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By webmaster on Nov 24, 2009 | In Family History, On the web, Victorian History
The Victorian scrapbook by George Burgess (1829-1905) covers most of his working life from the late 1840's to the 1900's. It contains Victorian era newspaper articles from American newspapers from 1845 to 1857 and British newspapers between 1857 to about 1901.
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George Burgess who visited America three times not only compiled his own scrapbook but he also wrote his own diary, poems, his religious thoughts and at least two books on Phrenology. In his diary he wrote about his life and his family; his children, parents and his grandfather (John Willis, a farmer at `The Batch', Hanham, near Bristol).
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Paul Denton – A Methodist preacher, as published in a Victorian era newspaper and included in the Victorian Scrapbook by George Burgess. The story behind Paul Denton, real name John Denton, has be provided with thanks by Mike Cochran, Denton, Texas. In summery, Paul Denton was a fictionalized account based on the life of John B Denton, a pioneer preacher who went to Texas in 1837, became a lawyer and in 1841 went on to engage in Indian fighting. He was unsuccessful in that last endeavor being the only Texas killed in the battle with the Indians.
To read the accounts his actions seem brash and either foolish or brave depending on how you look at it. The Paul Denton aspect of the story is interesting because it demonstrates how the real Denton story was turned into myth after his death.
24/11/09 @ 19:01
‘Extraordinary Suicide’ an article published in British newspapers in March 1856, as published in the Victorian Scrapbook by George Burgess. Family history of John Francis HOBLER (1835-1856) has been found on a relatives website and a link has added from the article to that website.
24/11/09 @ 19:09
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