KONKLE, BURTON ALVA: 1861-1944.
Burton Alva Konkle , son of Simon Kenton and Cornelia Gale Konkle, was born in Albion, Ind., on Apr. 25, 1861, and was educated at Lake Forest College, McCormick Theological Seminary, the University of Chicago, and Huron College, receiving the A.M. from the last-named institution in 1906.
From 1876 to 1882 he was connected with the public schools of Evilla and Wawaka, Ind. , and from 1882 to 1886 he was engaged in historical work in various parts of the country. Ordained to the Presbyterian ministry page: 181[View Page 181] in 1894, he served as pastor of churches in Illinois and Colorado for a time. After 1897 he devoted all of his time to historical writing. He married Susie Montague Ferry in 1900 and died in 1944. Mr. Konkle was a founder of the Pennsylvania History Club.
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