Blair County PA Archives Biographies.....Burket, Abram March 6, 1842 - 
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Source: Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold, 1911
Author: Jesse C. Sell

ABRAM BURKET, general merchant and representative citizen of Claysburg, Pa.,
who has been identified with the interests of this place since 1870, was born
in Blair County, Pa., March 6, 1842, and is a son of David and Barbara
(Dively) Burket, and a grandson of Samuel Burket, who was a very early
settler in what is now Greenfield Township, Blair County.
     Abram Burket was seven years old when his father died. He was reared in
Greenfield Township and obtained his education in the public schools and when
the Civil War broke out had scarcely yet decided what his life work should be.
In August, 1861, he enlisted for service, entering Co. G, 11th Pa. Vol. Cav.,
which became a part of the Army of the Potomac. This was but the beginning of
four years of army life, for, after the expiration of his first term of
enlistment, he re-entered the same company and regiment and received his
honorable discharge. He had enlisted as a private and through bravery and
valor was promoted and was mustered out as a second lieutenant. He
participated in the battles of Ream's Station and of Suffolk and fought in
twenty-two sharp engagements. He was also employed in the dangerous service
of scouting and, although he took hazards innumerable and faced every kind of
danger, he survived to return home practically unharmed. He subsequently
embarked in the mercantile business and in 1870 established himself at
Claysburg where he is one of the oldest continuous business men. For a time
he served as postmaster but has never been eager for political office. His
interest in the public schools led him to consent to serve as school director
in Greenfield Township, where he also held the office of constable for a time.
     Mr. Burket was married to Miss Catherine Mauk, a daughter of Paul Mauk,
a former prominent resident of Claysburg, and of their children, the
following survive: Paul W., who is a resident of Claysburg; Howard, whose
home is near Philadelphia; Watson E., who is in the mercantile business at
Claysburg; Edward M., who is a farmer in Greenfield Township; Charles E. and
George I., both of whom reside at Claysburg; Homer A., who is a law student
at the Michigan State University at Ann Arbor, Mich.; and H. Claude, who also
resides at Claysburg. Mr. Burket and family are members of the Reformed
church. He is an independent voter.

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