When Thomas A Burch was born on 25 December 1848, in Charles, Maryland, United States, his father, James Washington BURCH, was 33 and his mother, Susan Rebecca Carpenter, was 25. He married Ella R Dement on 6 January 1874, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in District 4, Charles, Maryland, United States in 1860 and Patuxent, Charles, Maryland, United States in 1880. He died on 15 July 1921, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 72.