Jacob A. "Jake" Birky was born May 19, 1895, in Oberlin, Kan., a son of Daniel and Mary Zeitler Birky. He married Alma Eichelberger on Jan. 16, 1919, in Emden.
Surviving are his wife; four sons, Ivan, Lester, Mervin, Clayton; three sisters [daughters], Viola Martin, Berneice Naffziger and Janice Martin; two sisters, LaVerne Roth and Barbara Reeb; one brother, Fred Detweiler; 20 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
One son, three brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.
Mr. Birky was a World War I veteran. He had retired after farming in the Delavan area most of his life.
He was member of Hopedale Mennonite Church, to which memorials may be made.
Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - May 16, 1989
Note: 3 sisters listed are actually his daughters.
Note: thanks to contributor, M. Jensen Seggerman, for links to his parents.
Surviving are his wife; four sons, Ivan, Lester, Mervin, Clayton; three sisters [daughters], Viola Martin, Berneice Naffziger and Janice Martin; two sisters, LaVerne Roth and Barbara Reeb; one brother, Fred Detweiler; 20 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
One son, three brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.
Mr. Birky was a World War I veteran. He had retired after farming in the Delavan area most of his life.
He was member of Hopedale Mennonite Church, to which memorials may be made.
Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - May 16, 1989
Note: 3 sisters listed are actually his daughters.
Note: thanks to contributor, M. Jensen Seggerman, for links to his parents.
Jacob A. "Jake" Birky was born May 19, 1895, in Oberlin, Kan., a son of Daniel and Mary Zeitler Birky. He married Alma Eichelberger on Jan. 16, 1919, in Emden.
Surviving are his wife; four sons, Ivan, Lester, Mervin, Clayton; three sisters [daughters], Viola Martin, Berneice Naffziger and Janice Martin; two sisters, LaVerne Roth and Barbara Reeb; one brother, Fred Detweiler; 20 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
One son, three brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.
Mr. Birky was a World War I veteran. He had retired after farming in the Delavan area most of his life.
He was member of Hopedale Mennonite Church, to which memorials may be made.
Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - May 16, 1989
Note: 3 sisters listed are actually his daughters.
Note: thanks to contributor, M. Jensen Seggerman, for links to his parents.
Surviving are his wife; four sons, Ivan, Lester, Mervin, Clayton; three sisters [daughters], Viola Martin, Berneice Naffziger and Janice Martin; two sisters, LaVerne Roth and Barbara Reeb; one brother, Fred Detweiler; 20 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
One son, three brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.
Mr. Birky was a World War I veteran. He had retired after farming in the Delavan area most of his life.
He was member of Hopedale Mennonite Church, to which memorials may be made.
Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - May 16, 1989
Note: 3 sisters listed are actually his daughters.
Note: thanks to contributor, M. Jensen Seggerman, for links to his parents.
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