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Earl Frederick Burkhardt

Birth	:	3 Apr 1890 Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
Death	:	31 Jan 1976 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Burial	:	Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.9317017, -97.0653000
Description	:	Earl Frederick Burkhardt was a son of Rudolph C. Burkhardt (county deputy sheriff) and Bertha E. Voelker. Earl, a Crookston native, was a jeweler and a junior partner in "The Square Store" in the city. The couple's wedding on the night of May 5, 1915, was announced in the May 8th edition of the Grand Forks Herald. On June 5, 1917, Earl registered for the World War I draft. He was married with wife and child, lived at 824 N. Broadway in Crookston, and was a "jeweler, proprietor" in town. He claimed an exemption from the... Read More	Earl Frederick Burkhardt was a son of Rudolph C. Burkhardt (county deputy sheriff) and Bertha E. Voelker. Earl, a Crookston native, was a jeweler and a junior partner in "The Square Store" in the city. The couple's wedding on the night of May 5, 1915, was announced in the May 8th edition of the Grand Forks Herald. On June 5, 1917, Earl registered for the World War I draft. He was married with wife and child, lived at 824 N. Broadway in Crookston, and was a "jeweler, proprietor" in town. He claimed an exemption from the draft "on account of dependent relations." This may mean that his mother-in-law, Elizabeth, lived with the Burkhardts in Crookston. Earl was described by the draft board as being tall and of medium build, with blue eyes and brown hair. The couple had five children: Earl Stephen, Jerome LeRoy, Robert Louis, Lorrayne Alda, and William E. The Burkhardts were still at Crookston as of May 1919, according to newspaper accounts, but soon afterward moved to East Grand Forks. By the time January's 1920 census was taken, the Burkhardts rented a place at 319 North 4th Street in East Grand Forks. Earl was a watchmaker for Max Rabinovich, a jeweler, as Bessie – busy with three kids under four – had given up her millinery business. They moved a few blocks to 620 Dovry Avenue around 1921 and lived there until the mid-1920s. At the end of the decade, Earl worked for the "Diamond Shop" in Grand Forks, but he soon went into business for himself, moving a block up the street to 117 DeMers Avenue. The Burkhardts lived at 509 Allen Avenue in East Grand Forks as of the 1930 census. It was April and the Great Depression had descended on America. Earl had his own business and rented their home for $45 monthly. The 1936 city directory for East Grand Forks shows Earl and Bessie on Allen Avenue. Then they moved across the Red River to Grand Forks and can be found in the 1938 and 1940 city directories. They rented at 310 Skidmore Avenue in 1938, while Earl worked at "Held & Burkhardt Jewelers" at 8 North 4th Street. Two years later he was a watchmaker for "J.A. Rabinovich Jewelry" (formerly the "Diamond Shop") at 209 DeMers Avenue. In both directories, son Earl Stephen was a brakeman for the Northern Pacific Railway and son Robert was a student. The 1940 census finds the family at the same location, with Earl at the jewelry store and Elizabeth doing housework. Their four children were also present: Earl Stephen (with one year of college completed) was a railroad brakeman, Robert worked at a local "octane" station, and Lorrayne and William attended school. Earl had worked 56 hours in the jewelry store during the week of March 24-30, 1940. In 1939, he was employed for 40 weeks, earning wages of $800. In contrast, son Earl Stephen had been unemployed for 20 weeks that year, yet his wages amounted to $892. As the Great Depression played out, everybody pitched in to help pay the rent – $35 per month. The 1942 Grand Forks directory informs us that the Burkhardts had left for Mobridge, South Dakota. After a very short time in South Dakota, Earl and Elizabeth permanently settled in Minneapolis. Earl was hired as a watchmaker at "Harry H. Green, Inc.," and their first home was an apartment at 501 East 36th. Bessie's mother, Elizabeth, came to live with them around 1943. Shortly after the war, the Burkhardts and Elizabeth moved to 3645 Grand Avenue, where the aged widow passed away in 1948. The Burkhardts were at the same address when the 1960 city directory was published, although they eventually ended up in a home at 3726 Nicollett Avenue. Bessie died on October 29, 1968, at age 79. Earl died in Minneapolis nearly eight years later, at 85, on January 31, 1976. Both are buried in Calvary Cemetery at Grand Forks, North Dakota.

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Earl Frederick Burkhardt's memorial is located at: Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, USA.
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Earl Frederick Burkhardt death on 31 Jan 1976 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
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Latitude: 47.9317017
Longitude: -97.0653000

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Elizabeth S. “Bessie” Mongoven Burkhardt

(1889 - 1968)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Calvary Cemetery
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 47.9317017, -97.0653000

2. Memorial Park Cemetery
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 47.9317017, -97.0627975

3. Montefiore Cemetery
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 47.9333382, -97.0660553

4. Potters Field
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 47.9327560, -97.0598750

5. Resurrection Cemetery
East Grand Forks, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 47.9469147, -97.0421066

6. Calvary Lutheran Church Columbarium
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 47.9072920, -97.0380950

7. Memorial Park South
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 47.8897858, -97.0463791

8. First Presbyterian Church Columbarium
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 47.8669640, -97.0432820

9. South Bethany Cemetery
East Grand Forks, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 48.0203018, -97.0207977

10. Rest Haven Cemetery
East Grand Forks, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 47.8899994, -96.9317017

11. Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
East Grand Forks, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 48.0260910, -97.0209070

12. Evanger Lutheran Church Cemetery
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 47.8619499, -97.1753387

13. Calvary Catholic Cemetery South
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 47.8202710, -97.0667950

14. Bygland Lutheran Cemetery
Bygland, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 47.8265210, -96.9333490

15. Nisbet Cemetery
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Coordinate: 47.8796997, -96.8694000

16. South Bygland Lutheran Cemetery
Bygland, Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 47.8117210, -96.9339020

17. Walle Lutheran Church Cemetery
Thompson, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 47.7806015, -97.0231018

18. Middle Grove Cemetery
Manvel, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 48.0195236, -97.2543488

19. East Walle Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Thompson, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 47.7888985, -96.9792023

20. Holy Trinity South Cemetery Old
Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 48.0196930, -96.8700890

21. Thompson Cemetery
Thompson, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 47.7696991, -97.1072006

22. Saint Judes Cemetery
Thompson, Grand Forks County, USA
Coordinate: 47.7644997, -97.1092987

23. Kongsvinger Lutheran Church Cemetery
Polk County, USA
Coordinate: 48.1065640, -97.0627280

24. Saint Timothys Cemetery
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