John Samuel Burger

1872-1944 · Virginia

Born 1872, Botetourt County, Virginia

Died 1944

Father: David Burger

Mother: Nannie Faries

Children include Price

John Samuel Burger was born in 1872, the son of David Burger and Nannie Burger. His gravestone gives his birth as 4 May 1872. His death certificate gives 27 December 1871, and the funeral home's record of his burial gives the same December date with Rockbridge County as his birthplace. His marriage license of 1901 says he was born in Botetourt County.

On 11 March 1901 the clerk of the Botetourt County court issued him a license to marry Willie Grady. He was 28 and single, and he gave his occupation as farming. Her parents were Jewett and Mollie Grady. The wedding took place the next day, 12 March 1901, at Mrs. Grady's house in Botetourt County. Willie's father had died eight years before, so the house was her widowed mother's. The minister was Jonas Graybill of the German Baptist, or Dunkard, Church. The Dunkards, later called the Church of the Brethren, were a plain German Baptist people who baptized adults by dipping them three times, and they had a congregation at Troutville, where Willie's mother worshipped.

John and Willie had nine children between 1901 and 1919: Nettie Priscilla, Grace, Oscar, Doarse Matthew, Paul Amous, Roy Mont, Pauline Clara, Price John and Frances Lucille. The family farmed in the Big Lick district of Roanoke County, around Bonsack, just east of the city of Roanoke. In 1920 John and Willie were there with Nettie, Roy, Paul, Doarse, Pauline, Price and Frances.

Their son Oscar died in 1926, at about 21. Willie died at home at Bonsack on 31 August 1929, of cancer, and was buried in the Bonsack cemetery after a service at the Brethren church in Roanoke. In 1930 John was a widower in the Big Lick district, still keeping house for Paul, Roy, Pauline, Price and Frances.

John Samuel Burger died at Bonsack on 24 June 1944, at 72, and was buried beside Willie in Bonsack Cemetery. His stone reads JOHN S. BURGER, MAY 4, 1872, JUNE 24, 1944.

Parents

Nannie Faries (1843-1889)

David Burger (b. 1833)

Children

Price John Burger 1916-1967

Sources

Family photograph, Find a Grave memorial 60296551

Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1989, certificate 10544, Roanoke, 16 April 1948, FamilySearch ark:/61903/1:1:QVB1-YZTY

Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987, registered 27 April 1967, FamilySearch ark:/61903/1:1:QVYL-FGRH

Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1989, Roanoke, 23 December 1939, FamilySearch ark:/61903/1:1:QK9F-D7CN; Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988, Roanoke, 12 December 1947, FamilySearch ark:/61903/1:1:QVB2-ZQXX

United States census 1920, Big Lick, Roanoke County, Virginia, FamilySearch ark:/61903/1:1:MJVM-TQ9; United States census 1930, Big Lick, Roanoke County, Virginia, FamilySearch ark:/61903/1:1:CN4G-NW2

Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987, registered 4 September 1929, FamilySearch ark:/61903/1:1:QVY2-X7L4

Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987, registered 10 July 1944, FamilySearch ark:/61903/1:1:QVRH-15YN

Botetourt County, Virginia, marriage license and minister's certificate, 1901, page 20, family copy on Find a Grave memorial 60296551

Find a Grave memorial 60296551, Bonsack Cemetery, Roanoke County, Virginia

Family photograph, captioned "Willie Grady & Oscar Burger", Find a Grave memorial 60296339

Bedford Bulletin, volume 35, number 23, 5 September 1929, clipping on Find a Grave memorial 60296339

Botetourt County marriage license and certificate, 11 and 12 March 1901, register 1901 page 20 (family copy); Virginia death certificate, registered 10 July 1944 (FamilySearch 1:1:QVRH-15YN); United States census 1920, Big Lick district, Roanoke County (FamilySearch 1:1:MJVM-TQ9) and 1930 (1:1:CN4G-NW2); Rader Funeral Home records; Find a Grave memorial 60296551 with gravestone and photograph

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