Sol Burchill was born in Ireland in 1874. He came to America in 1892 and worked in a mill in Worcester, Massachusetts for two years.

In 1894 he came to the Grand Prairie Baldwin Township area where he engaged in the plowing business. He boasted that he broke twenty-four quarters of virgin prairie in Baldwin, Grand Prairie, Minnie Lake and Ellsbury Townships.

Sol married Emma Kiester in 1907. To this union were born: Harry, Kenneth, Sollie and Ronald.

Kenneth was born in 1909, married Geneva Bruns, daughter of Henry Bruns. She was born in 1911. To this union were born: Nyle, Maynard and Carol. Kenneth, in partnership with his son, Maynard, farms the home farm in Minnie Lake Township. Carol (Mrs. Robert Szalay) lives in Portland, Oregon.

Geneva Bruns Burchill passed away in 1972.

Nyle Burchill, born in 1938, married Arlene Jensen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Jensen. They lived on the home farm until 1965, when they moved to Baldwin Township. In 1969 they purchased the Gisi farm in Ellsbury Township. They have five children: Timothy, Tamra, Thomas, Terry and Tricia, all at home.

Emma Burchill died in 1952 and Sol in 1954.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 41