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Author: theadpalmers
Surnames: BERCH, BURCH
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Here is the info you requested from my Brookston IOOF Cemetery record book:
BERCH, Elizabeth (Bayse)
born: 15 Apr 1821 Marion Co. IN daughter of Elizamond 'Lismund' BASYE &
Elizabeth THORPE
Married: Harrison BERCH on 6 Apr 1839 Harrisonville, Tippecanoe Co. IN
Died: 26 Feb 1892 Brookston, White, IN.
Buried: (don't have exact burial date) Brookston IOOF Cemetery, Brookston, White,
Indiana plot 4-54.
She has a tombstone and it reads: "Elizabeth BERCH, 1821-1892"
BERCH, Harrison
born: 1 Apr 1815 Union Township, Licking County. Ohio son of Thomas BIRCH / BURCH &
Eleanor HORN
Married: Elizabeth BASYE on 6 Apr 1839 Harrisonville, Tippecanoe Co. IN
Died: 26 July 1889 Brookston, White, IN from cirrhosis of liver & acites
Buried: (don't have exact burial date) Brookston IOOF Cemetery, Brookston, White,
Indiana plot 4-54.
Note: On his death record he is listed as Harrison BURCH.
He has a tombstone and it reads: "At Rest, Harrison BERCH, Born Apr 1, 1815, Died
July 26, 1889, Aged 74 Yrs, 3 Ms 26 Ds BERCH"
Here are Berch, Birch, Burch brides listed in the White Co. Marriage books I have
extracted:
Groom: BEAN, John W
Bride: BIRCH, Malvina
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1859 March 31
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 2, 254
Groom: FULKERSON, Harry E.
Bride: BURCH, Charlotte E.
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1904 Dec 7
Place (if listed): White Co.
Reference (Bk, Page): 7, 517
Groom: LEAR, Charles
Bride: BURCH, Clemintena
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1884 June 8
Place (if listed): White Co.
Reference (Bk, Page): 5, 160
Groom: COMPTON, William D.
Bride: BURCH, Ella
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1875 May 22
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 4, 17
Groom: OPPLE, George
Bride: BURCH, Ella
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1867 Feb 10
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 3, 134
(Note: George OPPLE is buried in the Brookston IOOF Cemetery plot 5-51, but I have no
record of his second wife, Ella BURCH being buried here. If she is, she has no stone and
I haven't been able to find any record of it. George no longer has a stone. I have
more info on him if you want it.)
Groom: LOWTHER, William L.
Bride: BURCH, Julia
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1906 Feb 25
Place (if listed): White Co.
Reference (Bk, Page): 8, 124
Groom: BROWN, Rupert J.
Bride: BURCH, Lucy E.
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1895 Oct 17
Place (if listed): Monticello
Reference (Bk, Page): 6, 363
(Note: Rupert John BROWN is buried in the Brookston IOOF Cemetery, plot C-65-1-N1/2, but
I have no record or tombstone for his first wife, Lucy E. BURCH being buried here. I have
more info on him if you want it.)
Groom: LAWSON, Preston
Bride: BURCH, Lydia
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1850 Dec 19
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 1, 252
Groom: DAVIS, Joseph
Bride: BURCH, Rosannah
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1848 Nov 30
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 1, 153
Groom: LAWSON, William
Bride: BURCH, Sarah
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1851 July 6
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 1, 282
Here are the BIRCH, BERCH & BURCH grooms listed in the White Co. marriage record books
I have finished so far:
Groom: BIRCH, James
Bride: ROGERS, Sarah
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1886 March 14
Place (if listed): Indiana
Reference (Bk, Page): 5, 279
Groom: BURCH, Amos
Bride: KELLY, Mary
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1866 Oct 4
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 3, 100
Groom: BURCH, Calvin
Bride: JUMPER, Mary J
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1864 July 23
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 2, 453
Groom: BURCH, Charles L. M.
Bride: REAMS, Mellie L.
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1889 Apr 22
Place (if listed): Wolcott
Reference (Bk, Page): 5, 476
Groom: BURCH, Christopher
Bride: DAWSON, Mariah Jane
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1856 Nov 19
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 2, 154
Groom: BURCH, Francis C.
Bride: FRIEND, Sarah E
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1864 May 1
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 2, 446
Groom: BURCH, Francis C.
Bride: HESS, Mary R
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1867 Jan 17
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 3, 128
Groom: BURCH, John
Bride: MATTHEWS, Sarah Jane
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1850 Jan 24
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 1, 213
Groom: BURCH, John B. W.
Bride: DOBBINS, Kasiah V.
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1868 Oct 25
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 3, 220
Groom: BURCH, John H.
Bride: BLICKENSTAFF, Pauline R.
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1936 Sep 23
Place (if listed): Monticello
Reference (Bk, Page): 21, 231
Groom: BURCH, Joseph
Bride: CRAWFORD, Martha J.
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1872 Oct 24
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 3, 424
Groom: BURCH, Linsy
Bride: WINTERS, Ellen
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1881 Oct 30
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 4, 412
Groom: BURCH, Ora Edgar
Bride: BUCK, Harriett Avinell (Shoup)
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1908 Aug 12
Place (if listed): Monticello
Reference (Bk, Page): 9, 184
Groom: BURCH, Simeon
Bride: LAWSON, Maria / Mariah
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1851 Dec 24
Place (if listed): (not listed)
Reference (Bk, Page): 1, 308
Groom: BURCH, William
Bride: CRANMER, Alice
Marriage date (Yr Mo Day): 1894 Oct 3
Place (if listed): White Co.
Reference (Bk, Page): 6, 265
If you want to prove relationships you need to use will and estate records usually found
in the probate court records. Earlier years prior to the creation of the probate court,
these records may be found in other court records.
I did not see any wills recorded in the first four will record books under the BURCH name.
But you should also check for estate records for those who did not leave a will. I have
not read these records yet.
Best of luck
Dana
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