He was born in 1835/36 (4 (29 in 1864), 9 [24 in 1860], 10 [34 in 1870], 11 [44 in 1880]). He was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania (4, 9, 10, 11). He was born to Abraham and Elizabeth Burket (7, 8).
He married Elizabeth Lambright (7, 8). They had at least nine children (7, 12 [12 children in 1900, 7 alive], 13 [10 children in 1910, 7 alive]):
In 1860, he was living in Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his wife Elizabeth and daughter Lucinda (9). He was a farm laborer, and owned $700 in real estate and $100 in personal property (9).
When he enlisted, he was a laborer (4).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 10 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (4).
He was drafted (1, 4). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 21 September 1864 (1 [21 Sep 61], 4, 5). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (4). His service was credited to the 16th Congressional District (4). He was a private in company G (1, 16).
He was discharged on 30 March 1865 by general order (1) or by general order 26, War Department, on 1 June 1865, near Washington, DC (3, 5 [5 June]). He was a private, in company G (16).
In 1870, he was living in Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Elizabeth, and children Lucinda, George, Shanon, Richard, Elizabeth, and Mary (10). He was a farm laborer, and owned $700 in real estate and $100 in personal property (10).
In 1880, he was living in King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (11). He was living with his wife Elizabeth, and nine children (11). He was a farmer (11).
In 1890, he was living in Mowrys Mills, Kimmel Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (5).
On 8 August 1890, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (6, 15).
He died on 27 February 1898, of consumption, at Queen, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (7 [citing Bedford County death notice board, post by Wayne F Seibert, 19 Feb 2003], 8, 15). He was buried in Mt Zion Cemetery, near Pavia, Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (7).
On 9 April 1898, his widow, Elizabeth Burket, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (6, 15).
In 1900, his widow, Elizabeth Burket, was living in Kimmell Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (12). She was living with her daughter Ada and two granddaughters (12). She was a farmer (12).
In 1910, his widow, Elizabeth Burket, was living in Kimmel Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (13). She was living with her son Richard and two grandchildren (13).
In 1920, his widow, Elizabeth Burket, was living in East St Clair Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (14). She was living with her daughter Lucinda and Lucinda's family (14).
Elizabeth Burket died on 23 February 1923, in Pavia, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (8).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 letter, Gregory to Marvin, 19 November 1863 (Burkett; probably Charles Burkett)
3 company G, register of men discharged, #53 (Elias Burket)
4 company G, second descriptive roll, [#44] (Elias Burket)
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Kimmel Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 76, page 1 (Elias Burket)
6 pension index by name (Elias Burket)
7 'Daniels-Kemmerer', a gedcom available on Rootsweb WorldConnect (viewed June 2007, updated 17 April 2007, contact Beckie) (note: other gedcoms on WorldConnect have an entry for Elias) (Elias Burket)
8 'Jacob Mock', a gedcom available on Rootsweb WorldConnect (viewed June 2007, updated 25 August 2001, contact Shari Mock) (Elias Burket)
9 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Union Township (post office St Clairsville), microfilm series M653, film 1072, page 636 = 18 handwritten] (Elias Burket)
10 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Union Township, microfilm series M593, film 1304, page 705 = 34 handwritten] (Elias Burket)
11 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, King Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 226, microfilm series T9, film 1098, page 191 = 7 C handwritten] (Elias Burket)
12 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Kimmell Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 18, microfilm series T623, film 1376, page 17 = 4 B handwritten] (Elizabeth Burket)
13 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Kimmel Township, supervisor's district 16, enumeration district 17, microfilm series T624, film 1312, page 155 = 6 A handwritten] (Elizabeth Burket)
14 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, East St Clair Township, supervisor's district 20, enumeration district 12, microfilm series T625, film 1533, page 147 = 3 A handwritten] (Elizabeth Burket)
15 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (Elias Burket)
16 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Elias Burket)
| line | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Dwelling number | 894 | ||
| Family number | 851 | ||
| Name | Elias Burket | Elizabeth " | Lucinda " |
| Age | 24 | 18 | 1/12 |
| Sex | m | f | f |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | Farm Lab | ||
| Value of real estate owned | 700 | ||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | ||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | |||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Dwelling-house number | 243 | |||||||
| Family number | 243 | |||||||
| Name | Burket Elias | - Elizebeth | - Lucinda | - George | - Shanon | - Richard | - Elizebeth | - Mary |
| Age | 34 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m | m | m | f | f |
| Color | w | w | w | w | w | w | w | w |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer | Keeping House | ||||||
| Real estate value | 700 | |||||||
| Personal estate value | 100 | |||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | ||||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | |||||||
| Can't read | ||||||||
| Can't write | 1 | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| street name | |||||||||||
| house number | |||||||||||
| dwelling visit # | 50 | ||||||||||
| family visit # | 52 | ||||||||||
| name | Burket Elias | - Elizabeth | - George | - Shanon | - Richard | - Mary Ellen | - Lizzie M | - Jacob | - William A | - Cora A | Carn Lowcinda |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | F | M | M | F | F |
| age | 44 | 37 [?] | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||||||
| relationship | Husband | Wife | Son | Son | Son | Daugh | Daugh | Son | Son | Daugh | Daugh |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| married | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||||||
| married during year | 1 | ||||||||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | farm hand | farm hand | farm hand | at home | at home | at home | |||
| months unemployed | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||||||
| blind | |||||||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||||||
| idiotic | |||||||||||
| insane | |||||||||||
| disabled | |||||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| can't read | |||||||||||
| can't write | 1 | ||||||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| street | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling number | 75 | |||
| family number | 75 | |||
| name | Burket Elizabeth | - Ada C | - Harry R | - Minnie F |
| relationship | Head | Daughter | G-Son | Gr-Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | F | F | M | F |
| birth date | Aug 1842 [?] | Mar 1879 | Nov 1885 | May 1891 |
| age | 57 | 21 | 19 | 9 |
| married? | Wd | S | S | S |
| # years married | ||||
| mother of how many children? | 12 | |||
| # of children living | 7 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Farmer | |||
| # months not employed | 0 | |||
| # months in school | 6 | 6 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| can write | No | Yes | Yes | |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| owned/rented | O | |||
| free or mortgaged | F | |||
| farm/house | F | |||
| # of farm schedule | 43 |
| line | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| street | ||||
| house nr | ||||
| dwelling nr | 105 | |||
| family nr | 107 | |||
| name | Burket Elizabeth | - Richard | - Ada | - Howard |
| relationship | Head | Son | Granddaughter | Grandson |
| sex | F | M | F | M |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| age | 67 [?] | 43 [?] | 16 | 14 |
| marital status | Wd | Wd [?] | ||
| #years present marriage | ||||
| mother of # children | 10 | |||
| mother of # living children | 7 [?] | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | None | Laborer | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | Odd jobs | |||
| employer etc. | W | |||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | |||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | Yes | Yes | ||
| owned/rented | O | |||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | |||
| farm/house | F | |||
| nr on farm schedule | 73 | |||
| civil war vet | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf & dumb |
| line | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| street | Hollidaysburg Pike, Chancellorsville | |||
| house number | X | |||
| dwelling visit number | 46 | |||
| family visit number | 49 | |||
| name | Carn William R | - Lucinda | - Park R | - Burket Elizabeth |
| relationship | head | wife | son | mother in law |
| own/rent | R | |||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | ||||
| sex | M | F | M | F |
| race | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 63 | 59 | 34 | 77 |
| marital status | M | M | S | Wd |
| year of immigration | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| year of naturalization | ||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | ||||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | ||||
| can speak English | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| occupation | Laborer | none | Laborer | none |
| industry, business | Brick Plant | Brick Plant | ||
| employment status | W | W | ||
| number of farm schedule | ||||