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Transcription contributed by Arne H Trelvik 20 September 2005 |
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The History of Warren County Ohio Part V. Biographical Sketches Deerfield Township (Chicago, IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1882; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1992) |
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JACOB BURSK, blacksmith, Mason, was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., Feb. 13, 1825. He is a son of Joseph and Catherine (Mowery) Bursk, who were born in Lancaster Co., Penn., he in the year 1797, she in 1798; they were married in Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1824; he was a blacksmith by occupation, which he followed till 1830, when he came to Cincinnati, and, six weeks after, came to Mason, which was in the spring of 1831; here he followed his trade as long as he was able to perform the hard work of the shop; he died in 1878; she departed this life on her birthday, in 1855; they were parents of nine children, six of whom are living, viz., Jacob, Daniel, David, Joseph, Elizabeth and Susan; the deceased are Henry, George and Robert. Mr. Bursk was a member of the I. O. O. F., Mason Lodge, No. 209. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, having been drafted in Philadelphia. Our subject was reared in Pennsylvania until his 6th year; he learned his trade in Mason under his father, and, with the exception of three years he lived in Kansas, has resided in Mason since his settlement here; his Kansas trip was an unfortunate one, as he lost |
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about $3,000 in the operation. Jan. 1, 1856, he was married to Amanda, daughter of William Miller, by whom he has had six children, four living, viz., Anna K., Mollie G., Joseph W. and Bertha; the deceased are Halleck E. and Frank. |
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