He was born on 20 August 1836, in Blair County, Pennsylvania, to Peter H Burket and Nancy Homer. [sources: date: 12, 20, 15; 3 (28 in 1865), 6 (24 in 1860), 7 (44 in 1880), 8 (73 in 1910), 13 (13 in 1850), 14 (32 in 1870). place: 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20. parents: 12, 14, 20]
About 1850, he and his parents came to Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He studied in the public schools, and helped his father in the tannery. [source: 12]
In 1850, he was living in Warrior's Mark, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents Peter and Nacy Burket, and others (presumably siblings). [source: 13]
About 1856, he begin studying carpentry with David Eller. [source: 12]
In 1856, he married Miriam A Weston. She was born in 1835/36, to Martin Weston and Sarah Ann Hyskell. They had at least these children:
[sources: 6, 7, 12, 16, 17]
In 1860, he was living in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Miriam (presumably his first wife) and Harry (presumably their son). He was a carpenter, and owned $500 in real estate and $50 in personal property. [source: 6]
His brothers James and Melvin also served in the Civil War, and both died. [source: 12]
He was drafted. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 15 March 1865. He was mustered in as a private, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. He was a private in company B. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 11]
He may have been charged for lost equipments, perhaps when the regiment mustered out. [source: 2]
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company. He was a private, in company B. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 11]
On 9 October 1869, his wife Miriam died, of typhoid fever She was buried in Burket Cemetery, Warriors Mark, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. [source: 12 (9 Oct 1870), 17 (9 Oct 1869, with a photo of the headstone with that date)]
In 1870, he was living in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents PH and Nancy Burket, with Eliza and Howard Burket, with his children Harry and Esse Burket, and with Ida Sprote. He was a carpenter. [source: 14]
In 1876/77, he married Ellen Salina Nearhoff. She was born on 2 March 1847, in Warriors Mark, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, to Jacob Nearhoff and Catherine Grazier. They had at least these children:
[sources: 7, 8 (3 children all alive in 1910), 12, 15 (3 children all alive in 1900), 18, 21]
In 1880, he was living in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Ellen, his children Lena, Essa, Clayton, and Nancy, and a laborer. He was a carpenter and farmer. [source: 7]
On 8 January 1892, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 4, 5]
In 1900, he was living in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Ellen, and daughters Mamie and Alice. He was a farmer, and had not been unemployed in the previous year. [source: 15]
He again applied for a pension on 25 February 1907, under the Act of 6 February 1907. He received $15 per month, effective 25 February 1907. The pension certificate was dated 27 [?] June 1907. [sources: 4, 23]
He retired in 1909. [source: 12]
In 1910, he was living in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Ellen and daughter Alice. He was a house carpenter. [source: 8]
Effective 7 October 1911, William Burket's pension was increased to $20 per month. [source: 23]
Effective 8 July 1912, William Burket's pension was increased to $21 per month, under the Act of 11 May 1912. The certificate was dated 14 May 1913. [source: 23]
In 1913, he was described as a loyal citizen, who showed 'ardent support of all measures and enterprises projected for the good of progress and improvement', who had an 'exemplary life and straightforward career'. He had erected at least fifty barns, 'all of which are noted for their splendid construction'. He then owned two farms, one the old Burket homestead of 65 acres, and another of 116 acres. He was a Republican, had served as school director for twelve years, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. [source: 12]
On 15 February 1917, he died at Warriors Mark, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He died of paralysis, with age contributing. He was a carpenter. His daughter A E Espy (apparently living in or near Altoona) went to the funeral. On 19 February 1917, he was buried in Burket Cemetery, Warriors Mark, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 4, 10, 16, 19, 20, 23]
On 8 March 1917, his widow, Ellen S Burkett, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension, under the Act of 8 September 1916. She initially received $20 per month, effective 8 March 1917. The pension certificate was dated 11 January 1919. [sources: 4, 5, 22]
Effective 6 October 1917, Ellen Burkett's pension was increased to $25 per month. [source: 22]
On 11 January 1919, an accured order payable to Ellen S Burket was issued, to cover expenses of William Burket's funeral and last illness, from the pension he was owed but had not been paid. [source: 23]
In 1920, his widow, Ellen S Burkett, was living in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. She was living with her daughter Alice. [source: 9]
Effective 1 May 1920, Ellen Burket's pension was increased to $30 per month, under the Act of 1 May 1920. [source: 22]
On 6 November 1922, his widow, Ellen Burket, died, in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. She died o diabetic gangrene (duration 6 months). She was buried in Burket Cemetery, Warriors Mark, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 18, 21, 22 (5 Nov 1922)]
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 list of men who owed money [?] (Wm Burkett)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 24 June 2004 (William Burkett)
4 pension index, by regiment (William Burket)
5 pension index, by name (William Burket)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Warriors Mark Township, microfilm series M653, film 1115, page 687 = 19 handwritten (William Burket)
7 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Warriors Mark Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 180, microfilm series T9, film 1134, page 16 A = 36 [?] handwritten (Wm Burket)
8 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Warriors Mark Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 88, microfilm series T624, film 1349, page 273 B = 4 handwritten (William Burkett)
9 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Warriors Mark Township, supervisor's district 14, enumeration districtg 62, microfilm series T625, film 1564, page 125 B = 2 handwritten (Ellen S Burket)
10 Pennsylvania death indices, 1917 ('Burket, William; 14312; Huntingdon Co.; Feb. 15.')
11 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Burkett)
12 John W Jordan, A history of the Juniata Valley and its people, volume III, pages 1289-1291 (William Burket)
13 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon, Warrior's Mark, page 3 verso = 6 handwritten (FamilySearch) (William Burket)
14 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon, Warriors mark township, page 853 recto = 17 handwritten (FamilySearch) (William Burket)
15 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Warriors Mark Township, enumeration district 79, pages 22 = 3 A handwritten to 3 B handwritten (FamilySearch) (William Burket)
16 Find a grave, memorial 54992420, created by Clancy Hassler, added 15 July 2010 (including a picture) (William Burket)
17 Find a grave, memorial 61571355, created by Clancy Hassler, added 13 Nov 2010 (including a photo, and a photo of the headstone) (Miriam A Weston Burket)
18 Find a grave, memorial 54992519, created by Clancy Hassler, added 15 July 2010 (including a photo of the headstone) (Ellen S Burket)
19 death notice, Altoona Tribune 19 February 1917, page 1 (William Burkett)
20 death certificate, Huntingdon Pennsylvania, 15 February 1917, certificate number 14,312 (William Burket)
21 death certificate, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, 6 November 1922, file 102331 (Ellen S Burket)
22 Veterans administration, pension payment card (Ellen S Burket widow of William)
23 Veterans administration, pension payment card (William Burket)
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| Families visited | 43 | ||||||||
| Name | Peter H Burket | Nancy " | William " | James " | David " | Adaline " | Mahlon " | John B " | C E Geist " |
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| Real estate owned | 4500 | ||||||||
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| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Dwelling number | [129] | ||
| Family number | 130 | ||
| Name | William Burket | Miram [sic] Burket | Harry B |
| Age | 24 | 24 | 3 |
| Sex | m | f | m |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
| Value of real estate owned | 500 | ||
| Value of personal estate | 50 | ||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
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| Dwelling-house number | 112 | |||||||
| Family number | 112 | |||||||
| Name | Burket P. H | - Nancy | - Eliza J | - Howard | - William | - Harry | - Esse | Sprote Ida |
| Age | 55 | 53 | 17 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | M | M | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | Home | Carpenter | ||||
| Real estate value | 9600 | |||||||
| Personal estate value | 1985 | |||||||
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| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
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| dwelling visit # | 293 | ||||||
| family visit # | 293 | ||||||
| name | Burket Wm | - Ellen | - Lena | - Essa | - Clayton | - Nancy C | Wynn [?] Coleman |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | M | F | M |
| age | 44 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 47 |
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| street | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling number | 61 | |||
| family number | 63 | |||
| name | Burket William | -, Ellen S | - Mamie K | - Alice |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F |
| birth date | Aug 1836 | Mar 1843 | Mar 1879 | July 1882 |
| age | 63 | 57 | 21 | 17 |
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| # years married | 25 | 25 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| # of children living | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
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| occupation | Farmer | |||
| # months not employed | 0 | |||
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| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | |||
| free or mortgaged | F | |||
| farm/house | F | |||
| # of farm schedule | 36 | |||
| line | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| street | |||
| house nr | |||
| dwelling nr | 80 | ||
| family nr | 80 | ||
| name | Burkett William | - Ellen S | - Alice |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter |
| sex | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 73 | 67 | 24 |
| marital status | M2 | M1 | S |
| #years present marriage | 33 | 33 | |
| mother of # children | 3 | ||
| mother of # living children | 3 | ||
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| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
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| occupation | Carpenter | None | Laborer |
| nature of industry etc. | House | [illegible] Work | |
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| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | No | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | 0 | |
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| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |||
| owned/rented | O | ||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | ||
| farm/house | H | ||
| nr on farm schedule | |||
| civil war vet | UA [?] | ||
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| deaf & dumb |
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| street | ||
| house number | X | |
| dwelling visit number | 53 | |
| family visit number | 55 | |
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| can write | yes | yes |
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| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
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| can speak English | Yes | Yes |
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| ISSUES. | |||
| CLASS. | RATE. | DATE OF COMMENCEMENT. | DATE OF CERTIFICATE. |
| Orig | 20 | March 8, 1917 | January 11, 1919 |
| 25 | October 6, 1917 | ||
| Inc | 30 | May 1, 1920 | |
| ISSUES. | |||
| CLASS. | RATE. | DATE OF COMMENCEMENT. | DATE OF CERTIFICATE |
| Reis | 15 | 25 [sic] Feb 1907 | 27 [?] June 1907 |
| Inc | 20 | 7 Oct 1911 | 17 Oct 1911 |
| Reis | 21 | 8 July 1912 | 14 May 1913 |
| Died Feb 15 1917 Accrued order dated Jan 11, 1919 payable to widow Ellen S Burket Warrior's Mark Pa. | |||
William Burket, of Warriors Mark, Pennsylvania, is now living virtually retired from active participation in business affairs. He is the owner of two fine farms in Warriors Mark township, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, and for over fifty years he was engaged in the work of his trade, that of carpenter. His citizenship has been characterized by loyalty and an ardent support of all measures and enterprises projected for the good of progress and improvement, and his exemplary life and straightforward career have won him the unqualified confidence and esteem of all with whom he has come in contact.
A native of the old Keystone commonwealth, William Burket was born in Blair county, Pennsylvania, August 20, 1836, son of Peter H. and Nancy (Homer) Burket, both of whom are now deceased, the former having died in 1893 and the latter in 1894. Peter H. Burket was born in Sinking Valley, Pennsylvania, in the year 1809, son of Jacob Burket. who for many years was a tavern keeper at Brookville and later at Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in which latter place he died. Jacob [page 1290] Burket was twice married, Peter H. having been a son of the first union. Peter H. Burket was a tanner by trade, and in 1840 he established the family home at Warriors Mark, where he purchased a tannery and where he continued to reside until his death. In addition to the tanning business he also conducted a small farm. He was a fervent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he was an officer and class leader for many years. He was a stalwart Republican, and he was a member of the school board at Warriors Mark. He married Nancy, daughter of Peter Homer, who was of German descent and who came to Warriors Mark township from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Burket had eight children, as follows: William, of whom further; James, killed at the battle of Chaplain Farm, near Richmond, during the civil war; David, married Harriet ---, engaged in the general merchandise business at Altoona, Pennsylvania; John, married Ellen McFarland, lives in Warriors Mark, a carpenter by trade, but now retired; Adaline, wife of Jerry Ike, who is engaged in the real estate business; Eliza, wife of H. H. Waite, an attorney at Huntingdcn, Pennsylvania; Howard, a farmer in the vicinity of Sinking Valley, this state, married Sarah Livingston; Melvin, died in the army during the civil war.
William Burket came to Warriors Mark with his parents when but four years of age and here he was educated in the public schools. As a youth he helped his father in the tannery, and when in his twentieth year began to learn the trade of carpenter under the tutelage of David Eller. In 1863 he manifested his intrinsic loyalty to the cause of the Union by enlisting for service as a member of Company B, Ninety-first Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, serving until the close of the war. He was the only one of his three brothers who served in the war to survive. For fully half a century he worked diligently at his trade of carpenter and he has erected at least fifty barns in this part of the country, all of which are noted for their splendid construction. He owns the old Burket homestead in Warriors Mark township, the same comprising sixty-five acres, and he has another farm of one hundred and sixteen acres in the same locality. Since 1909 he has lived in retirement at Warriors Mark. He is a Republican in politics, and for twelve years served as school director, most of that time as secretary of the board. In religious matters he is a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal [page 1291] church, in whose faith he has reared his children. He is a broad-minded man and a warm-hearted friend, helping all who are in need of his assistance.
Mr. Burket married (first) in 1856, Miriam Weston, who died October 9, 1870; (second) Ellen Salina Nearhoff. Children of Mr. Burket: Clayton, a carpenter in Warriors Mark, married Mary Kinch ; Grace, who is the widow of --- Kibbel, is now a resident of Florida; Nannie, wife of William Kinch at the time of her demise in the spring of 1913; Essa, married, and lives at Juniata, Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Espy, of 719 Fifth avenue, have been called to Warriorsmark by the death of Mrs. Espy's father, the late William Burkett. The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock this morning.