From bio for Lyman Burgess in "History of South Dakota" by Doane Robinson,
Vol. II (1904), p 1339-1341.
On the 9th of May, 1856, in Cambridge, Wisconsin, Mr. Burgess was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Lee, who was born in Norway in 1840 and came to the United States when eleven years old, being a daughter of Eric and Agot (Johnson) Lee, natives of Norway, who were numbered among the early settlers of the Badger state. Andrew Lee, the youngest of the four children, was one of the prominent pioneers of South Dakota and one of its most distinguished and influential citizens, having served as governor of the state in 1896. He is now engaged in the general merchandise business in Vermillion and also has extensive farming and stock interests. Of the nine children of Mr. and Mrs. Burgess a brief record is given in the following and concluding paragraph of this brief sketch, entered in tribute to one of the sterling pioneers of the state.
Charlotte, who is now at the parental home, was for twelve years a successful and popular teacher in the high school at Sioux City, Iowa; Dorothea, Hannah and Ellis are also at home; Clara is the wife of Hans J. Smith, who is engaged in the merchandise business at Akron, Iowa, and they have one son, Ralph; Grace and Pearl are at the parental home; Bergo L., who is associated with his brother-in-law, Mr. Smith, in the general merchandise business in Akron, Iowa, married Miss Louise Young, and they have two daughters, Ellen and Carlon; Eric A., who was graduated in the law department of the State University, at Vermillion, in 1889, is now a leading member of the bar of Sioux City, Iowa; he married Miss Mary Fry, and they have one son, Lyman Taylor. All of the children are college graduates, and each of the daughters received good musical training, while all have been successful teachers, Pearl at the present time taking a post-graduate course in music.
From bio for Lyman Burgess in "History of South Dakota" by Doane Robinson,
Vol. II (1904), p 1339-1341.
On the 9th of May, 1856, in Cambridge, Wisconsin, Mr. Burgess was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Lee, who was born in Norway in 1840 and came to the United States when eleven years old, being a daughter of Eric and Agot (Johnson) Lee, natives of Norway, who were numbered among the early settlers of the Badger state. Andrew Lee, the youngest of the four children, was one of the prominent pioneers of South Dakota and one of its most distinguished and influential citizens, having served as governor of the state in 1896. He is now engaged in the general merchandise business in Vermillion and also has extensive farming and stock interests. Of the nine children of Mr. and Mrs. Burgess a brief record is given in the following and concluding paragraph of this brief sketch, entered in tribute to one of the sterling pioneers of the state.
Charlotte, who is now at the parental home, was for twelve years a successful and popular teacher in the high school at Sioux City, Iowa; Dorothea, Hannah and Ellis are also at home; Clara is the wife of Hans J. Smith, who is engaged in the merchandise business at Akron, Iowa, and they have one son, Ralph; Grace and Pearl are at the parental home; Bergo L., who is associated with his brother-in-law, Mr. Smith, in the general merchandise business in Akron, Iowa, married Miss Louise Young, and they have two daughters, Ellen and Carlon; Eric A., who was graduated in the law department of the State University, at Vermillion, in 1889, is now a leading member of the bar of Sioux City, Iowa; he married Miss Mary Fry, and they have one son, Lyman Taylor. All of the children are college graduates, and each of the daughters received good musical training, while all have been successful teachers, Pearl at the present time taking a post-graduate course in music.
Family Members
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Lavina Burgess
1859–1882
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Burgoyne Lyman Burgess
1862–1949
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Eric Ames Burgess
1863–1928
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Charlotte C Burgess
1865–1949
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Clara Burgess Smith
1867–1939
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Alice Burgess
1871–1925
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William Lyman Burgess
1872–1951
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Anna V. Burgess Welch
1874–1931
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Dorothea Burgess Thielbar
1877–1970
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Grace Eugenia Burgess
1881–1969
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Pearl Augusta Burgess Hollingsworth
1883–1977
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