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    Person Info
  • Name: Franklin Alphus BURKHARDT
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 31 Dec 1872 in Cridersville, Ohio b
  • Death: 5 Dec 1945 in Lima, Ohio d


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • George H A BURKHARDT Birth: 20 Mar 1845 in Germany Death: 15 Oct 1922 in Allen Co, Ohio
  • Mother:
  • Mary BOWSHER Birth: 16 Apr 1843 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio Death: 10 Feb 1877 in Allen Co, Ohio

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Ethel Lucile BURKHARDT Birth: 25 Apr 1897 in Lima, Ohio Death: Abt Sep 1966 in Geneseo, New York
  2. Lorene BURKHARDT Birth: 29 Dec 1900 in Lima, Ohio Death: 12 Apr 1973 in Vestal, New York
  3. Mildred Lenore BURKHARDT Birth: 28 Feb 1908 in Lima, Ohio Death: 3 Sep 1994 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
  4. Dorothy Marie BURKHARDT Birth: 19 Nov 1910 in Lima, Ohio Death: 26 Dec 1993 in Arlington, Virginia

Bibliography
  1. Burkhardt, Franklin A, The BOUCHER Family, Francis E Burkhardt Press, New York, 1917. Available at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005712838 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p[0-9f]*].
  2. Burkhardt, Franklin A, The BOUCHER Family, Francis E Burkhardt Press, New York, orig 1917. Reprint 1976 with supplements and index. Film#1481363#5. Supplement available at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005712838 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 p[ABCX]*[0-9]*].
  3. Bowsher, Kay, BOWSHER Family, private email, 9/10/2001. Author address qddusa at yahoo dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001].
  4. Miller, Charles C, History of Allen County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Chicago, IL: Richmond & Arnold, 1906. FHL 977.142 H2m. Available (part 1, pp1-437) at http://archive.org/details/historyofallenco01mill and (part 2, pp429-872) at http://archive.org/details/oh-allen-1906-miller. Transcribed biograhies available at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohallen/biographies.htm Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Miller AllenCoOH [A-Za-z]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p348, Miller AllenCoOH p375],
place:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p348]
Allen Co, Ohio [Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001],
parents:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p348, Miller AllenCoOH p375]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
date:
29 Dec 1872 [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 p1],
place:
Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio [Ref: Miller AllenCoOH p375]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 p3],
place:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 p3]
Sources with Information about marriage to Nannie D DEARTH
date:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p348, Miller AllenCoOH p376],
place:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001],
child:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p348, Miller AllenCoOH p376]
Research Notes:
author of Boucher family record [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p348]

1892: became resident of Lima, OH [Ref: Miller AllenCoOH p375]

attended the Ohio Normal University at Ada and Lima College [Ref: Miller AllenCoOH p375]

educated at Ohio Northern University and at Lima College [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p348]

taught school for two years in Allen Co [Ref: Miller AllenCoOH p375]

taught school [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p348]

1896: became assistant agent of C H & D railroad [Ref: Miller AllenCoOH p375]

Jan 1 1900: became agent of L E & W Railroad [Ref: Miller AllenCoOH p375]

ticket agent for C H & D and L E & W Railroads at Lima [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p348]

Jun 16 1901: joint agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and the Late Erie & Western Railroads at Lima [Ref: Miller AllenCoOH p375]

member of Board of Trustees of English Lutheran Church [Ref: Miller AllenCoOH p376]

District Passenger and Freight Agent of Ohio Electric Railway Lines [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p348]

1919-23: Mayor of Lima, Ohio [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 p1]

Elected to Ohio Legislature [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 p1]

1927: moved to Allentown, PA, as traffic manager of Lehigh Valley Transit Co and manager of Central Park, a large amusement part owned by the company [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 p1]

1938: retired and moved back to Lima [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER-76 p1]



Pedigree of Franklin Alphus BURKHARDT
          /-----George BURKHARDT
 /-----George H A BURKHARDT
Franklin Alphus BURKHARDT
|                           /-----Johan Daniel BOUCHER
|                  /-----William BOWSHER
|                 |         \-----Anna Maria (BOUCHER)
|         /-----Benjamine BOWSHER
|        |         \-----Sabina SMITH
 \-----Mary BOWSHER
         |                                             /-----Abraham LANGER
         |                                    /-----Pyeter DeLANGHT
         |                           /-----Henrich DeLONG
         |                          |        |         /-----Jacob WEBER
         |                          |         \-----Eva Elizabeth WEBER
         |                          |                  \-----Anna Elizabeth (WEBER)
         |                  /-----Johann Henry DeLONG
         |                 |         \-----Susanna Margaretha (DeLONG)
         |         /-----Jacob DeLONG
         |        |        |                  /-----Johann SOWATCH
         |        |        |         /-----Johann Heinrich SOWATCH
         |        |        |        |         \-----Susanna (SOWATCH)
         |        |         \-----Susanna SOWATCH
         |        |                 |         /-----Ulrich SCHNEIDER
         |        |                  \-----Maria Anna Esther SCHNEIDER
          \-----Elizabeth DeLONG
                  |                           /-----Adam MAURER
                  |                  /-----Johan Michael MAURER
                  |                 |         \-----Maria Catharina (MAURER)
                  |         /-----John Johannes MAURER\MOWERY
                   \-----Catherine MOWERY
                            \-----Elizabeth Sarah STIMMELL



Descendants of Franklin Alphus BURKHARDT
1. Franklin Alphus BURKHARDT m. Nannie D DEARTH
m. Nannie D DEARTH father: Samuel DEARTH mother: Caroline CAREY

2nd generation

3. Lorene BURKHARDT m. Wilbur Daughtery HIGBY
m. Wilbur Daughtery HIGBY
4. Mildred Lenore BURKHARDT m. Robert Bruce GRAHAM
m. Robert Bruce GRAHAM father: Anthony C GRAHAM mother: Daisy F FEATHERMAN

3rd generation

6. Thomas Wilbur HIGBY m. Shirley Ann LANG
m. Shirley Ann LANG father: Fred L LANG mother: Freda SCHENK
7. Richard Franklin HIGBY m. Nancy Van ATTA
m. Nancy Van ATTA father: Andrew Van ATTA mother: Maude RADLIFF
8. Living GRAHAM m. Living SIEBRING
m. Living SIEBRING father: Thomas SIEBRING mother: Katherine STEINER
9. Living GRAHAM m1. Living SEAY m2. Living (GRAHAM)
m. Living SEAY father: Thomas SEAY mother: Beverly BARR
m. Living (GRAHAM)

4th generation

10. Living HIGBY m. Living GAY
m. Living GAY father: Thomas William GAY mother: Eleanor Sue PARKER
16. Living GRAHAM m. Living ERWIN
m. Living ERWIN father: Living HARVEY mother: Living COPLEN
18. Living GRAHAM m. Living PIRKLE
m. Living PIRKLE