Albert John Burkhardt and Sophia Caroline Ott

Married 3-May-1863
Married in Germany.

Husband:   Albert John Burkhardt

Born: 23-Mar-1835
Died: 25-Oct-1906
Father:
Mother:

Occupation: Blacksmith in Germany. Worked for Erie (PA) Railroad & was a musician. Played the organ at Zion Church & taught music.

Came to America  Sept. 23, 1871. Became a U.S. citizen in Sept. of 1875, but there was no record of this so he declared the same again on July 13, 1897.

Albert John Burkhardt


Wife:   Sophia Caroline Ott

Born: 6-Jan-1843
Died: 19-Mar-1915
Father:  
Mother:  

Occupation: Housewife & mother of 13.
She came to America Sept. 8, 1873 with Frederick (9), Caroline (6), and Lizzie (1).

Sophia Ott


Male  Child 1:   Christian Albert Burkhardt

Born: 26-Nov-1863
Died: 18-Aug-1937
Spouse: Caroline Grimm
Children: Infant Burkhardt, Louise C. Burkhardt, Christopher  Albert or F.(?) Jr. Burkhardt  , Anna S. Burkhardt, Edward Burkhardt, Erma P. Burkhardt, Robert A. Burkhardt

Occupation: Tinsmith
 


Male  Child 2:   Frederick A. Burkhardt

Born: 11-May-1865
Died: 3-Jan-1939
Spouse: Mary Belle Hubbard
Children: Russell Burkhardt, Walter L. Burkhardt, Helen M. Burkhardt, Blanche Burkhardt

Occupation: Retired mechanical foreman at Erie Railroad shops. Also correspondent for Erie Magazine.
 

Fred A Burkhardt


Male  Child 3:   William Burkhardt

Born: 2-Nov-1866
Died: 5-Jun-1868
Spouse:
Children:


 


Female  Child 4:   Caroline Charlotte "Carrie" Burkhardt

Born: 30-Oct-1867
Died: 26-Jan-1957
Spouse: Patrick Henry Shelvey
Children:


 

Carrie Burkhardt


Female  Child 5:   Lizzetta Burkhardt

Born: 5-Jun-1870
Died: 31-May-1871
Spouse:
Children:


 


Female  Child 6:   Lizzetta "Lizzie" Sophia Maria Burkhardt

Born: 25-May-1872
Died: 19-Aug-1966
Spouse: Jacob Bender
Children: Norman Jacob Bender, Albert Julius Bender, Ruth Caroline Bender

Photo: Lizzie is on the right.
 

Lizzie Burkhardt


Male  Child 7:   Albert Henry Burkhardt

Born: 17-Apr-1875
Died: 12-Jul-1922
Spouse: Katherine Blumer
Children: Katherine A. Burkhardt

Occupation: Machinist at  railroad shops.
Click on photo for clearer view.
See entire baseball team photo under "Pictures".

Albert Burkhardt


Male  Child 8:   Herman J. Burkhardt

Born: 21-Dec-1876
Died: 23-Feb-1963
Spouse: Margaret E. Shultz
Children:

Occupation: Machinist
 

Herman J. Burkhardt


Female  Child 9:   Emma Burkhardt

Born: 1-Dec-1878
Died: 27-Jan-1880
Spouse:
Children:


 


Female  Child 10:   Pauline Helen Burkhardt

Born: 31-May-1880
Died: 26-Oct-1957
Spouse: Paul Alvin Natzold
Children: Lucille Ernestine Sophia Natzold, Elizabeth Natzold


 

Pauline Burkhardt Natzold


Male  Child 11:   William Theodore "Willy" Burkhardt

Born: 11-Feb-1882
Died: 20-Jun-1912
Spouse:
Children:

Occupation: Machinist at Barrett Machine Works.

Willy Burkhardt


Female  Child 12:   Anna  Emma Marguerite Burkhardt

Born: 15-Jan-1884
Died: 9-May-1974
Spouse: Samuel  Richard (Sr.) Hazelhurst
Children: Anna May Hazelhurst, Leona Katherine Hazelhurst, Carolyn Harriet Hazelhurst, Samuel Richard "Dick" Hazelhurst

Occupation: Worked @ Keystone View Co. before marriage.
 

Anna Burkhardt


Male  Child 13:   Charles William Burkhardt

Born: 21-Oct-1885
Died: 27-May-1959
Spouse: May Walther
Children:

Occupation: Toolmaker. Retired from Talon.
 

Charlie W Burkhardt


Family Picture Album

Albert & Sophia Burkhardt's Family

Albert & Sophia with their adult children (click on photo for better view)

(From Left to Right)
Bottom Row: Lizzie, Anna, Pauline
Middle Row: Carrie, Albert John, Sophia, Fred
Top Row: Albert, Charlie, Herman, Willy, Christian