Chas Burtts, County Native, Dies at 80

Charles Burtts, 80, Bismarck, brother of the Dean of Record Correspondents, Mrs. Anna Corbin, died Monday, March 31, in a Bismarck hospital.

Funeral Services will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 10 am in the Boelter Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Knecht officiating. Burial will be in the Glencoe Cemetery, southeast of Bismarck. Pallbearers will be Basil Woods, Fred Harm, Ted Christianson, Pat Cox, Roy Bailey and Roy Russell.

Mr. Burtts was born July 7, 1888, in Emmons County. He grew up in the Livona area then homesteaded south of Judson in 1907. He lived there until moving to Bismarck in 1916. He married Shirley Suverly August 11, 1927 at Selby, South Dakota.

In addition to his sister, he leaves his widow and the following 4 sons and 7 daughters: George, William, and Charles, Jr. all of Bismarck; Clarence of Derby, KS; Mrs. Ben (Violet) Clooten and Mrs. Arlen (Judy) Bailey, both of Bismarck; Mrs. George (Ruth) Snyder of Newberg, OR; Mrs. George (Lorraine) Clooten of Oregon City, OR; Mrs. Joseph (Harriet) Schantz of Naches, WA; Mrs. Ralph (Arlene) Auch of Orangevale, CA; and Mrs. Russell (Jean) Knowlen of Mobridge, SD. There is 1 stepson, Joseph Fogarty of Newberg, OR, 52 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.

Source: unknown newspaper/author
Via: Allen and Elaine (Marquart) O'Callaghan;
Allen is grandson of Eliza (Clark) O'Callaghan

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first resided in Livona

then resided in Bismarck, per 1900 census

married Helena "Lena" A (Sach) Burtts on Christmas Day, December 25, 1908 at age 20

3 known children:
baby Sadie M Burtts
baby Charles Burtts
George Edward Burtts

resided in Bismarck & Township 138 of Morton County, per 1910 census (x2); stepson & head

born in Williamsport, Emmons County, North Dakota; Paralyzed, losing? limbs, per attached US World War I Draft Registration Card

Note: Williamsport was the county seat from 1883 until 1899, when Linton became the county seat, per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmons_County,_North_Dakota#cite_note-ND_Counties-3

continued to reside in Bismarck, per 1920 census

married Shirley Eleanor (Suverly Senn Fogarty) Burtts on August 11, 1927 at age 39 in Selby, South Dakota

14 children:
Lorraine (Senn) Clooten
Ruth I (Burtts) Snyder
Violet (Burtts) Clooten
Harriet "Hattie" May (Burtts) Schantz
Clarence Clayton Burtts
Charles "Chas" Hubert Burtts, Jr.
Jean (Burtts) Knowlen
Joan (Burtts) Knowlen
Eleanor "Arlene" (Burtts) Auch
William "Billy" Burtts
boy Maynard E Burtts
baby David Burtts
baby boy Burtts (twin)
Judy A (Burtts) Bailey (twin)

continued to reside in Bismarck, per 1930 & 1940 census; 1950 & 1956 sister-in-law's obituaries, and 1960 city directory

Social Security Death Index:
Name: Charles Burtts
Last Residence: 58501 Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota, USA
Born: 7 Jul 1888
Died: Mar 1969
State (Year) SSN issued: North Dakota (1966)

Source: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45038109/person/6895982259