Thomas Guy Burch

Brief Life History of Thomas Guy

When Thomas Guy Burch was born on 18 November 1878, in Charles, Maryland, United States, his father, Thomas A Burch, was 29 and his mother, Ella R Dement, was 24. He married Imogene V Simpson on 20 December 1913, in Richmond, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Midlothian, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States in 1950 and Richmond, Virginia, United States in 1953. He registered for military service in 1906. He died on 20 March 1953, at the age of 74, and was buried in Richmond National Cemetery, Richmond Heights, Henrico, Virginia, United States.

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Thomas Guy Burch
1878–1953
Imogene V Simpson
1890–1964
Marriage: 20 December 1913
Phyllis Burch
1917–1920
Geraldine Burch
1919–1991
Robert Guy Burch Sr
1919–2011
Barbara Burch
1925–2005
Constance Clair Burch
1928–1972
William Cecil Burch
1934–

Sources (25)

  • Thomas G Burch, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Thomas G Burch, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Thomas G. Burch, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1887 · Monotype Type-Casting Machine

June 7, 1887, Tolbert Lanston patented his Monotype machine. It typed individual characters instead of lines like the Linotype machine.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Birch .

German; Dutch (Van der Burch): variant of Burg .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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