Seventh Generation


190. Dorothy A. JONES18 was born on 18 March 1845 in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri.61,64 She died on 23 December 1908 at the age of 63 in Oolagah, Rogers County, Oklahoma.67,117,122

Lived with older brother Thomas in 1860.

Henry Burger was "of" Dixon, Missouri

The Bible record gives Dorothy's date of death as 22 Dec 1907. Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Oolagah.

Dorothy A. JONES and Henry BURGER were married about 1869.64,67 Henry BURGER18,122 was born on 8 January 1836 in Kentucky.18,122 He died on 21 March 1901 at the age of 65.122

This is believed to be the father of Henry Burger [surname mispelled in census] Mary would be Henry's stepmother.
1850; KY; Pulaski Co; Division 2, p.114b, Household 576
Peter Burket, age 49, Farmer, Value of Real Estate $900, b. VA
Mary A. Burket, age 49, b. KY
Henry Burket, age 13, attends school
Hiatt Burket, age 4, a male child
Anna VanHook age 16, attends school
William VanHook, age 12, attends school
Rhoda Vanhook, age 10, attends school

Peter Burger married (1) Catherine Hines on 22 Apr 1824 in Pulaski Co KY. She was the dau of William Hines & Barbara Baugh, born about 1808 in Virginia and died about 1840. Peter was said to have married the widow Mary Ann (Harris) VanHook on 3 Sep 1841. Catherine would have been the mother of Henry.
Other children of Peter & Catherine Burger are said to be:
Jackson Burger, b. 1827 and married Mary Ann Compton in 1850 in Pulaski Co KY [They are also in the 1850 census in Pulaski Co KY, his name spelled Burger]
Harrison Burger, b. 1829 and died 1898 in Wapella, Dewitt Co, Illinois. He has 4 marriages and some 22 children; not all are known by name.
Harriette Burger, b. 1835 and married Thomas Baugh 1859 in Pulaski Co KY - I can't explain why Hariette was not with her father in 1850 since she was only 15 and not yet married.

Henry served in the Civil War - Company H, 1st Arkansas Cavalry, Union Army
Filed for his invalid pension, 24 Mar 1869.
Dorothy A. Burger file as his widow, 24 May 1901, from Missouri
From Wikipedia:
The First Arkansas Union Cavalry played a unique role in Civil War history. The troops, especially the enlisted men, were not Yankees but Southern Unionists. They were primarily from Northwest Arkansas, and were assigned to occupy their home town and county for two and a half years. It was a very bitter war among neighbors fighting each other as Confederate guerrillas and as Union cavalrymen. After the war the First Arkansas commander, Colonel Marcus LaRue Harrison, stayed on in Fayetteville and became its post-war mayor for a time.[

This might be Jackson in 1870 in Gentry Co MO:
1870: MO, Gentry Co; Cooper Twp, p.562, Household 261:
Burger, Jackson, age 44 Farmhard, b. in KY
Mary age 36, b. KY [She should be older if she's the same Mary]
Sarah E., 19, KY
Frances, 17, KY, attends school
?Erasmus age 16, b. KY, works on farm [name hard to read]
John F. 14, school, first of the children born in MO
?Peys/Treyr W. 12, school, b. MO [Name impossible to decipher]
Henry, age 9 b. MO
William, age 8, b. MO
Martha age 6, b. MO
Ada E. age 2 months, b. MO
This listing of birth places for Jackson's children seems to indicate the Burgers came to Missouri about 1855.


1880 Barry Co MO Census. Shoal Creek Twp.
Henry Burger, Age 38, born in KY; parents born in VA.
Dorothy A., 35, wife, b. MO, parents b. KY
Robert H., 10, son
Joel E., 3, son
James A., 19 days old - born in May 1880, son

1900 McDonald Co, Richwood Twp Census. ED 100, Sheet 7; Family 117. Married 31 years. She had 9 children, 4 now living. Henry was born in KY, his father born VA, his mother born in Germany. Dorothy is employed as a Weaver. George L. and Jackson still living at home.
Henry Burger, b. Jan 1836, age 64, married 31 years, b. KY, father b. VA, mother b. Germany
Dorothy A., wife, b. Mar 1845, age 55, 9 Children, 4 are living
George L., son, b. Jun 1883, age 16
Jackson, son, b. Mar 1885, age 15

Bible record states that Henry Burger was the son of Peter Burger and Catherine his wife.

Dorothy A. JONES and Henry BURGER had the following children:

413

i.

Robert Harrison BURGER115 was born on 29 June 1869 in Missouri.115,122 He died on 4 March 1899 at the age of 29.122

Said to have been in the "pen". Paul Barker found a record for a Robert Berger, age 24, parents at Rocky Comfort. He was convicted of Grand Larceny in Feb 1893 and sentenced for 2 years. Admitted 12 Feb 1893; Discharged 14 Aug 1894. Description: Age 24, born MO, Farmer. 5' 4 1/2", Foot 9 1/2", light hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, mustache, no religion, temperate habits, can read & write, single, parents at Rocky Comfort, long sharp nose, weight 129.

414

ii.

Richard Elmer BURGER was born on 6 November 1872 in Missouri.122 He died on 11 March 1874 at the age of 1 in Missouri.122

415

iii.

Albert Right BURGER was born on 6 August 1875 in Missouri.122 He died on 11 August 1875 at the age of 0 in Missouri.122

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iv.

Joel Edward BURGER was born on 19 November 1876 in Rocky Comfort, McDonald County, Missouri.115,122 He died on 19 May 1968 at the age of 91 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.122

12 Sep 1918 World War I Draft Registration
Joel Edward Burger of Valeda,Labette Co, Kansas, was age 41, born 19 Nov 1876. Della Burger was his nearest relative. He was a Farmer. Medium height, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair.

Missouri Death Certificate #0019247
Joel Burger died 19 May 1968, State Hospital #2, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, Mo. Married to Della Burger who survived. He was born 19 Nov 1876, Rocky Comfort, MO. He had worked as a night watchman at the country Club. His residence was 2613 Indiana, Kansas City, Jackson Co. MO. Father was Henry Burger; mother, Dorothy A. Jones. The information came from the hospital record. He died of chronic myocarditis. Body was removed on May 22nd for burial at Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City.

417

v.

James Alfred BURGER was born on 19 May 1880 in Missouri.115,122 He died on 1 July 1965 at the age of 85.122

12 Sep 1918 World War I Draft Registration
James Alfred Burger, of S. Haven, Sumner Co, KS was age 38, born 19 May 1880. He was a Farmer. Nettie Burger, his wife, was his nearest relative. Tall, medium build, light blue eyes, light hair.

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George Lafayette BURGER.

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Jackson Poindexter BURGER.