Alvin Sylvester “Dewey” BurchAge: 47 years1897–1945
- Name
- Alvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch
- Given names
- Alvin Sylvester
- Surname
- Burch
- Nickname
- Dewey
- Also known as
- Alvin L Birch
 Birth | December 22, 1897 32 27 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 months)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 14, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Elva Elizabeth Burch March 19, 1901 (Age 3 years) Associate: Mary Olive Burch
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| Birth of a sister | Mary Olive Burch March 19, 1901 (Age 3 years) Associate: Elva Elizabeth Burch
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| Birth of a brother | Loyd Llewellyn Burch January 28, 1904 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Anna Lear September 27, 1908 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Leona Burch July 17, 1909 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 20 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Marriage | Estella Violet VanBuskirk — View this family about 1919 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Marcell Alvin Burch March 12, 1921 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Donald Augustus Burch April 20, 1923 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Dale LeRoy Burch September 14, 1925 (Age 27 years) |
| Marriage | Mae Agnus Smart — View this family August 20, 1928 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 31 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 3, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Robert Lee “Bob” Burch July 26, 1932 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | Augustus Turner Burch December 31, 1937 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | April 8, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Rebecca Ann “Becky” Burch April 28, 1943 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elmer Augustus Burch December 19, 1944 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | August 28, 1945 (Age 47 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Augustus Turner Burch Birth: May 31, 1865 — Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: December 31, 1937 — McPherson, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Harriet Lear “Hattie” Power Birth: February 2, 1870 48 40 — Jefferson, Illinois, United States Death: October 27, 1959 — McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: September 1, 1889 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Rena Aita Burch Birth: September 5, 1891 26 21 — New Gottland, McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: August 17, 1960 — Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States |
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15 months elder brother |
Elmer Augustus Burch Birth: December 18, 1892 27 22 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: December 19, 1944 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John Robert Burch Birth: July 13, 1895 30 25 — McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: January 11, 1972 — Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States |
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2 years himself |
Alvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch Birth: December 22, 1897 32 27 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: August 28, 1945 — Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Elva Elizabeth Burch Birth: March 19, 1901 35 31 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: November 29, 1989 — Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States |
| younger sister |
Mary Olive Burch Birth: March 19, 1901 35 31 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: October 30, 1977 — Lindsborg, McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Loyd Llewellyn Burch Birth: January 28, 1904 38 33 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: September 1, 1984 — McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Martha Leona Burch Birth: July 17, 1909 44 39 — McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: August 1994 — Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Estella Violet VanBuskirk |
| himself |
Alvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch Birth: December 22, 1897 32 27 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: August 28, 1945 — Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Estella Violet VanBuskirk Birth: October 7, 1902 — Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States Death: November 17, 1983 — Bridgeport, Belmont, Ohio, United States |
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Marriage: about 1919 — Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States |
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2 years son |
Marcell Alvin Burch Birth: March 12, 1921 23 18 — Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, United States Death: July 31, 2000 — Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States |
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2 years son |
Donald Augustus Burch Birth: April 20, 1923 25 20 — Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, United States Death: January 25, 1991 — Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States |
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2 years son |
Dale LeRoy Burch Birth: September 14, 1925 27 22 — Hope, Dickinson, Kansas, United States Death: May 28, 1986 — Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Mae Agnus Smart |
| himself |
Alvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch Birth: December 22, 1897 32 27 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: August 28, 1945 — Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Mae Agnus Smart Birth: June 9, 1912 — Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, United States Death: August 16, 1994 — Hays, Ellis, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 20, 1928 — Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert Lee “Bob” Burch Birth: July 26, 1932 34 20 — Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States Death: September 2, 2000 — Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Gilbert Hadden Pruyn + Estella Violet VanBuskirk |
| wife’s husband |
Gilbert Hadden Pruyn Birth: September 26, 1902 — North Bend, Dodge, Nebraska, United States Death: December 22, 1962 — Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Estella Violet VanBuskirk Birth: October 7, 1902 — Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States Death: November 17, 1983 — Bridgeport, Belmont, Ohio, United States |
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Marriage: September 28, 1931 — Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, United States |
| Leland “Swede” Hubele + Mae Agnus Smart |
| wife’s husband |
Leland “Swede” Hubele Birth: September 28, 1918 — Kansas, United States Death: December 3, 1991 |
| wife |
Mae Agnus Smart Birth: June 9, 1912 — Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, United States Death: August 16, 1994 — Hays, Ellis, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Augustus Turner Burch - Household
Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Augustus Turner Burch - Household
Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Augustus Turner Burch - Household
Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Alvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch - Household
Spring Street Gypsum, Saline, Kansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Alvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch - Household
7707 1/2 77th Street Gypsum, Saline, Kansas
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