Bartholomew Martin Burtchaell (1876 - 1955)

Born 3 Oct 1876 in San Francisco, California, United States

Ancestors

Died 26 Dec 1955 at age 79 in San Bruno, San Mateo, California, United States

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Biography

Bartholomew "Bart" Martin Burtchaell, 1876-1955

Son of John Burtchaell (1832- ) & Dorthea Tunstead (1834-18930

Birth: 3 Oct 1876, California

Dates of children's births given by Al Burtchaell from the Bible given to Tom Tunstead by his sister Dorothea when he went off to war in 1861.

Bart M Burtchaell as a Private with the 1st California Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish American War in the Philippines.^[1][2] See also Military Grave info

Alice, his wife, arrived 1899

California voter registration: Burtchaell, Bart M. 23, Larkspur.^[3]

1900 U.S. Census, San Rafael, Marin, California: Nathan Dodge (29), Head, born Jan 1871, California, married 1895 (5 years), Father born Maine, Mother born Florida, occ. Private Secretary, 0 months unemployed, rents house. Marianna Dodge (32), Wife, born Jan 1868 New Jersey, 5 yrs married, father born Calif., mother born New Jersey, 1 of 1 children living, can read & write. Van Duyn A Dodge (3), son, born Feb 1897, California. Dorcas Burtchaell (25), Sister-in-law to Head, born Sep 1879, California, single, parents born Ireland, can read & write. Bartholmew M Burtchaell (23), Brother-in-law to Head, born Oct 1876, California, single, parents born Ireland, can read & write.

Married 1901 [1910 Census] to Alice Fields (1880-1961); at San Rafael.^[4] Alt date 1898, San Francisco. She was the daughter of Arturo Field & Emma Smyth, born San Diego, Chile.

Potential Children:

1. Albert Field Burtchaell (1909-1982)
2. Alice Thelma Burtchaell (1912-1989)
3. Daisy Mae Burtchaell (1920-2021)

1910 U.S. Census, San Rafael, Marin, California; Baltimore Ave: M Bart Burtchaell (33), Head, born California, both parents born Ireland, Bookkeeper (wage earner), house mortgaged, married 9 years, 0 weeks unemployed. Alice Burtchaell (29), wife, born Chile, both parents born England, can read & write, married 9 years, 2 of 2 children living. M Bart Burtchaell (5), son, born California. F Adalbert Burtchaell (7 mo), son, born California.

WWI Draft Registration Card: Bartholomew Martin Burtchaell, white, born 3 Oct 1876; address: 566 Twenty-fifth Ave, San Francisco, California; Draft Board 08; Medium build; 6'1"; Dark hair; Hazel eyes; Spouse: Alice Burtchaell' Occupation: Cashier - Book Keeper, Griffith Durney Food Distributors, 1 Drummin [?] St, San Francisco, Calif. Registered Sep 12 1913^[5]

1920 U.S. Census, San Francisco (Assembly District 28), California; 25th Ave: Alice Burtchaell (39) Martin Burtchaell (43), Head, born California, parents born Ireland, occ "Chastier" Commission House. Bart M Burtchaell (15), son, born California, School Boy Adalbert Burtchaell (10), son, born California, School Boy. Thelma Burtchaell (7), daughter, born California, school.

1930 Census, San Francisco, California; 727 36 Ave: Bartholamew M Burtchaell (53), Head, married, white, Owns house (value $11500), radio set, age 24 when first married, (parents b Ireland Northern), Cashier, Commission house, Veteran Sp. Alice, wife (49), born Chile, 20 yrs when married, can read & write, both parents born England, immigrated 1899, Naturalized. Albert F Burtchaell, (20), son, single b California, Stock Man (Chip Chandless, worker). Alice T (17), daughter, born California, attending school. Daisy Mae (10), daughter, born California, attending school

1935, San Francisco.

19 April 1939, San Francisco.

1940 U.S. Census, San Francisco, California; 757 36th Avenue: Bartholomew Burtchaell (63), Head, born California, Cashier amp Bookkeeper, owns house ($10000), highest grade 8th Elementary, worked 84 hours in week before census [?], wage earner, worked 52 wks, $3,000. Alice Burtchaell (59), Wife, born South America, Naturalized, 4th year High School, did not work. Daisy Mae Burtchaell (20), daughter, born California, Stenographer, 4th year High School, duration of unemployment 6, worked 48 weeks, income $660.

Death & Burial

Death: 26 Dec 1955, San Francisco, California; 727 36th Ave.^[6]

Obituary: Daily Independence Journal.^[7]

U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Form: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California Bart M Burtchell, died 26 Dec 1955, includes service dates; Christian headstone; Co. B, 1 Regt., Calif. Inf. Name & address of widow; "Authority - Telegram OQMG, 12-28-55, #459... [details confirmed by NOK, corrected to "Burtchaell". ].^[8]

Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo, California; Section W Site 2443. Stone reads "Bart"[5][6] Veteran Gravesite, Golden Gate National Cemetery, Section 2 Site 2443, "Private Us Army Spanish American War. Born 3 Oct 1876; Service started 27 April 1898, ended 21 Sept 1899; Death 26 Dec 1955; Interment 29 Dec 1955.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Service began 27 April 1898; enlisted 4 May 1898, San Francisco, Clerk, Volunteer, 1st Infantry. Service ended 21 Sept 1899. Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Military Registers, 1858-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. vol 75
2. ↑ The 1st California Regiment was mustered, organized and demobilized at the Presidio of San Francisco. It was assigned to the 1st Corps, 1st Division, 8th Brigade. They arrived at Manila Bay 30 June 1898, saw action at the Malate Trenches, and the capture of Manila (13 Aug 1898). In February and March against insurgents, and the Island of Negros. At the end of the conflict the arrived back at San Francisco, 24 August 1899
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2017.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2020.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. California, U.S., San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1895-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
9. ↑ National Cemetery Administration. U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

• James Tunstead Burtchaell III, C.S.C, ‘’The Genealogy of the Burtchaell Family’’, (2002), p. 64, 81-82
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L16L-Z4R
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZK9-FRC : 13 March 2018), Bartholomew Martin Burtchaell, 1917-1918; citing San Francisco City no 8, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,544,255.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKT-1S4H : 13 December 2015), Bart M Burtchaell, 1955; Burial, San Bruno, San Mateo, California, United States of America, Golden Gate National Cemetery; citing record ID 54483800, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• 1st California Volunteer Infantry: http://www.fortwiki.com/1st_California_Volunteer_Infantry

Also see:

• https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/American_Volunteer_Forces_in_the_War_with_Spain