George Francis Burba

1865 - 1920  (55 years)

• Name	George Francis Burba
  Birth	4 May 1865	Hodgenville, LaRue, Kentucky, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Aug 1920	Columbus, Ohio
  Person ID	I31474	Clan Montgomery
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2004

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Flanders Burba,   b. 1 Apr 1830, , Hardin, Kentucky d. 27 May 1902, Hodgenville, LaRue, Kentucky, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Rodman,   b. 11 Dec 1837, , Washington, Kentucky d. 9 Dec 1921, , LaRue, Kentucky (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1856	Hodgenville, LaRue, Kentucky, USA
  Family ID	F11375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Bruce Hunter,   b. Aug 1866, Kentucky, USA d. 1920 (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1895
  Children	1. Francis H. Burba,   b. Nov 1897, Michigan, USA d. Bef 1920 (Age 22 years)   2. George Francis Burba,   b. Aft 1900, Michigan, USA
  Family ID	F11357	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015

  
  

• Notes

  !BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: "Peter Burbee"..died of a sudden heart attack.George learned the printing trade in Louisville, KY and established the "LarueCounty Herald" newspaper in Hodgenville, KY in 1881. He obtained a degree in lawbut never practiced and was working as a "clerk in the U.S. Pension Office" in 1894. By 1902, he had moved to Evansville, IN and from there on to Ohiowhere he became the editor of the "Dayton News" newspaper. He was working as an editoial writer for the "Columbus Dispatch" newspaper in Columbus, OH atthe time of his death. He was awarded a Carnegie Hero Medal in 1910 forrescuing a child from drowning. He also served as a private secretary for OhioGovenor James Middleton Cox(1870-1957) who also owned both the "Dayton News" andthe "Columbus Dispatch". George and his family were living at 1708 FranklinAve., Columbus, OH in 1920 Submitted by Caroline W.Chapman McGowan, CMS 894, and others. Updated Oct. 2000.