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Samuel Leroy “Sam” Bursell

Birth: 12 Jul 1891
Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
Death: 4 Oct 1944 (aged 53)
Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA
Burial: Bluff View Cemetery

Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 135761762 View Source

World War I draft registration card gives year of birth as 1891 but the Samuel's gravestone reads 1886 as year of birth.
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1900 US census for Fairview, Clay County, South Dakota
Samuel Burcell 38
Rebecca J Burcell 34
Charles I Burcell 14
Adilla E Burcell 13
Samuel L Burcell 11
John H Burcell 9
Willard L Burcell 7
Herbert Burcell 5
Lyman Burcell 3
Frederick Burcell 10/12

Thank you toAngie Ladner, Find A Grave contributor, for the following information:

Samuel Leroy "Sam" Bursell was born to Rebecca Jane (Shank) and Samuel Lewis Bursell.

World War I draft registration card gives year of birth as 1891 but the Samuel's gravestone reads 1886 as year of birth.
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1900 US census for Fairview, Clay County, South Dakota
Samuel Burcell 38
Rebecca J Burcell 34
Charles I Burcell 14
Adilla E Burcell 13
Samuel L Burcell 11
John H Burcell 9
Willard L Burcell 7
Herbert Burcell 5
Lyman Burcell 3
Frederick Burcell 10/12

Thank you toAngie Ladner, Find A Grave contributor, for the following information:

Samuel Leroy "Sam" Bursell was born to Rebecca Jane (Shank) and Samuel Lewis Bursell.

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Eva Sargent Bursell Ulvog

1897–1943 (m. 1916)

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Created by: Carolyn Wickens
Added: Sep 11, 2014
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135761762/samuel_leroy-bursell: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Leroy “Sam” Bursell (12 Jul 1891–4 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135761762, citing Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Carolyn Wickens (contributor 47178843).

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