Caroline Burge 1844-1935

BURGE, ZERBE

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 5/7/2017 at 14:48:08

24 January 1935 - The Tipton Advertiser

Mrs. Caroline Burge, pioneer resident of Cedar county, died at the age of 90 years at her home in Lisbon, Tuesday, at 12:30 p.m. She was born in Pine Grove, Penn., Dec. 27, 1844, the oldest child of John and Mary Zerbe. She moved with her parents to Iowa in 1857, living for a while at Maquoketa, then moving to Cedar county, finally settling on a farm about three miles southwest of Mechanicsville.

She was married to William Burge of Mount Vernon, a veteran of the Civil War. on Feb. 22, 1877. They farmed in the vicinity of Mount Vernon and Lisbon until 1891, when they moved to Lisbon.

Mrs. Burge died January 11, 1907. She leaves one son, J. L. Burge, and three grandchildren, of Cedar Rapids; also two brothers, Mason G. Zerbe of Los Angeles, and Lewis Zerbe of Omaha, She was a member of the Federated Church and Woman's Relief Corps. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon this week, in the Federated church, Lisbon, and burial will be in the Mount Vernon cemetery.