Jacob appears to have been married 3 times according to the marriage records. However the multiple marriages seem to cause conflict with the Census records where from 1850 to 1880 he is always listed as being married to Lydia except for 1870 where there is no Jacob listed in the household.
According to marriage records Jacob was married 1st to Lydia A Needham on 11 Jan 1846 at Batavia, Branch County, Michigan. He was age 20 and she was 23. His 2nd wife was Mary Graves whom he married on 28 Oct 1871 in Coldwater, Branch County, MI. He was 46 years old and she was 36 years. Mary was born in Coldwater, MI where both were residents at the time of their marriage.
Jacob married his 3rd wife, Sarah Louisa (Mcgowan) Burghduf on 22 Jun 1873 in Sheridan, Barry, Michigan. Their marriage license says she was 22 years of age and that he was 46 years of age.
Jacob Burghdorf, as his name appears on the Michigan's record of Civil War soldiers, is a veteran of the Civil War. As a resident of Branch County, MI he enlisted in Company C of the 19th Michigan Infantry on July 28, 1862 at Coldwater, MI for 3 years at 36 years of age. He was mustered on Sept 5, 1862 and discharged for disability at Nashville, TN on June 5, 1863.
Jacob's name appears on the 30 Sep 1884 membership list of the Col. Harrison C. Jefferds Grand Army of the Republic, Post 82 in Nashville, Barry County, MI.
Jacob Burghduf is buried in Ruthland Cemetery in Barry Co., Michigan.
Jacob appears to have been married 3 times according to the marriage records. However the multiple marriages seem to cause conflict with the Census records where from 1850 to 1880 he is always listed as being married to Lydia except for 1870 where there is no Jacob listed in the household.
According to marriage records Jacob was married 1st to Lydia A Needham on 11 Jan 1846 at Batavia, Branch County, Michigan. He was age 20 and she was 23. His 2nd wife was Mary Graves whom he married on 28 Oct 1871 in Coldwater, Branch County, MI. He was 46 years old and she was 36 years. Mary was born in Coldwater, MI where both were residents at the time of their marriage.
Jacob married his 3rd wife, Sarah Louisa (Mcgowan) Burghduf on 22 Jun 1873 in Sheridan, Barry, Michigan. Their marriage license says she was 22 years of age and that he was 46 years of age.
Jacob Burghdorf, as his name appears on the Michigan's record of Civil War soldiers, is a veteran of the Civil War. As a resident of Branch County, MI he enlisted in Company C of the 19th Michigan Infantry on July 28, 1862 at Coldwater, MI for 3 years at 36 years of age. He was mustered on Sept 5, 1862 and discharged for disability at Nashville, TN on June 5, 1863.
Jacob's name appears on the 30 Sep 1884 membership list of the Col. Harrison C. Jefferds Grand Army of the Republic, Post 82 in Nashville, Barry County, MI.
Jacob Burghduf is buried in Ruthland Cemetery in Barry Co., Michigan.
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