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From: "Vanessa Argyres" <>
Subject: Re: [KSJEFFER] Death: Burr Hogan
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:33:57 -0700
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Hi Jim,

Thanks for posting this obit; Samuel "Burr" Hogan is my gg grandfather.

Vanessa

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From: "Jim Laird" <>
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Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 5:27 AM
Subject: [KSJEFFER] Death: Burr Hogan


> The Valley Falls New Era
> Jefferson County
> Thursday
> April 7, 1910
>
> Death of Uncle Burr Hogan.
>
> Uncle Burr HOGAN has fallen asleep. Monday evening at 9:30 the Angel of
> death came to his relief. All winter he lingered on the border land of the
> Beyond, and now the aged pioneer has gone to his long rest.
> Samuel Burr Hogan was born Sept. 29, 1823, near Bardstown, Nelson county,
> Kentucky; died at Valley Falls, Kas., April 4, 1910, aged 86 years, 9
> months and 5 days.
> When a young man he joined the Christian church in Kentucky and later
> united with that church in Valley Falls.
> In Stevensburg, Ky., April 9, 1848, he was united in marriage to Miss
> Lydia B. REYNOLDS.
> To this union were born eleven children, eight of whom, with their mother,
> survive him: Mrs. George CORKADEL, W.R. HOGAN, Mrs. John CORKADEL, C.S.
> HOGAN, Mrs. Geo. ROYER, of Valley Falls, Mrs. Roy PRICE of Effingham, D.J.
> HOGAN and J.E. Hogan, Mussellshell, Montana.
> In May 1857 he came to Kansas with his family and settled near Valley
> Falls where he has since resided.
> During the Civil War he enlisted in Co. B., 17th Regiment, Kansas
> Volunteer Infantry serving his full term.
> He was bed fast most of the time for a year past.
> The funeral was held from his home in Valley Falls, Wednesday afternoon,
> John McFarland officiating in the presence of many friends of the family.
>
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