OBIT: Jacob BURKETT, 1898, Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Abby Bowman Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/franklin/ _______________________________________________ Jacob Burkett died at his home, No. 55(?) West King street, last Monday. He had been ill for some months and was nearly 50 years old. His death was due to dropsy. He is survived by his wife and two daughters and two brothers, Benjamin, of town and Charles D., Hagerstown, Md., and one sister, Mrs. Wm. Marshall, of town. He was last employed in the Frick shops, Waynesboro. People's Register, Chambersburg, PA, March 18, 1898