Burr, Elmer Edgar, Jr.
Mabel Grace (McCourt) Burr
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Elmer Burr was born on July 21, 1901 in. Chewelah, Washington, USA. He was the son of Edgar Elmer Burr and Jenny Thirsty (Carter) Burr. He was married to Mabel McCourt on October 6 at the Trinity Methodist Church, Vancouver, BC. He died on October 8, 1978 in Princeton, BC.
He moved to Princeton with his family in 1916. He was a self-employed in the automotive and mining industries. He had a interest in prospecting (spent 30 years prospecting) and had a prospecting license. He prospected on Kennedy Mountain and the mineral claims covered in the Newmont Agreement.
Attended Princeton School, 1918.
Worked for Red Cross WWII
Princeton High School Reunion 1976 (photo)
Member Royal Arch Masonic Lodge 1944 – 1978.
Was elected representative of the school district in 1954.
See file: Pioneers; Princeton 100 Years, pages 33, 34, 57, 64; The School on Vermilion, page 75; Princeton BC (1979) – Laurie Currie, pages 64, 92, 99, 101, 103; Marriage registration (BC Archives); Death registration (BC Archives)