Zuriel Weeden Burdick 1833-1874
The Janesville Daily Gazette", Janesville, Wisconsin, Wednesday, Mar. 18, 1874, p 2.
Milton Junction - Again this community has been deeply stirred with sorrow at the death of another esteemed and respected citizen. Mr. Z. W. Burdick, whom we noticed last week as being quite sick, breathed his last at 2 o'clock Sunday morning. His disease, as shown by a post mortem examination held by Doctor Palmer, Borden, and others, on Monday, was a wasting away of the liver and lungs, one of the latter being almost entirely gone. Mr. Burdick has been a resident among us for several years and as an earnest, upright Christian man had won for himself a warm place in the respect and esteem of all who knew him. He has been engaged principally in teaching, and had just closed his school in Bradford two weeks ago Monday, walking home on Wednesday a distance of sixteen miles. But two days elapsed before he had to take his bed, which proved indeed to be the bed of death. His courage had kept him up far beyond his strength, and when that succumbed, the work was well nigh done, and just two weeks from the day he bid his school in Bradford good bye, the scholars of his old school here paid him their last tribute of respect by following in procession to his grave. The funeral was held at half-past two p.m. Monday, at the M. E. church. Sermon by Rev. L. C. Rogers, of Milton. The deceased leaves a widow and two children whose sudden loss has overwhelmed them with a grief which no words can express.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 30, No 13, p 3, Mar. 26, 1874.
In Milton Junction, Wis., March 15th, 1874, of inflammation of the liver, Z. W. Burdick, in the 42d year of his age. The deceased was born at Truxton, N. Y., and united at an early age, with the Lincklaen Seventh-day Baptist Church. His father, Willet S. Burdick, removed with his family to Wisconsin about twenty-three years ago. The deceased resided in this State until 1864, when he removed to Transit, Sibley Co., Minnesota, returning to Wisconsin in 1870. Bro. Burdick was one of the constituent members of the Transit Seventh-day Baptist Church, and was chosen its clerk. He taught school at the county seat for several terms, but spent most of his winters surveying, being deputy county surveyor. He has been engaged mostly in school teaching since his return to Wisconsin. He had but just closed his school when taken ill with inflammation of the liver and bowels, accompanied with inflammation of the lungs, the result in part of an injury received a few years since by the kick of a horse. The deceased failed very rapidly, but expressed himself resigned to death. Death had no terrors for him. A comfortable hope in Christ sustained him. He leaves a wife and two children to mourn his departure. His funeral was attended by a large and sympathizing audience; the children of the graded school at the Junction, having formerly been under his care, sat with the mourners. L. C. R.

Census: 1880 Milton Junction, Rock Co., Wisconsin

Lucy Angeline (Fuller) (Burdick) Williams 1838-1921
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 90, No 12, p 382, March 21, 1921.
Lucy Angeline Fuller was born in Bolivar, N. Y., April 20, 1838, and died in Milton Junction, Wis., January 20, 1921. She was the second in a family of seven children born to Edwin and Eunice Maxson Fuller.
When she was twelve years old she came with her family to Wisconsin and settled in Pleasant Springs township, Dane Co., near the old Utica church. It was while residing here in the days of her girlhood that she attended Albion Academy and with several of the young people was converted and joined by baptism the Utica Seventh Day Baptist Church. She maintained her Christian principles and ideal throughout life. She held membership in the Utica Seventh Day Baptist Church, the church at New Auburn, Minn., and with the Milton Junction Seventh Day Baptist Church where she was a faithful and honored member at the time of her death.
On October 25, 1858 she was united in marriage to Z. W. Burdick by Rev. William C. Whitford, at Milton, Wis. To this union were born two children: Minnie L., now Mrs. Louis C. Kemp; and Fred L., of Milton Junction. After living four years at Utica, she and her husband went with a number of families who settled on the beautiful little lake of New Auburn, Minn. A Seventh Day Baptist church being formed here, she became a member of that church. Here they lived for nine years. While residing there her husband gave the name of Transit to the little town now bearing that name. The death of Mr. Burdick occurred in 1873 soon after the family returned to Milton Junction.
In November of 1882 she was united in marriage to Mr. Henry Williams, of Milton Junction, Wis., by Rev. Nathan Wardner., and for thirty-nine years she was his faithful wife and companion.
Mrs. Williams was a woman known for her Christian integrity and high ideals. She was a good wife and mother, a faithful friend to those in need and one who felt deeply the sorrows of those about her. Of a deeply sympathetic nature, and possessed with a genius for caring for the sick, she was much sought after in times of sickness and sorrow and many, many homes have been blessed by her ministries of love and kindness. Naturally of a cheerful disposition she scattered sunshine wherever she went and many will cherish the memory of her genial spirit.
Funeral services were conducted from her late home by her pastor, rev. Edgar D. Van Horn, assisted by her former pastors, Rev. George W. Burdick, and Rev. Henry N. Jordan, of Milton.
Many beautiful floral offerings and a large circle of relatives and friends at the farewell services attested to the high esteem in which she was held.
Mrs. Olga Hull and Mrs. R. A. Gillaspy rendered three beautiful duets at the farewell service.
She leaves to mourn her loss her aged husband, "Uncle Henry," Mrs. Louis C. Kemp, and Mr. Fred Burdick of Milton Junction, besides a large number of other relatives and friends. Interment was in the Milton Junction cemetery. E. D. V. H.