Bureau County IL Archives Biographies.....Burdick, Albert
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From "History of North Washington" Published 1904

ALBERT BURDICK

    Albert Burdick is numbered among the enterprising and cap-
able farmers of the Colville valley, who have come hither from the
eastern states to make homes in this favored region.  He resides
about four miles northeast of Addy upon land which he secured
through the homestead right; and in addition to raising the fruits
of the field he handles considerable stock.
    Albert Burdick was born on October 5, 1858, in Bureau county,
Illinois, the son of R.C. and Lucy A. (Manrose) Burdick, natives of
Ohio.  They came to Illinois and then to Iowa where the father was
drowned five years later.  The mother then went to Missouri where she
still lives.  They were the parents of nine children, seven of whom
are living, as follows:  Frank, Bradford, Judson, Nathan, Cassy Coy,
S. Murohy, and Albert.  At the early age of seventeen our subject had
completed his training at the district school and assumed the respon-
sibility of handling a farm.  For five years he rented a farm in
Illinois then transferred the basis of operation.  After four years
more he took a pre-emption in Nebraska and in 1888 he came to Deep
Creek Falls, Washington, after which he soon removed to Stevens
county and did contract work on the railroad.  It was in 1889 that he
located his present homestead where he at once removed his family.
For nine years after first coming here he operated a hay baler very
successfully.  Mr. Burdick has improved his farm in very nice shape,
and in addition to doing farming he has about twenty head of cattle
which he handles.  On June 23, 1884, Mr. Burdick married Miss Isable,
daughter of Henry and Malinda (Cochrin) Glasgo, natives of Illinois.
On June 17, 1901, death stalked into the family of our subject and
took thence the beloved mother and wife.  Mr. Burdick and seven
children were left then to mourn her sad departure.  The children are
Chauncy C., Sarah E., Archie, Mary A., Nellie, Eugene, and Bessie.
Mr. Burdick has all his children with him on the farm and they are a
happy family.  Our subject is very liberal in political matters and
reserves for his own decision untrammeled by the opinions of any party
or people, the questions of the day.  At the present time and for
eleven years last passed he has given of his time to the school board
and is greatly interested in educational matters.

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