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From: "Teresa (TracI) Hartwig" <>
Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Fw: Burcham Query
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 17:36:05 -0500


ANNE, A QUESTION ON THE BURCHAM FAMILY. I'M LOOKING FOR A JOHN BURCHAM,
BORN AROUND 1900??? MARRIED A ALTA CAMPBELL. HAD THREE CHILDREN , VIRGINIA
B. ABT 1920, JACK C., B. 1923-1985, AND RITA, B.1926. JACK WAS BORN IN
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. JACK C. WAS MY GRANDFATHER AND HIS FATHER LEFT HIS
FAMILY WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG. JACK C. BURCHAM WAS THE WORLD'S FIFTH
ARTIFICIAL HEART PARTICIPANT IN 1985. ANY INFO WOULD BE APPREICATED. TRACI
HARTWIG


>From: "Raymond" <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Fw: Burcham Query
>Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 19:48:41 -0400
>
>Anne, Is you e-mail wrong ?.
>Raymond
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Anne Burcham-Thompson <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 2:25 AM
>Subject: [OHGALLIA-L] Fw: Burcham Query
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Anne Burcham-Thompson
> > To:
> > Cc: Dale R Fife
> > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 1:44 AM
> > Subject: RE: Burcham Query
> >
> >
> > To Shirley who is researching the Burcham Family:
> > I have had a lot on my mind for the past few days and have not gotten
>back
>to you.
> > I'm sorry, but I am OK now; back to work on "digging up bones", OK?
> > If I remember right you want info for William Fleming Burcham who was my
>great-
> > great grandfather, right ??
> > He was born June 29, 1820 in Lawrence County, Ohio and died June24,
>1902.
>He
> > was the son of Nancy Anne Dowden and Joh Scott :Slyvester Burcham. He
>first married Rebecca Anne Harrison on January 15, 1884 in Lawrence
>County,
>Ohio and they
> > became the parents of the follwoing children:
> > 1. John Henry Burcham born May23, 1841; died March 26, 1908.
> > 2. Susannah "Susan" Burcham born June 19, 1843 date of death - unknown
> > 3. Prudence "Polly" Burcham born 1847; date if death - unknown
> > 4. William Fleming Burcham, Jr. born December 1850; date of death -
>unknown
> > 5. Trudence Burcham born 1853; date of death - unknown
> > 6. Catherine Burcham born 1854; date of death - unknown
> > 7. Rachel Burcham born July 05, 1856; date of death - unknown
> > 8. Lewis Sylvester Burcham born April 16, 1858; date of death - unknown
> > 9.Henry Jackson Burcham born August 20, 1860; date of death - unknown
> > 10. George McClellan Burcham born June 17, 1862; date of death - unknown
> > 11. Abraham L. Burcham born November 07, 1864;date of death - inknown
> > Rebecca Harrison Burcham died January 15, 1884 ; he then married
>Elizabeth
>Elson.
> >
> > You are cofused about the names of William and John. You should have my
>lineage;
> > the above named William Fleming is the only name I have other than JOHN
>!!!
> > Rather confusing ?? Perhaps, from force of habit when a son was born,
>he
>was
> > deemed to be called John Something ???
> >
> > I know who are referring to when you mention Rebecca Burcham / Fife.
>She
>was a
> > twin and I think that her sister is still alive and lives in west
>Virginia. If we are
> > thinking of the same Rebecca; she had a brother named Ivan, who was
>lockmaster
> > of the Eureka/now Robert E. Byrd Dam at Eureka, OH on the great OHIO
>River. You
> > are in luck if we are in agreement of the Rebeccas being one and the
>same.
>Ivan's
> > has a son, Dale, who was also the lockmaster for many years, who lives
>in
>Eureka
> > and visits his West Vifginia relatives on a regular basis. His e-mail
>address is
> > and his snail mail is: Dale R. Fife ; 13656 St. Rt. 7
>-
>South-
> > Gallipolis, OH 45631; Telephone (740)256-6326. He is a tremoundous
>person
>and
> > I am sure that he can provide you with the info which you want re:
>Rebecca.
> >
> > I am sorry that I do not have the info for you; but do contact Dale and
>he
>will
> > gladly help you.
> >
> > Good Luck and if I can be of any help in the future; please contact me
>privately
> > and I will give you all of the Burcham Family History that I have; it is
>good !!
> > Food for thought :: If Raynond Honaker, Patrick Kenney, or Jim Burcham
>can
> > not help you; it is bad !!! They are terrific people...
> > Anne Burcham-Thompson
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
>
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