Individual Details
Jeremiah J Burge
(11 Apr 1831 - 6 Jan 1898)
On the 1870 U. S. Census of New london, Henry Co., Iowa, Jeremiah J. Burge appears with his wife Mary A. and children John W., Alfred, Jeremiah, James, Mary and Elvina. Jeremiah is a farmer.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of New London, Henry Co., Iowa, Jerimia J. [sp] appears with his wife Mary A. and children Jerimia, James, Elary [Mary] E. and Elvina L. Jeremiah is a farmer.
From the Butler Co., Nebraska Gen-Web site, Early Settlers:
Four Burge brothers bought land 10 miles east of Ulysses in 1881 and by Dwight. Of course there was no Dwight at that time and Ulysses was their town. Jeremiah and his wife the former Mary Ann LAWRENCE, daughter of Rev. John and Sarah Lawrence (originally from England and settled and Iowa) were wed March 1, 1855 in New London, Iowa, moved to Ulysses in 1881. Jeremiah was born April 11, 1831 in Licking County, Ohio and died Jan. 6, 1898 in Ulysses. Children of Jeremiah and Mary's were John Burge married Ella BYERS and moved to Ulysses in 1904; daughter Elvina married Charles WHITE; Alfred H. moved near Ulysses in 1902; Jeremy, James F; and Mary E. who died in 1884 unmarried. Mrs. Ross SHEPPARD, a daughter of Alfred, was born in 1885. Ross Sheppard was born west of Surprise in 1881.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, March 30, 2018.
Search of digitized newspapers at the Seward Library, Seward, Nebraska--www.sewardlibrary.org, failed to locate an obituary. August 24, 2018.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of New London, Henry Co., Iowa, Jerimia J. [sp] appears with his wife Mary A. and children Jerimia, James, Elary [Mary] E. and Elvina L. Jeremiah is a farmer.
From the Butler Co., Nebraska Gen-Web site, Early Settlers:
Four Burge brothers bought land 10 miles east of Ulysses in 1881 and by Dwight. Of course there was no Dwight at that time and Ulysses was their town. Jeremiah and his wife the former Mary Ann LAWRENCE, daughter of Rev. John and Sarah Lawrence (originally from England and settled and Iowa) were wed March 1, 1855 in New London, Iowa, moved to Ulysses in 1881. Jeremiah was born April 11, 1831 in Licking County, Ohio and died Jan. 6, 1898 in Ulysses. Children of Jeremiah and Mary's were John Burge married Ella BYERS and moved to Ulysses in 1904; daughter Elvina married Charles WHITE; Alfred H. moved near Ulysses in 1902; Jeremy, James F; and Mary E. who died in 1884 unmarried. Mrs. Ross SHEPPARD, a daughter of Alfred, was born in 1885. Ross Sheppard was born west of Surprise in 1881.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, March 30, 2018.
Search of digitized newspapers at the Seward Library, Seward, Nebraska--www.sewardlibrary.org, failed to locate an obituary. August 24, 2018.
Events
Birth | 11 Apr 1831 | Licking Co., Ohio | |||
Marriage | 1 Mar 1855 | New London, Henry Co., Iowa - Mary Ann Lawrence | |||
Death | 6 Jan 1898 | Ulysses, Butler Co., Nebraska | |||
Burial | Ulysses Cemetery, Ulysses, Butler Co., Nebraska |
Families
Spouse | Mary Ann Lawrence (1833 - 1910) |
Child | John W. Burge (1856 - 1931) |
Child | Alfred Henry Burge (1857 - 1949) |
Child | Jeremiah J "Jeremy" Burge Jr. (1859 - 1950) |
Child | James Franklin Burge (1862 - 1939) |
Child | Ella Mary Burge (1865 - 1884) |
Child | Elvina L. Burge (1867 - 1899) |
Father | Jacob Burge (1804 - 1876) |
Mother | Rachel Neal (1808 - 1900) |
Sibling | Elizabeth M. Burge (1825 - 1846) |
Sibling | John W. Burge (1827 - 1834) |
Sibling | Louisa J. Burge (1829 - 1857) |
Sibling | Nancy Burge (1836 - 1893) |
Sibling | Rachel Jane Burge (1838 - 1916) |
Sibling | Jacob Marion Burge Jr. (1847 - 1870) |
Sibling | Susan Emma Burge (1852 - 1932) |
Endnotes
1. 1850 Census Henry Co., Iowa.
2. U. S. Gen Web Site.
3. U. S. Gen Web Site.
4. U. S. Gen Web Site.
5. Find A Grave, Contributor request to add or delete information.
6. U. S. Gen Web Site.