tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821967393267481685.post2843752373574913012..comments2024-03-03T15:20:55.210-08:00Comments on Granite County History: Fred H. BurrGranitecountyhistoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02375812580498843659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821967393267481685.post-7282234670687029712014-11-17T06:28:30.251-08:002014-11-17T06:28:30.251-08:00Since Fred grew up in DC, it's logical that he...Since Fred grew up in DC, it's logical that he returned there, although there is a four year discrepancy between the son living in David H. Burr's household in D.C. in 1840 and 1850. I believe that when David H. Burr moved to Utah in 1855 he left most of his family behind in D.C., bringing only two of his younger sons (Fred's half brothers) with him.Frankiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05821442965070515922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821967393267481685.post-49070598701500025402014-11-16T20:04:35.920-08:002014-11-16T20:04:35.920-08:00Fred was also surveying in Utah in 1855.Fred was also surveying in Utah in 1855.tudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15587109481904962950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821967393267481685.post-12256299161208200312014-11-16T04:18:56.122-08:002014-11-16T04:18:56.122-08:00We needed to do a bit of research on the Utah surv...We needed to do a bit of research on the Utah surveys you refer to, and indeed a number of 1856 surveys are by Fred Burr. We know he was taking trips that way to pick up worn out cattle on the Emigrant trail and bring them back to Montana to fatten them up and it's a good addition to the timeline to realize he also was putting his professional training to work as a surveyor at the same time. Thanks for the tip!<br />We feel confident in placing Burr in Virginia and Washington DC in the 1880s and 1890s. We know he was there based on his correspondence with Stuart and other Montanans. The 1880 census info is an excellent match both for Fred (for example, in his birthplace and that of his mother and father) as well as his wife Anna. The Washington DC city directories place Fred and Anna Burr in that city with a good match for his occupations (engineer, clerk) which included working at the Interstate Commerce Commission. Appropriately enough, given Fred's background, the ICC dealt mainly with railroad regulation. So yes we feel sure that it is "our" Fred Burr referred to in the 1897 death notice and burial in Maryland. tudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15587109481904962950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821967393267481685.post-44595996114923268932014-11-15T04:27:44.352-08:002014-11-15T04:27:44.352-08:00Wish Blogspot would allow one to edit comments. I...Wish Blogspot would allow one to edit comments. I'm adding to the one I deleted...<br /><br />Are you certain that the Frederick H Burr supposedly buried here: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55721786&ref=acom is the Fred Burr in this blog? David Hugh Burr's son Frederick was undoubtably born in 1831. He is listed as "Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9" in the 1840 census (there are none listed for ages 10-19, as would be if he were born in 1827) and is listed as 19 years old in the 1850 census. Also, it appears that David H. Burr's son Frederick, was in Utah from 1856 to 1857. On page 119 of "A History of the Rectangular Survey System" it talks of Frederick H. Burr surveying the Utah baseline as the Deputy Surveyor General of Utah.<br /><br />So, if the Frederick H. Burr in the above link is the same man, at some point he started lying about his age, because in the 1880 census it was stated he was 53 years old, which also put his birth date in 1827. However, since there are no census records of any Fred or Frederick H. Burr between 1850 and 1880, it's likely that that is the case. Also, no record can be found of his marriage to Anna E. Keech.. She shows up on all the census's in Maryland through 1870-apparently having never married. She was six years older than Fred H.,(which could explain why he added four years to his age) and in her late 40's when she "married" him. Frankiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05821442965070515922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821967393267481685.post-14626162712914348052014-11-14T16:41:42.239-08:002014-11-14T16:41:42.239-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Frankiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05821442965070515922noreply@blogger.com