Corporal, Company "L" 6th West Virginia Infantry
Researched & Compiled by Linda Fluharty
1850 Marshall County Census
BURGE (331)
William...Farmer...25-M...OH
Ina...36-F...PA
Harry/Harvy...15-M...VA
Mary...13-F...VA
John...11-M...VA
Jane...8-F...VA
Richard...5-M...VA
William R...3-M...VA1860 Marshall County Census
BURGE (274)
William...44-wm...farmer...OH
Nancy A...46-wf...PA
Richard...18-wm...VA
William R...13-wm...VA
Irvin T...9-wm...VA
Harvy M...25-wm...farmer...married this year...VA
Sarah J...16-wf...PAService Record: At age 26, joined for duty & enrolled on Dec. 30, 1861 at Mannington, Marion County; mustered in at Mannington on Dec. 31, 1861. “Born in Marshall County.” “Died of disease (Typhoid Fever) Mar. 29, 1863 at hospital in Grafton, Va.” Buried at Grafton National Cemetery, Taylor County, W.Va.
Widow was Sarah Jane Wade, whom he married on May 11, 1860 at Greene County, Pa.
They are found in the Marshall County 1860 census with his parents, William and Nancy A. (Smith) Burge. Widow received Pension Certificate #58724. The claims of parents were rejected. All stated soldier’s middle initial was “M.”