donated by  Kay George Grosnickle

Notes & Census for Amburey/Burga are one and the same.

 

On Thomas M. Monroe  death certificate it shows that his father Thomas Amburgey had the letter H. as a middle name.

 

Thomas H. Burga died at the age of 84 years old and his widow, Nancy still at the time was 87 years old.  Surviving him are three daughters and two sons: Mrs. Alice Herald, Mrs. Bell Thompson, T. M Amburgey at Prestonburg; John Amburgy at home and Mrs. Mollie Kendrick of Pike Co. KY.  He was a native of Letcher Co. Ky, Carr Creek; moved to Prestonburg,  Floyd Co. in 1865.

 

Do have cousins in OK by the name of Lenoard or Lee Burga still searching.
 

 

1850 Letcher Co. Ky Census       

 

 28  119  119 Amburgy        Robert         58   M         Farmer         400       N. Carolina           29  119  119 Amburgy        Elizabeth      46   F                                  Virginia                    
 30  119  119 Amburgy        Wilburn        17   M         Farmer                   Kentucky
 31  119  119 Amburgy        Elizabeth      15   F                                  Kentucky
 32  119  119 Amburgy        Eligha         12   M                                  Kentucky
 33  119  119 Amburgy        Thos.          4    M                                  Kentucky
 34  119  119 Amburgy        Darkaan        5/12 F                                  Kentucky
 35  120  120 Amburgy        Wm. W.         24   M         Farmer         100       Virginia                 
 36  120  120 Amburgy        Vina           23   F                                  Kentucky                
 37  120  120 Amburgy        Robin          2    M                                  Kentucky
 38  120  120 Amburgy        Wm.            6/12 M                                  Kentucky
 39  121  121 Amburgy        Jesse          28   M         Farmer         100       Virginia
 40  121  121 Amburgy        Rachal         20   F                                  Kentucky                     
 41  121  121 Amburgy        Martha         3    F                                  Kentucky
 42  121  121 Amburgy        Manerva        1    F                                  Kentucky

 

 21  91   91  Burgey         Wm             63   M         Farmer                   Unknown
 22  91   91  Burgey         Lucy           64   F                                  N. Carolina              
 23  91   91  Burgey         Robin          24   M         Farmer         300       Virginia                   
 24  91   91  Burgey         Letta          22   F                                  Kentucky                   
 25  91   91  Burgey         John           16   M         Farmer                   Kentucky
 26  91   91  Burgey         Robin          7    M                                  Kentucky
 27  91   91  Burgey         Nancy          3    F                                  Kentucky
 28  91   91  Burgey         Lucinda        1    F                                  Kentucky

 

 29  92   92  Burgey         Alfred         34   M         Farmer         200       N. Carolina
 30  92   92  Burgey         Polly          31   F                                  Kentucky                
 31  92   92  Burgey         Wm             14   M                                  Kentucky
 32  92   92  Burgey         Lucy           7    F                                  Kentucky
 33  92   92  Burgey         Thos           4    M                                  Kentucky
 34  92   92  Burgey         Sarah          6/12 F                                  Kentucky

 

1910 Floyd Co. Ky Census

 

HH 268
Clark, Atison 67 Ky Va Ky   m 36yrs Farmer
Sallie 59 Ky Ky Ky m 36 yrs
Thomas 25
Burris 19

 

1870 Floyd Co. Ky Census Precinct 6

 

Burga, Thomas 24
Nancy 25 Va
Mary E 3 Ky
Virginia B 2
John W 7/12

 

HH 76  Wood, James & Elizabeth
HH 78  Crum, Henry & Rebecca

Auxier Relocation Cemetery, Auxier Ky

 

 BURGA, Guss H.02-10-1878  02-08-1914 h/o Minnie, Thomas H & Nancy J.Burga
      BURGA , John B.1869  1944
      BURGA , Lucille1900  1900
      BURGA, Minnie L 1914  1917
      BURGA, Nancy L Mar 1842 1929 w/o Thomas H. Burga
      BURGA, Polly 10-04-1878  02-04-1924  w/o Thomas M. Burga
      BURGA, Reca  
      BURGA, Robert19101961
      BURGA, Thomas H.Sept 1844  1927  h/o Nancy L.
      BURGA, Thomas M.  01-21-1873  08-20-1950  h/o Polly

 

 WHEATLEY, William
 YATES, Lucy   01-12-1901  11-12-1951

 

 Thomas is buried in the Auxier family cemetery, in Floyd Co. KY.  Information on the children was taken form the Family Bible for Thomas and Polly Clark and their children, which Gertrude had the family bible.

 

1900 Floyd Co. Ky Census

 

Household 71
Burga, Thomas H /55 Sept 1844  Ky NC Ky
Nancy L / 58  May/March 1842  Va NC VA
Alice / 19   June 1881  Ky Ky Va
Johnie /28  Nov 1871
William C  / 25  June 1875
Routha(Ruth) /  Feb 1897

 

Household 72
Burga, Gus / 22  Feb 1878  KY Ky Va
Minnie / 18  April 1882

 

Household 74
Clark, James / 27  April 1873
Lau/Lou / 23  Dec 1876

 

Household 82  
Clark, Charles / 24  May/March 1876
Laura / 21  May 1879  Ky Ky Ky

 

Household 133
Clark, John C / 29 Aug 1870
Catie / 26  June 1874
Ballard / 9 Aug 1890
Nora / 5  Nov 1895
Vivie / 6/12 Nov 1899

 

Household 134
Boyd, S. M. / 21 Sept 1848
Emma / 46 Aug 1853
Altison A / 14 June 1885
Clark, Goodin / 53 May 1847 (WD)
Clarinda/ 18 1881 (BD) border
John H / 8 Feb 1892 - bd
Calvin / 16 May/March 1884 - bd

 

1910 Floyd Co. Ky Census

 

HH 27   Burga, Thomas M 37  Ky Ky Va   Farmer
Pollie 30 Ky Ky Ky
Ollie 7 Ky Ky Ky
Myrtle 5
Lucy 3

 

Household 62
Clark, James M 26
Laura B  26
Darvin L   5
Ada   3
Adkins, Mary (Stepdau)
Laura "
Berta  "

 

1910 Floyd Co. Ky Census
HH 52
Burga, Gus 32 Ky Ky Va  m 10yrs Farmer
Minnie 25 Ky Va Ky m 10yrs
Leanord 8 Ky
Lee 7 Ky

 

HH 53
Burga, Thomas Burga Sr. 68 Ky SC Ky m 44 yrs Farmer
Nancy 69 Va Va Va  m 44 yrs
John 40 Ky Ky Va
Alice 38 Ky Ky Va
Thompson, Ruth 13 Ky Ky Ky G/dau

 

HH 54
Thompson, Ike & Fannie?((Clark, Burga or Spears) w/family
George
Ruth
Ben

 

HH 55 Thompson, Burrell & Suckie

 

HH 56  Collins, Jake & Bettie w/family

 

HH 57
Thompson, Will & Alice w/family

 

HH 58 Thompson, Glauer & Pollie w/family

 

HH 59
Thompson, Wess  37 Ky Ky Ky  m 20yrs Farmer (Wess comes into the Clark's & Burga family?)
Telia 36 Ky Ky Ky m 20 yrs
Aris 17
Lige 15 - son
Dove 12 - female
Hazel 10
Burrell 7
Fuller 4
Norman 8/12 - son

 

HH 61
Burchett, Frank m to Stella Ward

 

HH 62
Clark, James M 26
Laura B 26
Darvin L 5
Ada 3
Adkins, Mary Stepdau
Laura   "
Berta  "

 

1920 Floyd Co. Ky Census

 

Household 244 p 180
Burga, William 30
Flossie  25
Nancy Jane  8
Narcie   5 dau
Ramond   3
Johnie   2/12

 

Household 307
Burgy, Ellen
Reed, Andy 47
Mary  44
Troy  16
Commodore 12
Ellen   8
Burgy, Ellen(ML)  71 - WD
 

Henry Logan Collins father is question William or James Harvey Collins

 

?/ Archabald Colline m Nancy Huff
Hijah 1844 Perry CO Ky
John 1848 "
Margart 1850
James Harvey b 1854
Wm b. 1857

 

Auxier Cemetery Relocation, Auxier Ky
See other Burga and Clark

 

 COLLINS, Gormley 1905 1945

 

COLLINS, Henry 1885  1961 s/o William Collins
COLLINS, Martha Clark 06-19-1882  09-03-1968 w/o William H Clark

 

 COLLINS, Maggie  09-10-1934  w/o Williard K. Collins
 COLLINS, Martha Clark  06-19-1882  09-03-1968 w/o William H Clark
 COLLINS, Nancy M. Porter  1890 1969 w/o David W. Collins d/o John & Minnie  Wells Porter
 COLLINS, Rose 1902  1954
 COLLINS, Sam L. 1851  1940  h/o Sarah A
 COLLINS, Sarah A. 1859  1945  w/o Samuel L Collins
 COLLINS, Willard Kimble 09-16-1925  11-03-1978  s/o Will H. Collins
 COLLINS, Worth 12-13-1895   10-02-1971
 COLLINS, Infant19141914
 

Article in the Floyd Co Heald Newspaper

Newspaper article handed down by Greturde Burga Collins

 

 

The Changing of a Name
 The German immigrant, of Conrad Amberger, is thought to have come to American and Virginia about 1717. During his 25 years he lived on American soil ( it was then British), his name was distorted on every deed or court transaction in which it was mention.  Always " Amburger" was among the names.  By the time his son John (or Johan) began appearing in courthouse records the name became more stabilized.  Perhaps John spoke with an less accent, or perhaps the County clerk was more learned.  However, in John's lifetime, the slow 'anglization' took place.  First an "r" was omitted from Amberger and we had Ambege, Amburge.  By 1760 the "y"was added, and we had Amburgey.

 

     The majority of the family still uses that spelling, but one brother-against-brother argument over a logging incident, sent a family to Floyd county in the late 1800's and they began using the surname of Burga, or Burgy.  To this day that family prefers that name.  Another, but minor, change came to another family living in the Breathitt County area, whose name was changed by an area, whose name was changed by an error of a clerk with the Social Security System who dropped the l at "e" marking the family Amburgy.  That is how they still prefer to use it.

 

Article came  from  the Prestonburg Newspaper.  I suspect that Dorothy Amburgey Griffith wrote this article for the paper.