1   James Preston Burchett b: August 4, 1850  d: September 25, 1929
      +Samantha Caroline Long b: July 2, 1858  d: June 19, 1950 m:November 16, 1873
        James and Samantha Burchett are buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, southwest of Purdy, Mo.
        There is info on the Longs and James Preston Burchett in Goodspeed's 1888 history of Barry County, Mo.
Photo showing The Children of James Preston & Samantha Caroline (Long) Burchett

... 2   Tabitha Emiline Burchett  b. February 23, 1875  d: January 28, 1936
           + Charles Love Hankins, married June 9, 1900
... 2   George Franklin Burchett  b: October 15,  1878  d: June 17, 1969
           +Minnie Baswell.
         (A Frank was listed as a surviving brother, living in Oklahoma when Carlen died. This Frank is probably the same
          George Franklin listed above)
... 2   Dora Maggie Burchett b: January 29, 1883, d: November 8,  1970
           +Ernest Elmo Hankins (b: March 28, 1875 d:April 4, 1941) m: August 11, 1898
... 2   Earl Burchett  b: July 29, 1884 (may be 1887),  d: March 6, 1928
           + Hallie Jones m: November 16, 1910
... 2   Arthur Burchett  b: April 13, 1890  d: April 1, 1974
           +Hallie King m: January 28,  1912
... 2   Ora E. Burchett  b: January 21, 1894, d: ?
           +  Thomas McPhail m: May 18, 1913
... 2  Roy Preston Burchett b: November 14, 1897   d: January 27, 1920
           +Ottie Lent  m: September 19, 1917, in Cassville

More about Roy Preston & Ottie (Lent) Burchett

• Roy and Ottie did not have children before he passed away
• On January 15, 1920 we find an item in the Cassville Democrat which reads: "Roy Burchett is recovering nicely from the measles and plans on being back to work in a few days."
• Roy passed away 12 days later on January 27, 1920 (View his obituary)
• Roy was buried in the Mt Pleasant near Butterfield, with this husband & wife headstone.
• Ottie lived another 76 years and was buried next to her 2nd husband of 56 years, Charles Calvin Reed in the Maplewood Cemetery (Photos and family info of Ottie and Charles)

Roy Preston Burchett - This is a large curved front wall portrait so it didn't scan very well
Roy Preston Burchett - This photo was found with the post cards in Ottie's Bible
Roy Preston Burchett? - And older Roy?  The only thing written on the back are the initial's  R.P.

1925 article from the Cassville Democrat about the death of Roy's brother Carlin
Funeral Cards for Roy Preston Burchett & Carlin Chester Burchett

Earl Burchett & ? - Written in the margin of this is Earl Burchett, on the back is written "to mother".
                                 The photo was in Ottie's possession but she is not the mother of any Burchett's

Burchett Family 1? - Written on the back is "Made August 1929" and "Ottie Reed"
                                   Notice the second man from the left, back row looks quite a bit like the Earl Burchett above?

Burchett Family 2? - Written on the back is "I should of held my Kodak straight and had the roof straight"

Hankin House? - My father said that this  home is on the highway going into Cassville, that it was owned by the
                             Hankin family (Dora Burchett-Hankins), and that the Burchett's would get together here.