Sketch of William Van Burkleo, St. Charles County, Missouri >From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876. ********************************************************************** William Van Burkleo settled near the junction of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, in St. Charles County, in 1798. He was married three times, first to Nellie Fallice, second to Mary Black, and third to Clarissa J. Gilderland, who was younger than some of his grandchildren. Mr. Van Burkleo followed the occupations of farming and horse racing. The names of his children were: Edna, Samuel, Sarah, Eleanor, Mary, William, James, John, George, Joshua, Stephen, Elizabeth, Henry, Re- becca, Harrison and Lee, sixteen in all. Mr. Van Burkleo was a ranger in Captain Musick's company, and was killed by the Indians about the close of the war. (See "Anecdotes and Adventures.") ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================