Obrien County IA Archives Biographies.....Burnham, William H. 1839 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 15, 2006, 2:14 pm Author: Geo. W. Schee and O. H. Montzheimer (1909) Burnham, William H. Born at Princeton, Ill., November 11, 1839; father, Stephen (born at Argyle, N. Y.), mother, Hettie Ann (born March 9, 1804). Married to Elizabeth James September 18, 1866; children: Hiram, Grant, Ella. Enlisted February 11, 1864, at Dover, Ill., Company B, Ninety-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry; transferred to Company D, Fortieth Illinois Infantry, June, 1865; wounded in battle Altoona, Ga., October 5, 1864; discharged July 24, 1865, at Chicago. Died at Fulda, Minn., October 9, 1902, and buried at Princeton, Illinois. Settled in O'Brien County about 1892. Additional Comments: Extracted from: BIOGRAPHICAL DATA AND ARMY RECORD OF OLD SOLDIERS Who Have Lived in O'Brien Co. Iowa COMPILED BY Geo. W. Schee and O. H. Montzheimer Published Privately PRIMGHAR, IOWA 1909 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/obrien/bios/burnham80nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb