When Selman Hobbs Burckhartt was born on 29 March 1814, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, his father, Joshua Hobbs Burckhartt, was 24 and his mother, Nancy McDonald, was 22. He married Mary Hunt Walton on 29 March 1839, in Texas, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Texas, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Turnback Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1861. He died in 1874, in Grayson, Texas, United States, at the age of 60.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter, Ewald, Inge, Jochem, Klaus.
German: variant of Burkhart . This form of the surname is also found in Alsace and Lorraine.
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