4052. John Sebrey Burch-14721
1870 Census Dist 4, Sunflower Co., Mississippi
Burch, John S. 21 M W farmer 250. SC (married within the year, last Dec.)
Burch, Mollie 18 F W keeping house Miss.
Johnson, Spencer 12 M B domestic servant Miss.
Thomas, Bartlet 19 M B laborer Miss.John is widowed in the 1900 census Beat 4, Sunflower Co., Mississippi with 6 of his children with him. The year and age given is obviously in error as it lists him born in 1869, age 30, widowed, with son, Frank age 23, born in 1876. The 1870 census gives us an estimated birth year of 1849 and shows him married Dec. 1869.
1900 Census Dist 51, Beat 4, Sunflower Co., Mississippi
Burch, John S. head W M Nov 1869 30 Wd SC SC SC (obvious error in birth year; should be 1849)
Burch, Frank son W M Dec 1876 23 S S MS SC MS
Burch, Bessie dau W F Sept 1879 20 S MS SC MS
Burch, Clarence son W M Jan 1882 18 S MS SC MS
Burch, Pearl dau W F May 1888 12 S MS SC MS
Burch, Myrtle dau W F Jan 1882 8 S MS SC MS (another obvious error in birth year; should be 1892)
Burch, John son W M May 1894 6 S MS SC MS
Apparently this whole census has the birth months and years wrong!! I will use the d/o/b as researched by Mary Dixon who has done extensive work on this family even as to where they are buried.
Mary Lee 'Molly' Johnson-14728
John was widowed by the 1900 census. There are more children listed on the ancestry.com site, but I have limited my list of children to those listed in the 1900 census.
7043. Pearl Burch-14725
ALT birth date: the 1900 Census has birth date of May 1888.
7044. Myrtle Burch-14726
ALT birth date from 1900 Census is Jan 1892.
4055. Charles 'Charlie' Edward Burch-13400
Charles is buried in Burch Family Cemetery located 3 miles northeast of Elizabeth Baptist Church, Mount Croghan, South Carolina and a memorial stone was erected in 2004 at Elizabeth Baptist Church Cemetery in memory of many ancestors buried in the Burch Family Cemetery.
4057. Moultrie 'Mote' Kirkwood Burch-13402
"Mote" Burch was one of the seventeen children of Joseph Jackson and Elizabeth C. Graves Johnson Burch. He was small of stature, but his laugh was large and deep.
"Mote" was a farmer and always had a good garden. He was a rather quiet man and a good provider for his family. During his married life he and Julia, fondly called Daddy and Mammy by their grandchildren, made several moves. At one time they lived in the old Huntley home. About 1915, he gave up farming and they moved to town in Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
The home in Ruby is especially memorable for my father, Carl Bunyan Burch, as it was there that he spent many of his happiest boyhood summers.
In their later years, "Mote" and Julia decided to break up housekeeping and lived with various members of the family.
After suffering a stroke, "Mote" was confined to his chair. He died at his daughter's home in 1927. Julia passed away a year earlier in 1926.
(The above information from Dora "May" Burch MacCallum, "Mote's" great granddaughter, circa 1986.)
Source: Kathy Burch Williams' Research
7057. John Bunyan 'Bun' Burch-20639
John Bunyan "Bun" Burch was the first son of Moultrie Kirkwood "Mote" and Julia Burch. He was born at his parents home in Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina on August 23, 1877. He knew the joys of a farm boy growing up in a LARGE family. He was taught the secrets of the land by his father and became quite good with his hands. He was to become an excellent farmer, carpenter and brick mason.
As a boy he attended school in Mt. Croghan with his brother and some of his sisters. It is easy to imagine him as a child playing in the yard of his home after work was completed.
His home, one story and typical of the time, was roomy with a center hall running the length of the house. The kitchen was separate from the house as it was in most homes then. The walls and flooring were constructed of wide oak boards. Part of the home is still standing and has been used for storing hay. The old well frame can still be seen in the front yard.
"Bun" enjoyed church socials as a young man. It has been said that on one such occasion, at Deep Creek, he found it necessary to toss a rock to force a young lady's attention his way. Others say he used a fishing pole to tap the young lady to get her attention. Anyway, the young lady was Susan Hannah Bowman!
The story continues: One Sunday, "Bun" took the mule and told his mother that he would return by night and he might bring his bride home, too. However, as he was paying attention to two young ladies, his mother was not certain just who the bride would be.
As the story goes, "Bun" wasn't too certain himself. He decided to let the mule make the decision for him when he reached the fork in the road. Mable Redfearn lived on one fork and Hannah Bowman on the other. When they reached the fork, "Bun" let the mule take the road it wanted. As luck would have it, the mule headed for Hannah's.
Preacher Adolphus Smith married "Bun" and Hannah at his home in 1898. They lived for a couple of years at "Bun's" home. Then in 1900, they made the first of several necessary moves.
In July of that same year, after a most difficult experience, their first child, Thomas, was born. Belvin, the youngest, was born in 1921.
"Bun" and his family were well-known, church-going, hard-working people of their community. "Bun" was a Mason and living proof of their ideals.
January 11, 1922, John Bunyan Burch quietly died as a result of cancer in Wadesboro Hospital. He left behind a large family to carry on his respected name.
(The above information from Dora "May" Burch MacCallum, granddaughter of John Bunyan Burch, circa 1986.)
Source: Kathy Burch Williams Research
Hannah Robinson Bowman was the daughter of Robinson and Susan Bowman. She was born March 2, 1880 at the home of her parents in Bethel Community, in Anson County, North Carolina.Hannah attended school with her brothers and sisters just a short distance from her farm home. She grew into a pretty and talented young lady. Hannah played the auto-harp, piano and guitar and was "light" on her feet. She was a good cook, known for her delicious custards, and always kept an immaculate home.
She met John Bunyan Burch at a church social. They were married October 16, 1898 at the preacher's home. The young couple lived for a few years with "Bun's" family.
In 1900, they were living in a home between "Bun's" home and Elizabeth Baptist Church when their first child, Thomas, was born. The birth was difficult and even the doctor was surprised that mother and baby lived. About twenty-one years later, the youngest child, Belvin, was born. Clancy, Louise and Carl were born in the Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina area. Francis arrived while the growing family lived in Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Paul and Belvin were born in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
Hannah was full of mischief and enjoyed her family. Stories of her mischievous pranks are favorites of the family. One such prank is as follows: While all the children were gathered in the bedroom one night, Hannah, using soot from the fire and her apron, made an ugly face. She then held the hideous thing in the doorway, knowing sooner or later one of the children would have to see it. Clancy spied it first, let out a yell and fell backwards on the bed. Carl went under the bed. Not until their mother showed them her handywork did the children calm down.
Even though Hannah was full of fun, she was very strict with her children. Whatever Mama said, they knew she meant it!
January 11, 1922, her husband died, leaving Hannah to provide for the family. The youngest child was less than a year old. Times were hard, but with love and determination, they remained a family, helping each other along life's way.
Hannah always found the time and a way to help others, as long as she was able. She enjoyed sending her homemade goodies to others whenever she saw a need.
In later years, Hannah suffered from poor health but found joy in seeing her children and grandchildren take their places in the world.
November 30, 1966 Hannah Bowman Burch died at the Cheraw Nursing Home at the age of eighty-six. She will always hold a special place in the hearts of her family.
(The above information from Dora "May" Burch MacCallum, granddaughter of Hannah Robinson Bowman, circa 1986.)
Source: Kathy Burch Williams Research
4058. Jesse Lemuel Burch-13403
The Burch book, pg 17 mentions a son, Wilson, who died. I don't know if this is a child I have not found or if possibly this is William J.
7071. Lemuel Jesse Burch-14190
From Kathy Burch Williams: Lem was a Sargeant in the U. S. Marine Corps during WWI.
7079. William Edward Shumate-13967
The Burch book, pg 7, says that Ed married an Indian chief's daughter.
Lillian was said to be an Indian Chief's daughter. Burch book pg 6.
Ellie was found on the 1920 Whitehead, Garvin Co., Oklahoma census, age 41, widowed, with her three children.
4100. Joseph Thomas Burch-13951
Joseph, age 21, was still single in 1900 and living with his parents in Dist 152, Perry, Noble Co., Oklahoma.
1910 Dist 88, Whitebead, Garvin Co., Oklahoma
Burch, Joe T. head M W 31 M1 5yrs TX NC NC
Burch, Lyndall L. wife F W 22 M1 5yrs 2ch/2lvg AK GA TN
Burch, Joe T. Jr. son M W 2 S OK TX AR
Burch, Lyndall L. Jr. dau F W 1 ?/12 S OK TX AR1920 Dist 137, Richards, Comanche Co., Oklahoma
Burch, Joseph T. head M W 41 M TX VA VA (error in parents' birth state)
Burch, Viola wife F W 30 M TX TX KS
Burch, Joseph T. Jr. son M W 11 S OK TX AR
Burch, Lyndall dau F W 8 S OK TX AR
Burch, Marion son M W 1 11/12 S OK TX TX1930 Census Dist 1, Menard, Menard Co., Texas
Burch, Joseph T. head M W 51 married at 38 TX SC SC
Burch, Viola wife F W 41 married at 28 Texas Texas Indiana
Burch, Marion son M W 12 single Oklahoma Texas Texas
Copied from text on Memorial 48381033 at Find-a-Grave:
"Lyndall E. Pledger was born in 1882 (1887 per birth certificate of her third child) in Yell Co., AR. She was the daughter of James Freeman Pledger and Mary Elizabeth Runyan and the wife of Joseph T. Burch. She is buried with her father and sister and nephew."
7097. Marion Jesse Burch-13987
1930 Census Dist 1, Menard, Menard Co., Texas
Burch, Joseph T. head M W 51 marrie at 38 TX SC SC
Burch, Viola wife F W 41 married at 28 Texas Texas Indiana
Burch, Marion son M W 12 single Oklahoma Texas Texas