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Burnis Edward Sylvester 1912–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1912

Birth Location: Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States

Death Date: 23 Feb 1989

Death Location: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Henry Sylvester

Mother: Lula Cooksey

Spouse(s): Marjorie Sylvester

Children(s):

The story of Burnis Edward Sylvester began in 1912 in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States. Burnis Edward Sylvester married Marjorie Sylvester. Burnis Edward Sylvester passed away in 1989 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Burnis Edward Sylvester began in 1912 in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States.
  • Burnis Edward Sylvester married Marjorie Sylvester.
  • Burnis Edward Sylvester passed away in 1989 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Burnis Sylvester's Ancestors

Self
Burnis Sylvester
1912–1989
Birth Place: Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States
Parents
Henry Whitfield Sylvester
1874–1946
Snowtown, Walker, Texas, United States
Lula (Elizabeth) Cooksey
1877–1930
Walker, Texas, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Ashley) Sylvester
1829–1892
Abba, Henry, Alabama, USA
Mahala (Ashley) Ryan
1842–1900
Texas
Great-Grandparents
John Sylvester
1800–
Elizabeth Flowers
1804–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sylvester
–1815

Burnis Sylvester's Timeline

2 Records

1912
21 Apr 1912
Birth of Burnis Edward Sylvester in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States
Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States
1989
23 Feb 1989
Age 77
Death of Burnis Edward Sylvester in Crockett, Houston, Texas, United States
Crockett, Houston, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1912
    Event Place: Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Harris, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1989
    Event Place: Crockett, Houston, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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