Lena Burckhardt

(1857-1934)

Lena Burckhardt was born on July 25, 1857, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Gustavus A. Burckhardt and Elizabeth Margaret Brenner. Her father was 29 years old at the time of her birth, and her mother was 21.

She married Charles Thomas Swift on May 4, 1880. Following his death in 1890, she later married John Parks Huntley, a dentist, that same year.

Family Life

Lena Burckhardt and Charles Thomas Swift had five children:

• Corinne Margaret Swift (1881–1931)
• Lena Elizabeth Swift (1883–1942)
• Ruby Jeanette Swift (1885–1975)
• Maibelle Swift (1888–1977)
• Charles Thomas Swift Jr. (1890–1931)

Siblings

Lena Burckhardt had one younger brother:

• John George Burckhardt (1859–1950)

Later Years and Legacy

Lena Burckhardt Huntley spent her life in Atlanta, Georgia. She died there on May 18, 1934, at the age of 76.

Her life reflects the continuity of family and community in Atlanta across the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with her legacy carried forward through her children and extended family.