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- ELMER ALLEN BURGESS, eldest son of Marcus and Emeline (Sanborn) Burgess, was born 13 April 1878 near Cedar Rapids, Iowa; he died suddenly of heart failure at Yakima, Washington, on 1 December 1936 after recovering from a successful operation for cancer of the bowel. He was buried at Tahoma Cemetery in Yakima, Washington. He married Elsie Ann Spealman 9 November 1902 at the home of her parents near Palco, Kansas. Elsie, daughter of Andrew and Ella (Bentley) Spealman, was born 2 January 1887 at Marysville, Kansas; she passed away 11 November 1967 in a nursing home in Vancouver, Washington. She was buried beside her husband in the Tahoma Cemetery, 14 November. Elmer Burgess was less than 2 years old when he accompanied his parents to Palco, Kansas, located in Walton Township, where he grew to manhood, married, and started his family. In the newspaper announcement of his marriage, the following was said about him: 'The groom has grown up in the West Walton Twp., and in those years has developed a sterling manhood and honorable and upright character that has won him the heartfelt esteem of all who know him. He is one the best young men in the county, a good farmer, and entirely worthy of the prize he has won in a wife.' As for his wife, Elcy grew '... to charming young womanhood in West Walton where her many friends esteem her very highly for her many excellent qualities of heart and mind.' She was born and christened Elcy, but in later years she changed this to Elsie, according to her sister, Mrs. Gladys Johnson. Elmer and Elsie Burgess were united in marriage at high noon. There were about 50 quests present who wished them a long and happy marriage, giving them a varity of interesting wedding gifts. Her parents gave them 'a cow, three feather beds and pillows.' From his parents they received 'three dozen chickens and a pair of pillows.' Other gifts included 'a jug of vinegar, a book edition of the Life of Wm. McKinley, a parlor lamp, salt & pepper shakers, a syrup stand, and a nutmeg grater' to name a few. They continued living on his farm in Walton township until 1912 when they moved to Bovina, Colorado. They established a homestead there, located as follows: W 1/2 Section 32,Twp.6, Range 53 W. Later they moved to the southern part of Washington county, near Shaw, Colorado. In 1926 due to arid land conditions in eastern Colorado, they moved to Wapato, Washington. After Elmer Burgess' death in 1936, Elsie remained in Wapato for several years, at one time operating a store opposite the Wapato public school grounds. There was many family getherings at this place, especially for the holidays --- where there is a lot of memories of cousins playing together. In the early 1950's she sold the store, buying land near Hermiston, Oregon, where two of her children, Mark and Ada, also established homes. In the late 1950's Elsie Burgess was in an auto accident which caused limitations in her movements; hence the remainder of her years were spent primarily with her two youngest children and finally in 1961 she was admitted to a nursing hime in Vancouver where she quietly died after experiencing several strokes. CHILDREN: i. Norman Raymond Burgess, b. 19 June 1903 at Palco, KS ii. Hazel Irene, b. 27 December 1904 at Palco, KS iii. Nelson Perry, b. 8 March 1906 at Palco, KS iv. Ella Albertina, b. 12 October 1907 at Palco; d. 1 October 1915 at Shaw, Colorado of Bright's Disease v. Ray Wilson, b. 3 August 1910 at Palco, KS vi. Edna Mae, b. 6 August 1913 at Bovina, CO ** vii. Roy Woodrow, b. 22 November 1914 at Bovina, CO viii. Marcus Dewey, b. 31 December 1916 at Bovina, CO ix. Emmett Freemont, b. 26 December 1918 at Bovina; d. 1 December 1926 of typhoid at Wapato x. Elbert Arthur, b. 1 October 1920 at Bovina, CO xi. Howard Eugene, b. 26 September 1922 at Shaw, CO xii. Robert Neal, b. 4 August 1924 near Glen, Colorado; d. 2 April 1928 of diptheria at Wapato xiii. Emma Ada, b. 30 January 1927 at Wapato, WA xiv. Charles Richard, b. 16 December 1928 at Wapato, WA
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