Individual Details
Edward Phillipe Birk
(10 Dec 1866 - 19 Jan 1946)
Events
| Birth | 10 Dec 1866 | Switzerland |  | ||
| Marriage | 13 Aug 1891 | Ellis County, Texas - Mattie L. Goble | | ||
| Census | 1900 | Ferris, Ellis County, Texas |  | | |
| Death | 19 Jan 1946 | New Electra Memorial Cemetery, Electra, Wichita County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Mattie L. Goble (1875 - 1939) |
| Father | Romaine Birk ( - ) |
Notes
Census
E P Birk born Dec 1866 married 9 years born Switzerland father Germany, mother Switzerland immigrated 1883 have papers bookkeeper dry goods store owns home free of mortgageMattie L wife Sept 1872 2 children 1 alive born Texas father Indiana, mother Tennessee
Leah daughter Jul 1895 born Texas
Death
Name: Edward Phillipe Birk, widowed, retired merchant, grocer, myocarditisBirth Date: 10 Dec 1866, Place: Switzerland
Residence: Electra, Wichita, Texas, USA
Death Date: 19 Jan 1946; Place: Electra, Wichita, Texas, USA
Father: Romaine Birk
Informant Mrs W D Cross of Electra
Birth: Dec. 10, 1866, Switzerland
Death: Jan. 19, 1946, Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA
Son of Romaine and D.K. Unknown Birk, he born Switzerland and she born either Switzerland or Germany
E. P. married Mattie L. Goble 13 August 1891 in Ellis County TX. Two children were born to them - Leslie and Leah.
At the time of his death, E.P. was a retired retail grocer.
Spouse:
Mattie L. Goble Birk (1872 - 1939)*
Children:
Leah Birk Cross (1895 - 1976)*
Leslie Philippe Birk (1897 - 1898)*
Burial: New Electra Memorial Cemetery, Electra, Wichita County, Texas USA
Endnotes
1. Eilene Coursey, (Albuquerque, New Mexico) to Heirs, geneealogy records, various dates; privately held by Laura Albright. , Frisco, Texas, 2015. Genealogy papers of Eilene Coursey. Eilene Coursey to Doris Frediani to Laura Albright.
2. Salt Lake County, Utah, Texas Marriages 1837-1973, index, FHL microfilm 1034619, E P Birk and Mattie L Goble, 13 August 1891; Famiky History Library, Salt Lake City.
3. 1900 U.S. Census, Ellis County, Texas, population schedule, Ferris, Enumeration District (ED) 17, sheet 6B, household 119, line 77, E P Birk; NARA microfilm publication T623, 1629.
4. Find A Grave, Findagrave.com, database and digital images (http//:www.findagrave.com : viewed 5 September 2015), Memorial# 49580419.
5. Edward Phillipe Birk, death certificate (certificate) #5580 (19 January 1946), Texas State Registar Office, State Registar office, Austin, Texas.