Kenneth L. (Shorty) Burley

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Kenneth L. "Shorty" BURLEY, born 12 Jan 1928, Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania; married Elizabeth R. LEONARD, 31 Dec 1949; died 11 Mar 2012, Ellerslie, Allegany Co., Maryland.

ELLERSLIE — Kenneth L. “Shorty” Burley, 84, of Ellerslie, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012, at his residence, surrounded by his family. Born Jan. 12, 1928, in Hyndman, Pa., he was a son of the late William Nelson and Orpha Blanche (Madden) Burley. He was preceded in death by brothers, George, Rawlin, Floyd, Clyde and Raymond Burley; and sisters, Edna McCray, Helen and Charlotte Burley, and Dorothy Pirkey. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Elizabeth “Betty” R. (Leonard) Burley, whom he married Dec. 31, 1949; a son, Stephen L. Burley and wife Deloris, of Ellerslie; daughters, Cynthia J. Burley, of Mount Savage, and Beverley K. Shank and friend Al Gill, of Mount Savage; grandchildren Kenny Burley and wife Chandra, Katrina R. Burley and fiance Tony Ballerina, Kristin K. Shank, Cassie M. Rock and husband Will; and great-grandchildren, Linda Burley, Destiny and Ariella So and Joey Ballerina. Mr. Burley served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II and later served in the US Naval Reserves. He had worked for the Celanese Corporation, South Cumberland Planing Mill, Squires Electric. He was also a Carpenter and Electrician for the IBEW Local 307. He was a member of the National Rifle Association. Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home Inc., 169 Clarence St., Hyndman, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Restlawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale.

Cumberland Times-News, March 11, 2012

Kenneth married Elizabeth R. Leonard on 31 Dec 1949. Elizabeth was born on 13 Mar 1932 in Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 5 Apr 2013 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Stephen L. Burley was born in Private.
2. Cynthia J. Burley was born in Private.
3. Beverly K. Burley was born in Private.

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He died on 25 Nov 1964 at the age of 87 in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.

William Nelson Burley, Hyndman RD 1, died at the Bedford County Infirmary, Nov. 25, 1964. He was born July 25, 1877, a son of the late William Nelson Burley and Catherine (Kirchner) Burley. He is survived by these children: Mrs. Edna See, Hyndman, RD 1; Mrs. Dorothy Pirkey, Cumberland, Md.; Miss Charlotte Burley, Hyndman RD 1; Floyd, Ellerslie; George, Hyndman RD 1; Clyde, Corriganville; Daniel Raymond, Cumberland; Roland, Avon Lake, Ohio; Kenneth, Ellerslie; and ten grandchildren. He held membership in the Methodist Chapel at Cooks Mills. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Cooks Mills Chapel with Rev. Richard C. Chambers officiating. Interment in the Cooks Mills Cemetery. Friends will be received in the Zeigler Funeral Home Friday, and Saturday in the church from 1 to 2 p.m. The Bedford Gazette, November 27, 1964

William + Orpha Blanche Madden. Orpha was born on 26 Oct 1889 in Hyndman, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; died on 10 Sep 1952 in Hyndman, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She died on 10 Sep 1952 at the age of 62 in Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Orpha Blanche Burley, 52, of Hyndman Rt. 1, died at her home there Wednesday morning, September 10, 1952. She was the daughter of the late John and Ida (Wolford) Madden, born in Hyndman October 26, 1889. She was married to William N. Burley, who survives. Also surviving are nine children, Floyd, Ellerslie; Kenneth, Ellerslie; George, at home; Clyde, Corrigansville; D. Raymond, Hyndman, Roland, Avon Lake, O.; Mrs. Amos See, Hyndman, Rte. 1; Mrs. Kenneth Pirkey, Cumberland; and Charlotte, at home. Other survivors include one brother, Joseph Madden of Cumberland, and one sister, Mrs. John Bingman of Hyndman Rt. 1. Mrs. Burley was a member of the Cooks Mills Methodist Church. Funeral services at that church, Sunday, September 14, 2 p. m., the Rev. T. E. Richardson officiating. Interment in Cooks Mills Cemetery under the direction of Zeigler Funeral Service, Hyndman. Friends will be received at the home of the deceased until the time of the services. The Bedford Gazette, September 11, 1952

She was buried on 14 Sep 1952 in Cooks Mill Chapel Cemetery, Hyndman, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.
PA Death Certificate - died of chronic heart disease; married

William + Catherine Kirchner. Catherine was born on 1 Nov 1844; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Information received from Phyllis Rosley on February 8, 2012:
Moses Porter b 1735 - d July 10, 1794
+Margaret McKenzie ??(never proven) b abt. 1738
Married 1755
Children:
(1) John Porter b abt. 1759
(2) Moses Porter b 1762
(3) Aaron Porter b abt 1764
(4)Sarah Porter b abt. 1766
(5)Joshua Porter b. abt. 1772
(6)William Porter b. 1775 ****
(7) Bethel Porter b abt. 1777
(8) Thomas Porter b. abt. 1782
(9)Elinor Porter b. Aug. 8, 1887

****William Porter b. 1775 d. Aug. 31, 1844
+ Mary Nelson b. abt. 1780 d. 1866
Children:
(1)Malinda Porter b. abt. 1799
(2)Margaret Porter b 1803****(grave marker at Porter Cemetery in Hyndman reads August 1809)
(3)John Evan Porter b 1804
(4) Sarah Porter 1812
(5)Catherine Ann Porter b. May 17, 1815
(6)Moses Porter abt. 1815
(7)Thomas Jackson Porter b. 1825
(8)William Nelson Porter b. July 15, 1829

John Burley b. 1791 d. Feb. 12, 1863 Bedford Co., PA
+****Margaret Porter b. 1803 d. 1852
Married Aug. 11, 1823
Children:
(1) Rachael Burley b. Feb. 17, 1828****
(2) John Burley b 1832
(3)Nelson Burley b. 1836
(4)Thomas Burley b. June 9, 1839
(5) Unk. Burley b 1840
(6) Sarah Burley b. 1842

PORTER, WILLIAM, late of Allegheny County, Maryland. Will dated May 20, 1836; prob. March 25, 1844. Wife not named; children: Lendy Logsden wife of Lawrence Logsden; Sarah Logsden wife of Anthony Logsden; Margaret Burley wife of John Burley; Catherine; John E.; Moses; Thomas; William Nelson. Exr.: Moses Porter, Wits.: John Porter, James M. Porter, William R. Porter. (Source: Bedford County Will Book Abstracts, Volume 3, p. 272.)

John married Margaret Porter on 11 Aug 1823. Margaret (daughter of William Porter and Mary Nelson) was born in Aug 1803; died on 7 May 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]