Comments on: Louis Burg Carriage Company

By: James Erwin Kunkle

James Erwin Kunkle — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:48:18 +0000

BURG families of Burlington Iowa
My mother was Edna Frances Burg, b. 20 March 1913 in Burlington, Iowa. Died 07 May 1989 in Lakewood, Colorado. Her father was my grandfather, Herbert Erwin Burg, b. 08 Nov 1884 in Burlington, Iowa, died 10 Jan 1974 in Denver, Colorado. He closed the old Burg Wagon Company in Burlington, IA in 1911.
His father was John Henry Burg, Jr., b. 10 Jan 1854 in Burlington, IA and died 23 June 1922 in Denver, CO. His father was John Henry Burg Sr., b. 16 Dec. 1826 in Rhein, Bavaria, Germany, and died 07 Nov. 1899. He was an older brother to Ludwig (Louis) (Lewis) Burg (1843-1926). Their parents was Johann Burg, b. 02 September 1800 in Hegersweiler, Germany, died 04 September 1883 in Burlington, IA.

Johann’s wife was Margaretha (Celock) Zilliox, b. 13 March 1801 in Bramstedt, Denmark, Germany, and died 21 June 1878 in Burlington, Des Moines Co, Iowa. She was the daughter of Georg Heinrich Zilliox and Eva Margaretha Boheim.

Johann Burg, was the son of Ludwig Burg of Winden by Kandel; Pfalz, Bavaria, Germany and Margaretha Barbey of Germany.

This BURG family was a stong member of the Burlington, IA community, and have left there name in the cornerstone of the Methodist church. I have “endless” pictures of all this family, and have been to all their graves in the Aspen Grove Cemetery, as well as Dallas City, IL cemeteries. In 1988 I have seen the BURG mansion in Dallas City, IL and what was left of the BURG Factory. I Learne later it burned down. I have countless pictures of the BURG Autos, Buggies, all there years being built and have donated much of it to the Burlington, IA Library where I have also donated a lot of Family Genealogy there.
Regards – James E. Kunkle, Edgewater, CO (2010)

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By: Larry Steinbrink

Larry Steinbrink — Sun, 09 May 2010 19:51:05 +0000

Nice reading the story of your Great Grandfather, I have been looking for information on a Road Cart that I have purchase a couple of years ago and will be restoring within the next year. It looks as if it is the Balanced Road Cart that your Grandfather manufactured in the late 1800’s. What makes it balace is the seat will slide back and forth over the axle so you could balace the drivers weight.
I was going to attach photo’s of it but can not through this like.
If you want you can contact me at larry@nebraskawagonworks.com and I will send you the photo’s of it that I have.

Larry Steinbrink