Burnes Clan

Robert Burns {Scottish Poet} Family History & Family Tree

2014-03-13T19:07:00.001-06:00

Before my brother William passed away, he had a hunch about our lineage; he thought we were related to the famous Scottish Poet, Robert Burns. It's been 7 years of extensive research and I'm still chasing Robert Burns, but this time, I'm one step closer to proving the truth. So here's to hanging on and breaking through those brick walls. PRESENTING... Robert Burns, Scotland's Greatest Poet!!

Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is known as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish Diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. In 2009 he was chosen as the greatest Scot by the Scottish public in a vote run by Scottish television channel STV

Born: January 25, 1759, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parent's: William Burnes & Agnes Brown
Died: July 21, 1796, Dumfries, Scotland
Buried: Robert Burns Mausoleum at St. Michael's churchyard in Dumfries, Scotland

William Burnes & Agnes Brown had the following children: (Parents of Robert Burns the Poet)

Robert Burns: born 25 Jan 1759, in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland. He officially married Jean Armour on 5 Aug 1788. Nine children were born to this union. Named after his paternal grandfather; Robert Burnes.
Gilbert Burnes: born 1760-1827. Married Jean Breckenridge. Interred in Belton Cemetery, near Hoddington. Named after his maternal grandfather; Gilbert Brown.
Agnes Burnes: born 1762-1834. Married William Goult. Interred in Dundolk Cemetery. Named after her mother; Agnes Brown.
Annabella Burnes: born 14 Nov 1764 in Alloway, Aryshire, Scotland. Died, 2 Mar 1832 in Grant's Braes, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Unmarried. Interred in Bolton Cemetery, near Hoddington. Named after her paternal granmother; Annabella Brown.
William Burnes: born 31 Jul 1767 in Mount Oliphant, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. Unmarried. Died, 24 Jul 1790 in London, England. Interred in St. Pauls Churchyard.
John Burnes: born 12 Jul 1769 in Mount Oliphant, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. Died, 28 Oct 1785 in Mossgiel, Maunchline, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Isabel Burnes: born 27 Jun 1771 in Mount Oliphant, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. Married John Begg. Died, 4 Dec 1858 in Bridgehouse, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

The Family Tree of Robert Burns

(copied from the Archives at Salt Lake City Family History Library)
Click Image to enlarge

Robert Burns was descended from the Burness family of Kincardineshire, where his ancestors were tenant farmers. His Father William moved to Ayrshire in 1750, where Robert was born in 1759. Robert signed his name Robert Burness until March 1786, when he adopted the spelling Burns, which is a common name in Ayrshire.

Robert Burns had a total of twelve children with four different women, which includes his wife Jean Armour. Seven of his children were illegitimate, including the first four by Jean Armour before they were married in 1788, although under Scots law they were considered illegitimate after their parents marriage. Of Jean's children six died young and another William Nicol Burns had no children. all living descendants of Robert Burns and Jean Armor descend from either their granddaughter Sarah Elizabeth Maitland Tombs Burns (1821 - 1909), daughter of their fourth son James Glencairn Burns (1794 - 1865), or their granddaughter Anne Elizabeth Burns (c1820 - 1889), illegitimate daughter of their eldest son Robert Burns (1786 - 1857). Robert Burns & Jean Armour, also known as the "Belle of Mauchline" fell in love in 1786, and officially married on 5 Aug 1788.

Robert Burns & Jean Armour are the parents to the following children:
(Source of information: from the Burns family history preserved in the Salt Lake Family History Library).

Robert Burns II (twin), 3 Sep 1786 - 14 May 1857. Married Ann Sherwood in 1808. She died in 1835. They had one daughter, Eliza Burns, who died in 1878. She was taken to India by her uncle James Glencoin Burns and there met and married Dr. Everett of the Indian Medical Service. Of this marriage there was one daughter, Martha Everett. Martha married Matthew Thomson of Martinstown, Killinwick, Co. Wexford, Ireland, who managed the Everett estate. They had no issue. Robert Burns II married 2nd wife, Emma Bland. They had one son, Robert Burns III. Robert Burns III married Mary Campbell. Robert Burns III and Mary Campbell had one son, Robert Burns IV, and one daughter, Jane Emma Burns. Robert Burns IV died in 1895 in Edinburgh. Jane Emma Burns married Thomas Brown. They had two daughters, Jean Armour Burns Brown and Isabella Ferguson Brown, (buried in Woodlawn Cemetery). Jean Armour Burns Brown died in 1937 in Dumfries. Jane Emma Burns Brown and Thomas Brown immigrated to Canada about 1870 and settled at Guelph Oat.
Jean Burns (twin), 3 Sep 1786 - Oct 1787
Infant Girl (twin), 3 Mar 1788 - 10 Mar 1788
Infant Girl (twin), 3 Mar 1788 - 23 Mar 1788
Frances Wallace Burns, 18, Aug 1879 - 9 Jul 1803
William Nicol Burns, 9 Apr 1791 - 21 Feb 1872. Married Catherine Adelaide Crone. She died 29 Jun 1841.
Elizabeth _iddel Burns, 21 Nov 1792 - Sep 1795
James Glencoin Burns, 12 Aug 1794 -10 Nov 1865. Married Sarah Robinson 1797- 11 Jul 1821. Sarah died at Neemuch, East Indies while giving birth to her third child. The baby Sarah was sent home to Dumfries and was reared by her grandmother, Jean Armour Burns. James Glencoin Burns & Sarah Robinson had three children:

Jane Isabella Burns, born 13 Jan 1819 and died at sea aged 4 years, 5 months. 2.
Robert Shaw Burns, born May 1820, died 11 Dec 1821. 3.
Sarah Elizabeth Maitland Tombs Burns, born Nov 1821.

Berkeley Westropp Hutchinson and Sarah Elizabeth Maitland Tombs Burns Children:

Arabella Ann Hutchinson b. 30 May 1848, d. 7 Sep 1852
Arthur Vincent Burns Hutchinson b. 6 Jun 1849, d. 18 Sep 1852
Robert Burns Hutchinson b. 8 Mar 1851, d. 8 Sep 1852
Berkeley Burns Hutchinson b. 22 Jun 1853, d. 21 Mar 1854
Annie Vincent Burns Hutchinson b. 15 Jul 1854, d. 27 Aug 1935
Robert Burns Hutchinson+ b. 10 Nov 1855, d. 26 Aug 1944
Violet Burns Hutchinson+ b. 10 Jul 1859, d. 14 Jan 1951
Margaret Constance Burns Hutchinson b. 5 Sep 1860, d. 8 Dec 1917
Marion Burns Hutchinson b. 4 Mar 1862, d. 14 Mar 1862

Maxwell Burns, 25 Jul 1796 - 25 Apr 1799

Robert Burns' children from other relationships:

Elizabeth Paton Burns (1785–1817), was born to his mother's servant, Elizabeth Paton (1760–circa 1799)
Elizabeth (Betty) Burns (1791 - 1873) daughter of Ann Park who married John Thomson in 1808.
Robert Burns (1788-?), son of Janet (Jennie) Clow. Born in Edinburgh in 1788 and later became a merchant in London.

Source: Burness Genealogy and Family history

Written on the marriage certificate of Robert Burns & Jean Armour:
"REBUKE: 5 Aug 1788. Burns - Robert in Mossgiel and Jean Armour in Mauchline before the session upon 5 August and acknowledged that they were irregularly married some years ago.The session rebuked both parties for this irregularity and took them solomnly bound to share to one another as husband and wife all the days of their life."

Burns Cottage in Alloway, Scotland (place of birth of Robert Burns)

Robert Burns Poems written in the Scottish dialect

Burial: Robert Burns Mausoleum at St. Michael's churchyard in Dumfries, Scotland

Robert Burns statue by David Watson Stevenson (1898) in Bernard Street, Leith

Robert Burns Signature

John Eli Burns 1855-1933 (Descendant of David Burnes)

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John Eli Burns & Family
Photo donated by: Larry A. Burns (descendant of David Burnes)

John Eli Burns & Family - Early 1900's
Photo donated by: Larry A. Burns (descendant of David Burnes)

John Eli Burns & Family - Early 1900's (back of the above photo)

Photo donated by: Larry A. Burns (descendant of David Burnes)

Headstone of John Eli Burns and his wife Sarah Anna McCloud

Snapshot of Find A Grave online memorial for John Eli Burns

Samuel Burnes & Martha Ursula Shaver Burnes and Their 10 Children

2013-05-30T10:34:00.002-06:00

"Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them." -George Eliot

About the photo: Meet my great great aunt and uncle; Samuel Burnes & Martha Ursula Shaver Burnes and their 10 children. Taken in 1910, in Hope, Indiana.

Front row from left to right:

Nona Ann Burnes Snider, Myrle Belle Burnes Ferguson, Martha Ursula Shaver Burnes, Samuel Burnes, Mary Kathryn Burnes Patterson, Alma Burnes McNealy

Back row from left to right:
Gustie Lear Burnes Gates, George Clinton Burnes, Albert Lewis Burnes, Glen Washington Burnes, John William Burnes, Daisy May Burnes Davis

A Tribute to William Burnes on March 13th

2013-03-13T12:06:00.000-06:00

My big bro has been cancer-free in heaven for 7 years now, and Grandpa hasn't had to deal with his bad heart for 57 years. I am remembering these great men today and how ironic that they both died on March 13th, exactly 50 years apart. I am so grateful that I will see them again someday. This is where my family history journey began. There were too many coincidences that left me wondering, and wanting to learn more. Now I know the truth and continue to learn about my family history; I love "connecting the dots". Let's take a moment to remember those who have gone before us, and are now free from their pains and sufferings.

William Aaron Burnes Bio >> http://www.myburnesclan.com/2012/01/william-aaron-burnes-bio.html
William Emry Burnes >> http://www.myburnesclan.com/2010/03/my-grandparents-william-ruth-burnes.html

Robert Burns Biography "Scotland's Greatest Poet" 1759-1796

2013-03-04T17:27:00.001-07:00

Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Scotland, on January 25, 1759, he was the first of William and Agnes Burnes' seven children. His father, a tenant farmer, educated his children at home. Burns also attended one year of mathematics schooling and, between 1765 and 1768, he attended an "adventure" school established by his father and John Murdock. His father died in bankruptcy in 1784, and Burns and his brother Gilbert took over farm. This hard labor later contributed to the heart trouble that Burns' suffered as an adult.

At the age of fifteen, he fell in love and shortly thereafter he wrote his first poem. As a young man, Burns pursued both love and poetry with uncommon zeal. In 1785, he fathered the first of his fourteen children. His biographer, DeLancey Ferguson, had said, "it was not so much that he was conspicuously sinful as that he sinned conspicuously." Between 1784 and 1785, Burns also wrote many of the poems collected in his first book, Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, which was printed in 1786 and paid for by subscriptions. This collection was an immediate success and Burns was celebrated throughout England and Scotland as a great "peasant-poet."

In 1788, he and his wife, Jean Armour, settled in Ellisland, where Burns was given a commission as an excise officer. He also began to assist James Johnson in collecting folk songs for an anthology entitled The Scots Musical Museum. Burns' spent the final twelve years of his life editing and imitating traditional folk songs for this volume and for Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs. These volumes were essential in preserving parts of Scotland's cultural heritage and include such well-known songs as "My Luve is Like a Red Red Rose" and "Auld Land Syne." Robert Burns died from heart disease at the age of thirty-seven. On the day of his death, Jean Armour gave birth to his last son, Maxwell.

Most of Burns' poems were written in Scots. They document and celebrate traditional Scottish culture, expressions of farm life, and class and religious distinctions. Burns wrote in a variety of forms: epistles to friends, ballads, and songs. His best-known poem is the mock-heroic Tam o' Shanter. He is also well known for the over three hundred songs he wrote which celebrate love, friendship, work, and drink with often hilarious and tender sympathy. Even today, he is often referred to as the National Bard of Scotland.

Poems by Robert Burns, Click here >>

Poems By Robert Burns

2013-03-04T10:30:00.000-07:00

A Man's A Man For A' That

by Robert Burns

Is there for honest Poverty

That hings his head, an' a' that;

The coward slave—we pass him by,

We dare be poor for a' that!

For a' that, an' a' that.

Our toils obscure an' a' that,

The rank is but the guinea's stamp,

The Man's the gowd for a' that.

What though on hamely fare we dine,

Wear hoddin grey, an' a that;

Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine;

A Man's a Man for a' that:

For a' that, and a' that,

Their tinsel show, an' a' that;

The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,

Is king o' men for a' that.

Ye see yon birkie, ca'd a lord,

Wha struts, an' stares, an' a' that;

Tho' hundreds worship at his word,

He's but a coof for a' that:

For a' that, an' a' that,

His ribband, star, an' a' that;

The man o' independent mind

He looks an' laughs at a' that.

A prince can mak a belted knight,

A marquis, duke, an' a' that;

But an honest man's abon his might,

Gude faith, he maunna fa' that!

For a' that, an' a' that,

Their dignities an' a' that;

The pith o' sense, an' pride o' worth,

Are higher rank than a' that.

Then let us pray that come it may,

(As come it will for a' that,)

That Sense and Worth, o'er a' the earth,

Shall bear the gree, an' a' that.

For a' that, an' a' that,

It's coming yet for a' that,

That Man to Man, the world o'er,

Shall brothers be for a' that.

A Red, Red Rose
by Robert Burns

O my luve's like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June;
O my luve's like the melodie
That's sweetly played in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun:
O I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only luve,
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my luve,
Though it were ten thousand mile.

Charles S. Burnes & Josephine Trotter Burnes - Hope, Indiana

2013-01-31T01:33:00.003-07:00

Charles S. Burnes was born on 6 Oct 1905 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. He died on 30 Aug 1961 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA.

Charles married Josephine Trotter daughter of Garah Archie Trotter and Effie S. Sullivan on 8 May 1940 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. Josephine was born on 9 Jul 1915 in ,Bartholomew, Indiana. She died on 26 Sep 2006 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

They had the following children:

+1 M i. Larry Lee Burnes

Josephine Trotter Burnes & Charles S. Burnes (Donated by: Joanne Burnes)

Larry Lee Burnes - Son of Charles & Josephine Burnes (Donated by Joanne Burnes)

Samuel Clinton Burnes - 1913-1980 - Hope, Indiana

2013-01-31T01:03:00.004-07:00

Samuel Clinton Burnes was born on 19 Dec 1913 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA. He died on 4 Feb 1980 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. Son of Albert Lewis Burnes & Edith Loretta Patterson.

Social Security Death Index Source: (http://www.ancestry.myfamily.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693&enc=1)
about Samuel Clinton Burnes:

Name: Samuel Clinton Burnes
Last Residence: 47246 Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States of America
Born: 19 Dec 1913
Last Benefit: 47246 Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States of America
Died: Feb 1980
State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951 )

FUN FACTS:
Samuel Clinton Burnes served in WWII
Worked and retired as a US Postal employee.
Never Married.
Never had any children.

Samuel Clinton Burnes' Online Memorial >>

Samuel Clinton Burnes 1913-1980

Glen Washington Burnes & Anna Hazel Fox Burnes From Hope, Indiana

2013-01-23T10:52:00.002-07:00

Glen Washington Burnes was born on 31 Oct 1888 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. He died on 22 Dec 1981 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. The cause of death was massive stroke and pn. He was buried in Moravian Cemetery, Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana.

Glen married Anna Hazel Fox daughter of Adam Fox and Laura on 4 Apr 1912 in Moravian Parsonage, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA. Anna was born on 14 Oct 1892 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA. She died on 16 Oct 1977 in Hope, Bartholomew Indiana, USA. She was buried in Moravian Cemetery, Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana.

They had the following children:

+ 1F i. Lillian Frances Burnes was born on 16 Oct 1916. She died on 20 Dec 1954.

Photo 1: Glen Washington Burnes (left), Lillian Frances Burnes Ziegler (back center) Anna Fox Burnes (right of Lillian). Children: Gary Ziegler (left), Ronnie Ziegler (right)

Photo 2: Glen Washington Burnes & Anna Hazel Fox Burnes' 50th Wedding Anniversary.
Hope, Indiana. April 1962

Photo 3: Glen Washington Burnes standing on the steam machine in back.
Man & child in the front are unknown

Photo 4: Glen Washington Burnes & Anna Fox Burnes in the backyard of the original Burnes Homested; where they lived. Hope, Indiana. March 1962

Samuel Burnes & Martha Ursula Shaver Burnes From Hope, Indiana

2013-01-23T00:24:00.000-07:00

Samuel Burnes was born on 16 Oct 1855 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. He died on 12 Oct 1924 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. He was buried in Norristown Cemetery, Norristown, Shelby, Indiana.

Samuel married Martha Ursula Shaver daughter of George W. Shaver and Elizabeth Jane Snepp on 27 Sep 1877 in Shelvyville, Shelby, Indiana. Martha was born on 8 May 1858 in Jackson, Shelby, Indiana. She died on 21 Jul 1932 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. She was buried in Norristown Cemetery, Norristown, Shelby, Indiana.

They had the following children: (+ means that person had children, M & F stand for Male and Female, and the roman numerals stand for the order of children.)

+ 1 M i. John William Burnes was born on 6 Jul 1878. He died on 8 Jan 1965.
2 F ii. Hallie Burnes was born in 1879 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. She died in 1886 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. She was buried in Norristown Cemetery, Norristown, Shelby, Indiana, USA.
+ 3 F iii. Daisy May Burnes was born on 10 Dec 1880. She died on 3 Nov 1954.
+ 4 F iv. Nona Anna Burnes was born on 13 May 1882. She died on 23 Mar 1980.
+ 5 F v. Alma Burnes was born on 9 Dec 1883. She died on 18 Dec 1957.
6 F vi. Sarah Jane Burnes was born on 8 Aug 1885 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. She died on 5 Nov 1906 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. The cause of death was Typhoid Fever. She was buried in Norristown Cemetery, Norristown, Shelby, Indiana.
+ 7 F vii. Gustie Lear Burnes was born on 6 Feb 1887. She died on 30 Dec 1968.
+ 8 M viii. Glen Washington Burnes was born on 31 Oct 1888. He died on 22 Dec 1981.
+ 9 M ix. Albert Lewis Burnes was born on 15 Jun 1891. He died on 4 Jul 1961.
+ 10 M x. George Clinton Burnes was born on 8 Mar 1894. He died on 8 Jan 1971.
+ 11 F xi. Myrle Belle Burnes was born on 25 Jul 1898. She died on 1 Aug 1982.
+ 12 F xii. Mary Kathryn Burnes was born on 10 Mar 1901. She died on 10 Apr 1989.

Photo 1:

Samuel Burnes & Martha Ursula Shaver Burnes and their living posterity of 62 people. Photographed at the original Burnes Homestead in the summer of 1919.

-Click images to enlarge.

Front Row (from left to right): Nona Ann Burnes Snider, Myrle Belle Burnes Ferguson, Martha Ursula Shaver Burnes, Samuel Burnes, Mary Kathryn Burnes Patterson, Alma Burnes McNealy

Back Row (from left to right): Gustie Lear Burnes Gates, George Clinton Burnes, Albert Lewis Burnes, Glen Burnes, John William Burnes, Daisy May Burnes Davis

Photo 2: Family photograph of Samuel & Martha Burnes' descendants;
62 total living people.

Photo 3: Family photograph of Samuel & Martha Burnes' descendants; 62 total living people.
Same photo as above but numbers are added to each person for indexing.

Photo 4: Family photograph of Samuel & Martha Burnes' descendants; 62 total living people.
Same photo as above but numbers are added to each person for indexing.

Photo 5: Hand written Number Index for the above photographs of the 62 living Burnes family members. (Written by Anna Fox Burnes before her passing)

Photo 5: Typed Number Index for the above photographs of the 62 living Burnes family members

CREDIT: Photos and indexes were compiled and donated by Gary Ziegler (4th cousin to Sarah Burnes Heiner)
Online Memorial for Samuel and Ursula, click here >>

You'll notice the spelling of BURNES is sometimes spelled BURNS. Many of the SAMUEL BURNES Family dropped the "E" out of BURNES.

Note: You have my permission to copy and print any of these documents for family use only. -Sarah

George Washington Burnes & Sarah Walker Burnes' 50th Wedding Anniversary

2013-01-17T13:27:00.002-07:00

The Shelby Democrat

Thursday, November 20, 1879
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GOLDEN GLORIES
How Mr. & Mrs. Washington Burns Celebrated
The Fiftieth Anniversary Of Their Marriage
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The grandest event that ever occurred in Hawcreek township, Bartholomew county, the fiftieth anniversary of the married life of Mr. & Mrs. Washington Burns. At 9 o'clock a.m., the guests began to arrive. Carriage after carriage came laden with the old pioneers, their sons and daughters, all intent on honoring the aged couple, at whose residence they were assembling for a day of recreation, amusement and enjoyment. Noon found about five hundred guests assembled to pay their respects to Mr. & Mrs. Burns. Among those present I saw Mr. Thomas Essex, I. A. Vogler and Mrs. Fannie Hauser, of Columbus; Mr. Ben Jones and lady and David Lancaster, of Shelbyville; Mr. John Nading and lady, Mrs. Matilda Walker and John Walker of Flatrock Station; Mr. Thomas Smiley and lady, of Rockcreek township; W. H. Dye and lady, Carney's Station; Hon S. D. Spellman and lady, D. C. Dodds and lady, John Conger and lady, Robert Titus and lady and L. E. Nelson, of Norristown; Mr. Aaron Essex and lady, Flatrock township; Rev. F. R. Holland, Rev. E. Regeness, Dr. S. Stapp and lady, Dr. J. K. Righter, L. J. Rominger and lady, Edward Fishel and lady and L. E. Hege, of Hope; Mr. George Fry and lady, Rev. John Keeling and lady, Solomon Lambert and daughter, Adam Fishel and lady, Robert Jones and lady, William Powell and lady, Charles Rominger, Sr. and lady, John Rominger and lady, Lewis Essex and lady, Isaiah Carter, John Droneberger, Thomas Reed, Charles Brunner and lady, of Hawcreek township, and a host of others too numerous to mention. I have only mentioned some of the oldest in attendance.

A bountiful repast was spread. Mr. Burns had prepared a whole beef, sixty loaves of bread, and turkeys and chickens without number, and an immense number of cakes, pies, potatoes, and all the other delicacies of the seasons. Mr. J. Schaub, of Hope photographed the assembled multitude, at the conclusion of which a table- one hundred and twenty-three feet long was filled with guests ready to discuss the rich viands.
We must not omit to mention the Hope Coronet Band, and were composed of the following persons: George Hartsell, leader, E. T. Potter, George Kemp, Julius Fishel, M. Hartsell, Charles Hartsell, Charles Cook, Irving Rominger, William Styers, Willie Hartsell, Leona Snyder and George Burns. Mr. Burns was the recipient of the following presents: A gold headed cane with the name of Mr. Burns engraved thereon, as well as the doner, Mr. John Nading, five dollars in gold by L. A. Vogler; one dollar in gold by William & Eliza Powell, who have been married 31 years; three dollars in gold by Adam & Eliza Fishel, married 27 years; Mr. Fishel is 61 years old and Mrs. Fishel is 66 years old; ; one dollar in gold by Ben Jones and lady; one dollar in gold by Joseph Holder; two dollars and fifty cents in gold by Thomas Powell; one dollar in gold by Lewis Essex and wife, married 45 years, Mr. Essex is about 67 and Mrs. Essex is 68; two dollars in gold by Solomon Lambert, aged 62; one dollar in gold by L. J. Rominger and lady, married 40 years.
One pair of gold rimmed spectacles by the following named persons: George Fry, Charles Brunner, George Haas, C. B. Woehler, Charles Beitrick, J. A. Miller, Charles Neighley, Dr. J. K. Righter, Christian Baner, Will Marlin, E. A. Jones, Adam Fox, Lewis Dillman and Dr. Stapp; one dollar in silver by George Burns and lady; one silver watch by W. H. Conner and wife.

Mrs. Sarah Burns was the recipient of the following presents: One pair of gold rimmed spectacles by the following persons, jointly: Mrs. Clara Schaub, Dr. S. Stapp, Mrs. Lucinda Glidewell, Robert Jones, B. A. Lewis, Hetty Marlin, Sophia Kurtz, Rebecca Rominger and Malinda Essex; one gold ring by Mrs. Rose Vogler, Mrs. Fanny Hauser, Miss Sarah Bauchman and Mr. Mathias Nauman; one dollar in gold by Elizabeth Powell; one dollar in gold by Mrs. Ben Jones; two dollars and fifty cents in gold by Thomas Smiley; one dollar in silver by Mrs. Camilla Maze; one dollar in silver by George Burns and wife; one shilling in silver by W. H. Conner and wife. There were present Thomas Moore, married 36 years; Mr. J. T. Higgins, 75 years old. The oldest persons present was Isaiah Carter and Joseph Holder. Mr. Burns will be seventy-five years old next January; came from Harrison county, Kentucky in the fall of the year 1820 and landed at Spring Hill, in what is now Decatur county, and slept in a shanty on a sheep skin during the winter among the wild beasts then common all over Indiana. When moving from Kentucky Mr. Burns' father hired a gentleman to move his household goods to this State, which he did on horseback, the rickety vehicle having broken down the second day out. Mr. Burns' father, mother, brothers and sisters footing it all the way from Kentucky to Indiana. Mrs. Burns is now in her 70th year; born in Clarke county, Indiana, whose father settled there among the Indians, and therefore Mrs. Burns knows about the hardships of pioneer life in Indiana. Mr. Washington Burns and Mrs. Sarah Walker were united in marriage in Shelby county, Indiana, this State. The ceremony was performed by Samuel Drake, November 5, 1829. Together they have moved on through these fifty years, settling down in the primeval forest soon after their marriage on the present homestead.

Submitted by Barb Huff

GEORGE WASHINGTON BURNES & SARAH WALKER BURNES ARE THE GREAT, GREAT, GREAT GRANDPARENTS OF SARAH BURNES HEINER (AUTHOR OF BURNES CLAN).

A Tribute to William Emry Burnes

2012-12-12T12:12:00.000-07:00

My Grandfather, William Emry Burnes was an incredible man! A World War I Navy Hero, The city Sheriff, a Free Mason, a violinist, a successful Business Owner, a Deep Sea Fisherman, an Honest man, Hard working & intelligent.

He was a young man who had carried the heavy load of his family through the death of his father during the time of the Great Depression. He was the oldest of 8 children, and without hesitation, he took on the responsibility to support his mother, brothers and sisters and their spouses through the painful years of the depression. A second cousin confirmed this, stating “he even made sure his sisters and sister in laws had beautiful hats and shoes to wear.” At the age of 37, when all of his siblings were able to make it on their own, he married his first wife, Kathryn Fleig. The short marriage of 3 years ended when he noted in the divorce papers that he stayed faithful for the space of 3 years awaiting her return. The papers also stated this small but very important detail "no children were born to this marriage". For unknown reasons, she had left him and never came back. Heartbroken by this tragedy he removed himself from the "normal" way life should be, and focused on living an honest life as the local town Sheriff and Business Owner. It was eleven years later that he would meet Ruth Imogene Adams in Batavia, Iowa. He was 49 years old, she was 18, the perfect match separated by 31 years. They married a few months later and set off to start their lives far from home; in Napa, California. They had two children together, one son (my father) and a baby girl who died just a few hours after she was born. They lived a happy life together for 12 years, until his death in 1956. This was not the typical story for most of your grandparents, but this was mine, and one that I am very proud of.

The passion I have for doing genealogy is very personal to me. It defines the line between the truth and the unknown. It gives me hope, it gives me knowledge, but mostly it gives me the opportunity to link our ancestors together as one family. We live in a day in age, where we can learn the truth of our ancestors from many genealogical websites like; Ancestry, Family Search, Findagrave, USGenweb, Google and so many more. My newly discovered lineage has impacted the way I view myself and every living and non living person. I know our loved ones who have passed on, are still here, just unseen to our earthly eyes. We can feel them close when we are in tune to them. We all have ancestors cheering for us, helping us daily, and strengthening us as we bear the burdens of this life. They have paved that rocky road so we can pay it back to them by keeping them alive, in us, and staying true to our family name and heritage.

A Tribute to William Emry Burnes:

George Washington Burnes & Sarah Walker Burnes Portraits

2012-11-28T15:13:00.001-07:00

Okay, I can't bottle my excitement any longer. Portraits DO exist, and my 6 year search is over. Presenting... George Washington BURNES, & Sarah Walker BURNES my Great, Great, Great Grandparents. 13 children, married 55 years, Christian, 700 acre farm, Hope Indiana, Norristown Cemetery. A HUGE Thank you for this photo goes to Gary Ziegler, my 4th cousin from Indiana! It's so great to finally see their faces 6 years after I first discovered them. Thanks to facebook and the internet, my distant cousins are finding each other and communicating. GENEALOGY IS TRULY AMAZING!!!

There's finally a face to his name, George Washington Burnes my GGG-Grandfather

"Connect The Dots" -Sarah

The Power of Facebook. Guess Who I found?

2012-11-12T18:36:00.000-07:00

Facebook isn't just for Social Networking! In fact, this powerful platform with more than 900 million users has helped me to connect with many people, including distant cousins. Yes, Facebook is awesome for more than one reason!!

As I began on my family history adventure, I was learning more about my heritage than I could ever imagine. After only one year of extensive research, I traced my lineage back 7 generations, which was quite the conquest, considering that I didn't know my paternal grandfather (father's, father), or anything about him. After discovering that my Great, Great, Great Grandparents, George Washington Burnes & Sarah Walker Burnes had settled in Hope, Indiana I was anxious to get out there. So, I booked a flight to Indianapolis, Indiana and left on May 18, 2007. After a successful trip of meeting family and transcribing headstones, my knowledge of my heritage had increased, and I felt closer to my ancestors.

Many of siblings have joined Facebook, but a few have not embraced the Facebook phenomenon. So I did a search for my brother JAMES BURNES, and the first person to show up was someone who resembled my brother, with the same name and spelling, but lived over 2,000 miles away; in Indianapolis, Indiana. The city he lived in was a clue that we could be related, so I wrote him a message and guess what I found out?

Here's the screenshot from our first conversation on Facebook:

As you can see, from our conversation above, we discovered we are 5th cousins, which means we share the same Great, Great, Great Grandfather; George Washington Burnes. From our connection, we have acquired many photographs and details about our ancestors that we never knew existed. More importantly, we have "CONNECTED THE DOTS" and our family continues to grow.

Give it a try!!
Start searching for distant cousins on Facebook!!

Find more BURNES info at www.myburnesclan.com

Original Fishing License of William & Ruth Burnes

2012-11-05T13:26:00.005-07:00

I found a TREASURE!! In my home, I have my grandpa's old tackle box with old hooks, bobbins and weights, but I had no idea there was something more valuable inside; their original fishing license. This very small piece of paper that was folded inside a 1"x 2" fishing tag contained more information than I could imagine. I had no idea my grandpa was only 5'7"; crazy! Here's the copy of the original fishing license and tags:

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Why President George Washington didn't like David Burnes

2012-10-11T23:55:00.000-06:00

A very fortunate man was David Burns, another of the original land-holders. His property was situated largely in what is now the fashionable northwest quarter of the city. Burns—" crusty Davie Burns," as he was called—was a very bigoted, choleric Scotchman; fond of controversy, and never known to agree with anyone in the slightest particular. He lived in a rude cottage near the river, and cultivated a large plantation extending over the spot where the White House now stands. The demand for his land made him very wealthy, and his only child, Marcia Burns, was known in all the country around as " the beautiful heiress of Washington." For some time Burns was opposed to the projected transfer of land to the government, and the President and the commissioners had several conferences with him in his cottage to explain the advantages of the plan. On one of these occasions, so the tradition runs, the testy old planter answered one of Washington's arguments by this outburst: " I suppose, Mr. Washington, you think people are going to take every grist from you as pure grain; but what would you have been if you hadn't married the rich widow Custis I" The usually sedate Washington at this audacious remark is said to have actually lost his temper, and left the house in indignation. He afterward spoke of the impertinent Scotchman as that obstinate Mr. Burns," and would never meet him again.

Sources courtesy of http://www.visitwashingtondconline.com/washington_dc_history7.htm

David Burnes' written letter to President George Washington - Goose Creek 26 Feb 1791

2012-10-11T21:27:00.005-06:00

Goose Creek 26 Feb 1791
To President Washington,

I presume to address you with great deference on a subject in which I think my own character and reputation and interest involved. Reports have been circulated here that some designing speculative men have been making you offers for the property which I among others gave up to you on certain conditions stipulated in a paper which we all signed giving you the power to make any advantage therefrom towards erecting the Federal City and I am the more induced to believe that speculation is in view from an offer which I have lately had for a further part of my property on the specious pretext that it will be necessary to give it up to complete your designs should you fix on the ground we have already offered you for the purposes aforesaid. To convince you that I do not withhold that farther part of my property from your application of it to the uses designed I am willing if it is your desire to add a further quantity of my land not exceeding 79 acres at any price not under 15 pounds per acre that you may please to nominate or I will agree to take every third lot of the said for the percent (?) of ground.

David Burnes

Photo Credit: Barb Price - Genealogist - 8th cousin to Sarah Burnes Heiner

Research credit goes to Barb Price and her incredible discoveries.

Note From Barb Price:
This letter to the President was amongst the papers in the Van Ness-Phillips Collection. I was not aware of this Collection until I stumbled upon an article written by Bob Arnebeck, he was in the midst of writing a book about the building of the Federal City and he had come across them. The Collection totals 93 boxes, of which I was only able to search through the first 3, that took me 3 days! I will have to go back to NY and search through the rest, eh?
-Barb

David Burnes and President George Washington and the new Capitol City in Washington DC - How it all Started

2012-10-11T20:32:00.003-06:00

Difficult Days in a City's Beginning

Carving Out the Capital Put Landowners in a Troublesome Spot

By Linda Wheeler

Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, December 28, 2000; Page T03

David Burnes, a veteran of the Revolutionary War who had willingly sold much of his land to the federal government for the new capital, prided himself on being a good citizen. So he was amazed when he was stopped from building a simple log cabin for his family on land he owned in the new District of Columbia.
"Our [approval] is necessary for the erection of any temporary building in the City of Washington," three appointed commissioners, the capital's very first bureaucrats, wrote him Jan. 20, 1792. "We yesterday saw one carrying on, avowedly under your authority, in which we were not consulted, and which we do not approve of, and to prevent unnecessary expense and trouble to you, we thus notify you of our sentiments."
Burnes, who had owned most of what is now downtown Washington, was outraged. A lawyer and third-generation American, he fired off letters to President George Washington, who refused to get involved, and to the commissioners, whom he later characterized as having "cringing meanness."
Burnes and others had sold their land to the federal government in 1791 in a complicated plan that was supposed to lead to riches for the sellers and a shiny new capital city for the government. President Washington himself had struck the deal.
The confrontation over the log cabin was just the beginning for Burnes, who spent the remaining seven years of his life battling the commissioners at every turn.
He wasn't the only unhappy resident of the new federal city.
Samuel Davidson was threatened with arrest by the same commissioners when he tried to erect an outhouse on land slated for use as a future street. They went after him the very day he began to dig the new privy near his home.

Today's Washington, with its broad avenues, sweeping Mall and magnificent buildings, reveals little of its rough beginnings -- when the nation's capital was carved out of a forested landscape dotted with small farms. Two ports -- Georgetown and Alexandria -- were purposely included in the 10-square-mile federal enclave, but the new city took shape in the undeveloped area.

Residents of the future District of Columbia, with the exception of those in Georgetown, didn't lobby for the privilege of hosting Congress and the president as had Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore. Congress struggled for years before making a final decision. In 1790, it passed the Residence Act, making Philadelphia the temporary capital for 10 years and mandating a move to the new, and then-unknown, capital in 1800.
Congress did not pick the site. President Washington was appointed to explore and evaluate a 110-mile stretch of the Potomac River. He visited Maryland's Hagerstown, Williamsport and Sharpsburg, asking for detailed real estate maps and a price for the land. At each stop, officials were left with the impression that their town was a strong candidate.

In Georgetown, then a part of Maryland, Washington was given a map and an offer to sell some land at $40 an acre. In December 1790, the Maryland government sweetened the deal by promising condemnation proceedings against any owners who refused to sell.

On Jan. 22, 1791, Washington named the three commissioners who would manage the acquisition and eventual sale of lots in the new capital. Two days later, Washington told Congress the capital would be built between Georgetown and the Eastern Branch, now the Anacostia River.
However, the president wanted to keep his choice secret from the local residents, fearing a jump in land prices if the news got out. In particular, he was worried about Burnes because his land was in the middle of the area that would be the capital.

Burnes was known as a shrewd businessman who had built up his family's holdings, ran a profitable farm and was a stickler about maintaining his boundaries. In 1784, he had evicted Dick Goosequill from what is now Third Street NW at the foot of Capitol Hill, calling him an illegal squatter.
In 1790, Burnes lived at what would become 17th and D streets NW, in a 20-by-24-foot plank house with a stone chimney. The tobacco house that also was on his property was "almost blown down," according to a description from one resident, and his land was "worn out, very much grubbed and washed." However, his house and the adjoining acreage was on the road leading from the Eastern Branch ferry to Georgetown -- a great location for capital planners.

Washington quietly sent two representatives to Burnes to make an offer for his property, approximately 450 acres that stretched roughly from today's H Street to Constitution Avenue between Third and 18th streets NW -- and included the land that would become the site of the White House.
He instructed them to act "in the most profound secrecy" and "to conduct themselves as to excite no suspicion that they are on behalf of the public."
Burnes turned them down.

Next, Washington had his city planner, Maj. Charles Pierre L'Enfant, begin his survey of the Eastern Branch area to fool Burnes into thinking the capital would be built to the east of his holdings.
The ruse failed, and Washington was forced to call a meeting in late March 1791 with Burnes and other major landowners -- 18 men and one woman -- at Sutter's Tavern in Georgetown. No one is sure where the one-story, wood frame tavern stood on what today is Wisconsin Avenue NW, but it was favored by traveling dignitaries and was where Georgetown residents cast their votes on Election Day.
Washington wanted the owners of properties with such names as "Widow's Mite," "Jamaica" and "Hogpen Enlarged" to agree to sell their land for about $67 an acre. That was to be the price for land reserved for buildings and other city improvements. Land designated for future streets was to be donated by the owners, and the remaining land was to be platted into building lots and divided equally between the landowners and the federal government.

Each party expected to make money when the lots were sold at auction, and all but one of the owners signed an agreement to sell. Although Washington was credited with making a shrewd deal, the sellers saw the $67-an-acre price as a bonanza, the equivalent of a year's pay for a day laborer.
They also were convinced that the land they retained would become extremely valuable once the capital was built and Congress moved to Washington.

Elizabeth Wheeler , the only woman to attend the meeting at the tavern, wouldn't sell land deeded to her in 1778 near the present-day Navy Yard. Several months later, the commissioners had her declared insane and got her husband, Aquilla Wheeler, to agree to the sale.

When openly presented with the land-sale plan, Burnes readily agreed. Washington was amused that all his indirect dealings with Burnes had been unnecessary. But after the signing of the agreement March 31, 1791, Washington began to refer to him as "the obstinate Mr. Burns." This led historians to assume that Burnes had been reluctant to sell his land and was an obstacle to establishing the new capital. More recently, however, Washington's comments on Burnes have been viewed as something said in admiration of one good businessman by another.

For Burnes and others living in what was called Washington City, creating the capital was a painfully slow process, hindered often by their growing distrust of the three commissioners. Then L'Enfant, the man whose zeal and passion for his work had made him a favorite of the property owners, was fired by Washington for not preparing a platted map quickly enough for the first public sale.
When the auction finally took place, very few lots sold and prices were far below what was expected. That meant Burnes and others, who had agreed to wait for their money until the government raised revenue from the sale of the lots, didn't get paid.

In 1792, Burnes wrote the commissioners, saying if he wasn't paid, "my family may starve and my person be imprisoned." He complained that his farm had been "rendered useless" by a public street cut through it.
Burnes was desperate and pressed the commissioners to have his land surveyed ahead of schedule so he could sell the lots he had been allowed to keep. He believed he would find buyers for land that adjoined the President's House. When they refused, he asked the commissioners to estimate how much he was owed for the 80 acres the government had taken, pay him that amount and adjust the balance later when the survey was finally done. Again, they refused.

So Burnes, who was still farming the area between 14th and 18th streets NW, put up a fence that went right across Pennsylvania Avenue. He refused to take it down and later placed an ad in the local newspaper, warning people to stay off his property.
Washington was feeling equally desperate. His choice of a capital had been harshly criticized for having fever-producing swamps, unusable roads and a dearth of substantial development. To make matters worse, two real estate syndicates had bought property on credit, then failed, leaving titles on some lots in dispute for the next 50 years.

To demonstrate his faith in the capital, Washington eventually purchased two lots near the Capitol building, then under construction, and had houses built on them. However, in 1799, there still wasn't much of a town to show for all his effort.

Just before he died that year, the former president grew angry with all who seemed to have conspired to defeat the new city.

"By the obstructions continually thrown in its way, by friends of enemies, this city has had to pass through a fiery trial," he wrote to a friend. "Instead of a fiery trial, it would have been more appropriate to have said, [the capital] was passed, or is on its passage through, the ordeal of local interest, destructive jealousies, and inveterate prejudices."

When Congress arrived for its first session in November 1800, the Senate had a splendid chamber furnished with red-velvet chairs. The House had to make do with a much simpler meeting hall in the same building. There were too few accommodations for the members, and many ended up sleeping two to a room in boarding houses and sharing meals at tables set for 30. Vice President Thomas Jefferson managed to secure a bedroom and a parlor for himself, luxury quarters for the time.
President John Adams and his wife, Abigail, moved into the President's House with its unplastered rooms and a yard piled high with construction materials. Pennsylvania Avenue had only a footpath connecting the White House and Capitol. Much of Washington was still heavily forested, even within the platted area that extended only to Florida Avenue.

Burnes did get to build his log home at the site of the present day Pan American Union building. The 11/2-story house had a splendid view of the Ellipse and the shoreline of Tiber Creek, along what is now Constitution Avenue.

There he raised his extraordinarily attractive daughter, Marcia, who later married John P. Van Ness, a New York congressman. The couple built a palatial mansion right behind her father's house.
Burnes, who had spent years complaining about the deal he had made with the federal government, finally got paid and had managed to sell a number of his own lots. Although he had become wealthy, he continued to live as a simple farmer, growing crops on the land he still owned.
When he died at age 60 in 1799, he left his daughter an estate valued at $14 million in today's currency.

David Burnes Descendants

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The Burns family has been traced back to a David Burns who died on 1762 in Princes George County, Maryland. He married Ann Fleming. She died 1764 in Princes George County, Maryland. David's Probate was done on October 28, 1762 in Princes George County, Maryland and the will filed on October 5, 1737. Ann Fleming Burns probate was on July 2, 1764 in Princes George County, Maryland and the will filed on March 31, 1764. Children of David Burns and Ann Fleming are: James Burns, d. July 1772 in Princes George County, Maryland. Marcia Burns married John Fleming.

James Burns married Jemima Brown about 1770. She died 1783 in Princes George County, Maryland. James and Jemima moved to Henderson County, Tennessee. Jemima Brown's probate was on December 20, 1783, Princes George County, Maryland, and her will filed on February 10, 1779.
James Burns and Jemima Brown children are:
a. John Burns, born in 1735, Princes George County, Maryland and he died in 1781. He married Agnes Unknown. John Burns and Agnes children are:
1. Adam Alvin Burns, Senior, born on January 5, 1758, near Baltimore, Princes George County, Maryland and died on March 5, 1842 in Mercer County, PA. He married Anne Magdalene Splitstone in 1780. She was born on April 2, 1759 in Maryland, and died on December 11, 1850. They are both buried in the Rocky Ridge Cem. in Mercer County, PA. Children are:

a. Adam Bertrand Burns born on September 14, 1785 in Baltimore, Maryland and died on July 19, 1879 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. He married Elizabeth Brown in 1814 in Mercer County, PA. She was born on October 2, 1797 in Mercer County, PA or possibly in New Jersey. She died on August 18, 1878 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. About the year 1814, he came to West Salem Township, Mercer County, PA with his parents in 1801, and he with his wife and children emigrated to Appanoose County, Iowa in 1856, with the exception of three children (2 sons and 1 daughter); going there by Ox-team.
Children are:
1. William Arthur Edgar Burns was born on December 30, 1831 in Mercer County, PA, and died on November 2, 1862 in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa. He married Vianna Williamson on December 24, 1854 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. E. W. Parkhurst, M.G, married William and Vianna. The marriage certificate is on file at the Appanoose County Courthouse in Centerville, Iowa in book 1 and on page 115. She was born on March 27, 1838 in Illinois, and died on April 15, 1891 in Appanoose County, Iowa. William died coming home during the Civil War in Keokuk, Iowa from the measles. Sylvester and Solomon were farmed out to other people, in order to help support the family. Children are:
a. Sylvester Burns was burn on February 18, 1858 in Appanoose County, Iowa, and died in 1945 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa. He married Margaret Meriam Smith on October 27, 1879 in Toledo, Iowa. She was born on June 28, 1858 in Tama County, Iowa, and died on September 9, 1937. Sylvester and Margaret are both buried in the Rector Cem. Chelsea, Iowa. Children are:
1. Charles Vernon Burns was born on July 1, 1898 in Chelsea, Tama County, Iowa, and died on November 27, 1973 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. He married Hazel Ellen Funkhouser on November 30, 1943 in Unionville, Putnam County, Missouri. She was born on April 2, 1906 in Iconium, Appanoose County, Iowa, and died on July 28, 1985 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Charles and Hazel are both buried at the Jerome Cem, Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa. Charles was a farmer and coal miner. Hazel passed away at the Golden Age Care Center in Centerville, Iowa. She was a cook at the Saint Joseph Hospital in Centerville, Iowa. She also babysat Simon Estes. Child of Charles and Helen is:
a. Dorothy Margaret Burns was born on July 28, 1944 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Her birth certificate is on file at the Appanoose County Courthouse, Centerville, Iowa. Her birth number is 225, and Dr. Robert L. Fenton was the attending physician. She was born at 6:45 pm and at the Saint Joseph Hospital in Centerville, Iowa. Her first marriage was to Frank Edward Dicks on November 30, 1963 in Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa. He was born on November 17, 1943 in Albia, Monroe County, Iowa. Her second marriage is to Verlin G. Richardson on July 28, 1973 in Unionville, Putnam County, Missouri.
Children of Dorothy Burns and Frank Dicks are:
1. Charlene Ellen Dicks born on September 25, 1964 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. She married Mark Edward French in 1984 in Moravia, Iowa. She married Billy Edward White in January 1985 in Tarrant County, Texas. He died in 1989 near Iowa City, Iowa. She married Doug Elliot in 1991 in Iowa. Charlene's birth certificate is on file at the Appanoose County Courthouse, Centerville, Iowa. She was born at the Saint Joseph Hospital at 11:21 pm. At the time she was born her parents lived at 1920 Buchanan Street, Topeka, Shawanee County, Kansas.
b. Shawn Edward Richardson born on January 27, 1968 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. He married Lisa Kay Williams on January 30, 1988 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. She was born on June 18, 1968 at Fayetteville, North Carolina. Shawn's birth certificate is on file at the Appanoose County Courthouse, Centerville, Iowa. He was born at the Saint Joseph Hospital at 11:25 am. The birth county file number is 883. The doctor was M.G. Parks, MD. At the time of his birth his parents lived at 518 North 10th Street, Centerville, Iowa. Children are:
1. Nicole Marie Richardson born on January 15, 1985 at Tarrant County, Texas.
2. Edward Ray Richardson was born on July 30, 1988, in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. He died on May 29, 1995 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa.

2. John Henry Burns was born on July 28, 1880, and died on March 29, 1976 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. He married Addie M. Fish on March 12, 1902 in Bolivar, Missouri. She was born on September 12, 1872 and died on September 12, 1965. Children are:
a. Alberta Iona Burns was born on
January 31, 1912, and died on August 1986 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
b. Herbert Henry Burns was born on December 20, 1891, and died on July 1982 in Rockwell City, Iowa. He married Eunice Unknown. Children are:
1. Larry E. Burns
2. Donna Burns married Unknown Brown.

c. Marie Margaret Burns was born on November 1, 1903 in John Township, Appanoose County, Iowa. She married C. Lyle Crewe on September 5, 1936 in Waterloo, Iowa.
d. Guy Hilton Burns was born on November 14, 1905, and died on December 1985 in Illinois. He married Verna Alice Hess on July 27, 1928 in Dayton, Ohio.
Children are:
1. Eleanor May Burns born on August 19, 1929. She married Unknown Taylor.
2. Craig Leon Burns born on December 27, 1930, and died on December 27, 1930.
3. Julia Ellen Burns born on October 20, 1934. She married Unknown Kerr.

e. Harold Eugene Burns was born on March 23, 1908 in Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa. He married Margaret Brooks on September 21, 1929. She was born on August 29, 1910. Children are:
1. Marian Burns born on November 14,1934, and married Unknown Parker.
2. Janet Burns born December 11, 1939, and married Unknown Nizolek.
3. Brian Burns born on April 21, 1950.

f. Naomi Mae Burns was born on June 13, 1916. She married Clarence David Jordan on June 23, 1934. He was born on April 22, 1914, and died on February 1983 in New Mexico. Children are:
1. Rex Clarence Jordan
2. Ronald Warren Jordan
3. Sandra Kay Jordan married Unknown Schoeppner.

g. Johnny Clifford Burns was born on April 25, 1930.

3. Clara Maude Burns was born in 1882, and died on January 1932. She married Samuel Stone on January 1906 in Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa. He was born in 1879 and died in 1941. Children are:
a. Opal May Stone was born on February 3, 1907 in Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa. She married Fred C. Ludwig, Sr. on May 24, 1927. He was born on November 16, 1899, and died on January 1982 in Missouri.
Children are:
1. Florence Marie Ludwig born on June 20, 1928 in Amherst, Nebraska.
2. Wayne Gordon Ludwig born on October 7, 1929 in Amherst, Nebraska.
3. Fred Chris Ludwig born on October 13, 1930 in Amherst, Nebraska, and died on February 5, 1993.
4. Ronald Leroy Ludwig born on August 2, 1932 in Amherst, Nebraska.
5. Elvin Dean Ludwig born on January 18, 1935 in Amherst, Nebraska
6. Larry Louis Ludwig born on April 13, 1941 in Browning, Missouri.
7. Gerald Keith Ludwig born on February 28, 1943 in Browning, Missouri.

b. Carl William Stone was born on March 23, 1908, and died on June 14, 1974 in California. He married Evelyn Cash, and she was born in 1915. Children are:
1. Carl William Stone, Jr.
2. Linda Rose Stone
3. Charles Allen Stone
4. Steve Laverne Stone
5. Ricky James Stone

c. Edgar Walter Stone was born on October 5, 1910 in Achilles, Kansas, and died on October 1985 in Iowa. He married Lora A. Carter on May 29, 1936 in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was born on October 26, 1911, and died on August 1, 1994.
Child is:
1. Harold Lloyd Stone

d. Ernest Samuel Stone was born on January 3, 1912 in Archilles, Kansas, and died on October 3, 1991. He married Ette Clara Kersting on August 4, 1944 in Amherst, Nebraska. She was born on December 4, 1927. Children are:
1. Connie Faye Stone married Unknown Bates.
2. Samuel Allen Stone
3. James Laverne Stone
4. Barbara Jean Stone married Unknown King.

e. Raymond Stone was born on February 20, 1914 in Sumner, Nebraska, and died on June 6, 1973. He married Etta Belle Fenstermacher on July 11, 1946. She was born on December 4, 1927. Children are:
1. Pamela Stone born on December 16, 1944, and married Unknown Slack.
2. Allen Stone born on August 9, 1951.
3. Carol Stone born on March 10, 1953.
4. Scott Stone born on July 7, 1959.
5. Carma Stone born on February 13, 1965.

f. Lee Arthur Stone was born on April 7, 1915, and died on October 1977. He married Rosella E. Taubenheim in 1941. She was born on January 11, 1922.
Children are:
1. Robert l. Stone born in 1942.
2. Donald L. Stone born in 1948, and died on January 17, 1997.
3. Leland R. Stone born in 1953.
4. Lyle J. Stone born in 1953.

g. Roy Sylvester Stone was born in 1918 in Sumner, Nebraska. He married Verda Shanks on November 15, 1958. She was born on November 15, 1911, and died on February 1, 1967 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa.

h. Margaret Ethel Stone was born on September 30, 1923. She married Richard Wayne Epp in 1942 at Odessa. He was born on June 7, 1919, and died on June 28, 1994.
Children are:
1. Deloris Kay Epp married Unknown Goodsell.
2. Gale Eugene Epp married Unknown Budke.
3. Gary Lee Epp
4. Harlan Richard Epp born in 1943, and died in 1949.
5. Warren Dale Epp born on October 8, 1946.

4. Arthur Burns was born in 1885 and died in 1885.

5. Ada Burns was born in 1876 and died in 1876.

6. Jennie Mabel Burns was born on October 11, 1892 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, and died on July 26, 1967 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa. She married Lindon Tefft Francisco on May 19, 1920 in Iowa. He was born on July 19, 1887 and died on June 18, 1964 in Iowa. Children are:
a. Della Mae Francisco was born on July 3, 1921. She married Philip LaVerne Hartman on February 26, 1940 in Clinton, Iowa. He was born on January 29, 1921, and died on May 15, 1997. Children are:
1. Linden Dean Hartman born on October 10, 1941.
2. Genevieve Ann Hartman born on December 6, 1946, and died in 1953.
3. Scott Philip Hartman born on July 27, 1954.
4. Jeffery Lee Hartman born on February 18, 1959.

b. Phyllis Jean Francisco was born on October 8, 1925. She married Arnold Kenneth Smith on March 11, 1943 in Coffey, Missouri. He was born on October 30, 1924. Children are:
1. Kenneth James Smith born on February 1, 1944 in Iowa. He married Carolyn Unknown.
2. Carol Sue Smith born on January 27, 1947 in Iowa. She married Bruce William Vetsch.

c. Margaret Jo-Ann Francisco was born on July 12, 1934. Her first marriage was to Mack Chester Sutherland on July 12, 1955. Her second marriage was to Lane Robert Garland on July 20, 1973. Children are:
1. Michael Mack Sutherland married Trina Swain.
2. Mark Linden Sutherland married Michaelle Beard.
3. Cindy Jo Sutherland married Victor Figueroa.
4. Kimberely Ann Sutherland married Jeffery Paden.

d. Constance Rae Francisco was born in 1939. Her first marriage was to Melvin Kosnoff. Her second marriage was to Lawerence Allen Wilson. Her third marriage was to Robert Dean Shafer on June 22, 1958. Her fourth marriage was to John Elmer Harker on November 1975.
Children are:
1. Christopher Robert Shafer born on February 20, 1960, and married Pamela Kelly Foer.
2. Robin Lynne Shafer born on May 10, 1961, and married Jon Mark Pittman.

7. Ethel Mare Burns was born on December 1, 1895, and died on November 1980 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa. Her first marriage was to John Ross in 1913 at Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa. Her second marriage was to Albert Raymond Robinson in 1928. Child of Ethel and John Ross is:
a. Robert Lee Ross was born on April 14, 1915 in Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa, and died on April 1982 in Iowa. He married Helen Epping on November 11, 1955.

Children of Ethel and Albert Robinson are:
a. Howard Robinson
b. Richard Robinson
c. Roland Lee Robinson was born on April 21, 1932 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa. He married Ruth Lois River on May 27, 1956 in Marshalltown, Iowa. She was born on September 23, 1935. Children are:
1. Craig Keith Robinson born on August 19, 1957.
2. Paul Allen Robinson born on April 8, 1960.
3. Lee Scott Robinson born on January 2, 1963.

d. Raymond Keith Robinson was born on August 19, 1933, and died about 1994 in Ames, Iowa. He married Marvonne Lovay Davis on September 2, 1956. She was born on November 20, 1932. Children are:
1. Brett Davis Robinson born on August 16, 1958.
2. Todd Keith Robinson born on June 2, 1961.

8. Carl Burns was born in 1888, and died in 1888.

b. Solomon D. Burns was born December 22, 1861 in Appanoose County, Iowa, and died in 1938 in Deadwood, South Dakota. He married Ada May Smith on April 28, 1897 in Tama County, Iowa. The marriage was at her sister's Eliza Stotalmyre's house. She was born on February 27, 1865 in Ogle County, Illinois, and died on May 7, 1931 in Deadwood, South Dakota. Solomon and Ada are both buried at the South Lead Cem. Lead, South Dakota. Solomon occupation was a miner. Ada occupation was a dressmaker while in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Child of Solomon and Ada is:
1. Helen Evelyn Burns was born on February 25, 1899 in Garden City, South Dakota, and died on December 12, 1995. She married Fred Cooper on August 3, 1931 in Sturgis, South Dakota. He was born on October 25, 1892. Helen was a teacher and principal. Children are:
a. Lloyd William Cooper was born on May 14, 1933 in Lead, South Dakota. He married Frances Francher on October 1, 1963 in Seviuville, Tennessee. She was born on January 7, 1935. Children are:
1. Joy Suzanne Cooper
2. Benjamin Paul Cooper
3. Darby Helen Cooper

b. Kathleen Jeanetter Cooper was born on April 23, 1935 in Deadwood, South Dakota. She married Charles David Bowen on June 4, 1955 at Winter Park, Florida. He was born on April 2, 1932. Children are:
1. C. Jeanenne Bowen born on August 3, 1956 in Winter Park, Florida.
2. Kimberly B. Bowen born on October 22, 1958 in Washington, D.C.
3. Charles Kent Bowen born on June 21, 1960 in Washington, D.C.
4. Pamela Paige Bowen born on October 19, 1963 in Silver Springs, MD.
5. Heather Noelle Bowen born on December 14, 1966 in Winter Park, Florida.
6. Brooke Scott Bowen born on May 6, 1970 in Maitland, Florida.
7. Bonnie Leigh Bowen born on March 30, 1973 in Winter Park, Florida.

c. Alfred Burns was born on February 12, 1856 in Appanoose County, Iowa, and died on February 15, 1866 in Appanoose County, Iowa. He was buried on February 1866 in the Schaeffer Cem. Walnut Township, Appanoose County, Iowa.
d. William Walker Burns was born on June 26, 1860 in Iowa, and died on May 2, 1871 in Appanoose County, Iowa. He is buried at the Schaeffer Cem. Walnut Township, Appanoose County, Iowa.

2. Stephen Arthur Burns was born on April 12, 1816 in Mercer County, PA, and died on February 23, 1839 in Mercer County, PA. He married Unknown Gravatt. Children are:
a. Guehl Burns
b. John Burns
c. Albert Burns
d. Nancy Burns
e. Olive Bell Burns

3. Solomon Burns was born on August 3, 1817 in Mercer County, PA. He died on May 26, 1899 in Marion County, Iowa. He married Margaret Faulk in 1840. She was born on December 17, 1820 in Mercer County, PA, and died on May 19, 1887 in Marion County, Iowa. Children are:
a. Sara Elizabeth Burns was born on September 7, 1854 in Trumbull County, Ohio, and died on August 21, 1929 in Marion County, Iowa. She married Peter Jacob Kassler on February 15, 1877 in Marion County, Iowa. Peter was born on July 4, 1855 in McKeesport, Allegheny County, PA, and died on April 23, 1931 in Marion County, Iowa.
Children are:
1. Lula M. Kassler was born on December 2, 1877 in Marion County, Iowa, and died on March 26, 1946 in Marion County, Iowa. Her first marriage was to George Pierce, and her second marriage was to Charles Luce. Child is:
a. Ruth E. Pierce was born on August 27, 1914, and died about 1989. She married Loyd Klopp.
2. Bertha Blanch Kassler was born on February 9, 1879 in Marion County, Iowa, and died on November 26, 1905 in Marion County, Iowa. She married Arthur J. Young.
3. William Lee Kassler was born on November 22, 1881 in Marion County, Iowa, and died on January 1, 1982 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. He married Alice Miller on September 30, 1900.
Child of William and Alice is:
a. Geraldine Kassler was born November 28, 1923. She married John Rugg.

4. Vera H. Kassler was born on June 12, 1887 in Marion County, Iowa, and died on October 17, 1888 in Marion County, Iowa.
5. Carl Joseph Kassler was born on October 20, 1889 in Marion County, Iowa, and died on March 11, 1958 in Marion County, Iowa. He married Esther Louise Porter on October 24, 1923 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. She was born on April 19, 1894 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, and died on December 20, 1986 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Children are:
a. Kathryn Kassler was born on June 11, 1926 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. She married Owen Nixon on May 30, 1948. Her second marriage was to Albert Micheletti on December 20, 1968. He was born on January 17, 1920, and died on December 1978.
b. John Peter Kassler was born on December 30, 1932 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. He married Leota Marie Hays in 1957 in Marion County, Iowa.

b. Anne Burns

c. Marcus DeLafatte Burns was born on January 24, 1842 and died on January 3, 1924. He first married Isadore Hayhusk, and them married Ellen Minoway.
Children of Marcus Burns and Isadore Hayhusk is:
1. James Burns

Children of Marcus Burns and Ellen Minoway are:
1. Myrtle Burns married William O'Herron.
2. Emery Burns.

d. William Wellington Burns was born on May 23, 1844 in Trumbull County, Ohio, and died on March 12, 1917 in Lisbon, Iowa. He married Nancy Ann Painter on February 24, 1866. She was born on February 28, 1850 and died on November 28, 1904. Children are:
1. Lewis Burns was born on December 14, 1867 and died on November 13, 1956. He married Lettie Coster. Children are:
a. Nellie Burns was born on September 13, 1903 and died on May 7, 1991. She married Gene Davidson. He died on April 16, 1968.
b. Mildred Burns was born on May 24, 1905. She married Vernon Barret.
c. Wynena Burns was born on January 23, 1907. She married Roy Elkins.

2. Margaret Alida Burns was born on December 13, 1870, and died on September 2, 1934. She married Orlyn Walmer. Child of Margaret and Orlyn is:
a. Ethel Elizabeth Walmer was born on December 31, 1902. She married Harold Huey.
3. Mary Adaline Burns was born on July 24, 1874, and died in 1877.
4. Nancy Ellen Burns was born on January 30, 1878, and died in 1961. She married Carl Sailor.
5. William Jay Burns was born on July 4, 1881, and died on January 4, 1928 in Mount Vernon, Iowa. His first marriage was to Grace Unknown. His second marriage was to Myrtle Gertrude Ham on December 22, 1909 in Illinois. She was born on April 23, 1893, and died on May 6, 1930.
Child of William and Grace is:
a. Eloise Burns born on September 18, 1904. She married Henry Hunwardson. Her second marriage was to Rudolph Netbohm.

Children of William and Myrtle Ham are:
a. Theron Burns was born on September 5, 1910.
b. Beulah Irene Burns was born on January 25, 1912. She married Ralph Early about 1935.
c. Max Charles Burns was born on August 20, 1913, and died about 1997. He married Ardith Winship. His second marriage was to Edith Unknown.

6. Grace May Burns was born on May 21, 1884 in Franklin Township, Linn County, Iowa, and died on August 9, 1974 at Saint Lukes Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. She married Otis Howard Whitlatch on February 14, 1906 in Mount Vernon, Iowa. He was born on July 24, 1882, and died on May 4, 1948 in Lisbon, Iowa. Children are:
a. Donald Whitlatch was born on October 4, 1912 in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and died on December 16, 1979 at Saint Lukes Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. He married Maxine Leone Challis on October 13, 1934 in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa. She was born on July 31, 1915 in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, and died on February 9, 1973 in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa.
b. Ardis Margaret Whitlatch was born on January 14, 1922. She married Bill Burgess. He died on March 17, 1997.

7. Arthur Earl Burns was born on February 16, 1890. He first married Marie Rumble. His second marriage Florence Titus.
Children of Arthur and Marie are:
a. Evalyn Burns
b. Arlyn Burns

Children of Arthur and Florence are:
a. Dale Burns
b. Margaret Burns
c. Lois Burns married Clarence Feilding.
d. Lee Burns
e. Bonnybell Burns
f. Lothia Burns
g. Earla Burns
h. Dixie Lou Burns
i. Gay Nell Burns born on November 1937.

e. Sylvester Calhoun Burns was born on June 1846 and died on March 27, 1931 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He married Annie Fallan on March 1882. Children are:
1. Charles Burns was born on April 16, 1885. He married Laura Tripp.
2. Alice Burns was born on May 29, 1895, and died on June 7, 1980. She married Donald Ellis on April 22, 1922. He was born on May 25, 1896, and died on December 24, 1973. Children are:
a. Grant Ellis born on October 26, 1922. He married Betty Bissel on August 5, 1945.
b. Bruce Ellis born on February 15, 1924.

3. Harma Burns was born on July 26, 1898. She married Ralph Emerson Parks. Children are:
a. Lowell Burns Parks born on November 24, 1924 in Marion County, Iowa, and died on December 11, 1988 in El Paso, Texas. He married Betty Jo Funk on May 24, 1958.
b. Fay Parks born on January 17, 1924. She married Richard West.

f. Wallace Nimrod Burns was born on May 2, 1848 and died on July 31, 1931. He married Ora Thompkins on November 22, 1871. She was born on February 29, 1844. Children are:
1. Minnie Burns was born April 17, 1876. She married Sam Wingert. Children are:
a. Robert Wingert born on May 13, 1902.
b. Arthur Wingert born on November 9, 1904.
c. Ronald Wingert born on December 13, 1906.
d. Leora Wingert born on January 20, 1912.

2. Mate Burns was born on November 29, 1883, and died on October 29, 1951. She first married Unknown Sailor. Her second marriage was to Paul Barth.
g. Clarissa Emaline Burns was born on August 2, 1850 in Mercer County, PA, and died on August 25, 1917 in Marion County, Iowa. She married Ephriam Fuller Andrews on June 10, 1869. He was born on November 23, 1848 in Londonville, Ashland County, Ohio, and died on September 8, 1894 in Springville, Iowa. Children are:
1. Anna Arminta Andrews was born on November 20, 1878 in Springville, Iowa, and died on March 27, 1965 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. She married Robert Walter Patten on January 25, 1900 in Marion County, Iowa. He was born in 1877, and died in 1932. Children are:
a. Hazel Rebecca Patten born on October 6, 1908 in Springville, Iowa, and died on September 1, 1969 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. She married Varillis Eugene Peddycoart on June 17, 1930. He was born on July 11, 1908 in Greene, Iowa, and died on October 7, 1975 at Saint Lukes Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa.
b. Marion Andrews Patten born on July 6, 1911 in Springville, Iowa. He married Agnes Jane Hannah on May 3, 1941 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. She was born on November 25, 1922 in Freeport, Illinois, and died on June 17, 1980 in West Bend, WI.

2. Nettie May Andrews was born on June 7, 1881 in Linn County, Iowa, and died on August 1, 1972 in Wichita, Sedwick County, Kansas. She married Ernest M. March on November 27, 1901 in Springville, Iowa. He was born on May 11, 1879 in Olin, Linn County, Iowa, and died on August 1954 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Children are:
a. Marjorie Lois March born on July 3, 1916 in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas, and died on February 4, 1981 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. She married William Lyman Graham on October 25, 1936 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. He was born on January 29, 1911 at El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas, and died on February 4, 1981 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa.
b. Ora Della March born on August 18, 1904. She married Robert W. Fahl. Her second marriage was to Harvey Weirenger.
c. Ruth Ester March born on March 27, 1919. She married James Roscoe Bostwick. He was born in 1911. Her second marriage was to Charles Noell, and he was born in 1903.
d. Earl Andrews March born on October 16, 1902. He married Helen Booth. His second marriage was to Marian Unknown.
e. Vera Emeline March born on March 12, 1911, and died on April 16, 1996. She married Thomas Doherty.

3. Emma Dell Andrews was born on August 16, 1883 in Springville, Iowa, and died in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. She married Oscar W. Rush on December 31, 1914 in Whittier, Iowa. Child is:
a. Modanna I. Rush born on February 13, 1920. She married Norman Dunlap.

h. Weltha Ann Burns was born on April 20, 1856 and died on October 21, 1910. She married Passmore Knight on March 4, 1874. He was born on December 4, 1845 at Center Point, Iowa and died on January 4, 1926 at Center Point, Iowa. Children are:
1. Emma Mae Knight was born on November 11, 1876, and died on September 23, 1965. She married Algie Ring. He was born in 1865, and died on October 27, 1951. Child is:
a. Laverna Ring born on August 22, 1908, and died on February 10, 1998. She married Orval Jones. He was born November 8, 1906, and died on August 2, 1956.

2. Etta Irene Knight was born on December 25, 1875, and died on May 1, 1925. She married John Penn. He was born on November 3, 1879. Children are:
a. Pauline Penn born on April 28, 1902, and died on November 28, 1968. She married Myron Schink.
b. Raymond Penn born on May 25, 1911, and died on May 6, 1982. He married Clara Martin.

3. Ray Sidney Knight was born on October 30, 1881, and died on September 26, 1968. He married Clara Martin. Children are:
a. Max Knight born on January 10, 1913, and died on April 1985. He married Lorinne Trexel.
b. Clair Knight born on September 29, 1915, and died on March 3, 1988. She married Lois Price.
c. Betty Jo Knight born on June 29, 1923, and died on May 1977. She married Harold Bryant, and he died in 1955. She married James Dunlop.

4. Bertha Knight was born on September 5, 1885, and died on December 27, 1965. She married Otto Heverly. He was born on February 17, 1881, and died on March 27, 1952. Children are:
a. Anna Lea Heverly born on August 8, 1910, and died on January 25, 1995. She married Marshall Oxley. He was born on October 10, 1908.
b. Wanda Rae Heverly born on March 8, 1916. She married Harold Domer on August 26, 1934. He was born on March 21, 1908 in Paris, Iowa, and died on December 11, 1996.

i. Rebecca Jane Burns was born on August 10, 1858 and died on October 21, 1936. She married George Ray Knight on March 6, 1878. He was born on July 28, 1854 in Chester County, PA, and died on November 10, 1914. Children are:
1. Maggie Knight was born on March 7, 1881 and died on April 18, 1890.
2. Wesley Knight was born on September 30, 1883, and died on June 28, 1890.
3. Chester Knight was born on May 11, 1885. He married Lavern Smith. Children are:
a. Dorothy Knight born on December 14, 1910. She married Paul Widstrand.
b. Gweneth Knight born on May 25, 1918. She married Richard Bressler and Marvin Beltz.
c. Wesley Smith Knight born on February 5, 1930.

4. Frank Knight was born on April 21, 1887, and died on April 23, 1897.
5. Harlan Knight was born on May 10, 1889. He married Hulda Sirberg.
6. Adessa Knight was born on April 25, 1892. She married Roy Sell. Children are:
a. Gaylen Sell born on December 14, 1910. He married Maxine Wagner.
b. Ray Sell born on October 22, 1918. He married Jacqueline Rasley.
c. Gene Sell born on December 17, 1927. He married Romana Gordon.

7. Merle Knight was born on November 16, 1896. He married Agnes Maire. Child is:
a. Merlene Rose Knight born on March 6, 1935. She married Richard Hruby.

j. Esther Estelle Burns was born on June 9, 1860 in Warren County, PA, and died on December 15, 1935 in Vinton, Iowa. She married Aaron Taylor on December 25, 1879 in PA. He was born on July 7, 1854. Children are:
1. Effie Ida Taylor was born on February 11, 1881 in Marion County, Iowa, and died on October 12, 1946. She married Oscar William Stevenson. He was born in 1877. He was buried on October 16, 1942. Effie was a teacher at the Wallace School is west of Mount Auburn, Iowa. Her salary was $20.00 to $25.00 a month. Children are:
a. Loren A. Stevenson born on Septmeber 25, 1904, and died on February 1972. He married Blanche McKee. She was born on September 28, 1907.
b. Raymond Stevenson born on August 6, 1906, and died in 1986. He married Gladys Ellingston. She was born on June 13, 1909.
c. Leola Emma Stevenson born on September 25, 1911, and died on September 21, 1984 in Waterloo, Iowa. She married Dean Campbell Jaggar on September 9, 1939. He was born on January 14, 1911, and died on August 6, 1989.

2. Maude Estelle Taylor was born on April 25, 1883, and died on October 28, 1918 in Mount Auburn, Iowa. She married Wilbur Ray Stevenson. He was born on September 28, 1881, and died on October 3, 1975 in Vinton, Iowa. Children are:
a. Beulah Mae Stevenson born on December 12, 1910 in Mount Auburn, Iowa. She married Leland Romain Bassat in 1929. He was born on July 18, 1903 in Iowa, and died on November 30, 1993 in Longmont, Colorado.
b. Mildred Esther Stevenson born on January 22, 1916 in Mount Auburn, Iowa. She married Elmer Happel on March 7, 1935. He was born on November 25, 1907, and died in 1975 in Vinton, Iowa.
c. Ruth Loraine Stevenson born on July 23, 1917. She married Loyd Sheffler on November 25, 1937. He was born on October 1, 1916 in Mount Aubrun, Iowa.

3. Chauncey H. Taylor was born on August 4, 1884. He married Alma Haines. Child is:
a. Claire H. Taylor born on October 18, 1914. He married Elizabeth Anderson and Lillian Engeles.

4. Lester A. Taylor was born on September 1894. He first married Alta Floyd, and then married Ruth Reckenbach in Illinois. Children are:
a. Susan Louise Taylor
b. Virginia Ruth Taylor born on March 14, 1932.
c. Seth Aaron Taylor born on July 21, 1934.
d. John Phillip Taylor born on December 25, 1935.

k. Nancy Ellen Burns was born on April 17, 1863 and died on June 21, 1951. She married John Phillip Bunting on Decmber 21, 1887. He was born on July 29, 1866 and died on August 1, 1955. Children are:
1. Cornelius Bunting was born on January 14, 1891, and died on July 16, 1958. He married Dorothy Winter on May 14, 1929. She was born on March 31, 1908. Child is:
a. John Wesley Bunting born on August 28, 1930. He married Masa Hatch.

2. Madge R. Bunting was born on March 17, 1895. She married Ben Z. Moats. Child is:
a. Marilyn Madge Moats born on March 13, 1928. She married Don Smith.

3. John W. Bunting was born on December 16, 1902, and died on January 15, 1970. He married Norma Unknown. She was born on March 11, 1904.
Children are:
a. Robert Edward Bunting born on April 2, 1938. He married Lillian P. Brown. She was born on December 18, 1944.
b. Nancy June Bunting born on January 6, 1943, and died on April 12, 1947.

4. Robert l. Bunting was born on October 25, 1904, and died on January 12, 1931.

l. George Washington Burns was born on June 29, 1865 in Appanoose County, Iowa, and died on October 4, 1952. He married Barbara Kohinke on March 13, 1889. She was born in 1871 and died on January 1, 1935. Children are:
1. Norah Margaret Burns was born on March 26, 1890, and died on March 12, 1985. She married Mere Busenbark on November 8, 1912. He died on August 1, 1952. Children are:
a. Ava L. Busenbark born on November 8, 1913. She married Robert Fleming and Everett Ashlock.
b. John W. Busenbark born on September 28, 1915. He married Erma Street on August 11, 1939.
c. Betty M. Busenbark born on April 30, 1921. She married Morris Hansen on April 12, 1940, and he died on April 12, 1964. She married Cole Berry on September 23, 1967. She married Richard Riley on August 12, 1983.

2. Wesley Burns was born on January 7, 1895, and died on March 3, 1895.

3. Ette Burns was born on January 8, 1893. She married Fred Thompson. Children are:
a. Hazel Thompson born on November 2, 1914. She married Trevelyn White. He was born on November 13, 1914.
b. Ruby Thompson born on July 9, 1916. She married Leo L. Lunger.
c. Irene Thompson born on March 8, 1920. She married Ray Quaid.
d. Ray Thompson born on June 26, 1922. He married Ia McClure.
e. Margaret Thompson born on October 23, 1924. She married Dewayne Mozey.

4. Ivan Burns was born on February 15, 1898. He married Gertrude White.

5. Clifford Burns was born on August 22, 1900. He married Viola Tudeen. Children are:
a. Leland Burns born on September 20, 1924. He married Carol Jean Buckner.
b. Robert William Burns born on August 6, 1928. He married Mary Ellen Dumpleton, Wanda Unknown, and Linda Maple.

6. Robert Burns was born on May 1902, and died before 1959. He married Helen Hardegan. Child is:
a. Lee Burns born on October 17, 1938.

7. Esther Burns was born on November 2, 1904, and died on March 29, 1926.

8. Zola Burns was born on March 23, 1906, and died in 1978. She married Charles Fikejs. He died in July 1998 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa.
Children are:
a. Charles Richard Fikejs born on March 24, 1929 in Marion County, Iowa, and died in July 1995 in Concord, CA. He married Marilyn Lamar in 1954.
b. George Arthur Fikejs born on December 20, 1934. He married Judith Ann Hirsch in March 1959.

m. Effie Isadore Burns was born on May 27, 1867 in Marion County, Iowa, and died on January 21, 1948 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. She married William Alexander on December 30, 1890. Children are:
1. Calista Alexander was born on November 17, 1893. She married Carl White. Child is:
a. Trevelyn White born on November 13, 1914. He married Hazel Thompson. She was born on November 2, 1914.

2. Margaret Lucille Alexander was born on July 3, 1912 in Marion, Linn County, Iowa, and died on February 12, 1980 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. She married Howard Seeks on July 24, 1931 in Galena, Jo Davies County, Illinois. He was born on September 27, 1909 in Marion, Linn County, Iowa. He was born at the Seeks farmhouse. Children are:
a. Shirley Anne Seeks born on March 4, 1932.
b. Howard Russel Seeks born on January 1, 1934.
c. Sylvia Ruth Seeks born on July 2, 1936 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. She married Jim Joe Malake on December 14, 1956 in Marion, Linn County, Iowa. He was born on August 6, 1936 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa.

3. Lloyd Alexander was born on December 28, 1899. He married Geraldine Miller. Children are:
a. Jane Alexander born on February 6, 1924. She married Hamilton Bell and Walter Beck.
b. William Lloyd Alexander born on February 9, 1926.

4. Richard Alexander was born on April 4, 1916, and died in 1998. He married Lenore Layer.
Children are:
a. Susan Alexander born on May 31, 1955. She married Scott Peterson.
b. Sharon Sue Alexander born on September 7, 1944 in California. She married Robert Hajny. He was born on July 2, 1944.
c. Janet Lee Alexander born on May 3, 1946. She married Dan Murphy.

5. Clara Alexander was born on July 2, 1892. He married William Baumgertner. Children are:
a. Evelyn Baumgartner born on April 21, 1916.
b. Elwyn Baumgartner born on October 21, 1921. He married Arlene Coleman.
c. Carol Dean Baumgartner born on November 3, 1933.

6. Glenn Alexander was born on October 10, 1895. He married Defoy Kinkead. Child is:
a. Thomas Alexander born on December 6, 1922. He married Francis Marion Wildman.

7. Dewey Alexander was born on January 24, 1898. Her married Lillian Cook.

8. Kenneth Alexander was born on November 7, 1901, and died September 18, 1905.

9. Donald Alexander was born on April 12, 1904. He married Wilma Harmon. Children are:
a. Patricia Ann Alexander born on July 1, 1933.
b. Unknown Alexander born on May 26, 1936.
c. Sarah Lee Alexander born on September 13, 1937.
d. Donald Edward Alexander born on July 13, 1939.

10. Harold Alexander was born on April 18, 1906. He married Louise Parish.

11. Genevieve Alexander was born on March 10, 1908. He married Bernard Lavie.

12. George Alexander was born on August 4, 1910, and died June 11, 1911.

4. Alvin Edward Burns was born on June 19, 1819 in Mercer County, PA, and died on May 18, 1880 in Appanoose County, Iowa. He died of pneumonia and is buried at the Iconium Cem, Iconium, Appanoose County, Iowa. Alvin's probate was on April 17, 1880, and is on file at the Appanoose County Courthouse, Centerville, Iowa, in book 2 on page 34. His first marriage was to Mariah Tompkins. She was born on May 1, 1822 in Pennsylvania. He later married Lydia A. Gladfelter. She was the daughter of William Gladfelter and Unknown Cline. She was born on December 25, 1834 in Ohio. She died on January 20, 1911 in Taylor Township, Appanoose County, Iowa. Lydia's death certificate is on file at the Appanoose County Courthouse, Centerville, Iowa, book 3 and page 123 and regristar number 171. Her mother's maiden name was Cline. Lydia was a housekeeper. The informant was William Burnes of Moravia. The cause of death was pneumonia. the attending physician was George D. Lynch, and he signed the certificate on January 20, 1911. She was buried in the Main Station Cem. Appanoose County, Iowa, on January 20, 1911. The undertaker was Turner and Son of Moravia. Children of Alvin Burns and Mariah Tompkins are:
a. Sarah J. Burns was born on February 12, 1846 in Pennsylvania and died on March 6, 1914. She married Solomon J. Boyer.
b. Henry Rial Burns was born on April 19, 1850 in Pennsylvania, and died on October 1, 1920. He married Lydia Unknown.
c. Ethel Viola Burns was born on March 4, 1852 in Pennsylvania, and died in 1853.
d. John Eli Burns was born on May 28, 1855 in Pennsylvania. He married Ann McCloud.
e. Jesse Wesley Burns was born on November 20, 1859 in Iowa.
f. Herman Sigel Burns was born on August 15, 1862 in Iowa, and died in 1886 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. He married Emma S. Haver on December 25, 1883 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. She was born in 1869.
g. Melinda O. Burns was born on February 17, 1864 in Iowa. She married Daniel Robbins.
h. Sarah Burns was born in 1854 in Missouri.
i. Cordelia Burns was born on January 12, 1848 in Pennsylvania, and died in 1848.
j. Charles Lambert Burns was born on November 6, 1861 and died in 1863.
l. Mary Vie Anna Burns was born on January 18, 1869. She married George Main.

Children of Alvin Burns and Lydia Gladfelter is:
a. William Kyle Burns

5. Louisa Jaeanette Burns was born on September 14, 1820 in Mercer County, PA, and died on August 7, 1856 in Wisconsin. She married James C. Chapman. Children are:
a. Harriett Chapman
b. Albert Chapman

6. Daniel F. Burns was born on January 5, 1821 in Mercer County, PA, and died on January 27, 1908 in Kinsman, Trumbull County, Ohio. He married Elizabeth Calvin on April 16, 1848. She was born on March 1, 1823, and died on September 14, 1898. Children are:
a. Lois Jane Burns was born on February 17, 1849 and died on September 17, 1928. She married Lorin George Parsons on February 2, 1870. He was born on June 6, 1841 and died on July 8, 1906. Children are:
1. Walter Adelbert Parson was born on January 11, 1871. He married Minnie Harvey on January 26, 1922.
2. Raymond Burns Parson was born on January 5, 1875, and died on March 8, 1876.
3. Earl Vernon Parson was born on May 11, 1878. He married Esther M. Benson on September 20, 1910. Child is:
a. Eloise Virginia Parson was born on September 20, 1911.

4. Ethel Vinnie Parsons was born on May 11, 1878, and died on November 27, 1900 in Denver, Colorado.

b. Curtis Nimrod Burns was born on May 17, 1851 and died on November 25, 1918 in France. He married Nell Bailey on September 16, 1880. She was born on March 5, 1859. Children are:
1. Dora Burns was born on August 8, 1882, and died on February 19, 1902. She married Frank Heath on December 24, 1898.
2. Unknown Burns was born on April 21, 1884, and died on June 15, 1901.
3. Elizabeth Burns was born on April 21, 1884. She married Frank Moss on October 11, 1912.
4. Florence Burns was born on July 22, 1886. She married Clyde Perkins on March 4, 1904.
5. Clarence Burns was born on July 22, 1886, and died on October 9, 1886.
6. Merle Burns was born on April 4, 1889. He married Margaret Crouch.
7. Arthur Burns was born on April 2, 1891. He married Lillian Belle Burford on April 30, 1919.
8. Lyle Burns was born on April 14, 1893.
9. Harold Burns was born on June 11, 1895. He married Agnes Marie Fagan.

c. Alpheus Edward Burns was born on July 9, 1853 and died on May 17, 1854.

d. John Delpha Burns was born on April 29, 1855 and died on March 31, 1924. He married Rose A. Logan on March 12, 1879. She died on October 4, 1912. Children are:
1. Ernest Logan Burns was born on September 8, 1881. He married Esther Clark on August 1922 in Youngstown, Ohio.
2. Mary Elizabeth Burns was born on February 22, 1885. She married Henry Strong on July 17, 1901.
3. Elma Burns was born on March 30, 1887 in Cortland, Ohio, and died on March 24, 1888 in Kinsman, Trumbull County, Ohio.
4. Carol Jesse Burns was born on March 29, 1889. She married Irving W. Hennion on September 1922.
5. Leroy Thalus Burns was born on July 1, 1890. He married Edna Chappelle on Septmeber 1922.
6. Charles Daniel Burns was born on March 15, 1894, and died on August 2, 1899 in Kingsville, Ohio.
7. Hilda Burns was born on May 6, 1895, and died June 13, 1895.
8. Homer Burns was born on May 6, 1895, and died on September 26, 1895.
9. Fern Averill Burns was born on September 8, 1897. She married Leonard Haker in 1920.

e. Adam Eldon Burns was born on August 5, 1857. He married Hattie Unknown on April 7, 1883 She was born on April 7, 1860 and died in 1929. Children are:
1. Alton Burns was born on April 3, 1884. He married Della Allen on November 1912.
2. Chauncey Burns was born on August 26, 1886.
3. Charles Burns was born on July 18, 1889. He married Effie St. Clair on December 14, 1913.
4. Walter Burns was born on July 21, 1891.
5. Clyde Burns was born on April 25, 1893. He married Bertha Cobb on June 5, 1919.
6. Bruce Burns was born on March 8, 1895. She married Murl Edwards on November 15, 1924.
7. Bessie May Burns was born on February 18, 1898, and died on March 29, 1910 in Andover, Ohio.
8. Ethel Florence Burns was born on February 14, 1901, and died on March 23, 1901.
9. Frederick Burns was born on March 21, 1904.

f. Lura Anice Burns was born on July 23, 1860. She married Leroy H. Mayborn on September 24, 1878. He was born in 1855. Children are:
1. Ward C. Mayborn was born on October 10, 1879. He married Nellie Welton on July 3, 1908.
2. Claude B. Mayborn was born on September 22, 1881. He married Myrtle Tidd on June 27, 1905.
3. Grace B. Mayborn was born on August 31, 1884. She married William Dunning on September 1, 1908.
4. Lou Ellen Mayborn was born on October 9, 1886. She married Samuel Hadsell on December 19, 1908.
5. William A. Mayborn was born on March 29, 1888. He married Violet Slater.
6. Bertha Mayborn was born on April 25, 1891.
7. Leta Mayborn was born on August 23, 1893. She married Harry Templeton in 1913.
8. Hazel K. Burns Mayborn was born on November 6, 1895, and died on January 30, 1923.
9. Lucy Isabel Mayborn was born on July 28, 1898. She married Paul Fouch on February 5, 1925.
10. Leroy Glenn Mayborn was born on April 17, 1902.

g. Lucy Blanche Burns was born on July 23, 1860 and died on December 17, 1928. She married Daniel F. Allen on November 1880. He was born on May 1, 1859 and died on June 26, 1925 in Vernon Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. Children are:
1. Myrtle Elizabeth Allen was born on August 27, 1881. She married Thomas James Martin (went by James), on December 1902. He was born on February 13, 1877.
Children are:
a. Kenneth Martin born on July 12, 1905.
b. Maurice Martin born on September 20, 1907.

2. Blanche Saphronia Allen was born on October 22, 1883. She married Grant Hobart on December 25, 1905 in Kinsman, Ohio. He was born in 1885, and died on June 2, 1923. Child is:
a. Lorin Grant Hobart born on January 29, 1923.

3. Terry Luman Allen was born on December 19, 1885. He married Orta Southworth on November 15, 1908. Children are:
a. Harry Allen born on March 6, 1910.
b. Frank Allen born on July 19, 1913.
c. Unknown Allen born on July 8, 1923.

4. Alice May Allen was born on January 25, 1888. She married Blaine Hall on October 3, 1905. Children are:
a. Adelbert Hall
b. Virginia Hall
c. Robert Hall
d. Gordon Hall
e. Genevieve Alice Hall born on September 28, 1905.
f. Howard Luverne Hall born on April 1, 1907.
g. Esther Ruth Hall born on January 25, 1909.
h. Pauline Blanche Hall born on September 6, 1911.
i. Mary Eloise Hall born on July 26, 1914.
j. Phyllis Myrtle Hall born on March 15, 1915.
k. Unknown Hall born on April 1926.

5. Ruth Ethel Allen was born on November 20, 1895, and died on June 20, 1923. She married George Maiers in 1919 in Detroit, Michigan. Child is:
a. Marion Lucy Maiers born January 8, 1923.

7. Agnes Rebecca Burns was born on October 15, 1823 in Mercer County, PA, and died on November 30, 1899 in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington. Her first marriage was to Lemual Hobart between 1840-1850 in Mercer County, PA. Lemual was born in 1817 and died between 1855-1860 in Appanoose County, Iowa. Lemual and Agnes moved to Appanoose County, Iowa by 1855. Her second marriage was to John Corder on March 21, 1860 in Appanoose County, Iowa. Children of Agnes Burns and Lemual Hobart are:
a. Henry Willis Hobart is buried in Salem Cem, Moravia, Appanoose County, Iowa. He married a Nancy Unknown.
b. Harvey Hobart
c. Chloe Hobart
d. Louisa Lucy Hobart
e. James Hobart

Children of Agnes Burns and John Corder is:
a. Cordelia Corder was born in 1861 in Appanoose County, Iowa

8. Jane Burns was born on August 5, 1825 in Mercer County, PA, and died on May 12, 1855. She married David Gills in Mercer County, PA. Jane and David emigrated about 1853 from Mercer County, PA to Appanoose County, Iowa with their 9 children. Children are:
a. Albert Gills buried in the Fairview Cem, Iowa. He married Eliza Flenor in 1872.
b. Riley Gills married Mary Glandon in 1869.
c. Lee Gills
d. Lura Gills
e. Lois Gills
f. Lucy Gills
g. Leander Gills
h. Solomon Gills
i. John Gills

9. Harvey B. Burns was born on October 3, 1827 in Mercer County, PA and died on March 18, 1868 in Oil City, Venage County, PA. He married Celestia Pratt. Children are:
a. Harriett Burns
b. Amherst Burns
c. Hugh Burns

10. Cyrus Cecil Burns was born on October 3, 1833 in Mercer County, PA and died on November 1875 in Appanoose County, Iowa. Probate on file on November 22, 1875, at the Appanoose County Courthouse, Centerville, Iowa, book 1 on page 119.

11. Ruth Racheal Burns was born on October 12, 1834 in Mercer County, PA, and died in 1913. She married William Benbrook. He was born on September 11, 1832 and died on April 12, 1911. Children are:
a. George Benbrook was born on September 25, 1876 and died on February 18, 1811. He married Grace Barger.
b. Anne Benbrook was born on January 24, 1861. She first married Frank Yeagler and then married William Purcell.
c. John Benbrook was born on July 3, 1862 and died on October 16, 1919. He married Unknown Staver.
d. Jennie Benbrook was born on November 17, 1864. She married a William B. Taylor.
e. William Lee Benbrook was born on October 1866. He married Lulu Unknown.
f. Flora Benbrook was born on August 20, 1869 and died on July 9, 1891.
g. Unknown Benbrook was born on September 20, 1871.
h. Opal Benbrook was born on September 20, 1872. She married Albert Minten.
i. Charles E. Benbrook was born on February 18, 1882. He married Lizzie Moscup.

12. Enos H. Burns was born January 5, 1837 in Mercer County, PA, and died in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington. He married Nancy Brees. She was born in 1842 in Ohio. Children are:
a. George Burns was born in 1857 in Iowa.
b. Mary Jane Burns was born in 1862 in Iowa.
c. Drusilla Burns was born in 1865 in Iowa.
d. Florence Minnie Burns

13. Sarah Burns was born on March 23, 1839 in Mercer County, PA, and died on December 6, 1899 in Wayne County, Iowa. She married George Washington Brees on August 31, 1858 in Iowa. He was born on March 24, 1837 in Franklin County, Indiana, and died on January 26, 1889 in Wayne County, Iowa. Sarah and George are both buried at the Richardson Chapel Cem., Jackson, Wayne County, Iowa. Children are:
a. Francis Marion Brees was born in 1857 in Appanoose County, Iowa, and died in 1945.
b. Samuel Delbert Brees was born in 1859 in Appanoose County, Iowa and died in 1945.
c. Charles Ellsworth Brees was born in 1861 in Appanoose County, Iowa and died in 1932.
d. Oliver Elmer Brees was born in 1863 in Appanoose County, Iowa and died in 1938.
e. Maurice Brees was born in 1867 in Monroe County, Iowa, and died in 1928.
f. Warren Brees was born in 1869 in Monroe County, Iowa, and died in 1949.
g. Elsie Brees was born in 1872 in Monroe County, Iowa, and died in 1948.
h. Wilford Brees was born on September 30, 1874 in Monroe County, Iowa, and died on July 26, 1875 in Wayne County, Iowa. Is buried in the Richardson Chapel Cem., Jackson, Wayne County, Iowa.
i. Odie Brees was born on May 31, 1877 in Wayne County, Iowa, and died on August 14, 1877 in Wayne County, Iowa. Burial at the Richardson Chapel Cem, Jackson, Wayne County, Iowa.
j. Ora Brees was born on May 31, 1877 in Wayne County, Iowa, and died on August 16, 1877 in Wayne County, Iowa. Is buried in the Richardson Chapel Cem, Jackson, Wayne County, Iowa.
k. Minnie Myrtle Brees was born on May 20, 1881 in Wayne County, Iowa and died on February 28, 1906 in Holyoke, Colorado. She married Edmund Winslow Blakesley. He was born on April 14, 1881 in Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, and died on April 1943 in Holyoke, Colorado. Children are:
1. Ercell Neoma Blakesley was born in 1901 in Ravannah, Mercer County, Missouri, and died in 1988. She married Frederick John Thoma. He died in 1936.
2. Wilma Marie Blakesley was born in 1903 in Lucern, Mercer Conty, Missouri, and died in 1994. She married Howard Richard Senker. He was born in 1902 in Lafayett, Boulder County, Colorado, and died in 1993.

l. Clara J. Brees was born in 1865 in Iowa.

b. John Burns was born in 1806 in PA. He died between 1830-1840 in Mercer County, PA. He married Mary Unknown.

c. Nancy E. Burns was born in 1802 in Mercer County, PA.
d. Margaret L. Burns was born in 1798 in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in 1884.
e. Stephen Quinsey Burns was born in 1793 in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Trumbull County, Ohio. He married Mary Unknown. She was born in 1795 in Pennsylvania. Children are:
1. Lucinda Burns was born in 1826 in Pennsylvania.
2. Allvine Burns was born in 1832 in Pennsylvania.
3. Guel Burns was born in 1835 in Pennsylvania.
4. John Burns was born in 1837 in Pennsylvania.
5. Sophronia Burns was born in 1848 in Pennsylvania.
f. Catherine A. Burns was born in 1783 in Baltimore, Maryland.
g. John B. Burns, III was born in 1781 in Baltimore, Maryland.
h. Jacob Alvin Burns was born in 1787 in Baltimore, Maryland, and died on August 13, 1852 in Trumbull County, Ohio. He married Catherine Unknown.
i. Elizabeth A. Burns was born in 1789 in Baltimore, Maryland.
j. Sarah Jane Burns was born in 1791 in Baltimore, Maryland.
k. Rachel R. Burns was born in 1796 in Baltimore, Maryland.
l. Christina Burns was born in 1801 in mercer County, PA, and died in 1801 in Mercer County, PA.
m. Susan Burns was born in 1801 in Mercer County, PA.
2. George Burns
3. Jacob Burns
4. David Burns
5. Mary Burns
6. Susan Burns
7. Catherine Burns
8. Michael Burns
9. Ebenezer Burns, died in 1781.
10. Simon Burns
11. Ann Burns
12. Peter Burns
13. Stephen Abraham Burns born in July, 1770, Maryland, and died on July 27, 1866: married a Mary Nancy Gravatt.

b. David Burns, born on March 14, 1738/39 in Princes George County, Maryland and he died on May 7, 1799 in Washington, D.C. He married Ann Wightt (Wright). She was born on February 24, 1739/40 in Princes George County, Maryland, and died January 28, 1807 in Washington, D.C. Children are:
1. John Burns born in 1772 in Princes George County, Maryland and died in 1795 in Washington, D.C.
2. Marcia Burns born on May 9, 1782 in Princes George County, Maryland and on September 9, 1832 in Washington, D.C.; married General John Peter VanNess. He was born in 1770 in Kinderhook, New York and died on March 7, 1846 in Washington, D.C.

c. James Burns, born in 1740 in Princes George County, Maryland and died in 1805 in Washington, D.C. He married Mary Orme. She was born in Montgomery County, Maryland. Children are:
1. Thomas Burns died in Georgetown, D.C.
2. William Burns died in Maryland.
3. Moses Burns
4. Truman Burns born in 1787 in Washington, D.C., and died in 1858 in Washington, D.C.; married Mary Ann Loker. She was born in Saint Mary's County, Maryland.

d. Thomas Burns, born in Princes George County, Maryland and married Mary Thorne.
e. Margaret Burns was born in Princes George County, Maryland.
f. Elizabeth Burns was born in Princes George County, Maryland.
g. Charles Frederick Burns, born on September 3, 1763 in Princes George County, Maryland; and married Barbary Hardy in 1793, Loudon, Virginia.
h. Burgess Burns was born in Princes George County, Maryland.

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Sarah Burnes Heiner 6 Generation Pedigree Chart

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I am honored to know my ancestors, and for the change in my life that allowed my heart to turn to my fathers. I have attached my very colorful 6 generation pedigree chart as gratitude for those who paved the way for me. Looking at this chart makes me realize the importance of every single ancestor, and the important role they all played to get me here to have an earthly existence, to gain knowledge, so that I could return to my Heavenly Father again. For that alone, I am indebted to them.

Click image to enlarge.

George Ishmael Ziegler & Lillian Frances Burnes

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George Ishmael Ziegler was born on 12 Apr 1916 in Hendricks County, Indiana, USA. He died on 8 Oct 1973 in Flat Rock, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA. He is buried in the Moravian Cemetery, Hope ,Bartholomew, Indiana.
George married Lillian Frances Burnes daughter of Glen Washington Burnes and Anna Hazel Fox on 14 Feb 1937. Lillian was born on 16 Oct 1916 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. She died on 20 Dec 1954 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. She is buried in the Moravian Cemetery, Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana.

They had the following children:

+ 1 M i. Ronald Dean Ziegler

+ 2 M ii. Gary Gene Ziegler

George & Lillian (Burnes) Ziegler at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1954 (she died 4 months later)

Photo and details contributed by: Ronnie Ziegler & Gary Ziegler

Back: Lillian (Burnes) Ziegler. Front: Left: to right; Glen Burnes, Gary Ziegler Anna Burnes,Ronnie Ziegler About 1945. Photo and details contributed by: Ronnie Ziegler & Gary Ziegler

Lillian Burnes as a child growing up on the Burnes Homestead, about 1924

Photo and details contributed by: Ronnie Ziegler & Gary Ziegler

Lillian Frances Burnes, 8th Grade Graduation Picture in 1930

Photo and details contributed by: Ronnie Ziegler & Gary Ziegler

George Ishmael Ziegler, High School picture in 1934

Photo and details contributed by: Ronnie Ziegler & Gary Ziegler

Headstone of George Ishmael Ziegler & Lillian Frances (Burnes) Ziegler.

Buried in the Moravian Cemetery in Hope, Indiana. Photo taken on September 8, 2009.

Online memorial for George Ziegler

found at Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65779901

Click on any picture to enlarge.

BURNES Homestead Aerial Photograph, Hope, Indiana

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My last trip to Indiana was one I will never forget!! Mainly, because of the distant cousins I met while I was there. I enjoyed spending time with Gordan, Cathy, JoAnne, Ronnie & Frankie while they showed me around Shelbyville and Hope Indiana. I spent time with them exchanging family information and taking photographs of family heirlooms and historical documents. I had to photograph this aerial photo of the Burnes Homestead that is currently owned by my 4th cousins; Ronnie & Frankie.
I couldn't believe how generous and gracious all my cousins were. I guess growing up in California took it's toll, because I didn't know people like this existed. I even came home from my trip and asked my husband if we could buy land in Indiana. He said "are you joking?!" I said "are you joking??!!" I am still working on him, he'll come around one of these days :) I have already picked out a spot in Carmel, Indiana.

I ended up staying in the Marriott Hotel in Carmel, Indiana. The location and hotel were beautiful, but the commute to Hope, Indiana everyday was horrendous especially because the main road to get to state road 9 was closed. I will be staying in Columbus next time.

My top 10 visited places while in Indiana:

Norristown Cemetery, (located in Norristown, Shelby, Indiana)
Shelbyville Library
Shelbyville Antique Store
Gordan & Cathy's Home
Ronnie & Frankie's Home
Carmel, Indiana LDS Church
Original Burnes Homestead
Lunch with Cathy & Gordan at some really cool deli in Shelbyville, IN
Moravian Cemetery (located in Hope, Indiana)
JoAnne Burnes' Home

Thanks to my cousins for making my stay away from home, feel like HOME.

Beautiful Quote about Ancestors

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"Any living cell carries with it the experience of a billion years of experimentation by its ancestors"
-Max Delbruck

Photo: Samuel Burnes Family
(my Great, Great, Uncle) 1919