William Burg

William Burg, son of Henry and Catharine Burg, of Lower Windsor, was born April 8, 1836, and grew to manhood on the homestead. In 1857 he began for himself on the Ruby farm, on which he resided four years, and then returned to the homestead, where he remained eleven years. In 1870 he bought a farm of 200 acres near East Prospect, put a fine dwelling, bank barn and out buildings, all modern in their plan, and a tenement house, and then went to Marion County, Kas., where he remained eight months, when he returned and resumed farming. He first married Catharine Ruby, who died within a year; his next marriage was to Leah, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Gilbert. This lady also die; the mother of eleven children. Mr. Burg’s third marriage was to Mary, daughter of Henry and Rebecca Gilbert, of East Prospect, and to this union have been born five children. Mr. And Mrs. Burg are members of the Evangelical Church at East Prospect.


Taken from the book, “History of York County, Illustrated 1886” by John Gibson, Historical Editor