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Note: William Burgess went by: Bill American Civil War Soldiers Name: William Burgess , Residence: Dover, Wisconsin Enlistment Date: 17 Mar 1864 Side Served: Union State Served: Wisconsin Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 17 March 1864. Enlisted in Company G, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 17 Mar 1864. Mustered Out Company G, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 15 Nov 1865 at Austin, TX He served in the Civil War. BURGESS, WILLIAM J., Co. G., 2ND WI CAV, Post 89 1870 Census, Gage County, Nebraska enumerated September 9, 1870 Dwelling #299, Family #303, Post Office: Beatrice BURGESS, Wm. J., 23, m/w, farmer, $800/$700, born in Wisconsin 1880 Census Grant Precinct, Gage County, Nebraska enumerated June 10 & 11, 1880 Dwelling #58, Family #59 BURGESS, William, w/m, 34, WI VT NY, farmer ________, Alice A., w/f, 27, wife, IN VA OH ________, Dora M., w/f, 7, daughter NE WI IN ________, Cora A., w/f, 5, daughter, NE WI IN ________, William E., w/m, 2, son, NE WI IN 1900 Census Grant Precinct, Gage County, Nebraska enumerated June 2-4, 1900 Dwelling #17, Family #17 BURGESS, William, head, w/m, Mar 1846, 54, WI VT NY, farmer ________, Alice, wife, w/f, Oct 1852, 47, IN VT OH, married 27 years, mother of 5, 5 living ________, William E., son, w/m, Feb 1878, 22, NE WI IN, farmer, single ________, Maude E., daughter, w/f, Dec 1884, 15, NE WI IN ________, Pearl E., daughter, w/f, July 1889, 10, NE WI IN 1920 Census DeWitt Precinct, Saline County, Nebraska Dwelling #35, Family #35 ROGERS, Charlie, Head, M, W, 35, NE IA NE, Farmer _______, Maude, Wife, F, W, 35, NE WI NY _______, Avis, Daughter, F, W, 14, NE NE NE _______, Lawrence, Son, M W, 12, NE NE NE BURGESS, William, Father-in-law, M, W, 73, Divorced, WI VT NY, Farm laborer The Lincoln Star 1934-03-21 BIRTHDAY PARTY DEWITT, Neb., March 21- William Burgess, one of the early settlers of this vicinity, observed his 88th birthday Monday. About twenty-five friends were present. The Nebraska State Journal 1940-05-30 OLD SOLDIER HURT BEATRICE. – William Burgess, the only Civil war veteran in DeWitt, is in a hospital here with a broken hip, suffered when he fell in the streets there. He has been a resident of DeWitt and vicinity for 70 years. The Nebraska State Journal 1940-09-18 CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES William J. Burgess, Civil war veteran from DeWitt died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Veteran’s hospital in Lincoln. He was 93. Funeral services and burial will be in DeWitt. His wife, Eunice, survives.
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