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Welcome To Sullivan County, Indiana
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GEORGE W. BURDGEGEORGE W. BURDGE, farmer, P.O. Cass, ws born August 18, 1852, in Marion County, Ind., second son of Richard and Asena (Isgreg) Burdge, natives of Ohio, and of German descent. They moved to Indiana in 1851, and entered forty acres of land in Marion County, where the father died in October, 1855, his wife surviving him till 1872. They lie buried near Sullivan. They had born to them three children - Martin P., George W. and Asena. Subject remained with his widowed mother until he was eighteen years of age, taking care of and providing for her. He was united in marriage, April 7 1873, to Sarah Starkey, of Sullivan County, who bore him one child, who died at the age of four months and seventeen days, the mother following her infant April 17, 1875. August 15, 1875, he married Georgianna Hester, of Greene County, Ind., and to this union have been born four children - Fannie Ellis, born May 30, 1876; Cynthia Maud, born September 26, 1877; James Perry, May 28, 1879; Connie Evaline, August 22, 1882. Mr. Burdge and wife are members of the Christian Church at Antioch. He is Independent in politics, although he usually votes the Democratic ticket. He has been a successful farmer, owning property in Buell in addition to his farm, which he inherited from his mother, consisting of 107 acres of land under fine improvement, although he lost his house by fire in 1876. Coal crops out in several places on Mr. Burdge’s land, the top vein being four feet thick, which, with proper working facilities, would bring in a handsome revenue to its proprietor. His farm is also thriving.CASS TWP. PAGE 808 FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC. ILLUSTRATED. 1884, CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. |
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