Charles Buerk

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Cass City Chronicle
April 26, 1912

Word was received here Wednesday of the sudden death of Charles Buerk of Caro, a brother of Fred Buerk. The funeral service will be held in Caro Sunday.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Spring 2007)

(Research):
Census Information:

1900 Census
Michigan, Tuscola, Indian Fields Township, Caro Village
Enumerated 12 June 1900
SD 8 ED 118 Sheet 1A Stamped 210
6-6
Buerk, Charles Hd W M Feb 1851 49 M 24 Germany Germany Germany 1872 28 Na Farmer
Buerk, Mary Wife W F Aug 1855 45 M 24 0/0 Wisc Germany Germany
Burk, Archie Boarder W M Feb 1888 12 S Mich Mich Mich At School

1910 Census
Michigan, Tuscola, Indian Fields Township, Caro Village
Enumerated 28 and 20 April 1910
SD 8 ED 122 Sheet 12A
414-305-309
Buerk, Charles Hd M W 58 M1 30 Germany/German Germany/German Germany/German 1872 Laborer Odd Jobs
Buerk, Mary Wf F W 58 m1 30 0/0 Wisc Germany/German Germany/German

Charles married Mary Hannah Kolb on 16 Oct 1875 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. Mary (daughter of George Anthony Kolb and Maria Catharina Benkelman) was born on 16 Aug 1855 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; died on 27 Jan 1926 in Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
They had no children. According to the Decree of District Court, Denver, Colorado, Dated September 2, 1931, showing the proportion of Mary Schwegler's Interest Distributable to Each, the only heir of Mrs. Mary Buerk was Archibald Gilchrist.

1. Archibald Gilchrist was born in Feb 1888 in Michigan; and died.

Johannes married Christina Reinert about 1835 in W?rttemberg, Germany. Christina was born on 4 Jan 1817 in W?rttemberg, Germany; died on 11 May 1907 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; was buried in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Christina Buerk "came from Waldhausen to America in 1873, with her granddaughter, Katherine Buerk," later the wife of Solomon Striffler, according to the obituary of Katherine Buerk published in the Friday, January 21, 1938 issue of the Cass City Chronicle.

Christina's own obituary is below:

Tri County Chronicle
Cass City Michigan
Friday, May 19, 1907

Mrs Christina Buerk nee Reinert died at the home of her son, Fred Buerk, on Thursday, May 11 after an illness of several months. She was born in Walthausen, Wurtenberg, Germany on January 4, 1817, where in 1835 she was united in marriage to John Buerk. To this union came five children, four sons and one daughter. Two sons, Charles of Caro and Fred of this place survive. Mr. Buerk died in Germany in 1866 and in 1873 Mrs. Buerk and her children came to America, settling on a farm in Elkland township, northeast of this village.

She was converted during a series of meetings conducted by Rev. W. Berge during his former ministry here and has since lived a christian life. At that time there was no Evangelical church organized in this village. For several years past she has made her home with her son, Fred. Besides her two remaining sons she leaves 5 granchildren and 15 great-granchildren. The funeral services were held in the Evangelical church Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. Berge, and her remains laid to rest in Elkland Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)

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Married:
They were the parents of four sons and one daughter