Burnham, Frederick Russell, 1861-1947

Frederick Russell Burnham was born on May 11, 1861, in Tivoli, Minnesota. After his family moved to California, he became a scout and learned from the best professionals in western America and Mexico. He earned fame and honors for his work as a scout in the two Matabele Wars and the Boer War in South Africa. He also explored uncharted regions of both Africa and Mexico and ran development, oil, and mining companies in the United States, Africa, and Mexico. He married Blanche Blick in 1884, and they had three children. After Blanche died in 1938, he married Ilo K. Willetts in 1943. Burnham died on September 1, 1947.

From the description of Frederick Russell Burnham papers, 1864-1951 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702166007

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