Dr. Samuel E. Burchfield, M.D. and Emma Bierer

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Husband Dr. Samuel E. Burchfield, M.D. ¹

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           Born: 24 Dec 1854 - Tarentum, Allegheny Co, PA 1
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         Father: Edwin R. Burchfield (Abt 1823-1886) 1
         Mother: Rachel McCall (      -Aft 1890) 1

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       Marriage: 1881 1

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Wife Emma Bierer ¹

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         Father: Capt. Jacob J. Bierer (1830-1902) 2 3
         Mother: Catharine Hugus Bott (1831-1899) 3

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Samuel E. Burchfield, M.D.

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He was reared in his native town, attended the public school, the Tarentum academy, the Oakdale academy, the Edinboro State Normal school of Erie County, PA, and the Western University of Pennsylvania at Pittsburgh. For seven years he then devoted his time, talent and energy to the noble though not remunerative profession of teaching, serving as principal of the Oakdale and the Tarentum public schools. In 1878 he began reading medicine with Dr. George M. Getze of Tarentum, and graduated from the University of Michigan Homoeopathic Medical college June 30, 1881; began practice at once at Ionia, Michigan, but in October removed to Latrobe, PA, where he continued to practice until March 1, 1886, when he removed to Houtzdale, Clearfield County, PA. On account of ill-health he, in July, 1888, left the latter place and went to Tarentum to recuperate. In September, 1889, he again located at Latrobe and practiced his chosen profession. Dr. Burchfield was a member of the Homoeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania and contributed largely to the medical journals. In 1885 and 1886 he was physician for the poor of Latrobe and vicinity. He was a member of the Houtzdale Lodge, No. 990, I. O. O. F.; Tarentum Council, No. 91, Jr. O. U. A. M.; Tarentum Tent, No. 41, K. O. T. M., and Loyalhanna Council, No. 16, O. C. F. In the last named order he filled the highest offices. Dr. Burchfield was a member of the Presbyterian church in which he was an elder and a Sabbath-school worker and superintendent. He made a specialty of the study of botany and geology and contributed liberally to the city and county papers, mostly on scientific subjects. [BHCWC, 321]

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 321.

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 51.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 438.