Burkholder - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Commadore D. Burkholder-Sarah C. Martin

1_pbersie — 2012-05-23 22:50:03Z

This is ten years past date of your inquiry, but hope it's helpful. I am a G-granddaughter of Commodore D. Burkholder. I don't have my records handy but will share a few facts. He and and Sarah Martin were divorced about 1920 and he died in Los Angeles in about 1938. Sarah lived in Long Beach, California before her passing. She used to host Sunday dinners for her children and grandchildren. Her and Commodore's children included her sons, Carl and Frank, and her daughter, Ada. At one time Sarah operated a small hotel in Lund, Utah on the Union Pacific Railroad line. And she resided in Idaho for a short while.

1828 marriage of Samuel Burkholder of Cumberland county, Pa.

midge1249 — 2012-05-01 20:39:51Z

MARRIED - In this borough, on Tuesday last, by the Rev. H.l. Shaffner, Mr. Samuel Burkholder, of Cumberland county, to MRS. Barbara Ebersole, of Donegal Township.
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From the Marietta Pioneer of Friday November 14, 1828

Burkholders in Brecknock, Lancaster Co PA 1790's

ArmentGen — 2012-04-27 22:47:32Z

I'm currently research Burkholders who lived in Brecknock, Lancaster Co PA in the 1790's, looking for a possible father to an ancestor. Does anyone happen to have info about these Burkholders? An ancestor of mine, Anna Burckholder married a Daniel Merckle in 1793 in Exeter Twp., Berks Co PA. The marriage record indicates she was from Brecknock. It could be she was from Brecknock, Berks Co, but there are no Burkholders in Berks Co in 1790, only Lancaster. I've written down Burkholders that lived in Brecknock, Lancaster Co in 1790 and have one name, John. Others who lived close to Brecknock is: George, Henry, John, & Martin, all of whom lived in the Cocalico area. But the record said Brecknock, so I'm leaning towards John. Anna was born about 1765. First son born to her & Daniel they named John. Second son/next child was Henry. The Markleys (common and modern spelling) were mostly Reformed. Can anyone help?

Re: Jesse Burkholder b Franklin Cty PA, at Lurgan with parents David and Mary 1880 census

trongra36 — 2012-04-21 21:00:52Z

The postings at this site contain everything I have, I am sorry to say. My sister-in-law passed away but I can ask the daughters if her genealogy was kept. Cordially, Grace

Re: Jesse Burkholder b Franklin Cty PA, at Lurgan with parents David and Mary 1880 census

trongra36 — 2012-04-19 05:23:10Z

My recently acquired email is trongra36@hotmail.com; another of his relatives contacted me some time ago so I filed the materials away. Please give me a couple days to figure out which file, I mean pile, I have it in! Cordially Grace

Re: Jesse Burkholder b Franklin Cty PA, at Lurgan with parents David and Mary 1880 census

nbeth56sing — 2012-04-19 00:10:29Z

I believe I found some relations here......Jesse was the brother of my 2nd Great Grandfather Albert Burkholder. The information listed on this board is very interesting and I would love to know more if any further information is available. I am not sure if you are still on Ancestry, but if you are I would like to contact you on the side. I would also be interested in any copies of letters that you mention you have to show my mother, who would be Albert's Great Granddaughter, David and Mary's 2nd Great Granddaughter. Please let me know. Katie in PA!

Re: 1823 Ontario Marriage

robertshields901 — 2012-03-05 12:16:05Z

thanks for being so quick-will search elsewhere

Re: 1823 Ontario Marriage

FredBlair0 — 2012-03-05 11:58:21Z

Sorry, I have no information on the descendants of the Beasleys. I am not related and my research is on the militia veterans of the War of 1812 living in the Hamilton area. Please let me know if you are interested in those generations.
Colonel Richard George Beasley (1761-1842)
Henry Beasley (1793-1859)
David Beasley (1797-1849)

Re: 1823 Ontario Marriage

robertshields901 — 2012-03-05 10:44:13Z

Harry Burkholder Beasley (1892-1972)married Gertrude Keating(1893-1963) and they had a daughter Gladwyn Helen Beasley (only reference I can find is mention of her in divorce petition in 1930). Gertrude then married a relative of mine William Loutit Sclater

Do you have any information on Gladwyn Helen?

Mary Frances Dixie Burkholder,age, 87, Born in Chattanooga, TN,daughter of , Roy A. Jones, Sr.&. Janie (Blalock) Jones.

KENNELLYMARKA — 2012-01-02 05:10:13Z

Mary Frances Burkholder
Mary Frances Dixie Burkholder, 87, of Allentown,PA,
died December 25, 2011 in the Devon House, Allentown. She was the wife of the late Carl G. Burkholder and the late Donald C. MacLeod. She worked at the Allentown Public Library from 1984 until retiring and was the Corporate Secretary of Burkholders Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. in Emmaus from 1960 until retiring. Born in Chattanooga, TN, she was the daughter of the late Roy A. Jones, Sr. and the late Janie (Blalock) Jones. She was a member of Emmaus Moravian Church. She attended the University of Chattanooga. Survivors: Son, Robert C. Burkholder and his wife Marissa of Macungie; daughter, Donna B. wife of Joseph Potts of Radnor, PA; grandchildren, Joseph, John and his wife Sara, Juliana, Shannon, Tyler and Richard; and companion, William Moening of Emmaus. She was predeceased by a brother, Roy A. Jones, Jr. Services: Funeral service will be held on Thursday, at 11 a.m. at the J. S. Burkholder Funeral Home, 16th and Hamilton Streets, Allentown. Call Thursday, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Contributions: May be made in her memory to the Allentown Public Library, 1210 W. Hamilton St., Allentown, PA 18102 or to Emmaus Moravian Church, 146 Main St., Emmaus, PA 18049. Arrangements by the J. S. Burkholder Funeral Home, Allentown.PA,
( in Morning Call on December 27, 2011 ).

Emmaus Moravian Church, "

Jacob Burkholder m 1853 Darke Co. Ohio Susan McWithy

barbsnow — 2011-12-31 15:10:24Z

I am trying to place the Jacob Burkholder who married Susan McWithy in Darke Co. Ohio (6 Feb 1853). The marriage was solemnized by H.M. Shaffer D.V.M.

1842 marriage of Matilda Burkholder of Mifflin county, Pa.

midge1249 — 2011-10-04 22:55:31Z

MARRIED - On Thursday, the 21st ult., by the Rev. S.P. Lilley, Mr. HENRY BOOK, to Miss MATILDA BURKHOLDER, all of Derry township.

From the Lewistown Republican of Wednesday, May 4, 1842.

Lorne Burkholder born Toronto Ontario (1904/05)

1_lisadj — 2011-09-01 02:15:06Z

Resided in Copper Cliff Ontario (1936/38) Residence listed as 9 Succo Street. Seeking connections with his children or other relatives.

Re: Burkholders: PA, OH, IN

4kittens — 2011-08-10 20:30:22Z

i would be most interested in any information on Barbara Burkholder wife of John Hively. John's death shows:Death of Joseph Hively, Oct 27, 1913 Richland Twnshp 69 yr, 5 mos, 36 days, father John b. OH; mother Barbara Burkholder b. OH; buried South Park Cemetery. Per Smith Funeral records: Sophia Hively ordered the funeral. Joseph died of Bright's disease.
i believe the following is true:
Joseph Hammond was the son of John Hively and Barbara Burkholder. Some sources show that Jacob Hammond (aka Joseph Hively) was born in Michigan. However, the 1910 Cass Co IN Miami Township census shows the parents of Cleve Hammond were born in PA,and the 1900 census of Chester Twp, Wabash County shows the parents of Cleve Hammond and his sister Lillian were born in Ohio.

Lottie Burkholder

Hansell2011 — 2011-08-01 16:07:22Z

I have attached a picture of Lottie Burkholder (b. Regina L Burkholder abt 1887, daughter of James Burkholder and Jane Anderson). Lottie was born near Elora Ontario and lived most of her life in Hamilton Ontario.

Does anyone know anything about this picture (in particular who the gentleman in the picture is).

Thanks.

Florence Burkholder

sjambrose642 — 2011-07-11 04:29:14Z

I found this listed in a small notepad my grandma kept of events. She lived in Akron, Ohio area.

Married
Florence Burkholder and Henery Blough 19 of June 1921

Hope this helps someone

BURKHOLDER Richard R. Ohio

Lace_Lynch — 2011-06-25 02:04:35Z

BURKHOLDER Richard R. Burkholder, age 88, passed away June 22, 2011. He was born and raised in Mansfield, OHIO, where he still enjoys many friends.

He was the son of the late Ruth and Roy Burkholder, a tool and dye maker at the Westinghouse plant.
He was All State Basketball player at Mansfield High School in '41, where he also starred in cross country and baseball. He was also the president of his senior class.
He attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated in 1947, after he returned from the service.
He received his MBA from the University of Michigan in 1949

Richard served in WWII from January 1944 to October 1945. He was First Lieutenant United States Air Force. He was a B-24 Pilot, 15th AAF, 98th Bomber Group, 343rd Bomber Squadron. He flew a plane named "Happy" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Richard was stationed in the European Theatre and flew missions primarily in Italy, Romania and Southern Germany. He had over 50 missions total, including 5 "lone wolf" missions. He was awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross for landing his B-24 after sustaining heavy flak damage on a remote air strip just south of the Italian Alps. He was also awarded multiple Oak Clusters for outstanding flying; he never had a "turnback".

Richard married Carol Hosler February 11, 1950. They raised their three children together
Richard started working at the old Westinghouse Electric Company as Advertising Manager for Refrigeration Units in 1950. He founded Burkholder Flint Advertising with his partner Herb Flint in 1959. The company is still in business today under the leadership of Bob Wiseman. He was a wonderful and engaged advertising man.
He was President of Columbus Sales Executive Club in 1970-71. He also served as President of National Advertising Agency Network and served on the Board of Columbus Ad Club and the Columbus Zoo. He was a member of Brookside Country Club from 1960's to 2011. He enjoyed playing golf with family and friends.
Richard was also a Member of First Community Church for more than 50 years where he and his wife Carol taught Sunday school.

Richard was preceded in death by his wife Carol Burkholder. parents Roy and Ruth Burkholder. sisters Martha Gertel and Marguerite Burkholder.

He is survived by children, Amy (Keith) Fleming of Pittsburgh, PA, Bruce (Toni) Burkholder of Dublin, OHIO, and Alan (Patti) Burkholder of Cota de Casa, CA; brother-in-law, Richard (Martha) Hosler, ten grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at First Community Church, 1320 Cambridge Blvd., Columbus, OH 43212. Rev. Deborah Lindsay officiating. Contributions in Richard's memory may be made to the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital, 1480 West Lane Avenue, Columbus, OH 43221.
Visit www.schoedinger.com to share a favorite memory of Richard. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST CHAPEL, (614) 457-5481.

Richland

Re: Burkholder in Ontario, Canada and Rochester, NY

revjeff1963 — 2011-04-24 21:24:40Z

Hello. I would be interested in exchanging material you would have on the Hooey Family. Although noy related, I have researched this family for a friend and have quite an extensive family compiled. Perhaps we can get together and share our material. Jeff revjeff@tnt21.com

David K. Burkholder

C1Roth — 2011-04-23 17:06:31Z

Does any one by any chance have a picture of David K. Burkholder, who was a Sheriff in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ?

BURKHOLDER John H. 1927-2011 Ohio

Lace_Lynch — 2011-03-28 13:58:41Z

ONTARIO: John H. Burkholder, 84, of Ontario, Ohio died Saturday, March 26, 2011, at MedCentral Mansfield Hospital, Mansfield, Ohio.

Born January 19, 1927, in Pavonia, Ohio,(Richland County) he was the son of Clinton and Marjorie (Doolittle) Burkholder.
He joined the United States Navy at the age of 17, serving in Guam in the fleet hospital during World War II.

He transferred to inactive reserve in 1947 and worked for a time at Sears in Mansfield.
After going back to active duty in 1953, he served in the Southeastern United States and the Panama Canal. John also served one year during the Vietnam War from 1969-1970. He finished his active Navy duty and retired in Warminster, PA in August 1971.
He returned to Mansfield, Ohio and spent the remainder of his working years at Mansfield General Hospital as the Purchasing Director.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Eleanor (Damoff) Burkholder; his children, John A. (Barbara) Burkholder of Long Beach, CA, Steven N. (Wendy) Burkholder of Middletown , CT, Diane (David) Peck of Tallapoosa, GA and Mary Burkholder of Annapolis, MD; four grandchildren, Paul Burkholder, Joseph Burkholder, Nora Peck and Erica Rayack; and a brother, Don Burkholder of Columbus, OHIO.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at the Ontario Home of Wappner Funeral Directors, 100 S. Lexington-Springmill Road, Mansfield, Ohio conducted by Rev. Don Holzapple.
Burial will follow in Pavonia Cemetery.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services, from 1:00-2:00 p.m., at the funeral home on Wednesday.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, 875 N. Randolph St., Suite 225, Arlington, VA 22203 or to a charity of the donor's choice. Online guest registry at www.wappner.com

Published in the News Journal on March 28, 2011

Dorothy Jane (Sheaffer) Burkholder, 86,daughter of the late Samuel and Cora (Waid) Sheaffer.

KENNELLYMARKA — 2011-03-26 22:37:22Z

Dorothy Jane (Sheaffer) Burkholder, 86, of Denver entered into rest at her home on Thursday, March 24, 2011.
Born in East Earl, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Cora (Waid) Sheaffer. She was the wife of the late William K. Burk-holder. They were married 40 years before his death in 1981.

A homemaker, she was a member of Springville Mennonite Church.

Surviving are two sons, Donald S., husband of Lena Mae (Zimmerman) Burk-holder of Stevens, and Ervin S., husband of Anna Ruth (Musser) Burkholder of Denver; three daughters: Grace Ann, wife of Irvin Ray Musser of Womelsdorf; Fay, wife of Marvin N. Sauder of Reinholds; and Ruth S., wife of Earl H. Wenger of New Holland; 19 grandchildren; 66 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and a stepbrother, Ernest, husband of Shirley Sheaffer of Bowmansville.

Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, Glen S., husband of L. Irene (Musser) Burkholder of Stevens, and Harold S. Burk-holder, an infant son. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, David and Arthur Sheaffer; her sister, Arlene Weber, a grandchild and two great-grandchild-ren.

A viewing will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, at Farm Crest Chapel at Fairmount Homes, 1100 Farm Crest Drive, Ephrata. Funeral services will be held at 9:15 a.m. on Monday, March 28, 2011, at the Farm Crest Chapel with further services at 10 a.m. from the Springville Mennonite Church, with Bishop Lester B. Martin officiating. Interment will be in the adjoining church cemetery.

Kindly omit flowers.

Arrangements by Roseboro Stradling Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc., Denver.

(in Reading Eagle on March 26, 2011 ).

Springville Mennonite Church, "

Re: Burkholder DNA testing ... to see if we all connect!

elissaburkholder84 — 2011-02-27 05:14:45Z

dear ruth: first let me apologize for not sending the money for the reports. I hav been diagnosed with breast cancer and have spent the last 6 months in a virtual hell.
anyway, send me the amt. and the check will go out.
secondly, i think my dad robert c. burkholder, who is 86 will do the dna test. Email me at elissabeam@yahoo.com so we can figure that part out. My 88 year old grandfather just got back from a trip to switzerland to see the old burkholder place and it still stands. He has photos.
thanks, melissa

Re: Jacob Burkholder, Margaret Jane Smith, Sowilla A. Myers - VA, OH

genianiswender — 2011-02-26 16:26:05Z

Hey I just recieved pictures of Jacob Burkholder and Margaret Jane Smith Burkholder email me at sgberry101@msn.com and I will send them to you. Genia

Re: Burkholder testing request - linked to Cohamin?

michaelclarke100 — 2011-02-20 20:32:49Z

My haplogroup is K1a1b1a.

The maternal line is as follows:
Mary Carol Holland 1927-1988 (USA)
Mary St. Claire Tinsley 1895-1981 (USA)
Laura Tinsley 1869-1957 (USA)
Luisa Susan Skaggs 1838 (W. Virginia) - 1870 (Illinois)
Mary Polly Ellis 1805-? (W. Virginia)
Elizabeth Longenacre ?-1825 (W.Virginia)
Sybilla ? Likely born in Pennsylvania, probably died around 1825 in West Virginia

BURKHOLDER Larry G - Vietnam Wall section 17W

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2011-02-17 11:10:18Z

BURKHOLDER Larry G - Vietnam Wall section 17W

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 219,139 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Re: Burkholder testing request - linked to Cohamin?

waynekauffman10 — 2011-02-07 00:21:30Z

We have just started gathering mtDNA information from tested individuals who have Anabaptist ancestors. In general mtDNA is useful for providing DEEP ancestral information. Due to the wide diversity of mtDNA results it will take a much larger set of tested individuals with exceptional paper trails for mtDNA results to be useful for establishing matches within the last 500 years. Even for individuals who completely sequence their mtDNA a perfect match will be difficult to work with due to the lack of maternal lineage documentation.

e-mail off list with your mtDNA haplogroup and maternal line and I'll see if it matches anything in the current set of data. Sybilla is a rather unique name and she is not presently defined in the data set. wkauffman --(at)-- yahoo -----(dot)----- com

Re: Burkholder testing request - linked to Cohamin?

michaelclarke100 — 2011-02-06 22:26:07Z

Fascinating.

I seem to be related to someone who probably left the Langau area in the early 1700's Palatine emmigration. I have traced back to a woman named Sybilla, married to Jacob Longanacre in the mid 1700's in Pennsylvania or Virginia. Jacob comes from a Mennonite family. My mtDNA seems comes from her, but I have hit a wall in my attempts to trace her origins. Here's my mtDNA;
16224C, 16234T, 16311C, 16519C
73G, 114T, 263G, 315.1C, 497T

I'd very much appreciate any leads to these origins.

Mike

1823 Ontario Marriage

FredBlair0 — 2010-12-31 14:57:52Z

Henry Beasley (1793-1859), the son of Col. Richard Beasley and Henrietta Springer, married Sophia Burkholder in 1823. The Beasleys were living in the area of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada during the War of 1812. I am researching the Beasley family history.

Re: Susanna Burkholder/Stouffer

nratc — 2010-12-06 12:09:16Z

Thanks for the tip Ruth. Sad to say research info is limited in this case. All the court house records in Franklin Co were destroyed when the Confederates sacked and burned it in the Civil War. I;m still plugging along.....maybe some day I can make a trip back there.
Jim

DNA Genealogy - Burkholder family project

mamaburk — 2010-12-06 05:19:58Z

There is a Burkholder / Burkhalter family project taking place through FamilyTreeDNA and we would like to invite men who carry the Burkholder / Burkhalter name to participate. This company has a holiday special on right now ... What a great Christmas Present for that hard to buy for man! Check it out at www.familytreedna.com Contact me through the message service for more information.

Re: Susanna Burkholder/Stouffer

mamaburk — 2010-12-06 05:12:07Z

So, Jim, have you checked out Franklin county PA? What Burkholder families were there in 1820? Did any of the men who were there at that time die there later and leave a will naming your Christian? You need to do some further digging, or find someone who will do it for you. The book is only a place to start.

Ruth

Re: Susanna Burkholder/Stouffer

nratc — 2010-12-06 01:47:15Z

I have read that book. Didn't really help much. I have a gut feeling that Abraham was somehow related to my gr gr grandfather Christian b 1820 in Chambersburg.

Thanks
Jim

Re: Burkholder of Botetourt County, VA

NannetteStroehle — 2010-11-17 22:35:26Z

Hello Melissa,

I would really like to get that information. Would you please email me the information to get this report at: nannette@sitestar.net.

I am following my Burkholder/Burkhalter line and believe that we're in there SOMEWHERE! :)

Thanks.

Re: Burkholder DNA testing ... to see if we all connect!

jabdd — 2010-09-07 20:02:19Z

Guess we had the same idea, Ruth. Ha!

Re: Burkholder DNA testing ... to see if we all connect!

Sberry221 — 2010-09-05 21:38:48Z

My father was a Burkholder from Clearfield Pa. My brother is still alive. I'm interested having his DNA tested.

Burkholder DNA testing ... to see if we all connect!

mamaburk — 2010-09-03 14:53:30Z

Hello, Burkholder descendants ... I just want to tell you about an interesting project I have become involved with and hope that you or someone you know will also consider participating in it.

I was contacted and asked to be "the genealogist" for a Burkholder Family DNA Project that is hosted on Family Tree DNA https://www.familytreedna.com/ by a gentleman named Wayne Kauffman, who has Burkholder Family connections. The project has met an initial goal of investigating whether there is a single line for Burkhalter/Burkholders and is now moving into investigating, confirming or clarifying the family relationships surrounding the early American Burkhalter/Burkholder immigrants.

The Burkholder males who have been tested seem to come from a variety of lines but so far they are going back to just a couple of common immigrant ancestors. We are looking at broadening, from the various known strains of Burkholder family, the number of tested immigrant descendant lines.

At this time, it is direct line Burkholder males, who carry the surname, which are testing. It is a simple matter to get a test kit and send off the swab that is used. Note that the price of the 37 marker y-DNA test can be shared among members of a family to assist getting someone in your line tested.

I am looking to encourage you or one of your Burkholder male relatives to help us further our knowledge of the origins of our Burkholder families.

For more info contact me at ruth.burk[at]sympatico[dot]ca

Re: Burkholder in Ontario, Canada and Rochester, NY

helencollins502 — 2010-08-11 21:18:10Z

Hi:
I can try to help you as much as I can. I spend little time on the computer at this time as my husband is very ill and his care requires a great deal of time.
helen

Re: Burkholder in Ontario, Canada and Rochester, NY

harperscabin — 2010-08-11 19:01:40Z

Hello Carol,

I found your posting from about 5 years ago stating that you had research the Elizabeth Duncan line. I am a decendent from her marriage to Jacob Anson Burkholder. Would you be willing to help me out? I'd be happy to share some photos that I have of Elizabeth.

Many thanks, Helene Harper, Stuttgart, Germany

Re: Burkholder of Botetourt County, VA

waynekauffman10 — 2010-04-21 16:02:11Z

contact me off-list and I will provide you a status update on the project wkauffman( - at - ) yahoo <- dot-> com . Four participants at this time with the first 2 results due in the 2nd week of June.

Re: Burkholder of Botetourt County, VA

elissaburkholder84 — 2010-04-21 01:55:30Z

there is a historian in Canada who has a complete report from the Burkholder reunions from 1926-1939. It is remarkable and complete. There is an association and you can go to Burkholder Association and go from there. If you send me your regular email address I will send you the info from the Canadian Burkholder researcher, so you can order the report. Thanks, Melissa Burkholder

Re: Burkholder of Botetourt County, VA

ReneaBurkholder27 — 2010-04-20 23:23:43Z

I am also interested in the documentation. Also Wayne - more info about your project. My husband is a VA Burkholder.

Re: Burkholder testing request - linked to Cohamin?

waynekauffman10 — 2010-04-17 20:05:11Z

4 participants are have come forward. Could still use some more to add additional descendant lines and see if there is only a single source for the Burkhalter/Burkholder surname.

Really interested if you don't think you descend from
Casper Burkhalter m. Barbara Schoenberger marriage record from Langnau Church in Canton Berne Switzerland. They were married before 11-Jul-1555.

Re: Burkholder of Botetourt County, VA

waynekauffman10 — 2010-04-17 19:54:41Z

I'm interested. That would be good background information for the yDNA effort at FamilyTreeDNA.com I currently have 4 Burkholder's signed up and need some representatives from the "Va" line.

Re: Burkholder of Botetourt County, VA

elissaburkholder84 — 2010-04-08 02:42:16Z

there is a very well done Burkholder family report available that is ased on the incredible research carried out by the historians present at the Burkholder Family Reunions that took place between 1926-1939. THIS REPORT IS
so well done and complete and I can tell you how to get it if you are interested. Thanks, Melissa Burkholder

Burkholder testing request - linked to Cohamin?

waynekauffman10 — 2010-03-23 01:03:41Z

Over the last couple of days an interesting discovery has been made with a surname that some of us normally associate as being Mennonite. Early last week a male Burkholder – Mennonite ancestry is not yet known - joined the 23andMe based project. Analysis of his results showed that was distantly related to a number of the existing project members one of which who had a Burkholder ancestor in their family tree.

Further analysis of the Burkholder y-chromosome DNA results determined that he had a unique value for one of the DNA bases (SNPs) that had only been found in one other individual. This result was reported to a number of additional individuals within the genetic genealogy community who then made the link, via other test results, to a new Jewish Cohane project. Last night an individual was identified within this project as having the same SNP result as Burkholder. Not only may this SNP define a signature for a group of ancient Jewish priests but it may also provide evidence that some Anabaptists have ancient Jewish roots! Over the next couple of weeks FamilyTreeDNA.com will be making available a new DNA test that will allow for broader testing which will better define the situation.

At this time we have no additional Burkholder participants in any of the DNA projects at FamilyTreeDNA or at 23andMe.

I would like to locate and discuss with interested male Burkholder's the testing options that they could particpate in as part of this surname genealogical research effort.

contact me off-list for details wkauffman(---at---)g m a i l (dot) c o m

Re: Christianna Burkholder

elissaburkholder84 — 2010-03-21 19:54:06Z

ok...did you just respond from canada? Thanks! Melissa

Re: Christianna Burkholder

mamaburk — 2010-03-21 19:05:00Z

Actually, I have some copies reproduced and bound. I will email you with details.

Re: Burkholder of Botetourt County, VA

elissaburkholder84 — 2010-03-21 18:56:53Z

Hi there. Do you y any chance have copies of any of the Burkholder family union reports from the 20's-30's?
Thanks. Melissa

Re: Anna H. Burkholder

elissaburkholder84 — 2010-03-21 18:53:39Z

Hi there. I know this response from you is many years old, but if you get this, could I get copies of the reuion reports (I will send you xeroxing charges)? Thanks, Melissa Burkholder

Re: Christianna Burkholder

elissaburkholder84 — 2010-03-21 18:50:21Z

hi there. Is there any way to get a copy of the Burkholder Family Reunion Reports issued in the 20's and 30's? Thanks, Melissa Burkholder elissabeam@yahoo.com