Tuscola-Wayne-Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Burden, Theodore 1846 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

THEODORE BURDEN. The northeastern township in Tuscola County, which is known as
Elkland, is the place of residence of the gentleman whose name is given above.
He here has a good farm that is well cultivated and improved. Mr. Burden was
born in Steuben County, N. Y., December 26, 1846. He is the son of Justice and
Jerusha (Washburn) Burden. Both parents were born and reared in New York. His
father was by occupation a farmer, and our subject was brought up on his place
in Steuben County. He was given a good common-school education, attending the
district schools in the vicinity of his home until he was seventeen years old.

  The war breaking out when our subject was just out of school, his youthful
patriotism and zeal were fired, and he enlisted in May, 1864, in Company A,
Fifteenth Michigan Infantry. He was with Sherman in his famous march to the sea
and participated in the light at Atlanta, which took place July 22, 1864. He was
also at Savannah, Ga., and at Columbia, S. C, thence went to Raleigh, N. C., and
was also at Gainesboro, N. C. After the close of active service he was sent to
Little Rock, Ark., and after a period of two months there, was honorably
discharged in August, 1865, and was sent to Detroit, where his regiment was
finally mustered out in September of that year.

  During the war experience of Mr. Burden his family had removed to Michigan and
located in Wayne County, and after the war he engaged in farming on a salary,
for nine years, after which he came to Tuscola County. He was married, December
20, 1874, to Amelia Whipple, of Wayne County, this State. She is a daughter of
Colvin Whipple and was born December 23, 1847. Our subject and his wife have had
two children, Edgar C., who is now at home, and Alfred, who died at the age of
about three years. Mr. Burden is now the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of
land on sections 6 and 7, Elkland Township, Tuscola County. Since coming here he
has made farming his sole occupation and has been very successful. The places
were partially improved and he has added to their value to a great extent by the
labor that he has expended upon them. Politically our subject is a Republican.
He has never been a seeker for office. His associations in his military life
have been kept alive by his membership with the Grand Army of the Republic. He
is also a Knight of the Maccabees.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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