John R. Burgard and Caroline Kistler

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Husband John R. Burgard ¹

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           Born: 14 Sep 1866 - Canada 1
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           Died: 4 Sep 1914 - Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: George Burgard (1829-1910) 1
         Mother: Catherine Rane (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 5 Jul 1887 2

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Wife Caroline Kistler ³

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         Father: Henry Kistler (1839-1907) 3
         Mother: Julia [Unk] (1840-1900) 3

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Children

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1 M Frederick Lewis Burgard ²

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           Died: 1915 - ? Venango Co, PA 2
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2 F Ruth Elenora Burgard ²

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            AKA: Ruth Eleanor Burgard 4
           Born:  - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
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         Spouse: James David Grove (1892-      ) 4
           Marr: 10 Nov 1920 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 4

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3 M Herbert Burgard ²

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           Died: when three and a half years old
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - John R. Burgard

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He was reared at Franklin, PA, and obtained his education in the public schools. He learned the stone mason's trade under the careful instruction of his father, and later served an apprenticeship at bricklaying with John Osborn, at Franklin. Having thus acquired comprehensive practical knowledge, he soon began contracting on his own account and was so engaged until his death, building up a fine business. Many residences in Franklin were erected by him, and he also undertook a number of important contracts for public buildings, among them being the Franklin hospital, the Y. M. C. A. building and the county jail, all structures which do credit to his genius for planning and conscientious execution of all contracts. He also crushed the stone for the well known Washington street bridge at Franklin, and did a great deal of work for Mr. R. G. Lamberton, enjoying the confidence of the most exacting element in this section. He was active up to the time of his death, which was accidental. He had some men hauling sand on Bleakley Hill, when the sand bank caved in and engulfed him. Besides his interests as a contractor, he had acquired large property holdings in Franklin, including the fine stone house where his widow and only daughter resided, at the corner of Center Avenue and Pacific Street. This beautiful home was built entirely by him. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and its affiliated organizations, and also held membership in the Bricklayers' Union. His religious connection was with the Evangelical Church.[CAB, 575]

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 575.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 576.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 997.

4 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 75.