Amanda Elizabeth Burkhalter

Birth: Mar. 21, 1850 Coopersburg Lehigh County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Oct. 11, 1940 Wellsville Montgomery County Missouri, USA

Amanda Elizabeth Cooper was born in Coopersburg, which was founded by her great-uncle Peter Cooper on land originally owned by her great-grandfather Daniel Cooper. Her father was a businessman and local official. Amanda attended a boarding school, and her granddaughter remembered her as "an aristocratic woman."

Amanda married Edwin Henry Burkhalter in 1867. They had three sons, and moved to Montgomery County, Missouri in 1875. Amanda's husband was several times mayor of Wellsville, where Amanda spent the final decades of her life.

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Parents:

 Jacob Cooper (1820 - 1899)

 Sarah Anna Horlacher Cooper (1827 - 1913)

Spouse:

 Edwin Henry Burkhalter (1848 - 1914)

Children:

 Charles Franklin Burkhalter (1867 - 1938)*

 Erwin Jacob Burkhalter (1869 - 1954)*

 Harry E Burkhalter (1874 - 1959)*

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Burial: Wellsville Cemetery Wellsville Montgomery County Missouri, USA

Created by: John Schmeeckle Record added: Mar 31, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 107576923