Arthur A. BURGESS ¹⁰⁰

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth, Between 2 Jun 1862 and 1 Jun 1863.

• Alt. Birth, Abt 1863, , Mercer, Illinois. ¹⁰⁰

• Occupation, 27 Feb 1892. ¹⁰⁰ Farmer (At The Time Of Marriage To Lydia)

• Census, 1870, , Mercer, Illinois.

• Obituary: Times Record, 12 Oct 1899, Aledo, Mercer, Illinois. ⁸⁷ Arthur A. Burgess was born in Mercer county, llinois, May 28, 1863, and died at Ossawattama, Kansas, October 5, 1899, ages 36 years, 4 months and 8 days. He was married to Lydia Houser, February 25, 1892, and to them two children were born, Bernice, aged 4, and another daughter who passed away at two weeks of age on January last. He moved to Kansas in 1893, having spent five years previously in that state. He contracted the la grippe last January and so affected his nervous system and nemtal condition that he had been cared for at the hospital at Ossawattama, Kansas, since June last. On last Thursday night the hand of death came to his relief. The remains were shipped to Aledo and funeral services wee held in the Millersburg M. E. church Monday afternoon, Rev. J. A. Alford officiating, using as a scripture test, John 6:68. The funeral was largely attended by sympathizing friends. The relatives present form outside of Millersburg were: William Harness and mother, Mrs. Mary Harness of Reynolds, Harvey Harness and family of the same place, Arthur Good of Andalusia and his sister, Miss Grace Good, of Rock Island. The deceased was well know in the vicinity and many are the friends who sympathize with the relatives. The remains were laid to rest in our beautiful cemetery northwest of the village.

• Census, 5 Jun 1880, Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois. ⁷²
1) James Burgess, white, male, age 38, married, blacksmith, born in Kentucky, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia.
2) Amelia Burgess, white, female, age 37, wife, married, keeping house, born in Missouri, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky.
3) Augustus Burgess, white, male, at 17, son, single, work on farm, at school, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Missouri.
4) Willard Burgess, white, male, single, appretice blacksmith, at school, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Missouri.
5) Eugene Burgess, white, male, age 11, son, disabled, at school, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Missouri.
6) Ruth, white, female, age 5, daughter, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Missouri.

Arthur married Lydia A. HOUSER, daughter of John HOUSER and Sarah MITCHELL, on 25 Feb 1892 in Peniel Parsonage, Mercer, Illinois.¹⁰⁰ (Lydia A. HOUSER was born about 1867 in , Harrison, Ohio, died in 1955 and was buried in Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, , Oakridge Cemetery ¹⁰⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Gravestone: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, , Oakridge Cemetery. ¹⁰⁶