Biography - WILSON S. BURGETT
Wilson S. Burgett, a native of Sargent township, and a son of I. W.
Burgett, whose sketch is found on another page, was born December 23, 1863.
He was reared in Sargent township, where he continued to live until eight
years ago, when he removed to his present farm two miles south of Camargo.
In 1886 he was married to Miss Kate May, a daughter of Judge Brown (see
sketch). They have three children: Ray Brown, Burley Sumner and Wayne
Brenton.
W. S. Burgett owns two hundred and ten acres of land, on which he lives, and
is one of the intelligent and representative young business men of the
county. In politics he is an enthusiastic Republican and has served two
years as township committeeman.
Extracted 03 Apr 2020 by Norma Hass from the Historical and Biographical Record of Douglas County, Illinois, published in 1900, page 270.
