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Peter Burg

Male 1843 - 1923  (79 years)


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  • Name Peter Burg  [1, 2
    Birth 1 Aug 1843  Winden, Aichach-Friedberg, Schwaben, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Jan 1923  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      January 5, 1923

      Peter Burg Passed Away New Years

      Paralysis the Cause of Death of Cass City Resident for 40 Years

      Peter Burg, a resident of Cass City for 42 years, passed away at his home on Houghton street east, New Years morning at the age of 70 years. Mr. Burg has been afflicted with rheumatism for a number of years and was taken with a stroke of paralysis a few days before his death.

      Funeral services were held at the Evangelical church of which Mr. Burg has been a member for several years on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 4. Rev. F.L. Pohly, the pastor, officiated.

      Mr. Burg was born in Winden, Germany, Aug. 1, 1843. He came to America at the age of 22 years, settling at Newstead, N.Y. He was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Striffler on July 29, 1874, and they came to Cass City in 1880 where they have since resided. Four children were born to them, one dying in infancy.

      Besides his wife, he leaves one brother, Jacob Burg of Clarence, N.Y., and one son, George Burg, and two daughters, Mrs. H. L. Hunt and Miss Emma Burg, all of Cass City.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Fall 2007)
    Person ID I29797  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Elizabeth Striffler,   b. 6 Jan 1848, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1928, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jul 1874  Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Minnie E. Burg,   b. 16 May 1875, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1946, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. Emma S. Burg,   b. 8 Sep 1883, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1935, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     3. George Burg,   b. 28 Feb 1887, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1961, Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F9602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Aug 1843 - Winden, Aichach-Friedberg, Schwaben, Bayern, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Jul 1874 - Erie County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Jan 1923 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/.

    2. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, January 5, 1923 (Reliability: 3).