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Burch, Thomas Sharpe
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| LAST NAME: Burch
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FIRST NAME: Thomas
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MIDDLE NAME: Sharpe
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| BORN: 4 Nov 1863
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DIED: 8 Nov 1925
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BURIED: 10 Nov 1925 ~ Burch Family Cemetery
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| OCCUPATION: Farmer
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| BIRTH PLACE: Independence, Polk Co, Oregon
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| DEATH PLACE: Rickreall, Polk Co., Oregon
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NOTES:
1880 OR CENSUS - S. Thomas Burch, age 16, b. Oregon, is enumerated with T. Samuel, age 49, occupation farmer, b. Missouri, and E. Sarah, age 42, b. Missouri, along with A. Marcus, age 22, occupation farm laborer, b. Oregon, E. Lucinda, age 18, b. Oregon, P. Franklin, age 14, b. Oregon, E. Mary, age 12, b. Oregon, F. Carrie, age 10, b. Oregon, P. Josephine, age 6, b. Oregon, E. Edith, age 2, b. Oregon, and [not named] daughter, age 8 month, b. Sept. in Oregon.
1900 OR CENSUS - Thomas S. Burch, age 36, occupation farmer, b. Nov 1863 in Oregon, is enumerated with his wife of 14 years, Mary V., mother of 3 children 1 of whom is living at the time of the census, b. Dec 1869 in New Jersey, along with Johnie, age 8, b. Apr 1892 in Oregon.
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DEATH CERTIFICATE:
OSBH DC (Polk County 1925) #143 - Thomas Sharpe Burch, male, retired farmer, married, spouse Mary V. Burch, b. 4 Nov 1863 in Independence, Oregon (resident for 59 years), d. 8 Nov 1925 in Rickreall at the age of 62 ys 4 ds, name of father S.T. Burch (b. Howard Co, Missouri), maiden name of mother Sarah E. Ford (b Sheridan Co., Missouri), interment 10 Nov 1925 Pioneer cem; informant John T. Burch of Lakeview, Oregon.
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OBITUARY:
Thomas Sharp Burch, age 62 years, died Sunday, November 8, at his home at Rickreall following an illness of several months. Death was due to cancer of the stomach.
Mr. Burch was a son of S.T. Burch of Rickreall, thought to be the oldest pioneer resident of the Willamette valley who is now 95 years old. He was born at Independence on November 4, 1863, and had lived in Polk county practically all his life. He was married on November 15, 1884, to Mary V. Munch of Rickreall. He is survived by his aged father, his wife, and one son, John T. Burch of Lakeview. There are also four surviving sisters, Mary E., Carolina and Edith E. Burch of Rickreall and Sarah Burch of Poertland, and four brothers, N.S., M.A. and F.R. Burch of Rickreall and J.B. Burch of Albany. Mr. Burch was a member of the Woodmen of the World of Dallas, and the United Artisans of Rickreall. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. at the Rickreall Evengelical church. Rev Paul Poling of Monmouth officiating and A.L. Keeney, funeral director, in charge. Burial was in the family cemetey at Rickreall. Honorary pallbearers for the funeral were James Nesmith, B.F. Lucas, C.G. Coad, M.F. White, and John Vaughan and active pall bearers W.R. Rowell, A.R. Cadle, J.C. Price, Otis Wait, T.W. Burch and A.V. Oliver. Dallas Observer, 12 Nov 1925, 1:1
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INSCRIPTION:
Thomas S. Burch
Nov. 1863
Nov. 1925
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SOURCES:
Branigar Survey
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OSBH DC (1925 Polk co) #143
1880 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Derry, ED 104, pg 458C)
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Rickreall, ED 171, sheet 9B)
DO 12 Nov 1925, 1:1
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