Howard Courant
May 9, 1912
PRETTY WEDDING
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A wedding pretty in its simplicity of ceremony and surroundings was that of last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Ross of Washington street, when their niece, Miss Hope Burchfield and Hubert DeVore were united in marriage. The ceremony was performed prompty at eight o'clock by the Reverend Floyd Poe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and was witnessed only by relatives. The only out of town guests were the parents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Burchfield of Howard, Kansas.
Following the ceremony Mrs. Ross served a beautiful four course wedding supper.......Mr. and Mrs. DeVore will be at home at a cottage which is prepared for them on Washington street -------Independence Daily Reporter, 29th, ult.
The bride, Hope Burchfield, was born in Howard about 19 years ago, and has many friends here who wish her joy.
Now, that is interesting. There was a Sheriff Burchfield who was a top citizen in Elk County. I wonder if this was a daughter of his?????
I checked the 1900 and 1910 census records, and what I found does not seem to add up, with what one reads in the newspaper article. In the 1900 census, I found a Mahala Burchfield listed as the head of the household and it says she was widowed, and one of the children listed was Hope Burchfield. In 1910, there was only one Burchfield household listed.... it was a couple with no children. So it leaves me to wonder if perhaps Mahala remarried again, but the wrong name ???was in the paper. This would require more research.
I think that Mahala Burchfield was Sheriff Burchfield's wife. But I'm not sure. I need to dig into my research on sheriffs and find it. Anyway, the Burchfields that did not have any children were the Ulrich Burchfield family. Ulrich was a son of Sheriff Burchfield. Maybe this weekend I can find the box that holds all that research I've done.
Sheriff Burchfield and his wife were the first owners of the house that Hazel Moore lives in. The sheriff had the house built as he was a wealthy man. Of course, at that time, he was not sheriff. Go figure.
Did he build the house before or after he was sheriff?
Quote from: genealogynut on November 27, 2006, 06:34:40 AM
Howard Courant
May 9, 1912
PRETTY WEDDING
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A wedding pretty in its simplicity of ceremony and surroundings was that of last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Ross of Washington street, when their niece, Miss Hope Burchfield and Hubert DeVore were united in marriage. The ceremony was performed prompty at eight o'clock by the Reverend Floyd Poe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and was witnessed only by relatives. The only out of town guests were the parents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Burchfield of Howard, Kansas.
Following the ceremony Mrs. Ross served a beautiful four course wedding supper.......Mr. and Mrs. DeVore will be at home at a cottage which is prepared for them on Washington street -------Independence Daily Reporter, 29th, ult.
The bride, Hope Burchfield, was born in Howard about 19 years ago, and has many friends here who wish her joy.
Quote from: gayle on January 21, 2009, 04:40:04 PM
Quote from: genealogynut on November 27, 2006, 06:34:40 AM
Howard Courant
May 9, 1912
PRETTY WEDDING
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A wedding pretty in its simplicity of ceremony and surroundings was that of last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Ross of Washington street, when their niece, Miss Hope Burchfield and Hubert DeVore were united in marriage. The ceremony was performed prompty at eight o'clock by the Reverend Floyd Poe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and was witnessed only by relatives. The only out of town guests were the parents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Burchfield of Howard, Kansas.
Following the ceremony Mrs. Ross served a beautiful four course wedding supper.......Mr. and Mrs. DeVore will be at home at a cottage which is prepared for them on Washington street -------Independence Daily Reporter, 29th, ult.
The bride, Hope Burchfield, was born in Howard about 19 years ago, and has many friends here who wish her joy.
Quote from: Janet Harrington on November 28, 2006, 06:26:20 PM
I think that Mahala Burchfield was Sheriff Burchfield's wife. But I'm not sure. I need to dig into my research on sheriffs and find it. Anyway, the Burchfields that did not have any children were the Ulrich Burchfield family. Ulrich was a son of Sheriff Burchfield. Maybe this weekend I can find the box that holds all that research I've done.
Sheriff Burchfield and his wife were the first owners of the house that Hazel Moore lives in. The sheriff had the house built as he was a wealthy man. Of course, at that time, he was not sheriff. Go figure.
I just hooked up with this site and notice a lot of Burchfield genealogy mentioned. Well, I'm a Burchfield from Howard, Kansas and I'd like join the group of Burchfield information seekers!
My great-great grandfather, John Quincy Burchfield was the first sheriff there and my great grandfather, John Quincy Burchfield married Clarine Barber and moved from Howard to Los Angeles and are buried out here.
Talk to me!
Gayle
Who did Raymond Burchfield belong to? I have a photo of him when he was a young boy.
The first sheriff of Elk County was R. W. Riley, Longton, who was appointed to that position by the governor of Kansas because of the Howard County division law. Burchfield won in the first general election of November 1875.
The Elk County History book mentions on page 17 that a J.C. Burchfield traded his farm, two miles north of Howard for the old Elk County Courthouse on Wabash Street. Burchfield's farm property subsequently became the county poor farm.
This was right after the new courthouse was built in 1886 [subsequently destroyed in 1906]. A photo of the building is at http//www.kansasmemory.org/locate.php?query=burchfield
However, on page 80, the Elk County history book mentions it was U. D. Burchfield who did the trade. Regardless of which Burchfield did the trade, the building was destroyed in a super fire in 1896.
Directly across the street stood another Burchfield property, a drawing of which is on page 6 of the Hand-Book of Elk and Chautauqua Counties Kansas. I thought this handbook was on the web, but I do not seem to be able to find it. The building was an 1884 joint effort between J. Q. Burchfield [actually has that name on the building]. That building was torn down a few years ago.
This site is hard for me to figure out. I'm not sure if I'm replying to W. Gray or Marcia Moore or both! Nevertheless, thank you both for responding to me.
Raymond Burchfield was my grandfather's brother. His daughter, Mary Burchfield Wyss is living out her in California not far from me and as a matter of fact, when I went to visit Howard, Kansas a few years back, I took Mary with me. She remembered traveling to Howard when she was younger. I also took my mother, she is Delnia Burchfield Osburn. He father was Bernard Schley Burchfield. Bernard and Ray went to school in Howard.
Raymond and Bernard were the sons of John Quincy Burchfield II and Clarine Barber. They moved to California and are buried out here in Los Angeles.
Is there someone who has information on the Burchfields, especially Mahala. I have lots of information on the family, but I'm still looking. John Quincy Burchfield I went to Kokomo, Indiana and is buried there. I went to Kokomo to check it out and was so happy to have found him. I have the divorce papers for he and Mahala, but I don't know much about her or where she is buried.
Thanks, Gayle
John Quincy Burchfield II was the son of Sheriff J.Q. Burchfield. I am sorry that I had not seen this post until today. I will dig into my research on the Sheriffs of Elk County and see what all I have from the newspapers. Sheriff Burchfield and his wife had about three children who died in infancy. They are buried in the Longton Cemetery. I will get all of that and see what I can post for you. It will take me awhile, however; as I am not home but 2 days out of every week.
J. Q. Burchfield was the first elected (by the people) sheriff of Elk County. Sheriff Riley was appointed by the governor when Howard County split.