I have no record of a Michael or George
Burkhart in my family. As far as I've found out, John
Burkhart born in 1810, immigrated from Germany and ended up in
Randolph County, IL by the late 1830's. He married Mary (
Marcella)
Cannady (Canada) in 1839 in
Randolph County. They had several children, Elizabeth, Genevieve, James Jacob,
Juliette, Antoin, Edward. Elizabeth married a Henry
DeRousse, Genevieve married twice, her second husband being
Thurston Thomas and spent her life in
Randolph County. James Jacob married Sarah
Hardesty and left for MO and AR in 1880's settling in ID by 1915. Juliette, married James Martin who died shortly after. She was last living in 1880 with her daughter in
Randolph County. Antoin died in childhood. Edward is last living with his father in
Randolph County in 1880.