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John Burchell

Birth
Kentucky, USA
Death
13 Jan 1923 (aged 65–66)
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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BURCHELL
Mr. John Burchell, 65 years of age, of this locality, passed into eternity on the afternoon of January 12 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Royalty. He had been suffering from consumption for years and death came as a great relief. Mr. Burchell was first married to Miss Mattie Smock, and his second wife was Miss Kate Ingram, and to this union one son was born, Leon Burchell, of Dayton, O., and to the second, two daughters, Mrs. Ruby Biggerstaff, of Lexington, and Mrs. Mary Diamond, of Charleston, West Virginia, all of whom were present at the funeral and burial. Besides his children he is survived by two brothers, Robert Burchell, of Lexington, and Abe Burchell, of Burgin, and two sisters, Mrs. John Hopper, of Shaker Bend, and Mrs. Rollin Curd, of Burgin. He had been an attendant at Shawnee Run since a young man, and at his request his remains were laid to rest in Shawnee Run cemetery Sunday afternoon, after funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. D. Moore.
(Courtesy of Harrodsburg Herald, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, Ky, Fri Jan 19, 1923)
BURCHELL
Mr. John Burchell, 65 years of age, of this locality, passed into eternity on the afternoon of January 12 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Royalty. He had been suffering from consumption for years and death came as a great relief. Mr. Burchell was first married to Miss Mattie Smock, and his second wife was Miss Kate Ingram, and to this union one son was born, Leon Burchell, of Dayton, O., and to the second, two daughters, Mrs. Ruby Biggerstaff, of Lexington, and Mrs. Mary Diamond, of Charleston, West Virginia, all of whom were present at the funeral and burial. Besides his children he is survived by two brothers, Robert Burchell, of Lexington, and Abe Burchell, of Burgin, and two sisters, Mrs. John Hopper, of Shaker Bend, and Mrs. Rollin Curd, of Burgin. He had been an attendant at Shawnee Run since a young man, and at his request his remains were laid to rest in Shawnee Run cemetery Sunday afternoon, after funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. D. Moore.
(Courtesy of Harrodsburg Herald, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, Ky, Fri Jan 19, 1923)


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116995797/john-burchell: accessed ), memorial page for John Burchell (1857–13 Jan 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116995797, citing Shawnee Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Yvonne~~~ (contributor 46818183).