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Alexander "Alex" Burns 1875–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1875

Birth Location: Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 26 May 1952

Death Location: La Grande, Union County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Thomas Burns

Mother: Eliza Bivens

Spouse(s): Nora Monday

Children(s): Robert Burns, Betty Ainsworth, Rossie Geertsen, Clarence Burns

Alexander "Alex" Burns was born in 1875 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas A Burns And Eliza Bivens. In 1880, Alexander "Alex" Burns resided in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA. Alexander "Alex" Burns married Nora Monday, and had children including Betty Lee Ainsworth, Clarence Camden Burns, Robert Blair Burns, Rossie Mae Geertsen. Alexander "Alex" Burns passed away in 1952 in La Grande, Union County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alexander "Alex" Burns was born in 1875 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas A Burns And Eliza Bivens.
  • In 1880, Alexander "Alex" Burns resided in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.
  • Alexander "Alex" Burns married Nora Monday, and had children including Betty Lee Ainsworth, Clarence Camden Burns, Robert Blair Burns, Rossie Mae Geertsen.
  • Alexander "Alex" Burns passed away in 1952 in La Grande, Union County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Burns's Ancestors

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Alexander Burns
1875–1952
Birth Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas A Burns
1823–1901
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
Eliza Bivens
1829–1906
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
James (R) Burns
1768–1853
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Walkup) (Vachub)
1783–1871
Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Burns
1741–1778
Jane Dietz
1745–
Robert (Vachub)
1747–1821
Mary Meeks
1748–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Walkup
1714–1787
Rebecca Graham
1720–1813

Alexander Burns's Descendants

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Alexander ("Alex") Burns (10 Jul 1875–26 May 1952) m. Nora Monday (20 October 1878–25 February 1942)
  1. 1. Robert (Blair) Burns 1900–1994
  2. 2. Betty (Lee) Ainsworth 1920–2009
  3. 3. Rossie (Mae) Geertsen 1909–2002
  4. 4. Clarence (Camden) Burns 1902–1951

Alexander Burns's Timeline

3 Records

1875
10 Jul 1875
Birth of Alexander "Alex" Burns in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 5
Alexander "Alex" Burns resided here in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1952
26 May 1952
Age 77
Death of Alexander "Alex" Burns in Union County, Oregon, United States of America
Union County, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1875
    Event Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: 1402; Page: 334c; Enumeration District: 035
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: 1402; Page: 334c; Enumeration District: 035

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1952
    Event Place: Union County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: La Grande, Union County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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