BURCHILL ANNEX
Adella Kate (Burchill) Rubright
Pedigree
(Start at generation 2, below.)
WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 26 September 2024
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Special thanks to the following people for their
extensive research and documentation, which was used in compiling the
information in this annex:
1. Dr. George Lemar and Ruth Frances (Bryant) Rubright.
2. Donna Adele (Rea) Queen: Paragraph 3.e.(3.(a.(2) of generation 4, below.
Origin of
the surname “Burchill:”
Generation
6
5 Charles Burchill
1. Biographical notes:
Born about 1801 (also seen: b. abt 1796) in Mangotsfield,
Gloucestershire, England. Died there 20 April 1851.
2. Wife: Ann Norman
Born 1801/05 in Mangotsfield,
Gloucestershire, England. Died June 1871 in Keynsham, Somerset, England.
3. Children:
a. Charlotte Burchill: Born about 1823 at Mangotsfield, Gloucesterchire,
England.
b. George Burchill: Born about 1826 at Mangotsfield,
Gloucesterchire, England. Died 21 August 1898.
c. Maria Burchill: Born about 1830 at Mangotsfield, Gloucesterchire,
England. Died 20 April 1902 at
Morrisdale, Morris Township, Clearfield County,
Pennsylvania.
d. Charles Burchill: Born about 1832 at Mangotsfield, Gloucesterchire,
England. Died March
1870 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
e. Maurice Burchill: See generation 4,
below.
f. Caroline Burchill: Born about 1841 at Mangotsfield, Gloucesterchire,
England.
g. Harriet Burchill: Born about 1844 at Mangotsfield, Gloucesterchire,
England. Died about
1924 in Gloucestershire, England.
4 Maurice "Morris" Burchill
1. Biographical notes:
Born 1835/37 at Mangotsfield,
Gloucestershire, England. Died 17 December 1913 at Frackville,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; interred there in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Immigrated to the United
States in 1851/52, at age 15.
1860 US Census: Morris Burchill, age 21 (b. England)
and employed as a laborer, was heading a household in Reilly Township,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. His
real estate was valued at $400 and his personal property was valued at
$90. The household also included his wife,
Grace Burchill, age 20 (b. England); son, George Burchill, age 4 (b. PA); and
son, Charles Burchill, age 2 (b. PA).
1870 US Census: Morris Burchill, age 34 (b. England)
and employed as coal miner, was heading a household in Foster Township,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The
household also included his wife, Grace Burchill, age 28 (b. England); son,
George Burchill, age 13 (b. PA) and employed working in the coal breaker; son,
Charles Burchill, age 12 (b. PA) and employed working in the coal breaker;
daughter, Victor Burchill, age 10 (b. PA); son, Samuel Burchill, age 8 (b. PA);
daughter, Adella Burchill,
age 6 (b. PA); son, Birdie Burchill, age 4 (b. PA); and son, Clay Burchill, age
7 months (b. PA).
1880 US Census: Morris Burchill, age 42 (b. England;
parents b. England) and employed as a miner, was heading a household at Maizeville, Gilberton Township,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The
household also included his wife, Grace Burchill, age 39 (b. England, parents
b. England); son, Victor Burchill, age 19 (b. PA) and employed as a laborer;
son, Samuel Burchill, age 17 (b. PA) and employed as a laborer; daughter, Della
Burchill, age 15 (b. PA); son, Clay Burchill, age 10 (b. PA) and employed
"picking slate"; daughter, Nellie Burchill, age 8 (b. PA); adopted
son, William Burchill, age 7 (b. PA; parents b. PA); and son, Howard Burchill,
age 6 (b. PA).
1900 US Census: Murise Burchill, age and date of birth unknown (b. England;
parents b. England) and employed as a day laborer, was heading a household on
Washington Street in West Mahanoy Township, Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. The household also
included his wife of 9 years [very legible; has to be an error], Grace
Burchill, age 60 (b. Apr 1840 in England; parents b. England), who had had 8
children; daughter, Nellie Burchill, age 28 (b. Mar 1872 in PA), who had been
married 8 years and had had 3 children, all still alive; G Child, Lilian Burchill, age 5 (b. Jun
1894 in PA; parents b. PA); G D, Bernice Burchill, age 4 (b. May 1894 in PA;
parents b. PA); G Son, Walter Burchill, age 2 (b. Jan 1898 in PA; parents b.
PA); and boarder [brother-in-law], Thomas Vaughn, age 69 (b. Jun 1830 in
England; parents b. England), widowed, and employed as an engineer.
1910 US Census: Morris Burchill, age 74 (b. England)
and widowed, who had immigrated to the United States in 1852, resided in the
household headed by his son, Samuel C. Burchill, age 47 (b. PA; parents b.
England) and employed as a bar tender in his own saloon, on Lehigh Avenue in
Middle Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. (see
below)
2. Wife: Grace Elizabeth Vaughan (photos)
Born 4 April 1839/40 at Ashton-under Lyne
(greater Manchester area), England; baptized 28 April 1839 in St. Michael and
All Angels Church, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
County, England. Died 1902 at
Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; interred there in Odd Fellows
Cemetery. Daughter of George
(photos) and Harriet E.
(Turner) Vaughan/Vaughn (photos) (interred Greenwood Cemetery, Frackville). Married Morris Burchill on 4 August 1855/56
at Trinity Episcopal Church, Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania. Of interest,
Maurice and Grace always addressed each other as follows: "Grace
Love" and "Morris Love," respectively.
3. Children:
a. George W. Burchill: Born 21/20 November 1856 at
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Died 18 November 1940 at Frackville, Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania. Became a
millionaire during the Klondike gold rush (1896-99), and subsequently owned a
lumber mill in Sumter, South Carolina.
Married Susan Mathilde "Tillie" Eiche (b. 1856, d. Frackville Township, Schuylkill Co.),
daughter of Peter F. and Hannah E. (Fenstermacher) Eiche, "of necessity," and while the
circumstances were the subject of much rumor and gossip, after baby Grace was
born, George proudly walked through the streets of Frackville carrying Grace on
his shoulders – his way of telling the neighbors that he was a very proud and
responsible father. In time the scandal
faded.
Although George enjoyed spending winters in Florida,
and was an avid fisherman, Tillie didn't like the South, so they returned to
Frackville each spring, where George continued as an entrepreneur, building
houses. George and Tillie had the
following children:
(1. Lillie May Burchill: Born about 1878 in
Pennsylvania.
(2. Moris Bird Burchill: Born about 1880 in Pennsylvania.
(3. Grace Burchill: Born February 1881 in
Pennsylvania. Married William Evitts/Evans, with whom she operated a meat market in
Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
(4. Isabelle M. Burchill: Born 10 July 1892 in
Pennsylvania. Died
December 1986 at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Married Richard Franklin Bevin (b. 19 Aug
1893 in PA, d. Jun 1969 at Frackville, Schuylkill Co., PA) on 21 October 1916
in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and had the following children:
(a. George Burchill Bevin:
Born 16 May 1917 at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died there 10 July 1988.
(b. Richard "Dick" Franklin Bevin, Jr.:
Born 20 May 1920 in Pennsylvania. Died 3 September 2005.
Married Mary Elizabeth Williamson (b. 27 Mar 1922 in
PA, d. 28 Oct 2000) on 11 May 1946 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
(c. Harold E. Bevan: Born 1
January 1922 in Pennsylvania. Died 27 November 1970.
Married Grace Eleanor Rupert (b. 26 Mar 1923 at Frackville, Schuylkill
Co., PA, d. 31 May 2006 at Pottsville, Schuylkill Co.,
PA) on 24 December 1946 in Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
(c. Grace Bevan: Born 21
February 1924 at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died 30 April 2004 at
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
Married (?) Best.
(5. Emma Louise Burchill: Married John
"Jack" Leonard Habel (b. 13 Apr 1891, d.
Feb 1986), son of Joseph Gottlieb, Jr. and Elizabeth (Jones) Habel, on 7 September 1911 in Frackville Township,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Emma
and John had the following children:
(a. Ruth Marian Habel: Born 1 January 1912 at Frackville, Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania. Died
16 January 1978 at Norfolk, Virginia.
Married John Quincy Myers, Jr. (b. 5 Oct 1907 at Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co.,
NC, d. 22 Jun 1971 at Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC)
on 20 July 1940 at Williamsburg, Virginia and had at least the following son:
(1) Robert Burchill Myers: Born . Died 21 November 2021.
(b. Sue Irene Habel: Born 1912 in
Pennsylvania. Died about 2006, age 94.
Married John Bellis (b. abt 1912) on 29 May
1933 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and had the following daughter:
(1) Joan Bellis:
Born about 1937. Has an interest in her
family's history. Married (?) Wise.
(c. Betty Davis Habel:
Born about 1919 in Pennsylvania. Died about 2007. Married Edward Mitchell.
(d. John "Jack" Leonard Habel, Jr.: Born 30 April 1920 in Pennsylvania. Died 7 May 1996 in Berks
County, Pennsylvania. Married Melba Christine Cattell (b. 1921)
on 3 July 1948 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
(e. Carol Catherine Habel: Born 19 March 1923 in Pennsylvania. Died 16 June 2004. Married Thomas Daniel Guinther
(b. 30 Sep 1918 at Frackville, Schuylkill Co., PA, d.
24 Nov 2001 at Barefoot Bay, Brevard Co., FL) on 5 July 1941 in Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania.
b. Charles G. Burchill: Born 19 September 1858 in
Pennsylvania. Died 7
December 1910 at Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Described as a
"playboy." Owned a hotel (called the Kwire (sp)
House) in Mahonoy City that catered to weddings,
receptions, and banquets. Apparently resided in a “mansion.” Liked to vacation at Hot
Springs, Arkansas. Married Martha
"Mattie" Oliver (b. 1858 in Schuylkill Co., PA, d. 1917 in a
"flop house" in Atlantic City, Atlantic Co., NJ), who some described
as not a nice person, being an alcoholic and becoming homeless after Charles
died. Charles and Mattie had the
following son:
(1. Charles G. Burchill, Jr. (by one account), or
(1. Howard Burchill: Born 2 December 1877 in
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died 25 January 1926 in York County, Pennsylvania. Married Elizabeth M. Wolff (b. 23 Sep 1877 in
Mahanoy Twp, Schuylkill Co., PA, d. 12 Jun 1959 in
Philadelphia Co., PA) on 14 April 1899 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and
had the following daughter:
(a. Marie Caroline
Burchill: Born 24 September 1910 in Pennsylvania. Died 6 August 1981 at
Clifton Heights, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Married Joseph W. Droxler,
Jr. (b. 4 May 1909 in Philadelphia Co., PA, d. 29 Aug
1984 at Drexel Hill, Upper Darby Twp, Delaware Co., PA) and had children.
c. William Victor Burchill “Victor”: Born 7 December
1860 in Pennsylvania. Died 16 August
1900; burned to death in a coal mine fire.
Married Mary Jane Dovey (b. 21 Apr 1864 in
Tuscarora Twp, Schuylkill Co., PA, d. 4 Dec 1938 at
Frackville, Schuylkill Co., PA) and had the following children:
(1. Maurice William Burchill: Born 20 July 1885 at
Latrobe, Wesstmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Died 19 June 1950 in
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Married Lillie M. Wagner (b. abt 1886 in PA) on 27 July 1905 in
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and had the following children:
(a. Thelma M. Burchill:
Born 18 August 1906 in Pennsylvania. Died September 1977.
Married Gomer Robert Phillips (b. 6 Oct 1904
in PA, d. Oct 1982) on 23 October 1926 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and
had a daughter.
(b. Robert/Hoyt Burchill: Born 1916 in Pennsylvania. Died 12 October 1993.
(2. Raymond “Ray” Dovey Burchill: Born 4 March 1889 at Frackville, Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania. Died
14 August 1941. Married Emma
Victoria Mucklow (b. 19 Mar 1891 at Mahanoy Plane,
Schuylkill Co., PA, d. 21 Feb 1972) on 19 December
1908 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and had the following children: (Two
sons survived the Bataan death march during World War II.)
(a. George Victor Burchill:
Born 1 May 1909 at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died 24 November 1973 at
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa.
Married Dorothy M. (?) (b. abt 1915 in PA).
(b. Ezra Claude Burchill: Born 22 June 1912 at
Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Died 21 October 1999 in Baltimore County, Maryland. Married Cecile May Heskett
(b. 11 Apr 1907 at Jackson, Guernsey Co., OH, d. 12
Jan 1998).
(c. Jean "Jenny" Ella Burchill: Born 9
July 1913 at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died there 28 June 1993. Married Robert Henry Liem
(b. 5 Dec 1903 at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, d. 15
Feb 1971 in Luzerne Co., PA) on 13 March 1935 at Luzerne, Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania.
(d. Raymond J. Burchill:
Born about 1916 in Pennsylvania. Married Pauline Diehl (b. abt 1919 in VA) on 5 April 1947 in
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
(e. Mary Alice Burchill:
Born 8 October 1918 at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died 4 March 1986 at
Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida.
Married (?) Knauff.
(f. Maurice Howard
Burchill: Born 10 December 1919 at Frackville, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. Died 27
February 1964 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Married Mabel A. Bucklew
(b. 9 May 1919, d. 22 Aug 1986) and had at least the following son:
(1) Howard Raymond Burchill: Born 29 October 1940 at
Salinas, Monterey County, California. Died February 1998.
(g. Clyde Frederick Burchill: Born 1 May 1921 at
Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Died 3 October 1989. Married Helen Marion Craven (b. 2 Jan 1924 at
Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, d. 3 Mar 1988 at
Port Richey, Pasco Co., FL) and had at least the following children:
(1) Clyde Frederick Burchill, Jr.: Born 1944 in
Pennsylvania. Died at
St. Augustine, St. John's County, Florida.
(2) Judith M. Burchill: Born 8 May 1946. Married (1st) (?) Rossi. Married (2nd) (?) Collar.
(3) Helen M. Burchill: Born 28 May 1947. Died 2022. Married (?) Hajjar.
(4) William R. Burchill: Born about 1948 in
Massachusetts.
(h. Emma Burchill: Born
about 1924 in Pennsylvania.
(i.
Ann Charlotte Burchill: Born 8 December 1927 at Frackville, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. Died 7
February 2009 at Dover, Kent County, Delaware. Married James M. Hoover.
j. Franklin Atkin Burchill: Born 6 November 1935 at Frackville, Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania. Died 12 May 2006
in Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, Baltimore County,
Maryland. Married Joyce Margaret Latch
(b. 23 Nov 1936 at Chester, Delaware Co., PA, d. 24
Mar 2021 at Bel Air, Harford Co., MD) and had at
least the following son:
(1. John Troster (Burchill) Latch: Born 6 November 1935 at Frackville,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died 12
May 2006 in Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, Baltimore
County, Maryland.
(3. Victor Emanuel Burchill: Born 30 May 1894 at
Mahanoy Plane, Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. Died June 1974 at
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (burned to death). Married Maud M. Phillips (b. 26 Jun 1898 in
Schuylkill Co., PA, d. 6 May 1988) and had the
following children:
(a. Edward Robert Burchill
“Bob”: Born about 1918 in Pennsylvania.
(b. Charles Burchill: Born
about 1921 in Pennsylvania.
(4. Cresswell Burchill: Born 6 December 1899 in Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. Died 16
January 1901.
d. Samuel Seal Burchill: See generation 3,
below.
e. Adella/Idella “Della” Kate Burchill:
Born 28 July 1865 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 1 November 1932 at
Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Married (1st) (?) Chisnell, a
handsome and smooth-talking man who was 20 years older than her. He was a professional gambler, so sometimes
he was wealthy and sometimes he was broke.
Adella and her 1st husband had the
following daughter:
(1. Beatrice "Bea" (Chisnell)
Thomas: Born 1884. Died
1941. At age 5 to 6 years old Bea
moved in with her maternal grandparents, Maurice and Grace (Vaughn) Burchill,
because her stepfather, Will Thomas, openly said he did not like her. Married Ero Kachel (b. 1883, d. 1941 from complications of a stroke,
just days after Bea died) and had the following children: (order uncertain)
(a. Leonard "Bill" V. Kachel:
Employed in the lumber industry. Married
Ruth Beddow and had the following children, who grew
up in Red Bank, New Jersey:
(1) John William Kachel:
Born 1940. Attended
Princeton University. Employed in human relations capacities at Orange Park, Florida;
Tulsa, Oklahoma; Beaumont, Texas; and then North Carolina. Married Pat Dawson and had the following
children:
(a) Victor Kachel: Born
1966. Married Lisa Peecher
and resided in North Carolina.
(b) Lisa Kachel: Born
1969. Subsequently
resided in North Carolina.
(2) Linda Kachel: Born
1942 and employed as a real estate agent in Georgia. Married Thomas Cahill and had the following
children:
(a) Kay Cahill: Married Gary (?).
(b) Suzy Cahill: Married (?) in 1993.
(c) Allison Cahill: Married Peter Phelps in 1999.
(3) Kathleen "Kathy" Kachel:
Employed as a florist. Married Richard Prout and had the following son:
(a) Forrest Prout.
(b. Audley
Kachel: Died as an infant.
(c. Grace Kachel: Died as an infant.
Adella and her 1st husband were divorced in
1887. Adella
married (2nd) William “Will” Henry Thomas (b. Mar 1866 in Wales, d.
1947 in Schuylkill Co., PA), who immigrated to the United States in 1870 and
settled at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, about 1891 in
Pennsylvania. Will was employed as a
coal miner fire boss. Every afternoon
after work in the mines he would bathe, eat dinner, get dressed up, and go to
the local bar, returning home at exactly 10 PM.
Della, who never drank alcoholic beverages, was known to pour his
"booze" out the window, which, on occasion, would result in
intoxicating their rooster, "Bantee."
Adella and Will had the following children:
(2. Roy Thomas: Born 1889. Died 1891, age 2.
(3. Nellie "Nell" Audley
Thomas: Born 24 September 1892 at Pottsville, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. Died 15 January 1992 at
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; interred Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
At age 18 eloped to marry Raymond "Ray" C. Reese (b. 10 May
1889 at Nesquehoning, Carbon Co., PA, d. 1946 at Jersey City, Hudson Co., NJ),
who was initially employed as a coal miner, on 22 December 1911 at Carbon, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Then Ray became a butcher, but he went
bankrupt after extending too much credit to striking coal miners after World
War I. Later was employed as a shipyard
worker and machinist. Nellie and Ray had
the following daughter:
(a. Adele R. Reese: Born 3
March 1915 at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died 5 October 2008 at Rancho Santa Fe, San
Diego County, California; interred Odd Fellows Cemetery, Frackville. Married Robinson Ford Rea "Ford"
(b. 9 Aug 1915 at Jersey City, Hudson Co., NJ, d. 14 Jun 2006 at Bethlehem,
Northampton Co., PA), a manufacturer's representative, and resided at 45 West
Washington Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018. Adele and Ford were divorced in 1979.
To be closer to her daughter, on 1 October 1993
Adele moved to 3103 Lake Terrace Court, Richmond, Virginia 23235. She and her daughter moved to California in July 2007.
Ford and Adele (Reese) Rea had the following
children:
(1) Douglas Ford Rea: Born 1948. In 1973 moved to Rochester, Monroe County,
New York. Employed
there by Rochester Institute of Technology as Professor of Photography. Married (1st) Ann
"Annie" Elizabeth Consiglio (d. 2 Nov 1998
from complications of breast cancer) in 1971 and had the following children:
(a) David Douglas Rea: Born 1980. Employed as an electrical
and embedded systems engineer with experience in analog and digital design,
test and debugging, integration, software development, supplier management, and
manufacturing. Married Kelly Barone and resided in New York.
(b) Andrew Douglas Rea: Born 1987 and resided in New
York.
Following Annie's death, Douglas Rea married (2nd)
Barbara Ann Torregiano in 2005.
(2) Donna Adele Rea: (photos) Born 1951.
In 1993 resided at Richmond, Virginia.
In 2007 moved with her mother to California. Employed as President of
several skin care companies.
Married William "Bill" Queen in 1984; divorced 1989. Donna and Bill had the following daughter:
(a) Lauren Leigh Queen: (photos) Born 1985. Married Josh Ramirez in 2011 at San Diego, California.
(4. William “Bill” Victor Thomas: Born 30 August
1894 at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died 8 March 1980 at Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pennsylvania; interred Odd Fellows Cemetery, Frackville, Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania. Veteran
of the US Navy during World War I.
Retired in 1960 as supervisor of construction for the
Otis Elevator Company, where he had worked 42 years. Married to Helen Houston Perry (b. 21 Apr
1902 at Wolfcreek, Monroe Co., WV, d. 25 Jan 1987,
age 84, at Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA) on 24 May 1922 at Huntington, Cabell
County, West Virginia (for 57 years) and had the following children:
(a. Audley
Elaine Thomas: Born 7
April 1923 at Huntington, Cabell
County, West Virginia. Died 17 January 1960 at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland. Graduated 1941 from Horace
Mann High School, New York City.
Graduated as valedictorian of the 1944 class of Mount Holyoke College,
South Hadley, Massachusetts with a bachelor of arts
degree. Married Herbert Samuel Moore (b.
20 Jan 1905 at The Plains, Fauquier Co., VA, d. 7 Jan 1994 in Butte Co., CA) on
28 July 1950 at North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania, and in 1951 started the
"Berkshire Sketch" newspaper in Lenox, Massachusetts. Later that year they also founded "Ski
Time" magazine. Audley
and Herbert had the following children:
(1) Alison Moore: (more info) Born 1951 at Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Employed as an author and
song writer. Married (1st)
Robert von Liski in 1973 at San Francisco,
California; divorced 1982. Married (2nd) Phil Lancaster, who was employed as a
musician, in 2000 and resided in Texas.
(2) Sandra Moore: Born 1956 at Brooklyn, New
York. Graduated from
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York. Employed providing
technical support for Computer Composition International and Magna, Inc. Married Peter Mausolff
in 1978; divorced 1985. Sandra
subsequently resided in California.
(b. Lois Claire Thomas:
Born October 1926 in New Jersey. Died 14
June 1936, at age 9 (drowned) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
(5. Olive Grace Thomas: Born 1 July 1898 at
Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Died 28 November 1983 at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey;
interred Odd Fellows Cemetery, Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Married Edward J. McCarthy and had the
following son:
(a. Edward McCarthy: Born
1932 at Jersey City, New Jersey. Veteran of the Korean War.
Subsequently employed as a police lieutenant in New
Jersey. By one account, "has
an incredible memory for names, dates, stories, etc., particularly anything
related to family or World War II."
f. Morris "Birdie" Edwin Burchill: Born 15
November 1867. Died 22
September 1870.
g. Clayton "Clay" Burd
Burchill: Born 7 February 1870 at Glen Carbon,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died 5
March 1940 at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; interred Greenwood
Cemetery, Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Member of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Employed in the coal mining industry.
1900 US Census: Clayton Burchill, age 30 (b. Feb
1870 in PA; parents b. England) and employed as a coal miner, was heading a
household on Spring Street in West Mahanoy Township, Frackville Borough,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The
household also included his wife of 11 years, Mary Burchill, age 29 (b. Apr
1871 in PA; parents b. PA), who had had 6 children, 5 of whom were still alive;
daughter, Ola Burchill, age 9 (b. Oct 1890 in PA); daughter, Alva Burchill, age
6 (b. Aug 1893 in PA); daughter, Verna Burchill, age 4 (b. Jun 1895 in PA);
daughter, Beatrice Burchill, age 2 (b. Nov 1897 in PA); son, Harold Burchill,
age 2 months (b. Mar 1900 in PA); and brother-in-law, William Burchill, age 24
(b. Jan 1876 in PA; parents b. PA), single, and employed as a day laborer.
1910 US Census: Clay Burchill, age 40 (b. PA; parents
b. England) and employed as a miner in the mining industry, was heading a
household on Ballies Street in Middle Frackville
Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
He had been married once. The
household also included his wife of 20 years, Mary E. Burchill, age 39 (b. PA;
parents b. PA), who had been married once and had had 8 children, 7 of whom
were still alive; daughter, Ola L. Burchill, age 19 (b. PA), single, and
employed as a clerk in a grocery store; daughter, Alva G. Burchill, age 16 (b. PA),
single, and employed as an operator in a factory; daughter, Verna E. Burchill,
age 14 (b. PA), single, and employed as an operator in a factory; daughter,
Beatrice R. Burchill, age 12 (b. PA); son, Harold C. Burchill, age 10 (b. PA);
daughter, Evelyn M. Burchill, age 3 (b. PA); and son, Clayton B. Burchill, Jr.,
age 8 months (b. PA).
1920 US Census: Clayton Burchill, age 49 (b. PA;
parents b. England) and employed as a mine foreman for a coal mine, was heading
a household at 209 South Broad Mountain Avenue in Frackville Borough,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The
household also included his wife, Mayme Burchill, age 48 (b. PA); son, Harold Burchill, age 19 (b.
PA), single, and employed as a motorman for a coal mine; daughter, Evelyn
Burchill, age 13 (b. PA); and son, Clayton Burchill, age 10 (b. PA).
1930 US Census: Clayton B. Churchill, age 60 (b. PA;
parents b. England) and employed as foreman in a coal mine, was heading a
household at 434 West Spring Street in Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. His residence was valued
at $5,000, and he married 1st at age 19.
The household also included his wife, Mary E. Burchill, age 58 (b. PA;
parents b. PA), who married 1st at age 18; son, Clayton V. Burchill, age 20 (b.
PA; parents b. PA) and employed as a storehouse clerk for a coal mine; and
granddaughter, Mary Garraway, age 9 (b. PA; parents b. PA).
Clayton Burchill married
Mary "Mame"/"Mayme"
Elizabeth Seitzinger (b. 9 Apr 1871/70 in PA, d. 30
Jan 1949 at Lester, Tinicum Twp, Delaware Co., PA), daughter of Daniel and Sarah Jane (Pardon) Seitzinger, on 24 April 1889 in Schuykill County,
Pennsylvania and had the following children: (order uncertain)
(1. Ola L. Burchill: Born October 1890 in
Pennsylvania. Died 1942; interred
Greenwood Cemetery, Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Married Samuel “Sam” Walters.
(2. Alva Grace Burchill: Born 1 August 1893 in
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Married
Heber James Garraway (b. 27 Aug 1890 at Gilberton,
Schuylkill Co., PA, d. Feb 1958 at Ashland, Schuylkill Co., PA) and had at
least the following children: (order uncertain)
(a. Vaughn A. Garraway:
Born 20 August 1913 at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died 26 March 2002 at
Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida.
(b. Harry Edwin Garraway:
Born 9 June 1917 at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Married Irene Mary Weyer
(b. 7 Jan 1919 in PA, d. 19 Oct 2013 at Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE) on 17
October 1941 at the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends (Quakers) and had
at least one child.
(c. Mary Jane Garraway:
Born about 1921 in Pennsylvania. Died
1974 at Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Married Glenn E. Schrader
(b. 15 Sep 1902 in PA, d. Feb 1974 in PA) on 20 January 1943 in Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania.
(d. Evelyn Mae Garraway:
Born 1922. Married
Warren Arthur Longenecker (b. 1920, d. 30 Jul 2002)
on 17 January 1942 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
(e. Robert S. Garraway:
Born 17 September 1923 at Frackville Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died 17 December 2006 at Upland, West
Marlborough Township, Chester County,
Pennsylvania. Married
Sophia Leila Harris (b. 1926 in Camden Co., NC, d. 19 Apr 2005 at Boothwyn,
Upper Chichester Twp, Delaware Co., PA) on 25
November 1950 in Camden County, North Carolina.
(f. Lester Garraway.
(3. Verna Elmira Burchill: Born 8 June/January 1895
in Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died September 1983 in
Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
1910 US Census: Verna Burchill, age 14 (b. PA) was
enumerated both with her parents, as well as in the household headed by Vernon
Yeager, age 49 (b. PA) in Middle Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. Vernon was the cousin of
Verna's father.
1920 US Census: Charles Riehm, age 26 (b. PA;
parents b. PA) and employed as a clerk for the railroad, was heading a
household at 838 Unruh Street in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County,
Pennsylvania. The household also
included his wife, Verna E. Riehm, age 24 (b. PA; parents b. PA); and son,
Russell B. Riehm, age 5 ½ (b. PA).
1930 US Census: Charles Riehm, Jr., age 35 (b. PA;
parents b. PA) and employed as an accountant for the railroad, was heading a
household at 342 Unruh Street in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County,
Pennsylvania. He married 1st at age
19. The household also included his
wife, Verna Riehm, age 34 (b. PA; parents b. PA), who married 1st at age 18;
son, Russell Riehm, age 15 (b. PA); son, John Riehm, age 5 (b. PA); and
daughter, Mary Riehm, age 4 (b. PA).
1940 US Census: Charles Reihm, age 46 (b. PA) and
employed as a supervisor for the steam railroad, was heading a household at 161
Kinsey Avenue in the Village of Kenmore, Tonawanda Township, Erie County, New
York. He had complete 2 years of high
school. The household also included his
wife, Verna Reihm, age 44 (b. PA), who had completed 8th grade; son, Jack
Reihm, age 15 (b. PA), who had completed 8th grade; daughter, Mary Reihm, age
14 (b. PA), who had completed 7th grade; and father, Charles Reihm, age 77 (b.
PA) and widowed, who had completed 8th grade.
They resided in the same town on 1 April 1935.
Verna Burchill married Charles H. Riehm, Jr. (photos) (b. 12 Jan 1894 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co.,
PA) (gen 4, Para. 2.e.(1. of
the Hardman
Annex) on 1 September 1913 (license
issued and parents' consent given 22 Aug 1913) in Frackville Borough, Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania and had the following children:
(a. Russell Burchill Riehm:
Born 27 August 1914 in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County,
Pennsylvania. Died
there 18 May 2003.
1940 US Census: Russell B. Riehm, age 25 (b. PA) and
employed as a traffic clerk for Philco Radio, was
heading a household at 346 Unruh Street in the City of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He
had completed 8th grade. The household
also included his wife, Alice M. Riehm, age 26 (b. PA), who had completed 1
year of high school; and daughter, Evelen M. Riehm,
age 9 months (b. PA). They resided in
the same city on 1 April 1935.
Russell Riehm married Alice M.
Schuler (b. abt 1914 in PA) in 1938 and had at least the following children:
(1) Evelynne
Mae Riehm: Born 1939 in Philadelphia County,
Pennsylvania. Died 16
January 2003.
(2) Russell "Russ"
Burchill Riehm, Jr.: Born about 1943 in Pennsylvania.
(b. John "Jack" Riehm: Born about 1925
(perhaps Jun 1924) in Pennsylvania. Died 28 July 1995.
(c. Mary Riehm: Born about
1926 in Pennsylvania.
(4. Beatrice Rosebella Burchill: Twin. Born 5 November 1897 in Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania.
1920 US Census: Robert Dunn, age 28 (b. PA; parents
b. PA) and employed as a coal miner, was heading a household at Frackville,
West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The household also included his wife,
Beatrice Dunn, age 21 (b. PA; parents b. PA); son, Clayton Dunn, age 2 years
and 4 months (b. PA); and son, Robert Dunn, age 1 year and 4 months (b. PA).
1930 US Census: Robert Dumn,
age 39 (b. PA; parents b. PA) and employed as a coal miner, was heading a
household at 436 West Spring Street in the west side Middle Ward of Frackville
Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
He married 1st at age 27, and his residence was valued at $5,000. The household also included his wife,
Beatrice Dumn, age 30 (b. PA; parents b. PA), who
married 1st at age 18; son, Clayton Dumn, age 13 (b.
PA); son, Harold Dumn, age 7 (b. PA); and son, John Dumn, age 4 years and 9? months
(b. PA). Of interest, the household
headed by his father-in-law, Clayton B. Burchill, age 60 (b. PA) and employed
as a coal miner, was enumerated directly after him on the same census page.
1940 US Census: Robert Dum, age 49 (b. PA) and
employed as a laborer in the construction industry, was heading a household at
Frackville, West Mahanoy Township, Schuykill County, Pennsylvania. He had completed 4th grade. The household also included his wife, Beatrice
Dum, age 42 (b. PA), who had completed 4th grade; son, Clayton Dum, age 23 (b.
PA), single, and a new worker, who had completed 8th grade; son, Harold Dum,
age 16 (b. PA) and single, with no record of employment, who had completed 2nd
grade; and son, Jack Dum, age 13 (b. PA), who had completed 8th grade. On 1 April 1935 they resided in the same
house.
At age 18 Beatrice Burchill married Robert Francis
Dunn, age 26 (b. 18 Oct 1890 in Philadelphia Co., PA (also seen: b. Shenandoah,
Schuylkill Co., PA), d. 11 Jan 1953 at Lester, Tinicum
Twp, Delaware Co., PA), son of John P. (b. NYS) and Jane Christ (Dillman) Dunn (b. Shenandoah), on 28 June 1916 (license
issued 27 Jun 1916; mother's consent given 26 Jun 1916) in Frackville Borough,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and had at least the following son:
(a. Clayton Burchill Dunn:
Born 4 December 1917 at Frackville, West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. Died
November 1976. At age 24, while
employed as a railroad brakeman at Chester, Pennsylvania, married Miss Isabel
Dougherty (b. abt 1917 at Shamokin, PA, d. 1978 in Tinicum
Twp, Chester Co., PA), age 24, daughter of James and Jean (Dennen)
Dougherty, on 17 February 1941 (license issued 8 Feb 1941) at Frackville,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and had at least the following daughter:
(1) Jean C. Dunn: Died 1942 at Lester, Tinicum Township, Chester County,
Pennsylvania.
(b. Robert Dunn: Born about
1919 in Pennsylvania.
(c. Harold Burchill Dunn:
Born about 1923/24 in Pennsylvania. At age
59 married Marian Hortense Jones (b. abt 1938), age
44, daughter of Jackson P. and Irene Cecelia (Browning) Davis, on 2 October
1982 in Montgomery County, Alabama.
(d. John "Jack" Burchill Dunn: Born 19
June 1926 in Pennsylvania. Died 2 June 2005.
(5. Lillian Burchill: Twin. Born 5 November 1897 in
Schuylkill County, Pennaylvania.
(6. Harold Christian Burchill: 9 March 1900 in
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died
there in January 1971; interred Odd Fellows Cemetery, Frackville, Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania.
1930 US Census: Harold Burchill, age 30 (b. PA;
parents b. PA) and employed as an electrician in the coal stripping industry,
was heading a household at 33 South Fourth Street in Frackville Borough,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. His residence
was valued at $5,000. He married 1st at
age 23. The household also included his
wife, Helen Burchill, age 24 (b. PA; parents b. PA), who married 1st at age 17;
daughter, Jacqueline Burchill, age 6 (b. PA); and son, Harold Burchill, Jr.,
age 2 years and 6 months (b. PA).
Harold Burchill married Helen M. Chapley
(b. abt 1906 in PA, d. 1993 in Schuylkill Co., PA; interred with Harold) on 17
August 1923 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and had the following daughter:
(a. Jacqueline Betty
Burchill: Born 5 January 1924 at Frackville, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. Died 8
November 2007 at New Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Married Howard James McDaniel (b. 4 Dec 1921
at New Brighton, Beaver Co., PA, d. 4 Oct 1985 in
Beaver Co., PA).
(7. Child: Born 9 March 1900 in Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania.
(8. Evelyn M. Burchill: Born about 1907 in
Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died 15 January 1990. At age 22 married Robert J. Walirs (b. abt 1905 at Philadelphia, PA), age 24, son of
John (b. Ireland) and Margaret (Branigan) Walirs (b. Ireland) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 19
April 1929 (license issued same day) at Frackville, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania.
(7. Clayton Vaughn Burchill, Jr. (also seen: Clayton
B.): Born 21 July 1910 in Pennsylvania. Died 29 January 1999.
Married Mabel Passmore (b.
abt 1909 in PA).
(8. Curtis Burchill: Left his family and drowned.
h. Nellie Ann Burchill: Born 13 March 1872 in
Pennsylvania. Died
1952 in West Chester Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Married Curtis “Kurt” Nice, who was a
mortician and owner of the Nice Funeral Home in Frackville, and had the
following children:
(1. Lillian Nice: Born in Pennsylvania. Was a nurse during World War I.
(2. Bernice Nice: Born in Pennsylvania. Deaf. Married Fred Bischoff (also deaf) and had the
following daughter:
(a. Audrey Bischoff.
(3. Walter Nice: Born January 1898 in
Pennsylvania. Died at
age 16.
i. William Francis Burchill: (photos)
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Adopted. Born 12
October 1873 at Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania to one of Grace
Elizabeth (Vaughan) Burchill’s sisters. Died about 1955 (after his wife) at the
Medical College of Georgia Hospital, Augusta, Georgia; interred Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Employed at the Lawrence
Colliery, first as a miner and later as Supervisor of the plain house, where
coal was hauled up from the valley.
Later William kept books for the Lewis & Roberts Dress Shop located
in the Elks Building, Frackville.
1910 US Census: William F. Burchill, age 36 (b. PA;
parents b. PA) and employed as a car repairer in a shop, was heading a
household on Rail Road Avenue in Middle Frackville Borough, Schuykill County,
Pennsylvania. He had been married
once. The household also included his
wife of 11 years, Maggie Burchill, age 32 (b. PA; parents b. Wales), who had
been married once and had had 3 children, 2 of whom were still alive; daughter,
Marion H. Burchill, age 7 (b. PA); and son, Lewis R. Burchill, age 1 (b. PA).
1920 US Census: Wm F. Burchill, age 46 (b. PA;
parents b. PA) and employed as Foreman in a coal mine, was heading a household
at 426 Washington Street in Middle Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. The household also
included his wife, Margaret Burchill, age 42 (b. PA; parents b. PA); daughter,
Marion Burchill, age 17 (b. PA) and single; son, Lewis Burchill, age 11 (b.
PA); and son, William Burchill, age 7 (b. PA).
1930 US Census: William F. Burchill, age 56 (b. PA;
parents b. England) and employed as Foreman in a coal mine, was heading a
household at 426 Washington Street in Frackville Borough (West Side Middle),
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He
married 1st at age 26, and his residence was valued at $5,000. The household also included his wife, Margaret
Burchill, age 52 (b. PA; parents b. Wales), who married 1st at age 22; son,
Lewis Burchill, age 21 (b. PA) and single; and son, William Burchill, age 18
(b. PA) and single.
William Burchill married Margaret
"Peg" Roberts (photos) (b. abt 1878 at Frackville, Schuylkill Co., PA, d.
abt 1954/55; interred Odd Fellows Cem., Frackville) of Frackville and resided
at 403 West Frack Street, Frackville. William and Margaret had the following
children:
(1. Marion Hazelhurst Burchill: (photos) (more
info) Born about 1903 at
Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Died June 1975 at Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Pennsylvania;
interred Oddfellows Cemetery, Frackville, Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania. Studied
at Kutztown College, Ithaca College, and Cornell University. Was employed as Supervisor
for Frackville, Pennsylvania Public School from 1920 to 1927.
Marion Burchill married Thomas
Frederick Marble (photos) (b. Ithaca, NY, d. Oct 1970 at Pottsville
Hospital, Pottsville, PA; interred Odd Fellows Cem., Frackville) of Ithaca,
Tompkins County, New York and initially resided at Frackville, son of Rupert F.
and Margaret (?) Marble (b. Ireland) on 30 June 1927 (license issued 27 Jun
1927) at Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Thomas graduated from Cornell University with
a BS degree majoring in civil engineering and initially resided on Marshall
Street in Ithaca. He was employed there
as City Engineer until he joined the Army in 1940. During the war they moved frequently, including
to Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and California, each time
packing children and household goods into their 1936 Studebaker Commander.
After World War II Thomas and his
family resided initially at Frackville, then Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Later they
moved to Georgia. Thomas and Marion
(Burchill) Marble had the following children:
(a. David "Dave" William Marble: (photos) Born at Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York. Served in the US Army,
retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.
(b. Robert "Bob"
Frederick Marble: (photos) Born at Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York,
Pennsylvania. Graduated
from high school in Georgia. Employed last as an educator in New Mexico. Married, as her 2nd husband, Judy R. (?) and
resided in New Mexico.:
(1) Wiley C. Thompson.
(2) Shannon N. Thompson.
(2. Lewis "Lew" Roberts Burchill: (photos) Born about 1909 in Pennsylvania. Earned a master of business
administration (MBA) degree from Harvard, University. Employed as Comptroller for
Associated Universities. Married
Katherine Van Blarcom of Passaic, New Jersey and
resided at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
(3. William "Bill" Roberts Burchill: (photos) Born about 1913 in Pennsylvania. Died about 17 November 1983, age 71, at
Washington, DC. Graduated 1909 from
Harvard Law School and practiced as an attorney from his office in the
Woolworth Building in downtown, New York City.
Subsequently employed as an attorney for Congress in
Washington, D.C.
William Burchill married Marion Eisenhower (b.
Frackville, Schuylkill Co., PA, d. 21 Sep 2007, age 97, at Inova
Mount Vernon Hospital, Fairfax Co., VA; interred Charles Baber Cem.,
Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., PA). William
and Marion had the following son:
(a. William Roberts
Burchill, Jr.: Employed as an attorney in Washington, D.C.
j. Howard T. Burchill: Born 9 May 1874 at Mahanoy
City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died 14 June 1942 in Butler Township, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. Married Barbara
Hahn (b. Mar 1881 in
PA) on 11 January 1898 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and had the following
children:
(1. Mary Grace Burchill: Born 21 August 1907 in
Pennsylvania. Died 24
June 1987 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Married Edward F. Heckman (b. 6 Nov 1906 at
Mount Carmel, Northumberland Co., PA, d. Oct 1979 in
Lancaster Co., PA) on 20 September 1927 at Girardville,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
(2. Howard Burchill, Jr.: (by one account); also
seen:
(2. Clayton Burchill: Born about 1911 in
Pennsylvania. Died 10
October 1990. Married
Ruth m. Cremreder (b. abt 1915 in PA) on 1 June 1935
in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
3 Samuel Seal Burchill (photos) (more info)
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1. Biographical notes:
Born 16 April 1863 at Lykens,
Pennsylvania. Resided at Mayesville, Schuylkill County at the time of marriage in
1881. Died
Wednesday, 21 November 1956, age 93, at Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania;
interred 24 November in the Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
Had a 4th grade education when he left
school at the age of 8 and went to work at the local coal mine, where he toiled
until age 25 in the breakers (where slate is extracted from the coal). At age 25 Sam got a cut on his knee that
became infected to the point his physician recommended amputation. Sam refused the operation and recovered to a
large degree, but his knee was semi-frozen at that point, causing him to limp the rest of his life.
Sam went back to work in more of an office capacity at the “Top of the
Plain,” and in 1890 the family moved to Frackville, where he resided the rest
of his long life at 431 Washington Street.
One day Sam came home to find, to his total
surprise, that his wife had moved all of the furniture out of their living room
and was in the process of starting a candy store operation there. They successfully operated the candy store
for a period of time and, then, purchased a hotel, theater, and bar complex in
Frackville. His descendants recalled
that Sam would never allow alcohol to be served to anyone who he judged to be
incapacitated from their drinking.
Sam ran the bar, hotel, and theater until prohibition
began (1920). Not wanting to break that
law, and ready to retire by that time, he sold the entire complex, never
working again. By that time Sam and Mary
(Hardman) Burchill were prominent, prosperous, and well-liked members of the
Frackville community. In addition to
running his businesses, Sam was also a bank director and was a member of the
Frackville Board of Education.
1880 US Census: Samuel Burchill, age 17 (b. PA) and
employed as a laborer, resided with his parents in Maizeville,
Gilberton Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
1900 US Census: Samuel Burchill, age 37 (b. Apr 1863
in PA; parents b. England) and employed as a hotel keeper, was heading a
household on Lehigh Road in West Mahanoy Township, Frackville Borough,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The
household also included his wife of 18 years, Mary M. Burchill, age 35 (b. Sep
1864 in PA; parents b. England), who had had 6 children, all still alive;
daughter, Della Burchill, age 16 (b. Aug 1883 in PA); daughter, Lizzy Burchill, age 14 (b. Nov
1885 in PA); son, Elmer Burchill, age 11 (b. Jan 1889 in PA); son, George
Burchill, age 8 (b. Jun 1891 PA); daughter, Mary Burchill, age 7 (b. Jan 1893
in PA); daughter, Esther Burchill, age 3 (b. Jul 1896 in PA); niece, Emily Davis, age 17 (b. Feb 1883 in PA); and boarder, Loyd Benjamin, age 38 (b. Jun 1861 in PA).
1910 US Census: Samuel C. Burchill, age 47 (b. PA;
parents b. England) and employed as a bar tender in his own saloon, was heading
a household on Lehigh Avenue in Middle Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. The household also
included his wife of 26 years, Mary M. Burchill, age 45 (b. PA; parents b.
England), who had had 7 children, all still alive; daughter, Lizzie Burchill, age
24 (b. PA), single, and employed as a clerk for the electric light company;
son, Elmer C. Burchill, age 22 (b. PA), single, and employed as a blacksmith
for a coal mine; son, George W. Burchill, age 18 (b. PA), single, and employed
as a clerk for a coal mine; daughter, Mary Burchill, age 16 (b. PA) and single;
daughter, Esther Burchill, age 13 (b. PA); daughter, Grace E. Burchill, age 9
(b. PA); and father, Morris Burchill, age 74 (b. England) and widowed, who
immigrated to the US in 1852 and was a naturalized citizen.
1930 US Census: Samuel Burchill, age 66 (b. PA;
parents b. England) and employed as a laborer in a coal mine, was heading a
household in Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. His dwelling was valued at $5,000, and he was
married at age 20. The household also
included his wife, Mary M. Burchill, age 65 (b. PA; parents b. England), who
was married at age 19; daughter, Esther Burchill, age 36 (b. PA), single, and
employed as a public school teacher; and daughter, Grace Burchill, age 29 (b.
PA), single, and employed as a public school teacher.
1940 US Census: Samuel Burchill, age 76 (b. PA),
widowed, and employed as a "Comp. Runner" in a mine, was heading a
household on Washington Street in Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. The household also
included his daughter, Esther Burchill, age 43 (b. PA) and single, who was
employed as a public school teacher; daughter, Grace Burchill, age 36 (b. PA)
and single, who was employed as a public school teacher; and boarder, George
Rubright, age 19 (b. PA) and
single, who was a student.
2. Wife: Mary “Mamie”
Margaret Hardman (photos) (more
info)
Born 10 September 1864 at Mt.
Pleasant, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Of Maysville,
Schuylkill County at the time of marriage. Died 22 October 1937 at Frackville,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; interred Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville,
Pennsylvania. Married
Samuel Burchill at Frackville in 1881.
Credited with starting the entrepreneurial initiatives
that, by 1920, had boosted her family to prominence in Frackville (see above). Mary’s grandson, Dr. George L. Rubright recalled how profoundly Mary’s death was felt by
the Frackville community. All businesses
and schools in town were closed for the funeral. By way of example of her exemplary character,
she would not allow miners to be served at their bar on Friday afternoons (pay
day) until they had gone home and changed their clothes, making them less
likely to squander their wages and deprive their families.
3. Children:
a. Adella "Della"
"Dell" Kate Burchill: See generation 2, below.
b. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Burchill: (photos) (more info) Born 19 November 1885 at Maizeville/Gilberton, Pennsylvania.
Christened “Lizzie.” Died 1 March 1963 at home in Frackville,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania from complications of a heart attach; funeral arrangements by the Nice Funeral Home,
Frackville; interment 5 March in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Frackville. Married John Kienzle
(photos) and had the following daughter:
(1. Esther Mae/May Kienzle: (photos) (more info) Born 5 Oct (?). Died age 77,
from complications of cancer; interment Odd Fellows Cemetery, Frackville,
Pennsylvania. Resided
last at 402-1 Springside Drive, Shillington,
Pennsylvania.
c. Elmer Clayton Burchill: (photos) Born 30 January 1888 at Frackville, Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania. Died 25 March 1934
(Palm Sunday) at the Allentown Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania from
complications of an injury sustained while working as a brakeman on the
railroad, which necessitated removal of the leg. Married Marian E. Mowrey
(more info) (b. 11 Apr 1889 at Frackville, PA, d. Thurs, 12 Jul
1973 (age 83), at Walkers Nursing Home, Miami, FL; interment 16 Jul in the
Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, PA), daughter of Charles W. and Elizabeth
(Beard) Mowrey, and resided at Allentown,
Pennsylvania. Elmer was injured while
working as a brakeman on the railroad.
After Elmer’s death, Marian moved to Hialeah,
Florida to reside with her daughter, Charlotte, until she broke her hip and
experienced two strokes, which necessitated nursing home care. Of interest, Marian had a brother, Douglas Mowrey, who resided at Coral Gables, Florida, and a sister,
Lillian, who married (?) Bechtel and resided at Reading, Pennsylvania. Elmer and Marian Burchill had the following
children:
(1. Robert Burchill: Married Dorothy Kern and
resided at Allentown, Pennsylvania.
(2. Nedwin E. Burchill:
Resided at Sacramento, California.
(3. Charlotte E. Burchill: Married Arthur A. Martin
and resided at Hialeah, Florida. (Also
m. (?) Fleming?)
d. George Washington Burchill: (photos) Born June 1891 at Frackville, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. Died 9/13 October 1952 at
the Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Pennsylvania; interred Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Frackville. George entered the
hospital on 13 September with complications of arteriosclerosis and developed a
pulmonary embolism during leg removal surgery, which precipitated his death.
Married Maud/Maude E. Steinbach (more info) (b. 1892/1, d. Wed, 11 Aug 1971, age 79, at
Beverly Manor Nursing Hospital, CA; cremated and interred Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Frackville) and resided at Frackville, Pennsylvania. Following George’s death in 1952, Maud moved
to 176 Crescent Street, Redlands, California, where she lived with her
daughter, Mary Lou. Also
resided at Yucaipa, California.
George and Maud Burchill had the following children:
(1. George Washington Burchill, Jr.: (more info)
Born at Frackville, Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania. Graduated from Frackville High School; then Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania (N. of Valley
Forge) with a BA degree; and then Penn State University, State College,
Pennsylvania with masters and PhD degrees.
Served in the US Navy during World War II. Following the war settled in California,
where he eventually became a professor of education and coordinator of the
School of Education at the University of Redlands, Redlands, California.
Married, as her 2nd husband, widow
Marilyn (?) Henderson at the home of her parents, 327
Fountain Avenue, Redlands, California.
Prior to marriage Marilyn was a kindergarten teacher at Dunn Elementary
School, Redlands. Following marriage George
and Marilyn resided at 176 East Crescent Avenue, Redlands, California. It would appear George’s mother, sister, and
niece resided with him for a period of time.
In 1971 George resided at Coronado, California.
(2. Mary Lou Burchill: At the time of her mother’s
death in 1971 was residing with her mother at 176 Crescent Avenue, Redlands,
California. Had the following daughter:
(a. Joyce Louise Hamilton.
e. Mary “Mae” Margaret Burchill: (photos) (more info) Born 16 January 1894/93 at Frackville, Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania. Baptized
there 25 May 1905 (or 14 February 1894) in the Methodist-Episcopal Church. Died 20 May 1918 at
Frackville. Married
George Haupt, Jr.
f. Esther Hardman Burchill: (photos) (more info)
Born 6 July 1896 at Frackville,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Baptized 26 January 1897. Died Wednesday, 7 March 1990 (age 93) at
Community General Hospital, Reading, Pennsylvania, having been a patient since
19 February; interment Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Graduated from Frackville
High School and in 1925 from Kutztown Normal School. Taught elementary school (4th
& 5th grades) in Frackville, Pennsylvania schools for 38 years,
retiring in 1958. Never married. Resided at Frackville with her parents and sister, Grace, most of
her life. After their father’s
death (their mother had died several years before) and Esther’s retirement, the
sisters, in a surprising step for many, moved to Kutztown, Pennsylvania, where
they bought a large house that had been converted into 3 apartments across from
the college. Then, in 1978, they moved
to 1800 Tulpehocken Road, Country Meadows, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.
For many of those years Esther and Grace resided with Ruth Ann Bergstresser (more info), a fellow elementary teacher in the Frackville
school system.
Since Grace never learned to drive a car, Esther
drove for both. It was, reportedly,
somewhat comical to ride in a car with the two of them; Esther at the wheel
with Grace directing operations, e.g. “Turn left Esther! Turn right Esther!”
g. Grace Elizabeth Burchill: (photos) (more info)
Born 6 January 1901 at Frackville,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died Monday, 28 April 1997 (age 96) at Phoebe
Berks Health Care Center, Inc., Wernersville, where she had resided for 2
weeks; interred Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Graduate of Frackville High
School and Kutztown University. Never married. Taught elementary school (1st grade) in Frackville,
Pennsylvania School District for many years. Resided at Frackville with
her parents and sister, Esther, most of her life. After their father’s death (1956) the sisters
moved to Kutztown, Pennsylvania where they purchased a large house that had
been converted into 3 apartments. Esther
was retired, but Grace continued teaching for the next 5 years, accepting a job
in Wilson School District (where George Rubright’s children were schooled). Since Esther never learned to drive a car,
she took a room at Lincoln Park near where she taught and returned home to
Kutztown on the weekends, with Ruth (Bryant) Rubright often serving as the taxi
driver. Then, in 1978, they moved to
1800 Tulpehocken Road, Country Meadows, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.
2 Adella "Della" "Dell" Kate Burchill:
Born 20
August 1883 at Gilberton, Pennsylvania. Died 14 May 1967. Married Norton Rubright,
generation 2 of the Rubright Annex.
See Rubright
Annex for More Info
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