This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burkart Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2EC.2ACE/1927.1.1 Message Board Post: Burkart Family History (Written by Geo E. Burkart) Left Boerstadt Germany on May 19, 1866 for Kaiserlauten on their way to America. They went by sail boat and landed in America August 1, 1866. Came to Neenah Sept 15, 1866. They had their passports but could not get passage on the boat until three months later. Born Died Joseph Burkart April 28, 1824 (Boerstadt) ? Barbara Burkart May 24, 1823 (Boerstadt) ? Children Phillip Burkart ** July 30, 1856 (Germany) Sept. Geo Burkart August 1, 1860 (Germany) Died & buried at sea (Cholera) Amelia Burkart April 1, 1863 (Germany) Died 1880 (Diphtheria) Neenah, WI Elizabeth Burkart May 18, 1865 (Germany) ? Mary Burkart December 27, 1867 (Neenah) Buried (Neenah WI) Phillip Burkart Agnes Kofler July 25, 1857 (Milwaukee) ? Moved to Sherry WI - Millwright for Sherry Lumber Co. Moved to Stratford WI - Millwright for R. Connor Lumber Co. Children Joseph Burkart January 15, 1881 1952 Christine Burkart September 6, 1882 Died September 16, 1885 Barbara Burkart October 18, 1884 ? John Burkart March 7, 1886 Died March, 1965 Elizabeth Burkart October 2, 1889 ? Theresa Burkart November 20, 1887 Died September 4, 1971 Frank Burkart February 21, 1892 ? Geo E Burkart ** April 24, 1896 Died March 26, 1974 Roseanna Burkart March 8, 1898 ? William C Burkart April 23, 1901 ? Joseph Burkart married to Mary Platteter Children Irene Burkart ? ? Mary Irma Burkart ? ? Rosalia Burkart ? ? Barbara Burkart married to James McDonald Children Florence McDonald ? ? Adela McDonald ? ? Sylvester McDonald ? ? Gertrude McDonald ? ? Norbert McDonald ? ? John Burkart married to Anna Verch - Anna died & John remarried Children Ralph Burkart Loretta Burkart Claude Burkart Married to Martha Verch Children Phillip Burkart Darlene Burkart Theresa Burkart married to Henry Oettinger Children Rueben Oettinger Lucille Oettinger Beatrice Oettinger ------------------------------------------------------- OBITUARY THE STRATFORD JOURNAL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1918 BEATRICE OTTINGER Beatrice Ottinger, age 12 years, six months, died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ottinger, in this village, on December 9th, after being sick about 3 months, of paralysis of the heart. She leaves to mourn her loss her parents, one sister, Lucille, and two brothers Rueben and Harold. funeral services were held Wednesday from St. Joseph’s Catholic church, Rev. J. L. Schumacher officiating. Interment was made in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Oettinger Robert Oettinger Elizabeth Burkart married to Joe Rock who died shortly after marriage. Remarried to Edmund Laessig Children Viola Laessig Ray Laessig Maurice Laessig Florence Laessig Agnes Laessig Kenneth Laessig Gertrude Laessig Yvone Laessig Gilbert Laessig Frank Burkart married to Gladys Goodman Children Robt Burkart Dorothy Burkart Wesley Burkart Died in infancy Gladys died & Frank remarried to Hazel Children Patricia Burkart Clyde Burkart Roseanne Burkart married to Carl Koutnik Children Roland Koutnik Donald Koutnik Beatrice Koutnik James Koutnik William C. Burkart married to Grace Maijala. Children Mabel Burkart Marie Burkart William Burkart Thomas Burkart Virginia Burkart Robt Burkart Geo Burkart was taken out of the birth order to better follow the family lineage. Geo E Burkart married to Julia Wagner September 24, 1923 & lived in Stratford, WI. Julia was a school teacher and Geo was a lumberman and farmer. Children Thomas G. Burkart February 6, 1930 Joseph Burkart April 25, 1932 July 28, 1998 Edward H. Burkart February 8, 1938 Thomas G. Burkart married to Joan Bradley June 12, 1954. Moved to the District of Columbia, Maryland. Children Mary Louise Burkart July 24, 1955 Leah Anne Burkart June 28, 1957 Paul B. Burkart August 25, 1959 Patrick Burkart January 20, 19?? Joseph P. Burkart married to Janet Syring (born April 29, 1942) on December 27, 1961. Children Steven W. Burkart March 15, 1963 Jane M. Burkart September 21, 1964 Mark P. Burkart November 7, 1966 Steven married to Jackie Lawyer August 3, 2000 Jane Burkart married to Eric Walker Children Jade Walker Julia Walker Edward H. Burkart married Irene Leffel (born October 14, 1943) on August 5, 1962 Children Kae Burkart November 18, 1963 Kim Burkart February 3, 1965 Douglas Burkart June 5, 1967 Linda Burkart September 4, 1969 Leah Burkart October 29, 1976 Kae Burkart married to Bill Kim Burkart married to Russell Suebert Children Douglas Burkart married to Marie Linda Burkart married to Leah Burkart married to