(NOTE: George W. Berdine probably never had his portrait taken prior to the Civil War. However, during the 10 month period that the 86th Illinois was in the Nashville, Tennessee area in 1862-63, George, like most of the Union soldiers in the Nashville area, probably took the time to sit for a portrait to send home to the loved ones that he left behind. These portraits were most often printed in the form of what was called a CDV, a paper picture glued to a heavier card stock about the size of a modern day baseball card, and the soldiers didn't just have one or two copies made. Most of the time, they had a dozen or more made, so they could swap pictures with their tentmates, messmates and for their friends, in the 86th and back home.
George W. Berdine survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During his life, George probably had his picture taken dozens of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of that CDV added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. However, at this point, I would be thrilled just to see some pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even ones of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Corporal GEORGE W. BERDINE, Co. B, 86th Illinois
George W. Berdine was born on March 25, 1836 at Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey. He may be the son of Vincent Berdine, who was born on March 30, 1796, and Louisa (Seiple) Berdine, who was born on March 28, 1807. Vincent died on August 26, 1873 in Peoria County, while Louisa died on February 11, 1887 in Peoria County. Their earthly remains were laid to rest in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
On August 11, 1862, two members of the Berdine family volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Henry, Illinois area of Marshall County, by a man by the name of Elias C. Brearly. George W. Berdine, age 26, volunteered apparently somewhere in Peoria County, while Martin V. Berdine, age 19, volunteered in Henry, Illinois where he resided. At the time he volunteered, George W. Berdine listed his residence as Trivoli, Illinois in Peoria County. The two are thought at this time to be brothers and wanted to serve together. Four days later, another member of the Berdine family from the Trivoli area, Walter J. Berdine, age 19, also thought to be another brother, volunteered somewhere in Peoria to serve in the same company. The two Trivoli Berdines obviously wanted to serve with Martin, even though a company of Trivoli area men was being organized at the same time.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name BERDINE, GEORGE W
Rank CPL Company B Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 26 Height 5' 10 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation MERCHANT
Nativity NJ
Service Record
Joined When AUG 11, 1862 Joined Where PEORIA CO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT BREASLEY Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
Up in Marshall County, when Brearly had about 100 volunteers, he led the Marshall County company into Peoria where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Brearly and 88 of his volunteers, including all three of the Berdines, were mustered into service as Co. B of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Brearly was elected Captain of Co. B. George W. Berdine was elected by the men of Co. B to serve as ______ Corporal.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more to come. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee where they would go into winter camp.
In the late summer and fall of 1863, the men of McCook's Brigade participated in the Campaign for Chattanooga. On September 19, 1863, during the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, Private Martin V. Berdine would be wounded and captured. He would die in a Confederate Prison in November of 1863.
In the Spring of 1864, the men of McCook's Brigade participated in the Atlanta Campaign. In May of 1864, the men of McCook's Brigade the men of the 86th participated in the Battles of Resaca, Georgia and Rome, Georgia, suffering quite a few casualties, but it was on June 27, 1864, that the men of McCook's Brigade suffered the most.
On the morning of June 27, 1864, the men of McCook's Brigade found themselves across from Cheatham Hill on Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. The five Union Regiments of McCook's Brigade were formed in line of battle, one regiment stacked behind the other, the 86th Illinois third in line. It was hoped that this formation would allow the Union Brigade to punch a hole in the Confederate line, each regiment giving some protection to the regiment in back of it. When the signal gun fired, the men of the brigade stepped off and moved down a hill, crossed a small stream and then moved through a wheat field before beginning the climb up Cheatham Hill and the Confederate breastworks toward an angle in the Confederate line that was soon to be called "The Dead Angle." The following assault, which proved to be only partially successful, lasted less than 30 minutes. On the evening of June 27, 1864, Sgt. Levi A. Ross, another member of Co. K, wrote the following of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. "Our forces rushed upon the rebels five lines deep and in fifteen minutes were hurled back, by them, leaving 2500 brave Union Soldiers dead within twenty feet of the Enemy's works. The loss in the 86th was 106 -- in our Brig. over 400. Among the killed in Co. K was our Orderly Sergeant Buchanan, shot in the head and died without speaking.
As the men of McCook's Brigade fell back from the Confedererate fortifications, they were forced to leave most of their dead and wounded behind. A number of men made it to the top of the Confederate fortifications, only to be shot down or taken prisoner. Private Walter J. Berdine was one of these. He made it to the top of the Confederate fortifications, but was wounded and taken prisoner. He survived his wounds and is believed to have spent the remainder of the war in a Confederate Prison. He survived his ordeal in prison, possibly being held at the infamous Andersoville Prison for some time, and returned to his home in Central Illinois.
Corporal George W. Berdine was now the only member of the Berdine family left with the company. For nearly another year the war went on, Corporal Berdine and the men of McCook's Brigade participating in the Battles of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, Jonesboro, Georgia, Averasborough, North Carolina and Bentonville, North Carolina and marched with Sherman on his infamous "March to the Sea."
After the war came to a close, the surviving members of the 86th that were still with McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington City (now D.C.) where they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue on the 2nd day of the Grand Review in May of 1865. The men of were mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 there in Washington and soon were on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. By the end of June of 1865, Corporal George W. Berdine was back with his family in Central Illinois.
George W. Berdine was married to Mary E. Frey on April 7, 1868 in Peoria County, Illinois. Mary was born on July 24, 1848/49 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Samuel Frey and Harriett (__________) Frey. Two children are known to have been born to George and Mary. They are;
1. Edward W. Berdine, born April 3, 1870 in Peoria County, Illinois.
Edward was married to Anna Leora Camp in June 24, 1902 in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Anna was born on Dec 11 1872 in Tama Co., IA and died on Apr 20 1951 in San Diego Co., CA. Her mortal remains were laid laid in the Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS.
Edward and Anna were the parents of;
A. Otis Lyle Berdine, born May 1904 in Sedgwick Co., KS and died in 1924. Otis' mortal remains were laid in the Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS.
B. Vincent Clark Berdine, born Sep 19 1914 in Sedgwick Co., KS. Vincent died on Mar 3 1946 in San Diego Co., CA and his mortal remains were laid in the ______________ Cemetery in Glen Abbey (San Diego, CA?)
Edward W. Berdine died on November 3, 1952 in San Diego, California, but his mortal remains were returned to Kansas where they were laid to rest in the Old Mission Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
2. Harriett Mable Berdine, born February __, 1880/81 in __________, Illinois. Mable was married to ____________ Culver. They resided in Wichita, Kansas for some time. Mary is believed to have had at least two children, including;
A. (Probably) Berdine Culver, born in 1906 and died in 1907. Berdine's mortal remains were laid in the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
B. William Culver, born c. Sep/Nov 1914 in Kansas. This is believed to be our William Culver in Ward 2, Wichita, Wichita City, Sedgwick, Kansas at the time of the 1940 census;
William D Culver Head M 25 Kansas
Desyree Culver Wife F 20 Kansas
Loretta Lee Culver Daughter F 3 Kansas
Sandra Irene Culver Daughter F 1 Kansas
At the time of the 1915 Kansas state census, Mabel and her family are found in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas;
George Culver M 33 Iowa
Mabel Culver F 33 Illinois
William Culver M 5/12 Kansas
Mary Berdim F 66 Pennsylvania
At the time of the 1920 census, Mabel and her family are found residing on South Main Street in Ward 1 of the city of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas;
George E Culver Head M 38 Iowa
Mabel Culver Wife F 38 Illinois
William Culver Son M 5 Kansas
Mary Berdine Mother-in-law F 71 Pennsylvania
At the time of the 1930 census, Mable and her family are found residing at what is identified at 1837 South Water Street in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, where George is a shipping clerk;
George E Culver Head M 48 Iowa
Harriet M Culver Wife F 48 Illinois
William Culver Son M 15 Kansas
Harriet Mabel (Berdine) Culver died on ____________ __, 1942 and her mortal remains were laid in the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. See her Find A Grave Memeorial #23778755.
Now to continue with what we know about George W. Berdine and his family;
At the time of the 1870 census of Peoria, George and Mary are found in Akron Township of Peoria County;
124 Berdine George 35 M W Farmer 500 New Jersey
124 Berdine Mary 22 F W Pennsylvania
124 Berdine Edward 3/12 M W Illinois April
At the time of the 1880 census, George and Mary are found in Compromise, Champaign County, Illinois, where he is farming for a living;
George W. BERDINE, Self Gender: Male Birth: NJ
Mary E. BERDINE, Wife Gender: Female Birth: PA
Edward F. BERDINE, Son Gender: Male Birth: IL
Mable BERDINE, Dau Gender: Female Birth: IL
In 1884, George and Mary moved their family west, where they settled in Sedgwick County, Kansas. They would reside there most of the rest of their lives.
In the 1888 Portrait And Biographical Album of Sedgwick County, Kansas printed by the Chapman Brothers, the following biography is found on Pages 1025 - 1026;
"GEORGE W. BERDINE, the genial and popular proprietor of the Buckeye Hotel at Mt. Hope, migrated to this section of country from Peoria, Ill. He was born on the 25th of March, 1836. He has had some experience in agricultural pursuits, and is a man of good business capacities, public-spirited and liberal, and in all respects a valued member of society.
Vincent and Louise (Seiple) Berdine, the parents of our subject, left their home in New Jersey about 1843, and took up their abode on a tract of land in Trivoli Township, Peoria Co., Ill., where the father occupied himself as a tiller of the soil until resting from his earthly labors, in 1879. The mother survived her husband only eight years, her death taking place in the spring of 1887. Of their nine children the record is as follows: The eldest daughter, Elizabeth, became the wife of James Shearer, and is now a resident of Kansas City, Mo.; Jacob S. is farming in Hancock County, Ill., and John is similarly occupied near Farmington, that State; Vincent is in Brown County, Tex.; George W., of our sketch, was the fourth child; Martin during the late war served as a Union soldier in Company B, 86th Illinois Infantry, and was killed on the battlefield of Chickamauga; Walter J. is a traveling manager for the Rushford wagon-works, at Louisville, Ky., and has his residence in that city; Albert F. resides in Iowa, and Ellen M., in Peoria County, Ill.
Our subject was a lad of seven years when his father's family settled in Peoria County, Ill., where he grew to manhood, and received a common-school education. He came to the Territory of Kansas in 1858, and for four years thereafter was engaged as clerk in a general store at Lawrence, with the exception of six months spent in the mountains on account of his health. After the outbreak of the Rebellion he enlisted, in 1862, in Company B, 86th Illinois Infantry, of which his two brothers, Martin and Walter J., were also members. They participated in the battles of Perryville, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, went all through the Atlanta campaign, and accompanied Gen. Sherman first to Richmond and finally to Washington. Here they were in the grand review, and were mustered out in June, 1865, our subject having been promoted to Corporal and carried the colors of his regiment during the last two years.
Upon his return from the army Mr. Berdine resumed farming in Peoria County, Ill., and subsequently became the owner of eighty acres in Champaign County, Ill., and resided there seven years. In June, 1884, he sold out and removed to Sedgwick County, Kan. His first purchase here was a quarter-section in Sherman Township, which he traded later for his hotel property, and to the latter has since given his time and attention.
Our subject, while a resident of Illinois, was united in marriage with Miss Mary, daughter of Samuel and Harriet (Frey) Frey, the wedding taking place at the home of the bride, April 3, 1868. Mrs. Berdine was born July 24, 1849, in Huntingdon County, Pa., and was the fourth of eight children born to her parents. Her brother William died when about thirty-three or thirty-four years of age; Almira is the wife of John Adams, and resides in Iowa; Hattie, Mrs. O. P. Sweet, is a resident of Boston, Mass.; David lives in Buffalo, N. Y.; Priscilla became the wife of Arthur Barber, of Carthage, Mo.; Anna, Mrs. Allen Canada, and Ella, Mrs. Isaac Canada, are residents of Jerseyville, Ill. Mrs. Berdine is a very pleasant and intelligent lady, and an expert in the manufacture of wax and zephyr flowers.
The two children of our subject and his wife are Edward F., who is eighteen years of age, and Mabe H., who is nine years of age. Mr. Berdine is a Republican politically, and socially, is a member of S. A. Gilbert Post No. 354, G. A. R. He was a charter member of the post at Paxton, Ill., and also assisted in the organization of the Knights of Pythias, Tasmania Lodge No. 120, at Mt. Hope."
At the time of the 1900 census George and his family are found in Precinct 1 Wichita city Ward 3, Sedgwick County, Kansas, where he is a Day Laborer;
G W Berdine Head M Mar 1836 64 New Jersey
Mary Berdine Wife F Jul 1848 52 Pennsylvania
Edward Berdine Son M Apr 1870 30 Illinois
Mabel Berdine Daughter F Feb 1880 20 Illinois
James Long Roomer M 29 Kansas
George W. Berdine is known to have spent some time in both the Leavenworth National Soldiers Home as well as the Ft. Dodge National Soldiers Home. In August of 1901, while home on a "furlough" from the Leavenworth Soldiers Home, G. W. Berdine was interviewed for the local newspaper, THE WICHITA BEACON, edition of August 10, 1901. Among the things he stated were that "'There are three thousand old soldiers in the National Soldiers home near Leavenworth, Kan., and this vast army is under a discipline almost military in it's character,' said G. W. Berdine, an inmate of this home, who is in this city on furlough. 'No veteran who enters is allowed to bring his family within the barracks to reside and the hours when he shall at night are set by regulations of the home. Every morning at 5:30 a cannon is fired as a signal for the men to arise and prepare for breakfast.'...........................At 8:45 p.m. the cannon is fired and all lights are extinguished.....................The inmates go to their meals with military precision.'" He also stated that, "All of the inmates of the home wear uniforms similar to the ones we wore during the Civil war."
George W. Berdine eventually returned home for some time, but in the last days he of life, he decided to go to the National Soldiers home at Ft. Dodge, Kansas. He died there on February 5, 1911. His earthly remains were returned to Wichita, where they were laid in the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
On February 6, 1911, THE WICHITA BEACON carried the following obituary;
"G. W. BERDINE DEAD
Old Resident of Wichita Passes Away In Soldiers Home
G. W. Berdine, a veteran of the Civil War and an old resident of Wichita, died yesterday at the State Soldiers Home at Ft. Dodge. The body arrived in Wichita today at 3:15, accompanied by Mr. Berdine's wife. The funeral services will be held at the Gill mortuary chapel tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock and will be under the auspices of Garfield Post G.A.R., of which Mr. Berdine was a member.
Mr. Berdine was nearly 70 years old. He had lived in Wichita many years. Recently he went to Ft. Dodge with his wife to spend his last days in the State Soldiers' Home."
THE WICHITA DAILY EAGLE newspaper edition of Tuesday, February 7, 1911 carried the following obituary;
"VETERAN GEO. BERDINE DIES AT FORT DODGE
Body Brought to Wichita and Will Be Buried by G. A. R. Today
George W. Berdine, an old soldier and a former resident of Wichita, died Sunday noon at Ft. Dodge, after a week's illness. He was returning to Wichita from a claim on which he had recently proved up on near Coolidge, and had stopped at Ft. Dodge to visit friends. He was nearly 78.
Mr. Berdine came to Wichita about 20 years ago from Illinois, and for a time was engaged in the feed business. About 5 years ago he took a claim in Hamilton county and had lived there most of the time. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Mr. Berdine served through the civil war in the Eighty-sixth Illinois volunteers. He was with General Sherman in the march to Georgia and the sea. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary E. Berdine, a son, E. W. Berdine, a post office employee, and a daughter, Mrs. Mabel Culver, of this city. All were with him at the time of his death.
The body was brought from Ft. Dodge yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at Gill's chapel. Interment will be in Highland cemetery and the G. A. R. will have charge of the services."
At the time of the 1915 Kansas state census, Mary is found living with her daughter, Mabel, and her family in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas;
George Culver M 33 Iowa
Mabel Culver F 33 Illinois
William Culver M 5/12 Kansas
Mary Berdim F 66 Pennsylvania
Mary E. (Frey) Berdine died on December 10, 1929 at Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Her earthly remains were laid beside those of her husband of 42 years in the Highland Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III and Willa, of the Wichita Genalogical Society.
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Berdine family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Corporal George W. Berdine and the Berdine family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any picture of George W. Berdine which may have survived the years, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
George W. Berdine survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During his life, George probably had his picture taken dozens of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of that CDV added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. However, at this point, I would be thrilled just to see some pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even ones of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Corporal GEORGE W. BERDINE, Co. B, 86th Illinois
George W. Berdine was born on March 25, 1836 at Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey. He may be the son of Vincent Berdine, who was born on March 30, 1796, and Louisa (Seiple) Berdine, who was born on March 28, 1807. Vincent died on August 26, 1873 in Peoria County, while Louisa died on February 11, 1887 in Peoria County. Their earthly remains were laid to rest in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
On August 11, 1862, two members of the Berdine family volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Henry, Illinois area of Marshall County, by a man by the name of Elias C. Brearly. George W. Berdine, age 26, volunteered apparently somewhere in Peoria County, while Martin V. Berdine, age 19, volunteered in Henry, Illinois where he resided. At the time he volunteered, George W. Berdine listed his residence as Trivoli, Illinois in Peoria County. The two are thought at this time to be brothers and wanted to serve together. Four days later, another member of the Berdine family from the Trivoli area, Walter J. Berdine, age 19, also thought to be another brother, volunteered somewhere in Peoria to serve in the same company. The two Trivoli Berdines obviously wanted to serve with Martin, even though a company of Trivoli area men was being organized at the same time.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name BERDINE, GEORGE W
Rank CPL Company B Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 26 Height 5' 10 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation MERCHANT
Nativity NJ
Service Record
Joined When AUG 11, 1862 Joined Where PEORIA CO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT BREASLEY Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
Up in Marshall County, when Brearly had about 100 volunteers, he led the Marshall County company into Peoria where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Brearly and 88 of his volunteers, including all three of the Berdines, were mustered into service as Co. B of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Brearly was elected Captain of Co. B. George W. Berdine was elected by the men of Co. B to serve as ______ Corporal.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more to come. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee where they would go into winter camp.
In the late summer and fall of 1863, the men of McCook's Brigade participated in the Campaign for Chattanooga. On September 19, 1863, during the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, Private Martin V. Berdine would be wounded and captured. He would die in a Confederate Prison in November of 1863.
In the Spring of 1864, the men of McCook's Brigade participated in the Atlanta Campaign. In May of 1864, the men of McCook's Brigade the men of the 86th participated in the Battles of Resaca, Georgia and Rome, Georgia, suffering quite a few casualties, but it was on June 27, 1864, that the men of McCook's Brigade suffered the most.
On the morning of June 27, 1864, the men of McCook's Brigade found themselves across from Cheatham Hill on Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. The five Union Regiments of McCook's Brigade were formed in line of battle, one regiment stacked behind the other, the 86th Illinois third in line. It was hoped that this formation would allow the Union Brigade to punch a hole in the Confederate line, each regiment giving some protection to the regiment in back of it. When the signal gun fired, the men of the brigade stepped off and moved down a hill, crossed a small stream and then moved through a wheat field before beginning the climb up Cheatham Hill and the Confederate breastworks toward an angle in the Confederate line that was soon to be called "The Dead Angle." The following assault, which proved to be only partially successful, lasted less than 30 minutes. On the evening of June 27, 1864, Sgt. Levi A. Ross, another member of Co. K, wrote the following of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. "Our forces rushed upon the rebels five lines deep and in fifteen minutes were hurled back, by them, leaving 2500 brave Union Soldiers dead within twenty feet of the Enemy's works. The loss in the 86th was 106 -- in our Brig. over 400. Among the killed in Co. K was our Orderly Sergeant Buchanan, shot in the head and died without speaking.
As the men of McCook's Brigade fell back from the Confedererate fortifications, they were forced to leave most of their dead and wounded behind. A number of men made it to the top of the Confederate fortifications, only to be shot down or taken prisoner. Private Walter J. Berdine was one of these. He made it to the top of the Confederate fortifications, but was wounded and taken prisoner. He survived his wounds and is believed to have spent the remainder of the war in a Confederate Prison. He survived his ordeal in prison, possibly being held at the infamous Andersoville Prison for some time, and returned to his home in Central Illinois.
Corporal George W. Berdine was now the only member of the Berdine family left with the company. For nearly another year the war went on, Corporal Berdine and the men of McCook's Brigade participating in the Battles of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, Jonesboro, Georgia, Averasborough, North Carolina and Bentonville, North Carolina and marched with Sherman on his infamous "March to the Sea."
After the war came to a close, the surviving members of the 86th that were still with McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington City (now D.C.) where they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue on the 2nd day of the Grand Review in May of 1865. The men of were mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 there in Washington and soon were on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. By the end of June of 1865, Corporal George W. Berdine was back with his family in Central Illinois.
George W. Berdine was married to Mary E. Frey on April 7, 1868 in Peoria County, Illinois. Mary was born on July 24, 1848/49 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Samuel Frey and Harriett (__________) Frey. Two children are known to have been born to George and Mary. They are;
1. Edward W. Berdine, born April 3, 1870 in Peoria County, Illinois.
Edward was married to Anna Leora Camp in June 24, 1902 in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Anna was born on Dec 11 1872 in Tama Co., IA and died on Apr 20 1951 in San Diego Co., CA. Her mortal remains were laid laid in the Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS.
Edward and Anna were the parents of;
A. Otis Lyle Berdine, born May 1904 in Sedgwick Co., KS and died in 1924. Otis' mortal remains were laid in the Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS.
B. Vincent Clark Berdine, born Sep 19 1914 in Sedgwick Co., KS. Vincent died on Mar 3 1946 in San Diego Co., CA and his mortal remains were laid in the ______________ Cemetery in Glen Abbey (San Diego, CA?)
Edward W. Berdine died on November 3, 1952 in San Diego, California, but his mortal remains were returned to Kansas where they were laid to rest in the Old Mission Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
2. Harriett Mable Berdine, born February __, 1880/81 in __________, Illinois. Mable was married to ____________ Culver. They resided in Wichita, Kansas for some time. Mary is believed to have had at least two children, including;
A. (Probably) Berdine Culver, born in 1906 and died in 1907. Berdine's mortal remains were laid in the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
B. William Culver, born c. Sep/Nov 1914 in Kansas. This is believed to be our William Culver in Ward 2, Wichita, Wichita City, Sedgwick, Kansas at the time of the 1940 census;
William D Culver Head M 25 Kansas
Desyree Culver Wife F 20 Kansas
Loretta Lee Culver Daughter F 3 Kansas
Sandra Irene Culver Daughter F 1 Kansas
At the time of the 1915 Kansas state census, Mabel and her family are found in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas;
George Culver M 33 Iowa
Mabel Culver F 33 Illinois
William Culver M 5/12 Kansas
Mary Berdim F 66 Pennsylvania
At the time of the 1920 census, Mabel and her family are found residing on South Main Street in Ward 1 of the city of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas;
George E Culver Head M 38 Iowa
Mabel Culver Wife F 38 Illinois
William Culver Son M 5 Kansas
Mary Berdine Mother-in-law F 71 Pennsylvania
At the time of the 1930 census, Mable and her family are found residing at what is identified at 1837 South Water Street in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, where George is a shipping clerk;
George E Culver Head M 48 Iowa
Harriet M Culver Wife F 48 Illinois
William Culver Son M 15 Kansas
Harriet Mabel (Berdine) Culver died on ____________ __, 1942 and her mortal remains were laid in the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. See her Find A Grave Memeorial #23778755.
Now to continue with what we know about George W. Berdine and his family;
At the time of the 1870 census of Peoria, George and Mary are found in Akron Township of Peoria County;
124 Berdine George 35 M W Farmer 500 New Jersey
124 Berdine Mary 22 F W Pennsylvania
124 Berdine Edward 3/12 M W Illinois April
At the time of the 1880 census, George and Mary are found in Compromise, Champaign County, Illinois, where he is farming for a living;
George W. BERDINE, Self Gender: Male Birth: NJ
Mary E. BERDINE, Wife Gender: Female Birth: PA
Edward F. BERDINE, Son Gender: Male Birth: IL
Mable BERDINE, Dau Gender: Female Birth: IL
In 1884, George and Mary moved their family west, where they settled in Sedgwick County, Kansas. They would reside there most of the rest of their lives.
In the 1888 Portrait And Biographical Album of Sedgwick County, Kansas printed by the Chapman Brothers, the following biography is found on Pages 1025 - 1026;
"GEORGE W. BERDINE, the genial and popular proprietor of the Buckeye Hotel at Mt. Hope, migrated to this section of country from Peoria, Ill. He was born on the 25th of March, 1836. He has had some experience in agricultural pursuits, and is a man of good business capacities, public-spirited and liberal, and in all respects a valued member of society.
Vincent and Louise (Seiple) Berdine, the parents of our subject, left their home in New Jersey about 1843, and took up their abode on a tract of land in Trivoli Township, Peoria Co., Ill., where the father occupied himself as a tiller of the soil until resting from his earthly labors, in 1879. The mother survived her husband only eight years, her death taking place in the spring of 1887. Of their nine children the record is as follows: The eldest daughter, Elizabeth, became the wife of James Shearer, and is now a resident of Kansas City, Mo.; Jacob S. is farming in Hancock County, Ill., and John is similarly occupied near Farmington, that State; Vincent is in Brown County, Tex.; George W., of our sketch, was the fourth child; Martin during the late war served as a Union soldier in Company B, 86th Illinois Infantry, and was killed on the battlefield of Chickamauga; Walter J. is a traveling manager for the Rushford wagon-works, at Louisville, Ky., and has his residence in that city; Albert F. resides in Iowa, and Ellen M., in Peoria County, Ill.
Our subject was a lad of seven years when his father's family settled in Peoria County, Ill., where he grew to manhood, and received a common-school education. He came to the Territory of Kansas in 1858, and for four years thereafter was engaged as clerk in a general store at Lawrence, with the exception of six months spent in the mountains on account of his health. After the outbreak of the Rebellion he enlisted, in 1862, in Company B, 86th Illinois Infantry, of which his two brothers, Martin and Walter J., were also members. They participated in the battles of Perryville, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, went all through the Atlanta campaign, and accompanied Gen. Sherman first to Richmond and finally to Washington. Here they were in the grand review, and were mustered out in June, 1865, our subject having been promoted to Corporal and carried the colors of his regiment during the last two years.
Upon his return from the army Mr. Berdine resumed farming in Peoria County, Ill., and subsequently became the owner of eighty acres in Champaign County, Ill., and resided there seven years. In June, 1884, he sold out and removed to Sedgwick County, Kan. His first purchase here was a quarter-section in Sherman Township, which he traded later for his hotel property, and to the latter has since given his time and attention.
Our subject, while a resident of Illinois, was united in marriage with Miss Mary, daughter of Samuel and Harriet (Frey) Frey, the wedding taking place at the home of the bride, April 3, 1868. Mrs. Berdine was born July 24, 1849, in Huntingdon County, Pa., and was the fourth of eight children born to her parents. Her brother William died when about thirty-three or thirty-four years of age; Almira is the wife of John Adams, and resides in Iowa; Hattie, Mrs. O. P. Sweet, is a resident of Boston, Mass.; David lives in Buffalo, N. Y.; Priscilla became the wife of Arthur Barber, of Carthage, Mo.; Anna, Mrs. Allen Canada, and Ella, Mrs. Isaac Canada, are residents of Jerseyville, Ill. Mrs. Berdine is a very pleasant and intelligent lady, and an expert in the manufacture of wax and zephyr flowers.
The two children of our subject and his wife are Edward F., who is eighteen years of age, and Mabe H., who is nine years of age. Mr. Berdine is a Republican politically, and socially, is a member of S. A. Gilbert Post No. 354, G. A. R. He was a charter member of the post at Paxton, Ill., and also assisted in the organization of the Knights of Pythias, Tasmania Lodge No. 120, at Mt. Hope."
At the time of the 1900 census George and his family are found in Precinct 1 Wichita city Ward 3, Sedgwick County, Kansas, where he is a Day Laborer;
G W Berdine Head M Mar 1836 64 New Jersey
Mary Berdine Wife F Jul 1848 52 Pennsylvania
Edward Berdine Son M Apr 1870 30 Illinois
Mabel Berdine Daughter F Feb 1880 20 Illinois
James Long Roomer M 29 Kansas
George W. Berdine is known to have spent some time in both the Leavenworth National Soldiers Home as well as the Ft. Dodge National Soldiers Home. In August of 1901, while home on a "furlough" from the Leavenworth Soldiers Home, G. W. Berdine was interviewed for the local newspaper, THE WICHITA BEACON, edition of August 10, 1901. Among the things he stated were that "'There are three thousand old soldiers in the National Soldiers home near Leavenworth, Kan., and this vast army is under a discipline almost military in it's character,' said G. W. Berdine, an inmate of this home, who is in this city on furlough. 'No veteran who enters is allowed to bring his family within the barracks to reside and the hours when he shall at night are set by regulations of the home. Every morning at 5:30 a cannon is fired as a signal for the men to arise and prepare for breakfast.'...........................At 8:45 p.m. the cannon is fired and all lights are extinguished.....................The inmates go to their meals with military precision.'" He also stated that, "All of the inmates of the home wear uniforms similar to the ones we wore during the Civil war."
George W. Berdine eventually returned home for some time, but in the last days he of life, he decided to go to the National Soldiers home at Ft. Dodge, Kansas. He died there on February 5, 1911. His earthly remains were returned to Wichita, where they were laid in the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
On February 6, 1911, THE WICHITA BEACON carried the following obituary;
"G. W. BERDINE DEAD
Old Resident of Wichita Passes Away In Soldiers Home
G. W. Berdine, a veteran of the Civil War and an old resident of Wichita, died yesterday at the State Soldiers Home at Ft. Dodge. The body arrived in Wichita today at 3:15, accompanied by Mr. Berdine's wife. The funeral services will be held at the Gill mortuary chapel tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock and will be under the auspices of Garfield Post G.A.R., of which Mr. Berdine was a member.
Mr. Berdine was nearly 70 years old. He had lived in Wichita many years. Recently he went to Ft. Dodge with his wife to spend his last days in the State Soldiers' Home."
THE WICHITA DAILY EAGLE newspaper edition of Tuesday, February 7, 1911 carried the following obituary;
"VETERAN GEO. BERDINE DIES AT FORT DODGE
Body Brought to Wichita and Will Be Buried by G. A. R. Today
George W. Berdine, an old soldier and a former resident of Wichita, died Sunday noon at Ft. Dodge, after a week's illness. He was returning to Wichita from a claim on which he had recently proved up on near Coolidge, and had stopped at Ft. Dodge to visit friends. He was nearly 78.
Mr. Berdine came to Wichita about 20 years ago from Illinois, and for a time was engaged in the feed business. About 5 years ago he took a claim in Hamilton county and had lived there most of the time. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Mr. Berdine served through the civil war in the Eighty-sixth Illinois volunteers. He was with General Sherman in the march to Georgia and the sea. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary E. Berdine, a son, E. W. Berdine, a post office employee, and a daughter, Mrs. Mabel Culver, of this city. All were with him at the time of his death.
The body was brought from Ft. Dodge yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at Gill's chapel. Interment will be in Highland cemetery and the G. A. R. will have charge of the services."
At the time of the 1915 Kansas state census, Mary is found living with her daughter, Mabel, and her family in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas;
George Culver M 33 Iowa
Mabel Culver F 33 Illinois
William Culver M 5/12 Kansas
Mary Berdim F 66 Pennsylvania
Mary E. (Frey) Berdine died on December 10, 1929 at Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Her earthly remains were laid beside those of her husband of 42 years in the Highland Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III and Willa, of the Wichita Genalogical Society.
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Berdine family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Corporal George W. Berdine and the Berdine family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any picture of George W. Berdine which may have survived the years, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
(NOTE: George W. Berdine probably never had his portrait taken prior to the Civil War. However, during the 10 month period that the 86th Illinois was in the Nashville, Tennessee area in 1862-63, George, like most of the Union soldiers in the Nashville area, probably took the time to sit for a portrait to send home to the loved ones that he left behind. These portraits were most often printed in the form of what was called a CDV, a paper picture glued to a heavier card stock about the size of a modern day baseball card, and the soldiers didn't just have one or two copies made. Most of the time, they had a dozen or more made, so they could swap pictures with their tentmates, messmates and for their friends, in the 86th and back home.
George W. Berdine survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During his life, George probably had his picture taken dozens of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of that CDV added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. However, at this point, I would be thrilled just to see some pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even ones of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Corporal GEORGE W. BERDINE, Co. B, 86th Illinois
George W. Berdine was born on March 25, 1836 at Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey. He may be the son of Vincent Berdine, who was born on March 30, 1796, and Louisa (Seiple) Berdine, who was born on March 28, 1807. Vincent died on August 26, 1873 in Peoria County, while Louisa died on February 11, 1887 in Peoria County. Their earthly remains were laid to rest in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
On August 11, 1862, two members of the Berdine family volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Henry, Illinois area of Marshall County, by a man by the name of Elias C. Brearly. George W. Berdine, age 26, volunteered apparently somewhere in Peoria County, while Martin V. Berdine, age 19, volunteered in Henry, Illinois where he resided. At the time he volunteered, George W. Berdine listed his residence as Trivoli, Illinois in Peoria County. The two are thought at this time to be brothers and wanted to serve together. Four days later, another member of the Berdine family from the Trivoli area, Walter J. Berdine, age 19, also thought to be another brother, volunteered somewhere in Peoria to serve in the same company. The two Trivoli Berdines obviously wanted to serve with Martin, even though a company of Trivoli area men was being organized at the same time.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name BERDINE, GEORGE W
Rank CPL Company B Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 26 Height 5' 10 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation MERCHANT
Nativity NJ
Service Record
Joined When AUG 11, 1862 Joined Where PEORIA CO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT BREASLEY Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
Up in Marshall County, when Brearly had about 100 volunteers, he led the Marshall County company into Peoria where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Brearly and 88 of his volunteers, including all three of the Berdines, were mustered into service as Co. B of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Brearly was elected Captain of Co. B. George W. Berdine was elected by the men of Co. B to serve as ______ Corporal.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more to come. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee where they would go into winter camp.
In the late summer and fall of 1863, the men of McCook's Brigade participated in the Campaign for Chattanooga. On September 19, 1863, during the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, Private Martin V. Berdine would be wounded and captured. He would die in a Confederate Prison in November of 1863.
In the Spring of 1864, the men of McCook's Brigade participated in the Atlanta Campaign. In May of 1864, the men of McCook's Brigade the men of the 86th participated in the Battles of Resaca, Georgia and Rome, Georgia, suffering quite a few casualties, but it was on June 27, 1864, that the men of McCook's Brigade suffered the most.
On the morning of June 27, 1864, the men of McCook's Brigade found themselves across from Cheatham Hill on Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. The five Union Regiments of McCook's Brigade were formed in line of battle, one regiment stacked behind the other, the 86th Illinois third in line. It was hoped that this formation would allow the Union Brigade to punch a hole in the Confederate line, each regiment giving some protection to the regiment in back of it. When the signal gun fired, the men of the brigade stepped off and moved down a hill, crossed a small stream and then moved through a wheat field before beginning the climb up Cheatham Hill and the Confederate breastworks toward an angle in the Confederate line that was soon to be called "The Dead Angle." The following assault, which proved to be only partially successful, lasted less than 30 minutes. On the evening of June 27, 1864, Sgt. Levi A. Ross, another member of Co. K, wrote the following of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. "Our forces rushed upon the rebels five lines deep and in fifteen minutes were hurled back, by them, leaving 2500 brave Union Soldiers dead within twenty feet of the Enemy's works. The loss in the 86th was 106 -- in our Brig. over 400. Among the killed in Co. K was our Orderly Sergeant Buchanan, shot in the head and died without speaking.
As the men of McCook's Brigade fell back from the Confedererate fortifications, they were forced to leave most of their dead and wounded behind. A number of men made it to the top of the Confederate fortifications, only to be shot down or taken prisoner. Private Walter J. Berdine was one of these. He made it to the top of the Confederate fortifications, but was wounded and taken prisoner. He survived his wounds and is believed to have spent the remainder of the war in a Confederate Prison. He survived his ordeal in prison, possibly being held at the infamous Andersoville Prison for some time, and returned to his home in Central Illinois.
Corporal George W. Berdine was now the only member of the Berdine family left with the company. For nearly another year the war went on, Corporal Berdine and the men of McCook's Brigade participating in the Battles of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, Jonesboro, Georgia, Averasborough, North Carolina and Bentonville, North Carolina and marched with Sherman on his infamous "March to the Sea."
After the war came to a close, the surviving members of the 86th that were still with McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington City (now D.C.) where they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue on the 2nd day of the Grand Review in May of 1865. The men of were mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 there in Washington and soon were on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. By the end of June of 1865, Corporal George W. Berdine was back with his family in Central Illinois.
George W. Berdine was married to Mary E. Frey on April 7, 1868 in Peoria County, Illinois. Mary was born on July 24, 1848/49 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Samuel Frey and Harriett (__________) Frey. Two children are known to have been born to George and Mary. They are;
1. Edward W. Berdine, born April 3, 1870 in Peoria County, Illinois.
Edward was married to Anna Leora Camp in June 24, 1902 in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Anna was born on Dec 11 1872 in Tama Co., IA and died on Apr 20 1951 in San Diego Co., CA. Her mortal remains were laid laid in the Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS.
Edward and Anna were the parents of;
A. Otis Lyle Berdine, born May 1904 in Sedgwick Co., KS and died in 1924. Otis' mortal remains were laid in the Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS.
B. Vincent Clark Berdine, born Sep 19 1914 in Sedgwick Co., KS. Vincent died on Mar 3 1946 in San Diego Co., CA and his mortal remains were laid in the ______________ Cemetery in Glen Abbey (San Diego, CA?)
Edward W. Berdine died on November 3, 1952 in San Diego, California, but his mortal remains were returned to Kansas where they were laid to rest in the Old Mission Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
2. Harriett Mable Berdine, born February __, 1880/81 in __________, Illinois. Mable was married to ____________ Culver. They resided in Wichita, Kansas for some time. Mary is believed to have had at least two children, including;
A. (Probably) Berdine Culver, born in 1906 and died in 1907. Berdine's mortal remains were laid in the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
B. William Culver, born c. Sep/Nov 1914 in Kansas. This is believed to be our William Culver in Ward 2, Wichita, Wichita City, Sedgwick, Kansas at the time of the 1940 census;
William D Culver Head M 25 Kansas
Desyree Culver Wife F 20 Kansas
Loretta Lee Culver Daughter F 3 Kansas
Sandra Irene Culver Daughter F 1 Kansas
At the time of the 1915 Kansas state census, Mabel and her family are found in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas;
George Culver M 33 Iowa
Mabel Culver F 33 Illinois
William Culver M 5/12 Kansas
Mary Berdim F 66 Pennsylvania
At the time of the 1920 census, Mabel and her family are found residing on South Main Street in Ward 1 of the city of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas;
George E Culver Head M 38 Iowa
Mabel Culver Wife F 38 Illinois
William Culver Son M 5 Kansas
Mary Berdine Mother-in-law F 71 Pennsylvania
At the time of the 1930 census, Mable and her family are found residing at what is identified at 1837 South Water Street in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, where George is a shipping clerk;
George E Culver Head M 48 Iowa
Harriet M Culver Wife F 48 Illinois
William Culver Son M 15 Kansas
Harriet Mabel (Berdine) Culver died on ____________ __, 1942 and her mortal remains were laid in the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. See her Find A Grave Memeorial #23778755.
Now to continue with what we know about George W. Berdine and his family;
At the time of the 1870 census of Peoria, George and Mary are found in Akron Township of Peoria County;
124 Berdine George 35 M W Farmer 500 New Jersey
124 Berdine Mary 22 F W Pennsylvania
124 Berdine Edward 3/12 M W Illinois April
At the time of the 1880 census, George and Mary are found in Compromise, Champaign County, Illinois, where he is farming for a living;
George W. BERDINE, Self Gender: Male Birth: NJ
Mary E. BERDINE, Wife Gender: Female Birth: PA
Edward F. BERDINE, Son Gender: Male Birth: IL
Mable BERDINE, Dau Gender: Female Birth: IL
In 1884, George and Mary moved their family west, where they settled in Sedgwick County, Kansas. They would reside there most of the rest of their lives.
In the 1888 Portrait And Biographical Album of Sedgwick County, Kansas printed by the Chapman Brothers, the following biography is found on Pages 1025 - 1026;
"GEORGE W. BERDINE, the genial and popular proprietor of the Buckeye Hotel at Mt. Hope, migrated to this section of country from Peoria, Ill. He was born on the 25th of March, 1836. He has had some experience in agricultural pursuits, and is a man of good business capacities, public-spirited and liberal, and in all respects a valued member of society.
Vincent and Louise (Seiple) Berdine, the parents of our subject, left their home in New Jersey about 1843, and took up their abode on a tract of land in Trivoli Township, Peoria Co., Ill., where the father occupied himself as a tiller of the soil until resting from his earthly labors, in 1879. The mother survived her husband only eight years, her death taking place in the spring of 1887. Of their nine children the record is as follows: The eldest daughter, Elizabeth, became the wife of James Shearer, and is now a resident of Kansas City, Mo.; Jacob S. is farming in Hancock County, Ill., and John is similarly occupied near Farmington, that State; Vincent is in Brown County, Tex.; George W., of our sketch, was the fourth child; Martin during the late war served as a Union soldier in Company B, 86th Illinois Infantry, and was killed on the battlefield of Chickamauga; Walter J. is a traveling manager for the Rushford wagon-works, at Louisville, Ky., and has his residence in that city; Albert F. resides in Iowa, and Ellen M., in Peoria County, Ill.
Our subject was a lad of seven years when his father's family settled in Peoria County, Ill., where he grew to manhood, and received a common-school education. He came to the Territory of Kansas in 1858, and for four years thereafter was engaged as clerk in a general store at Lawrence, with the exception of six months spent in the mountains on account of his health. After the outbreak of the Rebellion he enlisted, in 1862, in Company B, 86th Illinois Infantry, of which his two brothers, Martin and Walter J., were also members. They participated in the battles of Perryville, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, went all through the Atlanta campaign, and accompanied Gen. Sherman first to Richmond and finally to Washington. Here they were in the grand review, and were mustered out in June, 1865, our subject having been promoted to Corporal and carried the colors of his regiment during the last two years.
Upon his return from the army Mr. Berdine resumed farming in Peoria County, Ill., and subsequently became the owner of eighty acres in Champaign County, Ill., and resided there seven years. In June, 1884, he sold out and removed to Sedgwick County, Kan. His first purchase here was a quarter-section in Sherman Township, which he traded later for his hotel property, and to the latter has since given his time and attention.
Our subject, while a resident of Illinois, was united in marriage with Miss Mary, daughter of Samuel and Harriet (Frey) Frey, the wedding taking place at the home of the bride, April 3, 1868. Mrs. Berdine was born July 24, 1849, in Huntingdon County, Pa., and was the fourth of eight children born to her parents. Her brother William died when about thirty-three or thirty-four years of age; Almira is the wife of John Adams, and resides in Iowa; Hattie, Mrs. O. P. Sweet, is a resident of Boston, Mass.; David lives in Buffalo, N. Y.; Priscilla became the wife of Arthur Barber, of Carthage, Mo.; Anna, Mrs. Allen Canada, and Ella, Mrs. Isaac Canada, are residents of Jerseyville, Ill. Mrs. Berdine is a very pleasant and intelligent lady, and an expert in the manufacture of wax and zephyr flowers.
The two children of our subject and his wife are Edward F., who is eighteen years of age, and Mabe H., who is nine years of age. Mr. Berdine is a Republican politically, and socially, is a member of S. A. Gilbert Post No. 354, G. A. R. He was a charter member of the post at Paxton, Ill., and also assisted in the organization of the Knights of Pythias, Tasmania Lodge No. 120, at Mt. Hope."
At the time of the 1900 census George and his family are found in Precinct 1 Wichita city Ward 3, Sedgwick County, Kansas, where he is a Day Laborer;
G W Berdine Head M Mar 1836 64 New Jersey
Mary Berdine Wife F Jul 1848 52 Pennsylvania
Edward Berdine Son M Apr 1870 30 Illinois
Mabel Berdine Daughter F Feb 1880 20 Illinois
James Long Roomer M 29 Kansas
George W. Berdine is known to have spent some time in both the Leavenworth National Soldiers Home as well as the Ft. Dodge National Soldiers Home. In August of 1901, while home on a "furlough" from the Leavenworth Soldiers Home, G. W. Berdine was interviewed for the local newspaper, THE WICHITA BEACON, edition of August 10, 1901. Among the things he stated were that "'There are three thousand old soldiers in the National Soldiers home near Leavenworth, Kan., and this vast army is under a discipline almost military in it's character,' said G. W. Berdine, an inmate of this home, who is in this city on furlough. 'No veteran who enters is allowed to bring his family within the barracks to reside and the hours when he shall at night are set by regulations of the home. Every morning at 5:30 a cannon is fired as a signal for the men to arise and prepare for breakfast.'...........................At 8:45 p.m. the cannon is fired and all lights are extinguished.....................The inmates go to their meals with military precision.'" He also stated that, "All of the inmates of the home wear uniforms similar to the ones we wore during the Civil war."
George W. Berdine eventually returned home for some time, but in the last days he of life, he decided to go to the National Soldiers home at Ft. Dodge, Kansas. He died there on February 5, 1911. His earthly remains were returned to Wichita, where they were laid in the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
On February 6, 1911, THE WICHITA BEACON carried the following obituary;
"G. W. BERDINE DEAD
Old Resident of Wichita Passes Away In Soldiers Home
G. W. Berdine, a veteran of the Civil War and an old resident of Wichita, died yesterday at the State Soldiers Home at Ft. Dodge. The body arrived in Wichita today at 3:15, accompanied by Mr. Berdine's wife. The funeral services will be held at the Gill mortuary chapel tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock and will be under the auspices of Garfield Post G.A.R., of which Mr. Berdine was a member.
Mr. Berdine was nearly 70 years old. He had lived in Wichita many years. Recently he went to Ft. Dodge with his wife to spend his last days in the State Soldiers' Home."
THE WICHITA DAILY EAGLE newspaper edition of Tuesday, February 7, 1911 carried the following obituary;
"VETERAN GEO. BERDINE DIES AT FORT DODGE
Body Brought to Wichita and Will Be Buried by G. A. R. Today
George W. Berdine, an old soldier and a former resident of Wichita, died Sunday noon at Ft. Dodge, after a week's illness. He was returning to Wichita from a claim on which he had recently proved up on near Coolidge, and had stopped at Ft. Dodge to visit friends. He was nearly 78.
Mr. Berdine came to Wichita about 20 years ago from Illinois, and for a time was engaged in the feed business. About 5 years ago he took a claim in Hamilton county and had lived there most of the time. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Mr. Berdine served through the civil war in the Eighty-sixth Illinois volunteers. He was with General Sherman in the march to Georgia and the sea. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary E. Berdine, a son, E. W. Berdine, a post office employee, and a daughter, Mrs. Mabel Culver, of this city. All were with him at the time of his death.
The body was brought from Ft. Dodge yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at Gill's chapel. Interment will be in Highland cemetery and the G. A. R. will have charge of the services."
At the time of the 1915 Kansas state census, Mary is found living with her daughter, Mabel, and her family in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas;
George Culver M 33 Iowa
Mabel Culver F 33 Illinois
William Culver M 5/12 Kansas
Mary Berdim F 66 Pennsylvania
Mary E. (Frey) Berdine died on December 10, 1929 at Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Her earthly remains were laid beside those of her husband of 42 years in the Highland Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III and Willa, of the Wichita Genalogical Society.
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Berdine family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Corporal George W. Berdine and the Berdine family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any picture of George W. Berdine which may have survived the years, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
George W. Berdine survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During his life, George probably had his picture taken dozens of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of that CDV added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. However, at this point, I would be thrilled just to see some pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even ones of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Corporal GEORGE W. BERDINE, Co. B, 86th Illinois
George W. Berdine was born on March 25, 1836 at Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey. He may be the son of Vincent Berdine, who was born on March 30, 1796, and Louisa (Seiple) Berdine, who was born on March 28, 1807. Vincent died on August 26, 1873 in Peoria County, while Louisa died on February 11, 1887 in Peoria County. Their earthly remains were laid to rest in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
On August 11, 1862, two members of the Berdine family volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Henry, Illinois area of Marshall County, by a man by the name of Elias C. Brearly. George W. Berdine, age 26, volunteered apparently somewhere in Peoria County, while Martin V. Berdine, age 19, volunteered in Henry, Illinois where he resided. At the time he volunteered, George W. Berdine listed his residence as Trivoli, Illinois in Peoria County. The two are thought at this time to be brothers and wanted to serve together. Four days later, another member of the Berdine family from the Trivoli area, Walter J. Berdine, age 19, also thought to be another brother, volunteered somewhere in Peoria to serve in the same company. The two Trivoli Berdines obviously wanted to serve with Martin, even though a company of Trivoli area men was being organized at the same time.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name BERDINE, GEORGE W
Rank CPL Company B Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 26 Height 5' 10 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation MERCHANT
Nativity NJ
Service Record
Joined When AUG 11, 1862 Joined Where PEORIA CO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT BREASLEY Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
Up in Marshall County, when Brearly had about 100 volunteers, he led the Marshall County company into Peoria where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Brearly and 88 of his volunteers, including all three of the Berdines, were mustered into service as Co. B of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Brearly was elected Captain of Co. B. George W. Berdine was elected by the men of Co. B to serve as ______ Corporal.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more to come. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee where they would go into winter camp.
In the late summer and fall of 1863, the men of McCook's Brigade participated in the Campaign for Chattanooga. On September 19, 1863, during the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, Private Martin V. Berdine would be wounded and captured. He would die in a Confederate Prison in November of 1863.
In the Spring of 1864, the men of McCook's Brigade participated in the Atlanta Campaign. In May of 1864, the men of McCook's Brigade the men of the 86th participated in the Battles of Resaca, Georgia and Rome, Georgia, suffering quite a few casualties, but it was on June 27, 1864, that the men of McCook's Brigade suffered the most.
On the morning of June 27, 1864, the men of McCook's Brigade found themselves across from Cheatham Hill on Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. The five Union Regiments of McCook's Brigade were formed in line of battle, one regiment stacked behind the other, the 86th Illinois third in line. It was hoped that this formation would allow the Union Brigade to punch a hole in the Confederate line, each regiment giving some protection to the regiment in back of it. When the signal gun fired, the men of the brigade stepped off and moved down a hill, crossed a small stream and then moved through a wheat field before beginning the climb up Cheatham Hill and the Confederate breastworks toward an angle in the Confederate line that was soon to be called "The Dead Angle." The following assault, which proved to be only partially successful, lasted less than 30 minutes. On the evening of June 27, 1864, Sgt. Levi A. Ross, another member of Co. K, wrote the following of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. "Our forces rushed upon the rebels five lines deep and in fifteen minutes were hurled back, by them, leaving 2500 brave Union Soldiers dead within twenty feet of the Enemy's works. The loss in the 86th was 106 -- in our Brig. over 400. Among the killed in Co. K was our Orderly Sergeant Buchanan, shot in the head and died without speaking.
As the men of McCook's Brigade fell back from the Confedererate fortifications, they were forced to leave most of their dead and wounded behind. A number of men made it to the top of the Confederate fortifications, only to be shot down or taken prisoner. Private Walter J. Berdine was one of these. He made it to the top of the Confederate fortifications, but was wounded and taken prisoner. He survived his wounds and is believed to have spent the remainder of the war in a Confederate Prison. He survived his ordeal in prison, possibly being held at the infamous Andersoville Prison for some time, and returned to his home in Central Illinois.
Corporal George W. Berdine was now the only member of the Berdine family left with the company. For nearly another year the war went on, Corporal Berdine and the men of McCook's Brigade participating in the Battles of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, Jonesboro, Georgia, Averasborough, North Carolina and Bentonville, North Carolina and marched with Sherman on his infamous "March to the Sea."
After the war came to a close, the surviving members of the 86th that were still with McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington City (now D.C.) where they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue on the 2nd day of the Grand Review in May of 1865. The men of were mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 there in Washington and soon were on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. By the end of June of 1865, Corporal George W. Berdine was back with his family in Central Illinois.
George W. Berdine was married to Mary E. Frey on April 7, 1868 in Peoria County, Illinois. Mary was born on July 24, 1848/49 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Samuel Frey and Harriett (__________) Frey. Two children are known to have been born to George and Mary. They are;
1. Edward W. Berdine, born April 3, 1870 in Peoria County, Illinois.
Edward was married to Anna Leora Camp in June 24, 1902 in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Anna was born on Dec 11 1872 in Tama Co., IA and died on Apr 20 1951 in San Diego Co., CA. Her mortal remains were laid laid in the Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS.
Edward and Anna were the parents of;
A. Otis Lyle Berdine, born May 1904 in Sedgwick Co., KS and died in 1924. Otis' mortal remains were laid in the Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS.
B. Vincent Clark Berdine, born Sep 19 1914 in Sedgwick Co., KS. Vincent died on Mar 3 1946 in San Diego Co., CA and his mortal remains were laid in the ______________ Cemetery in Glen Abbey (San Diego, CA?)
Edward W. Berdine died on November 3, 1952 in San Diego, California, but his mortal remains were returned to Kansas where they were laid to rest in the Old Mission Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
2. Harriett Mable Berdine, born February __, 1880/81 in __________, Illinois. Mable was married to ____________ Culver. They resided in Wichita, Kansas for some time. Mary is believed to have had at least two children, including;
A. (Probably) Berdine Culver, born in 1906 and died in 1907. Berdine's mortal remains were laid in the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
B. William Culver, born c. Sep/Nov 1914 in Kansas. This is believed to be our William Culver in Ward 2, Wichita, Wichita City, Sedgwick, Kansas at the time of the 1940 census;
William D Culver Head M 25 Kansas
Desyree Culver Wife F 20 Kansas
Loretta Lee Culver Daughter F 3 Kansas
Sandra Irene Culver Daughter F 1 Kansas
At the time of the 1915 Kansas state census, Mabel and her family are found in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas;
George Culver M 33 Iowa
Mabel Culver F 33 Illinois
William Culver M 5/12 Kansas
Mary Berdim F 66 Pennsylvania
At the time of the 1920 census, Mabel and her family are found residing on South Main Street in Ward 1 of the city of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas;
George E Culver Head M 38 Iowa
Mabel Culver Wife F 38 Illinois
William Culver Son M 5 Kansas
Mary Berdine Mother-in-law F 71 Pennsylvania
At the time of the 1930 census, Mable and her family are found residing at what is identified at 1837 South Water Street in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, where George is a shipping clerk;
George E Culver Head M 48 Iowa
Harriet M Culver Wife F 48 Illinois
William Culver Son M 15 Kansas
Harriet Mabel (Berdine) Culver died on ____________ __, 1942 and her mortal remains were laid in the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. See her Find A Grave Memeorial #23778755.
Now to continue with what we know about George W. Berdine and his family;
At the time of the 1870 census of Peoria, George and Mary are found in Akron Township of Peoria County;
124 Berdine George 35 M W Farmer 500 New Jersey
124 Berdine Mary 22 F W Pennsylvania
124 Berdine Edward 3/12 M W Illinois April
At the time of the 1880 census, George and Mary are found in Compromise, Champaign County, Illinois, where he is farming for a living;
George W. BERDINE, Self Gender: Male Birth: NJ
Mary E. BERDINE, Wife Gender: Female Birth: PA
Edward F. BERDINE, Son Gender: Male Birth: IL
Mable BERDINE, Dau Gender: Female Birth: IL
In 1884, George and Mary moved their family west, where they settled in Sedgwick County, Kansas. They would reside there most of the rest of their lives.
In the 1888 Portrait And Biographical Album of Sedgwick County, Kansas printed by the Chapman Brothers, the following biography is found on Pages 1025 - 1026;
"GEORGE W. BERDINE, the genial and popular proprietor of the Buckeye Hotel at Mt. Hope, migrated to this section of country from Peoria, Ill. He was born on the 25th of March, 1836. He has had some experience in agricultural pursuits, and is a man of good business capacities, public-spirited and liberal, and in all respects a valued member of society.
Vincent and Louise (Seiple) Berdine, the parents of our subject, left their home in New Jersey about 1843, and took up their abode on a tract of land in Trivoli Township, Peoria Co., Ill., where the father occupied himself as a tiller of the soil until resting from his earthly labors, in 1879. The mother survived her husband only eight years, her death taking place in the spring of 1887. Of their nine children the record is as follows: The eldest daughter, Elizabeth, became the wife of James Shearer, and is now a resident of Kansas City, Mo.; Jacob S. is farming in Hancock County, Ill., and John is similarly occupied near Farmington, that State; Vincent is in Brown County, Tex.; George W., of our sketch, was the fourth child; Martin during the late war served as a Union soldier in Company B, 86th Illinois Infantry, and was killed on the battlefield of Chickamauga; Walter J. is a traveling manager for the Rushford wagon-works, at Louisville, Ky., and has his residence in that city; Albert F. resides in Iowa, and Ellen M., in Peoria County, Ill.
Our subject was a lad of seven years when his father's family settled in Peoria County, Ill., where he grew to manhood, and received a common-school education. He came to the Territory of Kansas in 1858, and for four years thereafter was engaged as clerk in a general store at Lawrence, with the exception of six months spent in the mountains on account of his health. After the outbreak of the Rebellion he enlisted, in 1862, in Company B, 86th Illinois Infantry, of which his two brothers, Martin and Walter J., were also members. They participated in the battles of Perryville, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, went all through the Atlanta campaign, and accompanied Gen. Sherman first to Richmond and finally to Washington. Here they were in the grand review, and were mustered out in June, 1865, our subject having been promoted to Corporal and carried the colors of his regiment during the last two years.
Upon his return from the army Mr. Berdine resumed farming in Peoria County, Ill., and subsequently became the owner of eighty acres in Champaign County, Ill., and resided there seven years. In June, 1884, he sold out and removed to Sedgwick County, Kan. His first purchase here was a quarter-section in Sherman Township, which he traded later for his hotel property, and to the latter has since given his time and attention.
Our subject, while a resident of Illinois, was united in marriage with Miss Mary, daughter of Samuel and Harriet (Frey) Frey, the wedding taking place at the home of the bride, April 3, 1868. Mrs. Berdine was born July 24, 1849, in Huntingdon County, Pa., and was the fourth of eight children born to her parents. Her brother William died when about thirty-three or thirty-four years of age; Almira is the wife of John Adams, and resides in Iowa; Hattie, Mrs. O. P. Sweet, is a resident of Boston, Mass.; David lives in Buffalo, N. Y.; Priscilla became the wife of Arthur Barber, of Carthage, Mo.; Anna, Mrs. Allen Canada, and Ella, Mrs. Isaac Canada, are residents of Jerseyville, Ill. Mrs. Berdine is a very pleasant and intelligent lady, and an expert in the manufacture of wax and zephyr flowers.
The two children of our subject and his wife are Edward F., who is eighteen years of age, and Mabe H., who is nine years of age. Mr. Berdine is a Republican politically, and socially, is a member of S. A. Gilbert Post No. 354, G. A. R. He was a charter member of the post at Paxton, Ill., and also assisted in the organization of the Knights of Pythias, Tasmania Lodge No. 120, at Mt. Hope."
At the time of the 1900 census George and his family are found in Precinct 1 Wichita city Ward 3, Sedgwick County, Kansas, where he is a Day Laborer;
G W Berdine Head M Mar 1836 64 New Jersey
Mary Berdine Wife F Jul 1848 52 Pennsylvania
Edward Berdine Son M Apr 1870 30 Illinois
Mabel Berdine Daughter F Feb 1880 20 Illinois
James Long Roomer M 29 Kansas
George W. Berdine is known to have spent some time in both the Leavenworth National Soldiers Home as well as the Ft. Dodge National Soldiers Home. In August of 1901, while home on a "furlough" from the Leavenworth Soldiers Home, G. W. Berdine was interviewed for the local newspaper, THE WICHITA BEACON, edition of August 10, 1901. Among the things he stated were that "'There are three thousand old soldiers in the National Soldiers home near Leavenworth, Kan., and this vast army is under a discipline almost military in it's character,' said G. W. Berdine, an inmate of this home, who is in this city on furlough. 'No veteran who enters is allowed to bring his family within the barracks to reside and the hours when he shall at night are set by regulations of the home. Every morning at 5:30 a cannon is fired as a signal for the men to arise and prepare for breakfast.'...........................At 8:45 p.m. the cannon is fired and all lights are extinguished.....................The inmates go to their meals with military precision.'" He also stated that, "All of the inmates of the home wear uniforms similar to the ones we wore during the Civil war."
George W. Berdine eventually returned home for some time, but in the last days he of life, he decided to go to the National Soldiers home at Ft. Dodge, Kansas. He died there on February 5, 1911. His earthly remains were returned to Wichita, where they were laid in the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
On February 6, 1911, THE WICHITA BEACON carried the following obituary;
"G. W. BERDINE DEAD
Old Resident of Wichita Passes Away In Soldiers Home
G. W. Berdine, a veteran of the Civil War and an old resident of Wichita, died yesterday at the State Soldiers Home at Ft. Dodge. The body arrived in Wichita today at 3:15, accompanied by Mr. Berdine's wife. The funeral services will be held at the Gill mortuary chapel tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock and will be under the auspices of Garfield Post G.A.R., of which Mr. Berdine was a member.
Mr. Berdine was nearly 70 years old. He had lived in Wichita many years. Recently he went to Ft. Dodge with his wife to spend his last days in the State Soldiers' Home."
THE WICHITA DAILY EAGLE newspaper edition of Tuesday, February 7, 1911 carried the following obituary;
"VETERAN GEO. BERDINE DIES AT FORT DODGE
Body Brought to Wichita and Will Be Buried by G. A. R. Today
George W. Berdine, an old soldier and a former resident of Wichita, died Sunday noon at Ft. Dodge, after a week's illness. He was returning to Wichita from a claim on which he had recently proved up on near Coolidge, and had stopped at Ft. Dodge to visit friends. He was nearly 78.
Mr. Berdine came to Wichita about 20 years ago from Illinois, and for a time was engaged in the feed business. About 5 years ago he took a claim in Hamilton county and had lived there most of the time. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Mr. Berdine served through the civil war in the Eighty-sixth Illinois volunteers. He was with General Sherman in the march to Georgia and the sea. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary E. Berdine, a son, E. W. Berdine, a post office employee, and a daughter, Mrs. Mabel Culver, of this city. All were with him at the time of his death.
The body was brought from Ft. Dodge yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at Gill's chapel. Interment will be in Highland cemetery and the G. A. R. will have charge of the services."
At the time of the 1915 Kansas state census, Mary is found living with her daughter, Mabel, and her family in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas;
George Culver M 33 Iowa
Mabel Culver F 33 Illinois
William Culver M 5/12 Kansas
Mary Berdim F 66 Pennsylvania
Mary E. (Frey) Berdine died on December 10, 1929 at Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Her earthly remains were laid beside those of her husband of 42 years in the Highland Cemetery.
by Baxter B. Fite III and Willa, of the Wichita Genalogical Society.
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Berdine family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Corporal George W. Berdine and the Berdine family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any picture of George W. Berdine which may have survived the years, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
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