BIOGRAPHIES: Frederick H BURDICK, Maple Grove Township, Barron County, WI ==================================================================== 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, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Vic Gulickson 7 January 2002 ==================================================================== Fredrick H. Burdick, well known farmer and a man of considerable influence in the community, is the owner of 80 acres in section 16, west, Maple Grove Township, where he is building up a fine farm. He is a native of this state, born in Outagamie County, April 4, 1869, son of Thomas and Lucy (Worden) Burdick. He received a good public school education, and left home when very young, spending his time as a farm laborer and as a worker in the lumber woods. For some years he rented farms in Sauk County. In 1903 he purchased his present place and in 1904 he settled upon it. A house had already been built. He renovated the house, erected a barn and other buildings, cleared an additional 35 acres, fenced a part of it, and now carries on general farming and dairying. He takes an active part in everything that pertains to the good of the community, and has served efficiently for six years as a member of the school board. Fraternally, he is a member of the Odd Fellows and of the Beavers. Mr. Burdick was married Nov. 24, 1893, to Rosetta Spencer, daughter of Charles and Selina (Jones) Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. Burdick have six children. Harold T. was born May 6, 1896, and lives in Maple Grove Township; Charles E. was born Nov. 7, 1899, and lives at home; Lester F. was born Nov. 17, 1904; Willis S. was born Oct. 27, 1907; Cecelia R. was born Aug. 17, 1910; and Helen C. was born Feb. 3, 1912. The family faith is that of the Baptist Church. Harold T., the oldest son, already mentioned, was inducted into the United States service in 1918, and left the county with the largest contingent which went out of Barron. He trained at Camp Grant, Ill., was assigned to replacement troops and then went to Waco, Tex., for further training. Later he was returned to Camp Grant, and was here discharged on March 4, 1919. The Burdicks are one of the early Wisconsin families. At one time the family owned a homestead of 160 acres which embraces a part of the present city, of Milwaukee. When the family divided the tract, Thomas Burdick, who was a carpenter by trade, traded his share for 160 acres of pine land in Outagamie County, where he worked as a millwright and carpenter in connection with small farming for the remainder of his days. She died in 1872, and he lived to a good old age and died in 1912. Thomas Burdick was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted at Eureka, Wis., in Company F, First Wisconsin Cavalry, and served through the four years of the conflict. The Spencer family dates back to the days of early New England, some of its members having come over in the Mayflower and others in later Colonial days. Samuel Spencer, a member of the family, served in the Revolutionary War. His son, Thomas, followed the sea and was also a skilled cooper in the days when that trade was one of dignity and honor. A grandson of Thomas was Charles, the father of Mrs. Frederick H. Burdick. He came to Wisconsin with his parents and with them settled near Portage, on the Fox River. True to the instincts of his ancient and hardy race, he enlisted at Spring Green, Wis., July 4, 1861, in Company C, First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, and served four years in some of the fiercest fighting of the Civil War. As a young man he homesteaded 160 acres in Sauk County, and there lived until 1911, when he moved to Baraboo, where he and his wife now live. Although eighty years old, he is hale and hearty and drives his own Buick car. He is actively serving as health officer of the town and is prominent in the G. A. R. His good wife, a most kindly lady of many gracious qualities, has reached the age of seventy-one years. In addition to being descended from the Spencers, Mrs. Frederick H. Burdick has also other Revolutionary blood. Nathaniel Chapman, who served in the Revolution as a drummer boy and was promoted to ensign for bravery in action, was her great-great-grandfather. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 546-547.