L. W. Burnham
L. W. Burnham, of Houston & Burnham, hardware merchants, London, was born in Pike Township. Madison County, December 12,1852. He is a son of Henry Burnham. a native of this county and a farmer by occupation. He married Eveline Williams, a native of this county. L. W. Burnham is the elder of five children, and when a young man accepted the position of Teller of the Trader's Bank of Mechanicsburg, Champaign Co., Ohio. He remained in this position three years, and then came to London to accept a similar one in the Central Bank of that city. After three years he resigned that position, and engaged in his present business with T. J. Houston, under the firm name of Houston & Burnham. Mr. Burnham is a member of the M E. Church, and Republican politically. He was married, October 5, 1875, to Ella M. Houston, a sister of his present partner. She was a member of the M. E. Church and departed this life June 6, 1880.
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY - W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]