Burkhart, William

Personal Information
Last Name	Burkhart
First Name	William
Middle Name
Maiden Name
Death Date	12/11/1899
Birth Date	10/1/1845
Obituary Source	Martinsville Republican, Dec. 14, 1899
Source Information	Cemetery index
Cemetery	Olive Christian

Family Information
Spouse	1) Mary A. Ratts; 2) Sarah J. Shuler
Survived By
Other	Age 54 years, 11 months, and 10 days. "William Burkhart, of Ashland Township, age 56, shot and killed himself Monday at the residence of his son, Henry Burkhart. He leaves a wife and several children...From Paragon -- The remains of William Burkhart were brought here from Martinsville yesterday. After a short service at the home of his father and mother, he was buried at the Olive Cemetery." [From the Martinsville Republican for Nov. 2 & 9, 1899: "William Burkhart left for Gosport last week but no one has heard from him since. He was from Ashland Township and had signed a note for John Fowler, who went bankrupt, which has caused Mr. Burkhart a lot of worry and problems...William Burkhart returned to his home from Spencer. He would not explain why he left and would not comment about anything."] GAR marker at grave.
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