My name is Kathy Burch
Williams from Tulsa, OK. Four generations of my Burch
ancestors lived in Pauls Valley. My gg grandfather, Jesse
Edward Burch, was born in Chesterfield County, South
Carolina. He and his five brothers were cavalrymen in the
Civil War and all six returned home alive. Jesse Edward's
father, Joseph Thomas Burch, was captured by General William
Tecumseh Sherman's army. His plantation home was burned and
all the family's belongings were burned and/or destroyed.
Needless to say, South Carolina was in dire straits after
the war and three of Joseph Thomas' sons left South
Carolina. My gg grandfather, Jesse Edward Burch, was one of
the sons who left home in search of a better life for
himself and his family. He first went to Virginia for a
couple of years, then on to Collin and Grayson Counties, in
Texas. Sometime in the 1890s, I believe, he settled at Beef
Creek, which I think is present day Maysville, and finally
settled in Pauls Valley.
Jesse Edward owned a grocery
and feed store in Pauls Valley. His son, Astynax Douglass
(A.D.) Burch, was a partner in the store, I think. I
recently received a picture of the J.E. Burch Grocery & Feed
store from a distant cousin in South Carolina (attached).
Jesse Edward Burch ~ my gg
grandfather ~ born 06 Sep 1837 Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield
Co., South Carolina ~ died 26 Jul 1917 Pauls Valley, Garvin
Co., OK ~ buried Whitebead Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Garvin
Co., OK ~ married Mary Ann Huntley ~ born 26 Apr 1837 Anson
Co., North Carolina ~ died 15 Sep 1930 Pauls Valley, Garvin
Co., OK ~ buried Whitebead Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Garvin
Co., OK.
Astynax Douglass Burch ~ my
great grandfather ~ born 24 Feb 1871 Texas ~ died 13 Oct
1912 Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., OK ~ buried Whitebead
Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., OK ~ married Ida Texas
Sanders 08 Aug 1907 Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory ~
born 22 Apr 1878 Texas ~ died 21 Dec 1965 Pauls Valley,
Garvin Co., OK ~ buried Whitebead Cemetery, Pauls Valley,
Garvin Co., OK.
Joseph Preston Burch, Sr. ~
my grandfather ~ born 30 Dec 1899 Chickasaw Nation, Indian
Territory ~ died 23 Feb 1961 Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., OK ~
buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., OK ~
married Winnie Ruth Carter 03 Jul 1919 Pauls Valley, Garvin
Co., OK ~ born 12 Feb 1901 Texas ~ died 16 Sep 1974 Purcell,
OK ~ buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co.,
OK.
Joseph Preston Burch, Jr. ~
my father ~ born 20 Jul 1922 Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., OK ~
died 07 Dec 1979 Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK ~ buried Rose Hill
Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK married (Living).
In addition, my grandmother's
(Winnie Ruth Carter) father (Robert Winston Carter) and
grandfather (James Winston Carter) owned a livery stable in
Pauls Valley and later, a garage. I have tried and tried to
find pictures of the livery stable to no avail. I had a
conversation with a woman at the Garvin County Court House
who told me the library is the best place to find old
pictures. Sometime when you are at the library, if you have
time, I would be ever so grateful for any Burch and/or
Carter pictures you might find, particularly if you could
find a picture of J. W. Carter & Son Livery. J. E. Burch
Grocery & Feed and J. W. Carter & Son Livery are both listed
in the 1909-1910 Pauls Valley Business Directory.
Related families: Joseph A.
(Jesse) & Ida Jane (Burch) Chipman ~ John Wood & Harriett
Susannah (Hattie) (Burch) Shumate ~ Claude & Inez (Burch)
Barrett ~ Herman & Izora (Burch) Rice ~ James Edward (Ed) &
(1) Lizzie (Garvin) Burch & (2) Ellie Ann (Allen) Burch ~
Joseph Thomas & (1) Lyndall (Pledger) Burch & (2) Viola May
(Sessions) Burch ~ Astynax Douglas Burch, Jr. ~ Robert
William Burch ~ Mary Jo (Burch) Ham ~ James Winston & Sarah
Ann (Fitzgerald) Carter ~ Robert Winston & Johnnie Gertrude
(Commander) Carter, etc.
I have been able to find so
little about my Burch ancestors who lived in Pauls Valley
for four generations. Any help anyone can give me will be
greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much,
Kathy Burch Williams
