Burns Archer (1829)

Biography

BURNS ARCHER, County Treasurer, Marshall, is a native of Clark County, Ill., born in York Township, three miles south from Darwin. He is a son of Stephen and Nancy (Shaw) Archer, who settled in this county in 1817. Subsequently, was educated in the town of Marshall, his parents having moved here when he was eight years old. He was born on July 25, 1829. Began business first as a clerk in the dry goods house of Booth & Greenough, for whom he worked about two years. Then employed himself for awhile in teaching public schools. Afterward worked for Lynn & Reed for six years, and bought them out in 1861, conducting the business for one year, when he closed out. The subject was married in Marshall, November 6, 1851, to Miss Maria Drake, daughter of Rivers and Elizabeth Drake. She was born in Virginia on September 20, 1827; died in Marshall, July 27, 1855. By that union, there were three children, only one of whom is now living: Edgar and Emma were born February 18, 1853; Cora was born June 8, 1855. Edgar and Cora Archer died in infancy. Emma is married to Augustus Markel, of marshall, December 1, 1875. Mr. Archer was again married in Marshall, November 3, 1859, to Mrs. Eleanora Emmerson, of Ohio. She was born in Canton, Ohio. The subject was for fifteen months employed as Cashier for Quartermaster Manly and settled his Governmental affairs at his death, which occurred in the fall, 1864. Has served as Revenue Assessor, enumerating officer of the census of Clark County, 1870. In January 1873, at the special election, he was elected Treasurer of Clark County, which position he has held for nine years. His official record is too well known to need further mention in these lines. He is a Republican and a member of the Masonic fraternity and Knights of Pythias.

Sources

• Perrin, W. H. (1883). History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois. Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co.