Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Burkhart, John H 1858 - 
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Author: Portrait & Biographical Album, 1890

JOHN H. BURKHART, Supervisor of DuPage Township, occupies a pleasant home on 
section 36. He is a well-informed and enterprising man, has been engaged in 
some form of agricultural work since boyhood and commands the respect of his 
fellow-men. He was born in Cook County, October 24, 1858, was educated in the 
public schools and finished the High School studies at Lemont. Subsequently he 
attended a business college in Chicago, thus fitting himself for a practical 
sphere of life. In 1869, our subject removed with his parents to Will County, 
here growing to manhood and beginning his personal career which has not yet 
taken him from the paternal fireside. He is a Republican and has been called 
upon by his associates to fill several official stations. For two terms he was 
Justice of the Peace, one year Assessor, and in the spring of 1890 was elected 
Township Supervisor. Henry Burkhart, father of our subject, was born in 
Saxony, Germany, January 26, 1819, to George and Susan C. Burkhart, also 
natives of that kingdom. He was reared to manhood, receiving a fair education 
in his native tongue, to which since coming to America he has by personal 
effort added a knowledge of English reading and writing. In 1845 he emigrated, 
sailing from Bremen to New York in forty-two days, and going at once to Erie 
County, N. Y., where he worked as a farm hand for several years. There he was 
married, October 31, 1848, to Miss Fredericka Dorre, a German lady of fine 
character and useful knowledge. She bore her part in the cares and shared in 
the joys that he encountered until February 4, 1886, when she entered into 
rest, leaving a wealth of affectionate remembrances. The family of Henry and 
Susan Burkhart consisted of seven children, five of whom survive their mother: 
Emma is the wife of Peter Williams, living in California; John H. is at home; 
Charles A. lives in Stockton, Cal.; Louisa is the wife of George A. Hills, of 
Chicago; Amelia is at home. In 1849, the father removed from the Empire State 
to Cook County, Ill., where he remained un- 1869. He then took up his abode in 
DuPage Township, this county, on the farm that is the home of our subject. It 
comprises eighty acres, devoted principally to gardening, in which line of 
agriculture Mr. Burkhart is meeting with deserved success. He began life poor, 
and by economy and industry has gained all that he has of woldly goods. His 
political views are like those of his son, in whose public life he rejoices as 
a fond father will, as a field suited to his talents and indicating the 
reputation he bears. 

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890

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