Brief Life History of Adam Gideon
When Adam Gideon Burkhart was born in 1856, in Pike, Indiana, United States, his father, Peter Burkhart, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Snider, was 32. He married Margaret Ann Gladish on 26 September 1878, in Pike, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Madison Township, Pike, Indiana, United States for about 40 years. He died in 1943, in Pike, Indiana, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in White River Chapel Cemetery, Bowman, Madison Township, Pike, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (27)
- Adam G Burkhart in household of Peter Burkhart, "United States Census, 1860"
- Gideon Burkhart in entry for Quill Burkhart, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Adam G Burkhart, "United States Census, 1920"
Spouse and Children
1856–1943 Male
1858–1948 Female
Children (7)
1879–1941 Male
1882–1973 Female
1885–1987 Female
1887–1977 Female
1889– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1822–1887 Male
1824–1887 Female
Siblings (11)
1844–1912 Female
1845–1891 Female
1846–1933 Female
1849–1930 Female
1852–1911 Female
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World Events (8)
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
Age 0
1863
Age 7
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 25
Name Meaning
German: from the medieval personal name Burkhard, from ancient Germanic Burghard, composed of the elements burg ‘fort, castle’ + hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’. This form of the surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and in Czechia (compare 2 below), but it is very rare there. Compare also Borgardt , Brookhart , Burgert , Burghart , Burkart , and Burkett .
Germanized form of Polish and Czech Burkert , Czech Purkert or Purkart, and Slovenian Purkart: from a German variant and Slavicized forms of the medieval German personal name Burkhard (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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