Individual Details
Peter Burkholder Junior
(27 Aug 1783 - 27 Dec 1846)
Peter Burkholder, Jr. was became an ordained minister in 1805 and a Bishop in 1837. He wrote Confessions of Faith of the Mennonites, which was published in Virginia in 1837. The book was the first major work of this type in English by an American Mennonite. During Peter's time as a bishop, Sunday schools and church services in English were begun.
Events
| Birth | 27 Aug 1783 | ||||
| Marriage | 11 Oct 1803 | Elizabeth Coffman | |||
| Death | 27 Dec 1846 | ||||
| Burial | Shank Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Rockingham, VA |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Coffman (1775 - 1846) |
| Child | Margaret Burkholder (1804 - 1895) |
| Child | Esther Burkholder (1806 - 1881) |
| Child | Christian Burkholder (1807 - 1869) |
| Child | Abraham Burkholder (1809 - 1884) |
| Child | Peter Burkholder III (1812 - 1828) |
| Child | David Burkholder (1814 - 1855) |
| Child | Elizabeth Burkholder (1815 - 1888) |
| Child | Martin Burkholder (1817 - 1860) |
| Child | Mary Burkholder (1819 - 1886) |
| Father | Peter Burkholder Senior (1743 - 1812) |
| Mother | Margaret Huber (1750 - 1798) |
| Sibling | Barbara Burkholder (1772 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Maria Burkholder (1774 - 1813) |
| Sibling | David Burkholder (1776 - 1834) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Burkholder (1777 - 1831) |
| Sibling | Ulrich Burkholder (1780 - 1813) |
| Sibling | Henry Burkholder (1785 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Anna Burkholder (1786 - 1813) |