Biographical Sketch of John B. Burbridge, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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John B. Burbridge, retired farmer, P. O. Dover.  Born in Clark county,
Kentucky, March 10, 1826.  Was educated at the Transylvania University
at Lexington, Kentucky, from which he graduated in about the year 1847.
After graduating, he removed to Garrett county, where he practiced 
medicine for one year.  From thence, he went to Shelby county, and
engaged in farming, which occupation he followed until December of
1850, when he came to this state and county, and located upon a farm,
which he cultivated until a short time since, when he retired from
active life, and is now residing about one-half mile west of Dover,
enjoying the fruit of many years of unremitted toil.  In 1848, he was
united in marriage to Miss E. O. Buchanan, of Baltimore, Maryland, a
relative of ex-President Buchanan.  By this marriage he had four child-
ren: Mary, Elizabeth D., Sallie M., Emma B.  His wife dying, he was 
married again, to Miss Emma A. Hilliard, of Lafayette county.  Mr.
Burbridge has long been a resident of this county, is a man of strict
integrity, and unimpeachable character; ready with money and counsel
to further the development and progress of the natural resources of
the county of his adoption.

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