Clark County MO Archives Biographies.....Bukheimer, William L. 1840 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Hartman href="http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00014.html#0003289" June 28, 2005, 7:46 pm Author: unknown William L. Bukheimer, an able attorney at Kahoka, Mo., was born in the year 1840, reared in Lewistown, Penn., and educated in the University of Pennsylvania. He adopted the profession of his father, in 1869 went to Monticello, Ind., and in 1870 was admitted to the bar. Four years later he located for a short period in Boone County, Mo., and in 1876 came to Kahoka where he been actively engaged in the practice of his profession every since. In 1874 he married Mrs. Mary A. (Burns) Gridley, widow of A. J. Gridley, who was a lawyer and real estate agent at Monticello, Ind. By his marriage Mr. Gridley became the father of two children: Bert and Ada. The latter died in 1879, and Bert is associated with his stepfather in the law office. Mrs. Burkheimer is a native of Indiana, born in the year 1840, and is the daughter of Liberty M. and Amanda Burns. Our subject is the son of John and Mary Jane (Kinney) Burkheimer, both native born Americans, through of German-Irish parentage. The father was well-known and very successful attorney of Lewistown, Penn., and died in 1870, his wife having preceded him to the grave about four years. While living in Indiana our subject was elected prosecuting attorney, and filled the office in an able and efficient manner. He is a Democrat in politics, and his wife is a member of the Old School Presbyterian Church. Additional Comments: History of Lewis Clark, Knox, and Scotland Counties, Missouri Publish 1887 by The Goodspeed Publishing Co. St. Louis and Chicago Biographical Appendix Clark County, Page 871, William L. Burkheimer File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/clark/bios/bukheime38gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mofiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb