895, he was married to Stella May Covert in Fisher, Ill. He is survived by his wife and 10 children; Mrs. Noah Zobrist, Morton; Mrs. James Bruehl, Mrs. John Rost, Clarence Birky, all of Route 5; John, Jr., at home; Homer, Peoria; Richard, Adair, Okla.; Forrest, Fort Ord, Calif.; Mrs. Lawrence Ropp, Gibson City, Ill.; and Gilbert, Jamesville, Wis. A brother, Peter, of Morton, and a sister, Mary Schrock, of Fisher, also survive. Services were held at the Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church in charge of Bros. Ezra Yordy and J. N. Kaufman. [3]
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Sources - [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA).
- [S315] Conservatorship-Birky.
- [S976] Justine Detweiler Trout, John W. Birky.
- [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40926150/john-w-birky.
- [S11] Obituaries of Individuals, Find A Grave:https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi/page/gr/search.ancestry.com/Browse/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40926150.
- [S2] Ruth Berkey Reichly, The Berkey Book, (Arlington, VA).