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Highland Memorial Cemetery, Mt Carmel, Wabash County IL

Joseph S. Birkla

  Joseph S. Birkla     Born: 28 Nov 1860    Died: 23 Oct 1940    Plot:

Where born: IN
Where died: Mt. Carmel
Son of: John
Married 1st: ca 1880 Mary Ann Fortenbury (Aug 1863 IN)
Married: 25 Dec 1917 Wabash Vada Pearl Ruley* (1890 m3: Moudy) & res: 1900 Boone - Crawford Co. IN 1910 Oil - Perry Co. IN 1930 Mt. Camel
Children:
- William S. (Oct 1881 IN)
- Henry G. (Aug 1883 IN)
- George (Nov 1885 IN-26 Aug 1935 buried Sand Hill m: Elizabeth Brown)
- Barbara (Feb 1889 IN m: Elbert C. Parks)
- Joseph S. (Dec 1891 IN m: Nellie)
- Mollie (Oct 1892 IN)
- Hannah Jo (May 1895 IN)
- Albert (21 Nov 1896-Aug 1970 m: Margaret McCanahan)
- Bessie Irene (Oct 1897 IN)
- one
Where died: by 1900
- Maggie Bell (ca 1901)
- [Calvin Miller ca 1902?]
- Cattie (dau ca 1903 IN)
- Jessie Logan (son ca 1905 IN)
- Thelma Pauline* (1919 IL m1: Chapman m2:Williams m3: Leach)
- Joseph Kenneth* (1922 IL)
- Lewis L. (ca 1925 IL)
- Betty Jean* (1927 IL m: 29 Jul 1977 Mt Carmel William J. Isaac*).
(obit of Thelma) 23 children together! ; Grandchildren: Ivan (ca 1905 son/of Joseph D.) and Alice (ca 1907 IN)

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