Dr. A. D. Burnside was reported to have died at age 67, and so was born between 1828 and 1829.
"Aaron W. Burnside is one of a family of seven children, and accompanied his parents to near Bucyrus, Ohio, where they settled in 1842. His home was on a farm until he attained his majority, and in the work he performed he found health and strength, and his surroundings were such that he grew to manhood in the community where manliness and morality were valued, and his training in those matters was what it should have been, as his after life has shown. The common schools gave him his education in the fundamental branches. At the age of twenty-one he entered the Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, where he spent two profitable years, and then, having decided to adopt the practice of
medicine for his life work, he matriculated at the Eclectic Medical College, of Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1854. He at once engaged in practice in that city, and enjoyed three years of success. He then migrated westward and settled at Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, where for many years he was a leading
physician and did a large practice.
"In 1881, on account of ill health, caused by overwork and the great amount of driving incident to a large country practice, he removed to Chicago. Here his ability as a physician was speedily recognized, and he was soon possessed of a large practice. In the year 1882, Dr. Burnside was appointed on the medical staff of the homeopathic department of the Cook County Hospital, and later becoming President of this body served in that capacity for several years,
and then terminated his relation therewith by resignation. The only other public position the Doctor has filled is that of Examining Surgeon of Pensions, which he held for fourteen years, while residing in Boone County. During his incumbency of that position he examined many hundreds of applicants for pensions and never
had one returned for re-examination.
"Dr. Burnside married Mary Ann Leslie, daughter of John Leslie, of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1854. One son was born to them in 1857, John L. Burnside, for many years connected with the firm of King Bros., furnishing goods.
"Dr. Burnside was again married, October 30, 1864, this time to Margaret E. Fuller, daughter of Judge Lucius and Candice (Newell) Fuller, of Belvidere, Ill., and sister of Allen C. Fuller, Adjutant-General of the State of Illinois during the War of the Rebellion. By this marriage one child was born, Vincent Wallace, who is connected in business with the National Printing and Engraving Company.
"Dr. Burnside became a member of the Masonic Order in 1856, and has repeatedly held the positions of Master of the Blue Lodge, and High Priest of the Chapter, having been a Thirty-second Degree Mason since April 29, 1869. He has been a life- long Republican, but has never been active in politics, nor held a political office. In 1857 he became a member of the Illinois Homeopathic Medical Association, and twenty-five years ago of the American Institute of Homeopathy. As has been said above, Dr. Burnside has never sought office or political preferment. His life has been devoted to the discharge of his duties as a physician to his fellowmen, and in this he has been successful, and in his success he has been charitable, as is attested by thousands of uncollected bills for medical attendance upon the poor and distressed. His life shows him to be a credit to the illustrious family from which he springs, and to his kinsman, the late Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside."
Excerpt from family biography, "A. W. Burnside," in Album of genealogy and biography, Cook County, Illinois, Chicago, IL: La Salle Book Co., 1899, p. 206.
"DEATHS
BURNSIDE--April 19, Dr. A. W. Burnside at his residence, 833 Washington-blvd. Notice of funeral later."
--Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 20 Apr 1896, Mon, p. 5
"Dr. A. W. Burnside, of Chicago, formerly of Belvidere, and quite well known here, died Sunday night of Bright's disease. His age was 67 years. Burial at Rosehill."
--Marengo Republican-News (Marengo, Illinois), 24 Apr 1896, Fri, p. 4
Additional Sources:
Aaron W. Burnside 1829 - 1896 Cook County, Illinois Death Record (specifies burial at Rosehill)
"Aaron W. Burnside is one of a family of seven children, and accompanied his parents to near Bucyrus, Ohio, where they settled in 1842. His home was on a farm until he attained his majority, and in the work he performed he found health and strength, and his surroundings were such that he grew to manhood in the community where manliness and morality were valued, and his training in those matters was what it should have been, as his after life has shown. The common schools gave him his education in the fundamental branches. At the age of twenty-one he entered the Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, where he spent two profitable years, and then, having decided to adopt the practice of
medicine for his life work, he matriculated at the Eclectic Medical College, of Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1854. He at once engaged in practice in that city, and enjoyed three years of success. He then migrated westward and settled at Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, where for many years he was a leading
physician and did a large practice.
"In 1881, on account of ill health, caused by overwork and the great amount of driving incident to a large country practice, he removed to Chicago. Here his ability as a physician was speedily recognized, and he was soon possessed of a large practice. In the year 1882, Dr. Burnside was appointed on the medical staff of the homeopathic department of the Cook County Hospital, and later becoming President of this body served in that capacity for several years,
and then terminated his relation therewith by resignation. The only other public position the Doctor has filled is that of Examining Surgeon of Pensions, which he held for fourteen years, while residing in Boone County. During his incumbency of that position he examined many hundreds of applicants for pensions and never
had one returned for re-examination.
"Dr. Burnside married Mary Ann Leslie, daughter of John Leslie, of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1854. One son was born to them in 1857, John L. Burnside, for many years connected with the firm of King Bros., furnishing goods.
"Dr. Burnside was again married, October 30, 1864, this time to Margaret E. Fuller, daughter of Judge Lucius and Candice (Newell) Fuller, of Belvidere, Ill., and sister of Allen C. Fuller, Adjutant-General of the State of Illinois during the War of the Rebellion. By this marriage one child was born, Vincent Wallace, who is connected in business with the National Printing and Engraving Company.
"Dr. Burnside became a member of the Masonic Order in 1856, and has repeatedly held the positions of Master of the Blue Lodge, and High Priest of the Chapter, having been a Thirty-second Degree Mason since April 29, 1869. He has been a life- long Republican, but has never been active in politics, nor held a political office. In 1857 he became a member of the Illinois Homeopathic Medical Association, and twenty-five years ago of the American Institute of Homeopathy. As has been said above, Dr. Burnside has never sought office or political preferment. His life has been devoted to the discharge of his duties as a physician to his fellowmen, and in this he has been successful, and in his success he has been charitable, as is attested by thousands of uncollected bills for medical attendance upon the poor and distressed. His life shows him to be a credit to the illustrious family from which he springs, and to his kinsman, the late Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside."
Excerpt from family biography, "A. W. Burnside," in Album of genealogy and biography, Cook County, Illinois, Chicago, IL: La Salle Book Co., 1899, p. 206.
"DEATHS
BURNSIDE--April 19, Dr. A. W. Burnside at his residence, 833 Washington-blvd. Notice of funeral later."
--Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 20 Apr 1896, Mon, p. 5
"Dr. A. W. Burnside, of Chicago, formerly of Belvidere, and quite well known here, died Sunday night of Bright's disease. His age was 67 years. Burial at Rosehill."
--Marengo Republican-News (Marengo, Illinois), 24 Apr 1896, Fri, p. 4
Additional Sources:
Aaron W. Burnside 1829 - 1896 Cook County, Illinois Death Record (specifies burial at Rosehill)
Dr. A. D. Burnside was reported to have died at age 67, and so was born between 1828 and 1829.
"Aaron W. Burnside is one of a family of seven children, and accompanied his parents to near Bucyrus, Ohio, where they settled in 1842. His home was on a farm until he attained his majority, and in the work he performed he found health and strength, and his surroundings were such that he grew to manhood in the community where manliness and morality were valued, and his training in those matters was what it should have been, as his after life has shown. The common schools gave him his education in the fundamental branches. At the age of twenty-one he entered the Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, where he spent two profitable years, and then, having decided to adopt the practice of
medicine for his life work, he matriculated at the Eclectic Medical College, of Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1854. He at once engaged in practice in that city, and enjoyed three years of success. He then migrated westward and settled at Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, where for many years he was a leading
physician and did a large practice.
"In 1881, on account of ill health, caused by overwork and the great amount of driving incident to a large country practice, he removed to Chicago. Here his ability as a physician was speedily recognized, and he was soon possessed of a large practice. In the year 1882, Dr. Burnside was appointed on the medical staff of the homeopathic department of the Cook County Hospital, and later becoming President of this body served in that capacity for several years,
and then terminated his relation therewith by resignation. The only other public position the Doctor has filled is that of Examining Surgeon of Pensions, which he held for fourteen years, while residing in Boone County. During his incumbency of that position he examined many hundreds of applicants for pensions and never
had one returned for re-examination.
"Dr. Burnside married Mary Ann Leslie, daughter of John Leslie, of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1854. One son was born to them in 1857, John L. Burnside, for many years connected with the firm of King Bros., furnishing goods.
"Dr. Burnside was again married, October 30, 1864, this time to Margaret E. Fuller, daughter of Judge Lucius and Candice (Newell) Fuller, of Belvidere, Ill., and sister of Allen C. Fuller, Adjutant-General of the State of Illinois during the War of the Rebellion. By this marriage one child was born, Vincent Wallace, who is connected in business with the National Printing and Engraving Company.
"Dr. Burnside became a member of the Masonic Order in 1856, and has repeatedly held the positions of Master of the Blue Lodge, and High Priest of the Chapter, having been a Thirty-second Degree Mason since April 29, 1869. He has been a life- long Republican, but has never been active in politics, nor held a political office. In 1857 he became a member of the Illinois Homeopathic Medical Association, and twenty-five years ago of the American Institute of Homeopathy. As has been said above, Dr. Burnside has never sought office or political preferment. His life has been devoted to the discharge of his duties as a physician to his fellowmen, and in this he has been successful, and in his success he has been charitable, as is attested by thousands of uncollected bills for medical attendance upon the poor and distressed. His life shows him to be a credit to the illustrious family from which he springs, and to his kinsman, the late Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside."
Excerpt from family biography, "A. W. Burnside," in Album of genealogy and biography, Cook County, Illinois, Chicago, IL: La Salle Book Co., 1899, p. 206.
"DEATHS
BURNSIDE--April 19, Dr. A. W. Burnside at his residence, 833 Washington-blvd. Notice of funeral later."
--Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 20 Apr 1896, Mon, p. 5
"Dr. A. W. Burnside, of Chicago, formerly of Belvidere, and quite well known here, died Sunday night of Bright's disease. His age was 67 years. Burial at Rosehill."
--Marengo Republican-News (Marengo, Illinois), 24 Apr 1896, Fri, p. 4
Additional Sources:
Aaron W. Burnside 1829 - 1896 Cook County, Illinois Death Record (specifies burial at Rosehill)
"Aaron W. Burnside is one of a family of seven children, and accompanied his parents to near Bucyrus, Ohio, where they settled in 1842. His home was on a farm until he attained his majority, and in the work he performed he found health and strength, and his surroundings were such that he grew to manhood in the community where manliness and morality were valued, and his training in those matters was what it should have been, as his after life has shown. The common schools gave him his education in the fundamental branches. At the age of twenty-one he entered the Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, where he spent two profitable years, and then, having decided to adopt the practice of
medicine for his life work, he matriculated at the Eclectic Medical College, of Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1854. He at once engaged in practice in that city, and enjoyed three years of success. He then migrated westward and settled at Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, where for many years he was a leading
physician and did a large practice.
"In 1881, on account of ill health, caused by overwork and the great amount of driving incident to a large country practice, he removed to Chicago. Here his ability as a physician was speedily recognized, and he was soon possessed of a large practice. In the year 1882, Dr. Burnside was appointed on the medical staff of the homeopathic department of the Cook County Hospital, and later becoming President of this body served in that capacity for several years,
and then terminated his relation therewith by resignation. The only other public position the Doctor has filled is that of Examining Surgeon of Pensions, which he held for fourteen years, while residing in Boone County. During his incumbency of that position he examined many hundreds of applicants for pensions and never
had one returned for re-examination.
"Dr. Burnside married Mary Ann Leslie, daughter of John Leslie, of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1854. One son was born to them in 1857, John L. Burnside, for many years connected with the firm of King Bros., furnishing goods.
"Dr. Burnside was again married, October 30, 1864, this time to Margaret E. Fuller, daughter of Judge Lucius and Candice (Newell) Fuller, of Belvidere, Ill., and sister of Allen C. Fuller, Adjutant-General of the State of Illinois during the War of the Rebellion. By this marriage one child was born, Vincent Wallace, who is connected in business with the National Printing and Engraving Company.
"Dr. Burnside became a member of the Masonic Order in 1856, and has repeatedly held the positions of Master of the Blue Lodge, and High Priest of the Chapter, having been a Thirty-second Degree Mason since April 29, 1869. He has been a life- long Republican, but has never been active in politics, nor held a political office. In 1857 he became a member of the Illinois Homeopathic Medical Association, and twenty-five years ago of the American Institute of Homeopathy. As has been said above, Dr. Burnside has never sought office or political preferment. His life has been devoted to the discharge of his duties as a physician to his fellowmen, and in this he has been successful, and in his success he has been charitable, as is attested by thousands of uncollected bills for medical attendance upon the poor and distressed. His life shows him to be a credit to the illustrious family from which he springs, and to his kinsman, the late Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside."
Excerpt from family biography, "A. W. Burnside," in Album of genealogy and biography, Cook County, Illinois, Chicago, IL: La Salle Book Co., 1899, p. 206.
"DEATHS
BURNSIDE--April 19, Dr. A. W. Burnside at his residence, 833 Washington-blvd. Notice of funeral later."
--Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 20 Apr 1896, Mon, p. 5
"Dr. A. W. Burnside, of Chicago, formerly of Belvidere, and quite well known here, died Sunday night of Bright's disease. His age was 67 years. Burial at Rosehill."
--Marengo Republican-News (Marengo, Illinois), 24 Apr 1896, Fri, p. 4
Additional Sources:
Aaron W. Burnside 1829 - 1896 Cook County, Illinois Death Record (specifies burial at Rosehill)
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