BURCHILL ANNEX
Adella Kate (Burchill) Rubright Pedigree
(Start at generation 2, below.)
WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 28 December 2021
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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 1801 in Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire, England. Died 1881.
2. Wife: Ann Norman
Born 1801 in Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire, England. Died June 1871 in Keynsham, Somerset,
England.
3. Children:
a. Maurice Burchill: See generation 4,
below.
b. Victor Burchill?
4 Maurice "Morris" Burchill
1. Biographical notes:
Born 1835/37 at Mangotsfield,
Bristol, England. Died 1913; interred Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
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; interred Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Daughter of George (photos) and Harriet
E. (Turner) Vaughan/Vaughn (photos) (interred Greenwood Cemetery, Frackville). Married Morris Burchill on 4 August 1855 at
Trinity Episcopal Church, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Of interest, Maurice and Grace always
addressed each other as follows: "Grace Love" and "Morris
Love," respectively.
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. George W. Burchill: Born 21/20 November 1856 at
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Died 1940. 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.) "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. Grace Burchill: Married William Evitts/Evans,
with whom she operated a meat market in Frackville, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania.
(2. Isabel Burchill: Married Richard Bevin and had the
following children:
(a. George Bevin.
(b. Richard "Dick"
Bevin.
(c. Daughter.
(3. Emma Burchill: Married John "Jack" Habel in Frackville Township, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. Emma and John had the
following children:
(a. Ruth Hable.
(b. Susan "Sue" Hable: Died , age 94.
(c. John "Jack" Hable, Jr.
b. Charles G. Burchill: Born 19 September 1858. 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 Mattie Oliver (d. in a
"flop house" in 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.
c. William Victor Burchill “Victor”: Born 7 December
1860. Died 1900; burned to death in a
coal mine fire. Married Mary Dovey and
had the following children:
(1. Morris Burchill: Married Lily (?) and had the
following children:
(a. Thelma Burchill: Married (?) Philips.
(b. Robert Burchill.
(2. Raymond “Ray” Burchill: Married Emma Mucklow and
had the following children:
(a. Jenny Burchill.
(b. Son: In Bataan death march.
(c. Son: In Bataan death march.
(3. Victor Burchill, Jr.: Burned to death. Married Maud Philips and had the following
children:
(a. Charles Burchill.
(b. Robert “Bob” Burchill.
d. Samuel Seal Burchill: See generation 3,
below.
e. Adella/Idella “Della” Kate Burchill: Born 28 July
1865. Died 1 November 1932. 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. 1866 in Wales, d. 1947), who immigrated to the
United States in 1870 and settled at Frackville, Schulkill County,
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, Pennsylvania. Died 15 January 1992 at Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania; interred Odd Fellows Cemetery, Frackville, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. At age 18 eloped to marry
Raymond "Ray" C. Reese, who was initially employed as a coal
miner. 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 Reese: Born 3 March 1915 at Frackville,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Died
October 2008; interred Odd Fellows Cemetery, Frackville. Married R. Ford Rea, 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. Olive Grace Thomas: Born 1 July 1898 at
Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Died 28 November 1983 at Jersey City, 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."
(5. William “Bill” Victor Thomas: Born 1894 at
Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Died 8 March 1980 at Bethlehem, 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 (d. 25 Jan 1987, age 84) for 57 years and
had the following children:
(a. Audley
Elaine Thomas: Born 1923 at Huntington, West Virginia. 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 Moore 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 Thomas: Died at age 9; drowned.
f. Morris "Birdie" Edwin Burchill: Born 15
November 1867. Died 22 September 1870.
g. Clayton "Clay" B. Burchill: Born 7
February 1870 at Glen Carlon, Pennsylvania. Died 1940; 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" E. Seitzinger (b. Apr 1871) and had the following children:
(order uncertain)
(1. Ola L. Burchill: Born October 1890 in
Pennsylvania. Died 1942; interred
Greenwood Cemetery, Frackville Burough, Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania. Married Samuel
“Sam” Walters.
(2. Alva G. Burchill: Born 1 August 1893 in
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Married
Heber Burchill Garraway and
had at least the following children: (order uncertain)
(a. Vaughn A. Garraway:
Born about 1913 in Pennsylvania.
(b. Mary Garraway: Born
about 1921 in Pennsylvania.
(c. Robert S. Garraway:
Born about 1923.
(3. Verna Elmira Burchill: Born 8 June 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 and 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 in Philadelphia, 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 27/24 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. (perhaps Schuler) in 1938 and had at least the following
children:
(1) Evelen
M. Riehm: Born about 1939 in Pennsylvania.
(2) Russell Burchill Riehm, Jr.
(b. John "Jack" Riehm:
Born about 1925 (perhaps Jun 1924) in Pennsylvania.
(c. Mary Riehm: Born about 1926 in Pennsylvania.
(4. Beatrice/Lillian R. Burchill: Born 5 November
1897 in Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. At age 18 married Robert F. Dunn, age 26 (b.
Philadelphia, 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.
(5. Harold Christian Burchill: 9 March 1900 in
Pennsylvania. Died January 1971 in
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; 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. (?) (b. 1905, d. 1993; interred with Harold).
(6. Evelyn M. Burchill: Born about 1907 in
Frackville Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. 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 B. Burchill, Jr.: Born about 1910 in
Pennsylvania. Married
Mabel Passmore.
(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 to Grace Elizabeth (Vaughan) Burchill’s
sister. Died about 1955 (after his wife)
at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital, Augusta, Georgia; interred
Oddfellows 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. Married Margaret
"Peg" Roberts (photos) (d. abt 1954/55; interred Oddfellows Cem.,
Frackville)of Frackville and resided at 403 West Frack
Street, Frackville. William and Margaret
had the following children:
(1. Lewis "Lew" Roberts Burchill: (photos) 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.
(2. William "Bill" Roberts Burchill: (photos) 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. Married Marion Eisenhower of Frackville,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and resided there. William and Marion had the following son:
(a. William Roberts Burchill, Jr.: Employed as an
attorney in Washington, D.C.
(3. Marion Hazelhurst
Burchill: (photos) (more
info) Born . 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.
Married Thomas Frederick Marble (photos) (b. Ithaca, NY, d. Oct 1970 at Pottsville
Hospital, Pottsville, PA; interred Oddfellows Cem., Frackville) of Ithaca,
Tompkins County, New York and initially resided at Frackville. 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 had the following children:
(1) Wiley C. Thompson.
(2) Shannon N. Thompson.
j. Howard T. Burchill: Born 9 May 1874. Married Barbara Hahn and had the following
children:
(1. Mary Grace Burchill.
(2. Howard Burchill, Jr.
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. Burchhill, 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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