William M. Burkholder

1816 - 1905  (88 years)

• Name	William M. Burkholder
  Born	6 Aug 1816	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
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  Name	Wilhelm Burkholder
  Occupation	1840	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	labourer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-29326
  Died	25 Feb 1905	Purdin, Linn, Missouri, United States
  Buried	Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Purdin, Linn, Missouri, United States
  Person ID	I29326	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Barbara Gatshene,   b. 22 Sep 1814, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 23 May 1899, Enterprise, Linn, Missouri, United States  (Age 84 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1840	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Daniel "Dan" Burkholder,   b. 10 Apr 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1915, Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, United States  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F7704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DEATH OF A PIONEER. At Purdin last Saturday, occurred the death of an aged pioneer, William Burkholder, aged 88 years. The funeral occurred in the old Burkholder neighborhood at the United Brethren church, some fifteen miles north of Brookfield last Sunday, largely attended, for the deceased man had been a citizen there for nearly forty years. For some time past he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. McPhauls, in Purdin. Mrs. Ralph Laing, of Brookfield, is also a daughter. William Burkholder was born in Pennsylvania. The name Burkholder in the northern portion of Linn county means good citizenship. The Brookfield Argus and the Linn County Farmer, Brookfield, Missouri Sat, Mar 4, 1905 Page 1 _____________ William Burkholder, of Browning, a notice of whose death appeared in the GAZETTE, had eleven children, fifty-five grandchildren and nineteen great grand children. Mr. Burkholder had been a resident of Linn county since 1869. Brookfield Gazette, Brookfield, Missouri, Sat, Mar 18, 1905 ·Page 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, by Rev'd F. W. Bindemann, Minister of the German Evangelical Protestant Church at Greenbush Village, Waterloo Township, Halton County, Wellington District, 31 Aug. 1840 to 31 Aug. 1841 #6. William BURKHOLDER, Labourer, to Barbara GATSHENE, both of of Woolwich. Rev. BINDEMANN. Wit. Sarnuel EBY, Yeom. , and David EBY, Cartwright, both of Waterloo. [S17] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Der Morgenstern (1839-1841), 15 Oct 1840. Oct 13, 1840 Wilhelm Burkholder & Barbara Gatschine, both of Woolwich were married by Rev. Bindemann.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Aug 1816 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - labourer - 1840 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Oct 1840 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Feb 1905 - Purdin, Linn, Missouri, United States  = Link to Google Earth