in memory of pioneers
gottfried & eliza louisa burow
ARRIVED IN 1857 (Gottfried) & 1867 (louisa)
We have no photograph of Gottfried. This picture of his Civil War pension index card will have to do for now.
Sources of Information for this website article: Family stories and military records give us some insight into Gottfried Burow. However, most of what we know of him is contained in a biography in the Portrait and Biographical Album of Johnson and Pawnee Counties, Nebraska, Chapman Brothers of Chicago, 1889. Presumably the information in this book came from Gottfried himself. When the book came out, he was 60 years old. A year later, he was killed in a tragic accident.
gottfried's story
pomerania
Pomerania is in red.
Gottfried Burow walked this earth for 61 years, from 1829 to 1890.
For the first 27 years of his life, his feet touched the soil of the Province of Pomerania in the Kingdom of Prussia of the German Empire. Pomerania translates to "by the sea," and it is, on the Baltic Sea. It was created in 1815 and lasted until the end of World War 2.
Gottfried's parents, Gottfried, Sr., and “his excellent wife” had also been born in Pomerania. Gottfried the father was a “sturdy, honest, hard-working man, who provided comfortably for his family, and fulfilled life’s duties in a quiet and unobtrusive manner, content to make little stir in the world.”
One Autumn, probably about 1854, both parents died. In the year following, Gottfried and at least one of his brothers, William, emigrated to America. A descendant relates that the family history says there were four brothers total.
For the first 27 years of his life, his feet touched the soil of the Province of Pomerania in the Kingdom of Prussia of the German Empire. Pomerania translates to "by the sea," and it is, on the Baltic Sea. It was created in 1815 and lasted until the end of World War 2.
Gottfried's parents, Gottfried, Sr., and “his excellent wife” had also been born in Pomerania. Gottfried the father was a “sturdy, honest, hard-working man, who provided comfortably for his family, and fulfilled life’s duties in a quiet and unobtrusive manner, content to make little stir in the world.”
One Autumn, probably about 1854, both parents died. In the year following, Gottfried and at least one of his brothers, William, emigrated to America. A descendant relates that the family history says there were four brothers total.
The Province of Pomerania in a German map.
to.....wisconsin!
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It was about 1855. Gottfried tried farming in Jefferson County, Wisconsin for two years. First migration to Wisconsin is not an unusual path for those coming to southeast Nebraska.
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An 1855 map of Wisconsin from the Library of Congress
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to nebraska, his home
for the rest of his life
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It was 1857. Nebraska Territory was only three years old. The first settlers had come to Table Rock in 1856, and those were only a few.
Gottfried Burow was at first a man of few means. He and his brother William took up farming on some government land, most of which was prairie. As to Gottfried, “He turned the first furrow himself.” He put up buildings and planted fruit and shade trees. |
The Nebraska and Kansas Territories, an 1857 map
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In the Chapman book, written in 1889, Gottfried told many stories of the pioneer days. For example,
The first grain which he raised was transported to Nebraska City, the nearest market, and he was obliged to repair to Brownville for groceries, a journey occupying from two to eight days. |
Later in the Chapman book's entry about Gottfried, an apparently-connected story was related:
“Shortly after his first settlement, he purchased of a friend yoke of cattle for $100 on time. These he employed in transporting produce to Nebraska City. |
This passage is rather ambiguous as to time. It talks of events "shortly after his first settlement," prior to the Civil War, then mentions that the grasshopper plagues came on the heels of those events -- but the grasshopper plagues were not until the 1870s. These events were all a matter of history in 1889, when the book was written, so the ambiguity could have been created simply by the author of the biography using some inappropriate linking words.
the civil war -- the 13th kansas infantry
Then came the Civil War. Territorial residents were not legally required to serve but he felt it necessary. In August 1862, he became a private in Company E of the 13th Kansas Infantry.
The Chapman book related his account of his war service:
The Chapman book related his account of his war service:
He was assigned to the army doing duty along the Arkansas River, meeting the enemy at Prairie Grove, Van Buren, and Ft. Smith. |
According to the famous Dyer Compendium of the Civil War, the 13th Kansas Infantry was organized at Atchison and mustered into service on September 20, 1862. It was part of the Army of the Frontier.
Action at Newtonia, Mo., September 29, 1862. Occupation of Newtonia October 4. |
Dyer gives the following list of actions in service by the 13th Kansas: "Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 19 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 106 Enlisted men by disease. Total 129."
back from the civil war -- marriage, children, and success
Gottfried returned to Nebraska. He and his brother William took up another 160 acres of land. At that time, he was so poor that “he could not have purchased a box of matches” but he persisted.
Gottfried related additional stories in the Chapman book, which appear to date to after his return from the War given that Blacklaw was then in charge of the mill:
Gottfried related additional stories in the Chapman book, which appear to date to after his return from the War given that Blacklaw was then in charge of the mill:
The nearest mill was Blacklaw’s, eight miles from him, the home of his nearest neighbor, and in order to get there he was obliged to ford the Nemaha, there being no bridge. 
April 22, 1869 article in the Brownville Advertiser citing the building of a bridge over the Nemaha. "The" bridge. This is probably the bridge mentioned by Gottfried.
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With “sturdy perseverance and good management,” he became a successful man. The Chapman biography describes him thus:
From a modest beginning, unassisted, he has accumulated a fine property, being now the owner of 748 acres of valuable land lying on sections 1, 2, and 10, Table Rock precinct. |
a 1917 platt map showing burow property IN NORTHEAST TABLE ROCK PRECINCT, SECTIONS 1, 2, AND 10
Here is a view of Table Rock that would have been familiar to Gottfried when he came to town to trade. It is of the south side of the Square. The picture was probably taken in the 1880s if not earlier. Note the board sidewalks.
marriage to eliza louisa/louise frank
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IIn 1872, Gottfried Burow married Eliza Louisa Frank (1856-1944), also a native of Pomerania. She had come here with her parents in 1867. It seems that she preferred to be called Louisa or Louise rather than her first name, but we leave it here as Eliza, for the most part. The first home of Gottfried and his “estimable” wife was a small log house. They lived there until 1874. They then had built a “a fine, large dwelling, two stories in height, and was at that time considered the finest residence in this part of the county. Such as the nature of its construction, that it still retains its original solidity, being placed on a solid stone foundation, the walls filled in with concrete.”
Gottfried and Eliza had eight children, seven boys and a girl: Ernest E., William, Charles, Minnie, August, George, Gottfred, and Luther. They were very proud of the home in which they raised the children, describing the homeplace: The residence with its surrounding forms one of the most attractive pictures in the landscape of this region. Its surroundings, fruit and shade trees, with the neat and convenience outbuildings, stabling for cattle and horses, the livestock, and the farm machinery, complete the idea of the modern country home. |
Photo 8000, Eliza Louise Burow, from granddaughter Erma Gold Lewellyn
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Gottfried was also proud of some of his other accomplishments.
He erected the first windmill put up “within ten or twelves miles” of Table Rock.
He was a leader in the organization of a school district in which his farm lay, in about 1867. School was conducted in his house for wo years, and he helped with the erection of the first school building.
He served in various local offices; he was never “an office-seeker, but has been willing to do what he could for the good of his community, just as he left his farming business and went to the war from pure patriotism.”
He erected the first windmill put up “within ten or twelves miles” of Table Rock.
He was a leader in the organization of a school district in which his farm lay, in about 1867. School was conducted in his house for wo years, and he helped with the erection of the first school building.
He served in various local offices; he was never “an office-seeker, but has been willing to do what he could for the good of his community, just as he left his farming business and went to the war from pure patriotism.”
The Bush School in country school district 40, would have been the school that Gottfried referred to. Here it is in a circa 1910 photograph that incudes two Burow children, Elmo and Carl. Elmo is the tall blond to the left of the front row, and Carl is the little guy with suspenders in the middle of the front row. They were the children of Gottfried & Eliza's son Charles & his wife Christina. Photo 261.
a tragic death
The CB&Q Depot in Table Rock built in 1871 is the one that Gottfried would have known. It burned down in the early 1890s, It was a busy place, with main lines running both north-siouth and east-west, and maintenance yards for all.
This information comes from Gary Buchholz, a great grandson of Gottfried and Eliza. Gary’s mother Luella Burow Buccholz (1917-1959) was the daughter of Gottfried & Eliza’s son George (1882-1967). Luella had one sibling, an older brother, Virgil (1909-1997).
Gary recalls his Uncle Virgil telling of Gottfried’s tragic death.
Gottfried and his son George (Gary’s grandfather) and some others were down at the Table Rock depot. They needed to get to the east side of the tracks.
A train sat there but did not appear to be hooked up to an engine.
Believing it to be safe to crawl under the train cars, and probably having done so many times before without incident, they commenced to do so.
However, as Gottfried did so, the cars moved, severing his legs, a horrible accident to which George, then a young boy, was witness.
Gary does not recall why the train moved; it may be that an engine backed up or was backing up to the cars and bumped them. Gottfried was “profoundly deaf” and would not have heard either an approaching engine or a warning called out.
Gottfried was 60 when he was killed. Eliza was considerably younger than Gottfried, and was only 34 at the time of his death, a young mother with eight children. The oldest, William, born in 1874, was only 16.
Gary recalls his Uncle Virgil telling of Gottfried’s tragic death.
Gottfried and his son George (Gary’s grandfather) and some others were down at the Table Rock depot. They needed to get to the east side of the tracks.
A train sat there but did not appear to be hooked up to an engine.
Believing it to be safe to crawl under the train cars, and probably having done so many times before without incident, they commenced to do so.
However, as Gottfried did so, the cars moved, severing his legs, a horrible accident to which George, then a young boy, was witness.
Gary does not recall why the train moved; it may be that an engine backed up or was backing up to the cars and bumped them. Gottfried was “profoundly deaf” and would not have heard either an approaching engine or a warning called out.
Gottfried was 60 when he was killed. Eliza was considerably younger than Gottfried, and was only 34 at the time of his death, a young mother with eight children. The oldest, William, born in 1874, was only 16.
the widow moves to town. so does gottfried, ex post facto.....
The Burow home in the winter of 2014. It is the home of Daryl Bucholz, a direct descendant through Eliza's son George.
Gary Buccholz has given a little information about events after Gottfried’s death.
Eliza eventually moved into town in a brick house with a veranda that she had built. A Mr. Pattison built it. The boundaries of the Table Rock Public Square Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, were gerrymandered in order to include that house. Gary lives there now, and says that the house has never left the family.
Note that the application for the National Historic Register gives as a history of the house that it was built in 1908 by John Pattison and sold in 1909 to Louisa "Brown." Eliza was also known by her middle name of Louise or Louisa. The application was put together with care, but there are errors in it, and this is one. The home was called the Pattison-Burrow home on the application, but it was the home of (Eliza) Louisa Burow, not Burrow and not Brown. Pattison was the builder but Eliza the homeowner.
In any event, it is a lovely home that has been lovingly maintained by the family for over 100 years.
Here is a diagram of the Table Rock Public Square Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places. The Burow home is property # 47 at the far upper left (northwest) of the district.
Eliza eventually moved into town in a brick house with a veranda that she had built. A Mr. Pattison built it. The boundaries of the Table Rock Public Square Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, were gerrymandered in order to include that house. Gary lives there now, and says that the house has never left the family.
Note that the application for the National Historic Register gives as a history of the house that it was built in 1908 by John Pattison and sold in 1909 to Louisa "Brown." Eliza was also known by her middle name of Louise or Louisa. The application was put together with care, but there are errors in it, and this is one. The home was called the Pattison-Burrow home on the application, but it was the home of (Eliza) Louisa Burow, not Burrow and not Brown. Pattison was the builder but Eliza the homeowner.
In any event, it is a lovely home that has been lovingly maintained by the family for over 100 years.
Here is a diagram of the Table Rock Public Square Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places. The Burow home is property # 47 at the far upper left (northwest) of the district.
Photo by Kathy Hoy Eltiste
on Findagrave.com
Gary recalls his Uncle Virgil telling of an incident connected with his great grandmother’s move into town. Gottfried was buried in the St. James Cemetery, off of highways 62 and 105. Eliza bought three plots in the Table Rock Cemetery for her and Gottfried. “I guess she wanted plenty of elbow room.”
The two burial places at the Table Rock Cemetery are spread over the three plots. Eliza had her boys go dig up Gottfried’s body and bring it to the new burial site in Table Rock.
Later, half a century after Gottfried's death, she was laid to rest by his side. It is a beautiful, shady place.
The two burial places at the Table Rock Cemetery are spread over the three plots. Eliza had her boys go dig up Gottfried’s body and bring it to the new burial site in Table Rock.
Later, half a century after Gottfried's death, she was laid to rest by his side. It is a beautiful, shady place.
gottfried & eliza'S children
They had eight children: Ernstina (Tina) Burow Pohlman (1873-1947), William Fredrich Burow (1874-1963), Charles F. Burow (1876-1959), Wilhelmina (Minnie) Burow Gold (1878-1946), August Frederick Burow (1880-1953), George (1882-1967), Godfred Burow (1884-1965), and Luther.
gottfried & eliza's daughter ernstine "tina" burow (1873-1947)
married wilhelm pohlman
"Ernest" is the first of Gottfried & Eliza's children listed in his obituary, but the name is actually Ernstina, according to the Ancestry tree of D_Bradfield_Lecher. According to that tree, Tina married Wilhelm Pohlman (1865-1943) and they had an infant born in 1892 who died the same year, daughter Emilia (1899-1949), and son Elza (1912-1995). Tina is buried in St. James Cemetery, Nemaha County, Nebraska.
GOTTFRIED & ELIZA'S SON william FREDRICH burow (1874-1963)
MARRIED ALVENA JOHNSON
William & Alvena had a son, Hollis (1903-1986), who married Lona Jones (1904-1990).
OBITUARY FROM THE AUGUST 8, 1963 ARGUS
Rites Saturday For W. F. Burow
William F. Burow, 88, died early Wednesday morning at the Gordon Home in Pawnee City, where he had made his home the past two years.
Born at Table Rock November 14, 1874, Mr. Burow farmed northeast of Table Rock until moving into town in 1928. He made his home with his son, Hollis Burow at Pawnee City for about a year after leaving Table Rock. His wife died in 1960.
Funeral services will be held from the Wherry Mortuary in Table Rock Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. with the Rev. Harvey Richardson of the Christian Church officiating. Burial will be made in the Table Rock cemetery.
He is survived by his son, Hollis of Pawnee City; a granddaughter, Peggy Irene Butler of Phoenix, Ariz.; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Fred of Humboldt and George of Table Rock; besides other relatives and friends.
Rites Saturday For W. F. Burow
William F. Burow, 88, died early Wednesday morning at the Gordon Home in Pawnee City, where he had made his home the past two years.
Born at Table Rock November 14, 1874, Mr. Burow farmed northeast of Table Rock until moving into town in 1928. He made his home with his son, Hollis Burow at Pawnee City for about a year after leaving Table Rock. His wife died in 1960.
Funeral services will be held from the Wherry Mortuary in Table Rock Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. with the Rev. Harvey Richardson of the Christian Church officiating. Burial will be made in the Table Rock cemetery.
He is survived by his son, Hollis of Pawnee City; a granddaughter, Peggy Irene Butler of Phoenix, Ariz.; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Fred of Humboldt and George of Table Rock; besides other relatives and friends.
GOTTFRIED & ELIZA'S SON charles burow (1876-1959)
MARRIED christina FRANK
Charles, who went by Charlie, married Christina Frank. There are many many many family photographs, mostly from the 1930s and 1940s, shared by great grandchildren Gary and Terry Frank (grandchildren of their son Elmo, and children of Elmo's daughter Delores) many still to be posted to this website.
Charlie Burow with grandchildren Keith & Delores Frank, who were the children of Charley's son Elmo Burow. This is in his yard. He and wife Louisa always cultivated a huge number of flowers. Photo 4315, shared by Gary & Terry Frank.
Photo 4311, shared by Gary & Terry Frank. This was taken at Easter 1936: Christina & Charley Burow (center) with their two sons and their wives. Left are Enid & Carl Burow, and right are Elmo & Neva Burow.
Christina & Charley Burow. Photo 4734, shared by great grandsons Gary & Terry Frank
Photo 3747, shared by Gary & Terry Frank. All in the picture are Burows: Keith, Neva, Elmo, Charley, Delores, Carl, and Carl's wife Enid. The little girl in front is Shirley. Keith, Delores, and Shirley were the children of Elmo & Neva.
Photo 3769, shared by Gary & Terry Frank, who believe -- but are not absolutely certain -- that this is Charley and Virgil Burow, obviously returning with some rabbits. The rabbits were taken to a barrel at the depot, from where they were shipped to Chicago, probably for the pelts. Virgil was Charley's nephew, son of Virgil's brother George.
GOTTFRIED & ELIZA'S DAUGHTER Wilhelmina "minnie" burow gold (1878-1946)
MARRIED HENRY GOLD
Minnie married Henry Gold (1873-1937). Henry was the son of Table Rock''s Peter Gold and his first wife, Elizabeth. Minnie and Henry had two children, Orvin (1901-1981) and Carl. According to Henry's granddaughter Erma Lewellyn, he sadly died by his own hand. Minnie then went to live with her mother, Louisa Burow. Erma, whose family moved often in those days, lived with Louisa and Minnie -- her great grandma Burow, so that she could stay in high school in one place, and it was during this time that Minnie -- Erma's grandma Gold -- came to live with Louisa.
Minnie and Henry Gold, Photo 8006, shared by their granddaughter Erma Gold Lewellyn, child of Carl
Taken in 1935 - Christina Burow (wife of Gottfried & Louisa's son Charles) with sister-in-law Minnie Burow Gold (back row right). The two children front and center are siblings Keith and Delores Burow, children of Elmo Burow and his wife Neva.
The child on far right appears to be either Orvin or Carl Gold, Minnie's son. The other two boys are unidentified. fPhoto 3761, shared by Gary & Terry Frank.
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Photo 4134, same group, shared by Gary & Terry Frank
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Henry & Minnie Gold, with Orvin and Carl, shared by Erma Gold Lewellyn, Carl's daughter, Photo 8007
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HENRY'S OBITUARY FROM THE MARCH 18, 1937 ARGUS
Henry Gold, was born at Table Rock, Nebraska, October 21, 1873, and departed this life March 12, 1937 at the age of 63 years, 4 months and 21 days. Mr. Gold was born on a farm northeast of Table Rock where he grew to manhood. On February 17, 1897 he was united in marriage to Minnie Burow. To this union two sons were born, Carl of Neleigh, Nebraska and Orvin of Table Rock. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister and his step-mother. He has been a resident of Table Rock and vicinity all his life. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. and Rebekah Lodges, where he will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife, two sons, seven grandchildren and a step brother, George Kinney of Arnold, Nebr. He was a kind and loving husband, father, friend and neighbor and he leaves a host of friends to mourn his passing. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church on Sunday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Rev. A.L. Embree and burial was in the Table Rock cemetery. |
MINNIE'S OBITUARY FROM THE MARCH 14, 1946 ARGUS
MRS. MINNIE GOLD PASSES AWAY AT SON'S HOME AT CHADRON, NEBR., SATURDAY Minnie A. (Burow) Gold, daughter of Gottfried and Louisa Burow was born in the Long Branch Community northeast of Table Rock, May 20th, 1878 and died at the home of her son Carl in Chadron, March 9th, 1946 at the age of 67 years, 9 months and 19 days. On February 17, 1897 she was united in marriage to Henry Gold. To this union two sons were born. Carl of Chadron, Nebraska and Orvin of Table Rock, Nebraska. She was a member of the Methodist church of Table Rock, and was an active member until her illness. She has been a member of the Rebekah Lodge for a number of years. She was ever ready to help in sickness and trouble and devoted much time to helping others. She is survived by her two sons, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and also one sister, Ernestina Pohlman near Table Rock, six brothers, William and George of Table Rock, Charles of Elk Creek, August and Fred of Humboldt and Luther of Bell, California, besides a host of relatives and friends of Table Rock and Chadron, by whom she will be greatly missed. Interment was made in the Table Rock cemetery Tuesday, with Rev. A. L. Embree officiating. |
gottfried & eliza's son august frederick burow (1880-1953)
gottfried & eliza's son george burow (1882-1967)
married mary dahlke
George married Mary Dahlke and they had two children, Virgil (1909-1997) and Luella (1917-1959). Luella married Wilber Buchholz.
The picture is taken in front of Eliza's home in Table Rock, which is just west of the northwest corner of the Square.
There is a difference of opinion about who is in this photograph.
Gary Buchholz, son of Luella Burow, identifies it as his grandfather George Burow (left), then Eliza, then Charley.
Family member and genealogist Michelle Sheldon, Charley's great granddaughter, identifies Eliza in the middle, but Charley on the left and Charley's son Elmo on the right, with Elmo's daughter Luella in front, a four generation photo (Eliza, Charley, Elmo, Delores).
As of 12/8/19, discussions are planned to verify.
There is a difference of opinion about who is in this photograph.
Gary Buchholz, son of Luella Burow, identifies it as his grandfather George Burow (left), then Eliza, then Charley.
Family member and genealogist Michelle Sheldon, Charley's great granddaughter, identifies Eliza in the middle, but Charley on the left and Charley's son Elmo on the right, with Elmo's daughter Luella in front, a four generation photo (Eliza, Charley, Elmo, Delores).
As of 12/8/19, discussions are planned to verify.
GOTTFRIED & ELIZA'S SON GODFRED "FRED" BUROW (1884-1965)
Married faye [last name unknown]
According to the Ancestry tree of "D_Bradfield_Lecher," Fred married Louisa Frank, born Pomerania in Prussia (1856-1944). Fred and Louisa's children included Bernice (1911-2002), who was married to Boyd Wright; Jack Burow (1925-2014), and Robert Burow. Godfred is buried in the Table Rock Cemetery not far from Gottfried & Louisa.
FRED BUROW'S DAUGHTER bernice
Baby Bernice appears in a picture that was in the collection of Fred's older brother Charley. In the picture with Bernice is Milburn Luther Burow, son of Fred's younger brother Luther.
Photo 3795, shared by Gary & Terry Frank, grandsons of Charlie Burow.
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Back of Photo 3795
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Bernice was married to a Wetzek and then to Simpson Boyd Wright, according to the d_Bradford_Lecher family tree. Mrs. Boyd Wright of Henrietta, Texas is listed in Godfred's obituary as his daughter, and Bernice & Simpson Boyd Wright both died in Henrietta, Texas. Older people in Table Rock remember Boyd Wright, and we have a picture of him, but as of July 2019 none of Bernice other than the baby photo above. Boyd was in April 1946 listed as the proprietor of the Wright-Burow-filling station (the brick station next to the hotel); in the 1930s it was the Burow Brothers station.
Boyd is remembered, and he did have children, names not certain. Ronnie Gilbert thought that it was twins Jay and Kay, but someone else remembered something else. In February 2019, the drugstore coffee shop crowd passed on some memories, as reported by the website editor. The exact time frame isn't known: Ronnie Gilbert called and asked if I knew about a Boyd Wright who worked at the brick gas station, maybe in the late 40s. I didn't but asked some of the coffee crowd. They remembered Boyd, who apparently wasn't related to the other Wrights here. |
April 1946
Photo 1450, Boyd Wright and Delmar McClarnen.
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fred's obituary
TABLE ROCK ARGUS, March 4, 1965.
Fred Burow,80, Dies In His Sleep At Humboldt.
Fred Burow,80, well-know Humboldt resident, apparently died in his sleep at his home Friday night. He lived alone and his body was not found until Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Burow was born near Table Rock and farmed in this vicinity until moving to Humboldt in 1923.
Memorial services were held Tuesday morning and burial was made in the Table Rock cemetery.
He is survived by three children, Mrs. Boyd Wright of Henrietta, Texas; Robert Burow and Jack Burow of Colorado Springs, Colo. A brother , George Burow of Table Rock also survives.
Fred Burow,80, Dies In His Sleep At Humboldt.
Fred Burow,80, well-know Humboldt resident, apparently died in his sleep at his home Friday night. He lived alone and his body was not found until Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Burow was born near Table Rock and farmed in this vicinity until moving to Humboldt in 1923.
Memorial services were held Tuesday morning and burial was made in the Table Rock cemetery.
He is survived by three children, Mrs. Boyd Wright of Henrietta, Texas; Robert Burow and Jack Burow of Colorado Springs, Colo. A brother , George Burow of Table Rock also survives.
GOTTFRIED & ELIZA'S SON LUTHER (1888-1961)
MARRIED ETHEL SCHULTZ
Luther was born in Table Rock, as were his children Milburn Luther Burow (1911-1987) and Roma Burow (1913-1972). This is according to information according to the Ancestry tree of "r42wg." Luther Milburn married Opal Tyler in 1931 (1914-2014) and they had at least one child, a son, Nelson, based on a Burow family photograph shared by Gary & Terry Frank, whose mother was Delores Burow, grandsons of Luther's older brother Charlie.
This photograph says that both children were born in 1911 -- toddler Milburn Luther Burow, born in January, and his cousin, baby Bernice, born in September.
Photo 3795, shared by Gary & Terry Frank.
Here is Milburn Luther holding baby Nelson.
Photo 3796, shared by Gary & Terry Frank
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When we first posted this, we noted, "We haven't confirmed, but Nelson is surely his very own son." A message from "D_Bradfield_Lecher" on Ancestry sent confirmation:
I had stopped doing research on my husband's family however you have me going again. |
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Milburn Luther married Opal Tyler. Both are buried at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cypress, California (Orange County). Judging by his tombstone, he must have been quite a nice person.
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at the table rock cemetery
gottfried burow.
a young prussian who on his new table rock farm turned the first furrow ever turned, left it to fight for his new country, and returned to build a successful farming business and marry the bride of his choice.
Eliza louisa Frank burrow.
a young prussian who came here with her parents in 1867, and five years later married gottfried and bore him 8 children.
here they lay at rest.
remember them.
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