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Male 1851 - 1939  (88 years)


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  1. 1.  Christian J. Birky (Birkey) was born on 12 Mar 1851 in Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 3 Jun 1939 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 146
    • Religion: Amish Mennonite

    Notes:

    Obit: . June 29, 1939 - Vol. XXXII, No 13 - pages 270, 271

    Birkey.-Christian, son of John and Elizabeth Birkey, was born near Tremont, Ill., March 12, 1851; died of complications at the home of his son, Levi, near Hopedale, Ill., June 3, 1939; aged 88 y. 2 m. 22 d. In his youth he united with the Mennonite church and remained faithful unto death. On Oct. 18, 1874, he united in marriage to Elizabeth Schertz, who passed away July 14 1878. On Oct. 9, 1879, he united in marriage to Elizabeth Good, who passed away Oct. 2, 1924. To this union 3 sons and 5 daughters were born. On Feb. 23, 1928 he united in marriage to Barbara Birkey who preceded him in death Feb. 4, 1939. Surviving are 6 children (John, Emma Stahl, and Phoebe Slabaugh of Kent Co., Mich.; Simon of Amboy, Ind.; Levi of Delavan, Ill.; and Sarah Sutter of Minier, Ill.), 14 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and 6 stepchildren. Two daughters (Katie, wife of C. B. Birkey and Clara, twin sister to Sarah), 2 brothers, and 2 sisters also preceded him. During his illness he frequently expressed a desire to go home, as he felt his work on earth was ended. Funeral services were held at the Hopedale Mennonite Church June 5, conducted by the home ministers.
    "The room is quiet, all is still,
    His place is vacant; 'tis God's will;
    But yet we're glad, is God saw best,
    To end his suffering and give him rest."
    ---The Children.

    Married Barbara Wittrig Birky, widow of cousin Christian H. Birky.

    16. CHRISTIAN4 BIRKY (JOHN3, CHRISTIAN2, CHRISTIAN1) was born 12 Mar 1851, and died 03 Jun 1939. He married (1) ELIZABETH GOOD. She was born 11 Oct 1860, and died 02 Oct 1924. He married (2) BARBARA WITTRIG Aft. 1924. She was born 24 Apr 1854 in Canada, and died 04 Feb 1939.

    Children of CHRISTIAN BIRKY and ELIZABETH GOOD are:
    i. KATHERINE5 BIRKY, b. 07 Oct 1880; d. 01 Dec 1903; m. CHRISTIAN BENJAMIN BIRKY; b. 1879; d. 1940.
    ii. EMMA BIRKY, b. 12 Jun 1882; d. 10 Jun 1955; m. GEORGE STAHL, 05 Mar 1922; d. 03 Jan 1948.
    iii. JOHN J. BIRKY, b. 23 Jul 1884; d. 05 Apr 1962; m. LYDIA WITTRIG, 01 Mar 1906; b. 20 Sep 1887.
    iv. PHOEBE BIRKY, b. 17 Dec 1886; d. 30 Jan 1966; m. ALBERT SLAUBAUGH, 09 Jan 1910; b. 19 Oct 1883; d. 17 Apr 1965.
    v. SIMON G. BIRKY, b. 22 May 1889; d. 01 Mar 1968; m. LIDA E. SLAUBAUGH; b. 27 May 1886; d. 29 Dec 1963.
    vi. LEVI BIRKY, b. 27 Apr 1894; d. 10 Jul 1975; m. LAURA MAST, 14 Jan 1917; b. 03 Aug 1892; d. Aug 1974.
    vii. CLARA MARIE BIRKY, b. 13 Dec 1901; d. 23 Feb 1902.
    viii. SARAH MAE BIRKY, b. 13 Dec 1901; m. LAURENCE W. SUTTER, 12 Dec 1920; b. 22 Apr 1900.

    Purchased land in Fisher for Valentine and Phoebe Good Birkey to live on when they returned from Kansas in 1895.

    Buried:
    Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery

    Christian married Elizabeth Schertz on 18 Oct 1874 in Tazewell Co., IL. Elizabeth was born in 1858; died on 14 Jul 1878. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Christian married Elizabeth Guth (Good) on 9 Oct 1879. Elizabeth (daughter of Josef (Joseph ) Guth (Good) and Katharina Stalter) was born on 11 Oct 1860 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 2 Oct 1924 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Katharine (Katie C.) Birky (Birkey)  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Oct 1880 in Tazewell Co., IL; died on 1 Dec 1903 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL.
    2. 3. Emma Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jun 1882 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 3 Jan 1948.
    3. 4. John J. Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jul 1884 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 5 Apr 1962 in Alto, Lowell Twp., MI.
    4. 5. Phoebe Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Dec 1886 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 17 Apr 1965.
    5. 6. Simon G. Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 May 1889 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 1 Mar 1968 in Howard Co., IN; was buried in Howard Co., IN.
    6. 7. Levi Julius Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Apr 1894 in Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 8 Jul 1975 in Bloomington, McLean Co., IL; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL.
    7. 8. Clara Marie Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Dec 1901 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 23 Feb 1902 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL.
    8. 9. Sarah Mae Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Dec 1901 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 26 Jan 1986 in Sarasota, FL; was buried in Sarasota, FL.

    Christian married Barbara Wittrig on 23 Feb 1928. Barbara (daughter of Joseph Wittrig (Vitrich) and Anna Nancy Gascho) was born on 24 Apr 1854 in Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Feb 1939 in Bloomington, McLean Co., IL; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Katharine (Katie C.) Birky (Birkey) Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born on 7 Oct 1880 in Tazewell Co., IL; died on 1 Dec 1903 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL.

    Notes:

    Obit of first wife:
    Birky - On the 1st of Dec., 1903, at her home near Hopedale, Ill., of complication of diseases, Katharine, wife of Christian B. Birky, aged 23 Y., 1 M., 23 D. She leaves her husband, father, mother and a host of friends to mourn their loss.,

    Buried:
    Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery

    Katharine married Christian Benjamin Birky on 26 Jan 1902. Christian (son of Christian H. Birky and Barbara Wittrig) was born on 4 Jun 1879 in Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 3 Jun 1940 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Emma Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born on 12 Jun 1882 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 3 Jan 1948.

    Notes:

    Second wife of George Stahl. No children.

    Family/Spouse: George Stahl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  John J. Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born on 3 Jul 1884 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 5 Apr 1962 in Alto, Lowell Twp., MI.

    Notes:

    Obit:
    Birkey, John J., son of Christian and Elizabeth (Good) Birkey, was born near Hopedale, Ill., July 23, 1884; died after an extended illness at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Kauffman, Alto, Mich., April 5, 1962; aged 77 y. 8 m. 13 d. On March 1, 1906, he was married to Lydia Wittrig, who survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters (Mrs. Norman Kauffman, Clarksville; and Mrs. Glenn Kauffman), 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Levi, Hopedale; and Simon, Amboy, Ind.), and 2 sisters (Sarah Sutter, Sarasota, Fla.; and Phoebe Slabaugh, Alto). Three sisters preceded him in death. He was a member of the Bowne Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held April 8, in charge of T. E. Schrock and Daniel Zook.

    John married Lydia Wittrig on 1 Mar 1906. Lydia (daughter of Daniel Wittrig and Elizabeth Sutter) was born on 20 Sep 1887 in Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Phoebe Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born on 17 Dec 1886 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 17 Apr 1965.

    Phoebe married Albert Slabaugh on 9 Jan 1910. Albert (son of Slabaugh) was born on 19 Oct 1883 in Kokomo, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Verlin Slabaugh  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 6.  Simon G. Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born on 22 May 1889 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 1 Mar 1968 in Howard Co., IN; was buried in Howard Co., IN.

    Notes:

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25084774/simon-g.-birkey
    Gives his wife as Fannie Sommers (1898-1992)

    Buried:
    Shrock Cemetery

    Family/Spouse: Lida E. Slabaugh. Lida (daughter of Slabaugh) was born on 27 May 1886 in Amboy, Miami Co., IN; died on 28 Dec 1963 in Amboy, Miami Co., IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Lowell Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Dec 1917; died on 21 Dec 1998; was buried in Howard Co., IN.
    2. 12. Richard Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 13. Dwight E. Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Dec 1914 in Miami Co., IN; died on 10 Sep 1993 in Miami Co., IN.

  6. 7.  Levi Julius Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born on 17 Apr 1894 in Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 8 Jul 1975 in Bloomington, McLean Co., IL; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL.

    Notes:

    Obit:
    Birkey, Levi, son of Christian and Elizabeth (Good) Birkey, was born at Delavan, Ill., Apr. 27, 1894; died at Mennonite Hospital, Bloomington, Ill., July 8, 1975; aged 81 y. On Jan. 14, 1917, he was married to Laura Mast, who preceded him in death in August 1974. Surviving are 2 sons (Warren and Harold), one sister (Mrs. Lawrence Sutter), 6 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. He was a member of Hopedale Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on July 11, in charge of J. W. Davis and Elmo Springer; interment in Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery.

    Birth:
    Obit says 27 Apr 1894

    Family/Spouse: Laura Mast. Laura was born on 3 Aug 1892; died on 13 Aug 1974; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Harold C. Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jan 1918; died on 22 Dec 2003; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL.
    2. 15. Warren Leland Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jul 1921 in Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 26 Mar 1989 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL.

  7. 8.  Clara Marie Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born on 13 Dec 1901 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 23 Feb 1902 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL.

    Notes:

    Obit:

    BIRKY. - On the 23d of Feb., 1902, near Hopedale, Ill., Clara (twin) daughter of C. J. and Lizzie Birky, aged 2 months, 10 days. Funeral services on the 24th at the A. M. church. Interment in the A. M. graveyard west of Hopedale.


  8. 9.  Sarah Mae Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born on 13 Dec 1901 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 26 Jan 1986 in Sarasota, FL; was buried in Sarasota, FL.

    Notes:

    Obit: Gospel Herald, Vol 79, No 8, 25 February 1986

    Sutter, Sarah M., daughter of Christen and Elizabeth (Good) Birky, was born at Hopedale, Ill., Dec. 13, 1901; died at Sarasota, Fla., Jan. 26, 1986; aged 84 y. On Dec. 12, 1920, she was married to Lawrence W. Sutter, who died on Jan. 16, 1984. Surviving are 3 sons (Ivis, Mervin, and Eldo Sutter), 2 daughters (Odela Shank and Hilda Kurtz), 27 grandchildren, and 40 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother. She was a member of Bay Shore Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 29, in charge of Paul R. Yoder, Sr., and Randy Sutter; interment in Palms Memorial Park.

    ———————
    Sarah Mae Birkey Sutter, daughter of Christian J Birkey & his 2nd wife Elizabeth Good Birkey
    Christian 1st married 1874 Elizabeth Schertz Birkey
    Christian 3rd married 1928 Barbara

    Sarah married Lawrence W Sutter, son of Christian Sutter & his wife Idella Miller Sutter

    Buried:
    Palms Memorial Park

    Sarah married Lawrence Sutter on 12 Dec 1920 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL. Lawrence (son of Christian Sylvester Sutter and Idella Mae Miller) was born on 22 Apr 1900 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 16 Jan 1984 in Sarasota, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Mervin Earl Sutter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Mar 1924 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 11 Feb 2009 in Sarasota, FL.
    2. 17. Eldon Gene Sutter  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Verlin Slabaugh Descendancy chart to this point (5.Phoebe2, 1.Christian1)

  2. 11.  Lowell Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (6.Simon2, 1.Christian1) was born on 21 Dec 1917; died on 21 Dec 1998; was buried in Howard Co., IN.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Shrock Cemetery

    Lowell married Velma Kathryn Birkey [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Merle Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Wayne Richard Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 20. Rosalyn Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 21. Retha Mae Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 1949 in Peru, Miami Co., IN; died on 20 Feb 2016 in Kokomo, Howard Co., IN; was buried in Howard Co., IN.
    5. 22. Geneva Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 23. Lavon Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 12.  Richard Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (6.Simon2, 1.Christian1)

    Family/Spouse: May Troyer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Darrell Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 13.  Dwight E. Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (6.Simon2, 1.Christian1) was born on 7 Dec 1914 in Miami Co., IN; died on 10 Sep 1993 in Miami Co., IN.

    Family/Spouse: Mildred King. Mildred was born on 1 Mar 1918; died on 25 Jan 2010. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Evelyn Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Loretta Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 27. Phyllis Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 28. Duane Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 29. Dale Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 14.  Harold C. Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (7.Levi2, 1.Christian1) was born on 7 Jan 1918; died on 22 Dec 2003; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL.

    Notes:

    Obituary in Pekin Daily Times (Pekin, IL) -December 23, 2003

    Birth:
    Obit says 8 Jan 1918

    Buried:
    Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery

    Harold married Arneitta Marie Birky on 27 Jun 1947 in Foosland, Champaign Co., IL. Arneitta (daughter of John Samuel Birky and Fannie Louise Naffziger) was born on 6 Aug 1917 in Foosland, Champaign Co., IL; died on 7 Sep 2012 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Warren Leland Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (7.Levi2, 1.Christian1) was born on 17 Jul 1921 in Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 26 Mar 1989 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL; was buried in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL.

    Notes:

    Obit: -Gospel Herald - Volume 82, Number 16 -April 18, 1989, pages 277.

    Birkey.- Warren L., son of Levi J. and Laura (Mast) Birkey, was born in Delavan, Ill., July 17, 1921; died at Methodist Medical Center, Peoria, Ill., Mar. 26, 1989; aged 67 y. On June 27, 1946, he was married to Delora Litwiller, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Linda Birkey), 3 sons (David W., Dale W., and Daryl W.), 4 grandchildren, and one brother (Harold). He was a member of Hopedale Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 29, in charge of H. James Smith and Carl Horner; interment in Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery.

    Buried:
    Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery

    Warren married Delora M. Litwiller on 27 Jun 1946. Delora (daughter of Christian C. Litwiller and Emma Zehr) was born on 30 Dec 1924 in Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 14 May 2021 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried on 25 May 2021 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 16.  Mervin Earl Sutter Descendancy chart to this point (9.Sarah2, 1.Christian1) was born on 14 Mar 1924 in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 11 Feb 2009 in Sarasota, FL.

    Mervin married Dora Martha Oyer on 18 Sep 1948 in Foosland, Champaign Co., IL. Dora (daughter of Joseph Oyer and Bertha Zimmerman) was born on 8 Feb 1923 in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL; died on 24 Jun 1960 in Sarasota, FL; was buried in Fisher, Champaign Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Karen Kay Sutter  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Paricia Lea Sutter  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Michael Joseph Sutter  Descendancy chart to this point

    Mervin married Ruby Virginia Shenk on 7 Oct 1961 in Sarasota, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 17.  Eldon Gene Sutter Descendancy chart to this point (9.Sarah2, 1.Christian1)


Generation: 4

  1. 18.  Merle Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (11.Lowell3, 6.Simon2, 1.Christian1)

  2. 19.  Wayne Richard Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (11.Lowell3, 6.Simon2, 1.Christian1)

  3. 20.  Rosalyn Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (11.Lowell3, 6.Simon2, 1.Christian1)

  4. 21.  Retha Mae Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (11.Lowell3, 6.Simon2, 1.Christian1) was born on 16 Feb 1949 in Peru, Miami Co., IN; died on 20 Feb 2016 in Kokomo, Howard Co., IN; was buried in Howard Co., IN.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Schrock Cemetery

    Family/Spouse: Dan Martin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 22.  Geneva Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (11.Lowell3, 6.Simon2, 1.Christian1)

  6. 23.  Lavon Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (11.Lowell3, 6.Simon2, 1.Christian1)

  7. 24.  Darrell Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (12.Richard3, 6.Simon2, 1.Christian1)

  8. 25.  Evelyn Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (13.Dwight3, 6.Simon2, 1.Christian1)

    Notes:

    Married a Yoder.


  9. 26.  Loretta Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (13.Dwight3, 6.Simon2, 1.Christian1)

    Notes:

    Married a Chupp.


  10. 27.  Phyllis Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (13.Dwight3, 6.Simon2, 1.Christian1)

    Notes:

    Married a Fitchpatrick.


  11. 28.  Duane Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (13.Dwight3, 6.Simon2, 1.Christian1)

  12. 29.  Dale Birkey Descendancy chart to this point (13.Dwight3, 6.Simon2, 1.Christian1)

    Family/Spouse: Mary Faye Reisner. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Steven Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Phillip Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 35. Jonathon Birkey  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 30.  Karen Kay Sutter Descendancy chart to this point (16.Mervin3, 9.Sarah2, 1.Christian1)

    Karen married Marshall Eugene Hess [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Jennifer Marie Hess  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. Shana Joy Hess  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 31.  Paricia Lea Sutter Descendancy chart to this point (16.Mervin3, 9.Sarah2, 1.Christian1)

  15. 32.  Michael Joseph Sutter Descendancy chart to this point (16.Mervin3, 9.Sarah2, 1.Christian1)

    Michael married Vera Stoll [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Aaron Matthew Sutter  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 39. Benjamin Michael Sutter  Descendancy chart to this point


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