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Biographical notes (written in 1982).
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A.T. BURGUM, ELIZABETH HALL and FAMILY. Elizabeth Hall Burgum, daughter of Samuel W. Hall, came to the site of Arthur, North Dakota in 1881. Samuel W. Hall and his family had moved progressively westward from Massachusetts and prior to his reaching Dakota Territory, had lived in Illinois, Kansas and Iowa. When in Illinois, as a young man, he and his four brothers enlisted in the Illinois Volunteers during the Civil War. His four brothers were killed and Samuel Hall suffered a bullet wound in the neck and, according to his daughter Elizabeth, the bullet was never removed. Elizabeth said that Arthur began with a carload of lumber being dropped off a frieght car. Her father, Samuel Hall, converted the lumber into a general store and living quarters. This store eventually became the Arthur Mercantile Company.
Elizabeth Hall was married to Anthony T. Burgum, a gentleman farmer in the Arthur area, in 1884. They had three daughters, Zana, Elizabeth and Frances, who grew up and went to schools in the Arthur-Hunter area. A.T. Burgum farmed Section 31 in Webster Township until his retirement when he then built a house in town. A.T. Burgum took an active part in the advancement and building of the M. E. Church of Arthur and he also filled various school and township offices during his long residence in the area.
Zana Burgum married I.A. MacAdam and moved to Minnesota, Arizona and then later, after the death of her husband, back to Arthur. In 1945 she moved to El Centro, California and then to Anaheim, California where she lived until her death. They had four children - Angus Burgum McaAdam, James F. MacAdam, Joseph A. MacAdam and Peggy Elizabeth MacAdam. Angus MacAdam has retired from the Lockheed Corporation and is currently living in Encinitas, California. He divides his time between ocean fishing and the construction business in which he is a partner with his brother-in-law.
James MacAdam is living in San Francisco with his wife, Ileene. He has been retired for several years from government service as an electronics engineer, working primarily in the field of electronics weapons development. He has several patents to his credit which are used by the Navy Department. He now spends his time travelling and working with electronic equipment for a San Francisco College.
Joe MacAdam lives in Palmdale, California and is a retired FAA Supervisory Air Traffic Controller. He is very busy, working with his wife, Raedell, as a real estate broker, travelling and being involved in six or seven Masonic organizations. Peggy MacAdam Anderson lives in Encinitas, California with her husband, Robert, and their two daughters, Bobbie and Sandy. Peggy keeps very busy running the office of Anderson Construction Company and the mini-ranch complete with thirteen head of horses and ponies. She also keeps up with and supports their daughters' activities which include working, painting, musi and above all - horses. The girls have rooms filled with trophies from California horse shows and compete in the Quarter Horse, Arabian and Hackney fine harness divisions. They evidently inherited their love of fine horses from their mother, their grandfather, I.A. MacAdam, and their great-grandfather, A. T. Burgum.
Elizabeth Burgum married A. K. Scott and lived in the Minnesota, Montana and Arthur areas. After his death, she became postmistress in Arthur until she retired and moved to Redwood Falls, Minnesota where she lived with her son Sandy. While in Arthur, she was very active in civic and school affairs and the Methodist Church. In 1969, she and her son moved to Encinitas, California. Elizabeth and Alex had two sons, A.K. (Sandy) Scott and Robert James Scott. Sandy Scott is retired from the Federal Aviation Administration and Postal Service. He is leading a very active life, travelling, fishing, amateur radio (hamming) and always has six or seven projects cooking. One of his current projects is making a solar system for his home. Robert Scott is still working as an electronic engineer for the Navy in San Diego and is frequently being flown to various parts of the world as one of the Navy's top trouble shooters working with highly classified weapons and navigation systems. Robert and his wife, Jeanine, live in San Diego with their four children, Nancy, Randy, Richard and Pamela.
Frances Burgum married Ted McConichie and after her marriage lived in Minnesota and the Dakotas. They had two sons, Robert and Gordon. Robert McConichie is currently in England representing IBM for a two year stint. He nad his wife, Joyce, and several of their children are enjoying researching family and historical events, also going to school (the children) and visiting Europe when possible. Gordon McConichie and family live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he is the administrator of a hospital.
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