Samuel D. BURKHOLDER
Hal, I have found some more info on a Census record: 1870 Fort Dodge, Webster Co., Iowa (P.14 & 15) This is what is there: Burkholder, Samuel 52 M Penn. , Eliza 48 F Penn. ,G.W. [or G.M.] 22 M Maryland , Wm. J. 20 M " , R.T. 19 M " , Martha 17 F " , Samuel 15 M Iowa , Julia 13 F " , James 10 M " I think "R.T." is the Richard T. I have been looking for. This looks like it could be your family. Benjamin must have been living on his own at this time. I have more info. about Richard T. Burkholder if you are interested. Also, I looked on the I.G.I. at the LDS Family History Center and found an entry for Samuel D. Burkholder and wife, Elizabeth Ferguson. It lists his parents as "Christian Burkholder" and "Elizabeth Baumann, born 2 Jan. 1816, Bowmansville, Lancaster, Penn." I do not know if this info. is correct or not, but it might be a good idea to look it up some where. Still searching Please let me know if you have found anything further. Mary Spear
He married Elizabeth Ferguson Abt 1840 at Somerset, Pennsylvania . Elizabeth Ferguson was born at Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania 4 Jul 1822 daughter of Robert Ferguson and Frances Little .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Benjamin Burkholder
born Mar 1846.
George M. or W. Burkholder
born 1847.
William J. Burkholder
born 1849.
Richard T. Burkholder
born Jun 1851/52.
Martha Burkholder
born Abt 1854.
Samuel Burkholder
born Apr 1855.
Julia Burkholder
born Abt 1858.
James Burkholder
born Abt 1860.
Samuel D. Burkholder died 13 Mar 1893 .
Elizabeth Ferguson died 2 Feb 1907 at Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania .