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 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.