Burley, Edgar W.

BURLEY, SHIDELER

Posted By: Daniel K. Higginbottom (email)
Date: 11/14/2014 at 13:30:30

BURLEY, E. W.--Farmer, section 21 (Madison Twp.), P. O. Polk City. Was born in Virginia, May 27, 1832, and at the age of three years accompanied his parents to Ohio, where he remained until the spring of 1844. He then, went to Indiana and learned the carpenter 's trade, which he followed until the fall of 1852 and then went to Chicago. There continued his trade and in July, 1854, he came to Iowa and located in Winterset, remaining there until 1856, when he came to this county. Owns a good farm consisting of 170 acres. October 8, 1854, he was married to Miss Martha Shideler. By this union they have five children: Charles L., Lillian, Silva, Nellie and Martha J. During the war Mr. B. enlisted, in 1861, in the Tenth Iowa infantry, served three years and was then honorably discharged.

Source: "The History of Polk County, Iowa" p.1027. Des Moines, Union Historical Society, 1880.