The full biographical sketch as printed in 1916, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.
FREDERICK EUGENE BURLINGAME.
Born in Madison county, New York, August 15, 1865, Frederick Eugene Burlingame is the son of James Alden and Melvina (Palmiter) Burlingame, both of whom were born in New York state, and who came to Wisconsin in 1874. Some years later the)' emigrated to Otter Tail county, Minnesota, where Mr. Burlingame's father died on December 6, 1914. His mother had died many years previously, April 10, 1892. There were three children in the Burlingame family: Frederick E., the subject of this review, is the eldest; Franklin, the second born, and Minnie, the youngest child, who is the wife of S. M. Wright, of Deer Creek, Minnesota.
Frederick E. Burlingame was reared on a farm and received his educa- tion iti the common schools of Markesan, Green Lake county, Wisconsin. After finishing his educational training, Mr. Burlingame worked as a painter and decorator for twelve years. He then engaged in farming and in 1800 purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land in Tnman township, Otter Tail county. Minnesota. Here he carries on a general system of farming and stock raising, and has made many substantial improvements on this place since acquiring it. All but one acre of the farm he has cleared, and his buildings are modern and up-to-date and his farm is well equipped for stock raising.
On March 5, t8oi. Frederick E. Burlingame was married to T.izzic Mattocks, a native of Town, who was born on August t,^. 1871. She was a daughter of W. R. and Phoebe (Conner) Mattocks, both of whom died at Deer Creek. Minnesota, within one year. They had come to Otter- Tail
county, Minnesota, from fowa. They settled in Oak Valley township on two hundred and eight) acres of well-improved land, comprising one of the best farms of Oak Valley township.
Mr. and Airs. Frederick E. Burlingame were the parents of three chil- dren, Cecil, « 'lifford and Harland. The mother of these children died on May 29, i<)o(>. and on June II, 1907, Mr. Burlingame was married, sec- ondly, to Jeanne- Johnson, who was born in Deer Creek, Minnesota, in [882, and who is a daughter of Jacob and Marion (Binnie) Johnson, of Deer Creek. By this second marriage there have been horn three children. Gor- don, .Marland and Gladys.
The Burlingame family are well-known, enterprising farmers. Mr. Burlingame has always been an industrious and hardworking man. and his success in life is due almost wholly to his own unaided efforts, and he has a host of friends in the neighborhood where he lives.
Source: History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota (1916. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.
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