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David James Burgess 1820–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1898

Death Location: Rogers Springs, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Burgess

Mother: Mary Littlefield

Spouse(s): Norma Littlefield

Children(s): Lois Burgess, Rebecca Burgess, Leah Burgess, Abraham Burgess, Allen Burgess, Mary Burgess, Ulysses Burgess, Albert Burgess, Asa Burgess, Charles Burgess, Nancy Burgess

David James Burgess was born in 1820 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Jesse Burgess And Mary Jane Littlefield. David James Burgess married Norma Rebecca Littlefield, and had children including Abraham Lincoln Burgess, Albert B Burgess, Allen Kendall Burgess, Asa Lee Burgess, Charles Henry Burgess, Leah Burgess, Lois E Burgess, Mary Ann Burgess, Nancy Burgess, Rebecca J Burgess, Ulysses Grant Burgess. David James Burgess passed away in 1898 in Rogers Springs, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • David James Burgess was born in 1820 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Jesse Burgess And Mary Jane Littlefield.
  • David James Burgess married Norma Rebecca Littlefield, and had children including Abraham Lincoln Burgess, Albert B Burgess, Allen Kendall Burgess, Asa Lee Burgess, Charles Henry Burgess, Leah Burgess, Lois E Burgess, Mary Ann Burgess, Nancy Burgess, Rebecca J Burgess, Ulysses Grant Burgess.
  • David James Burgess passed away in 1898 in Rogers Springs, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Burgess
1790–1833
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Mary Littlefield
1795–1860
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Norma Littlefield
1824–1898
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA
NL

Children(s)

Lois Burgess
1854–1923
Birth Location: Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America
LB
Rebecca Burgess
1860–1860
Birth Location: Rogers Springs, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
RB
Leah Burgess
1845–1871
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
LB
Abraham Burgess
1862–1924
Birth Location: Rogers Springs, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
AB
Allen Burgess
1854–1911
Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
AB
Mary Burgess
1858–1930
Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
MB
Ulysses Burgess
1864–1878
Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
UB
Albert Burgess
1849–1920
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
AB
Asa Burgess
1849–1910
Birth Location: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
AB
Charles Burgess
1853–1929
Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
CB
Nancy Burgess
1866–1944
Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
NB

David Burgess's Ancestors

Self
David Burgess
1820–1898
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Jesse Burgess
1790–1833
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane) Littlefield
1795–1860
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Littlefield) II
1756–1836
Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America
Rebecca (Hannah) Bryant
1756–1820
South Carolina, ISA
Great-Grandparents
William Littlefield
1718–1780
Rebeckah Lee
1728–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Littlefield
1702–1769
Ann May
1703–1738
James Lee
1680–1764
Mary Mitchell
1693–1756

David Burgess's Descendants

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David (James) Burgess (1820–1898) m. Norma (Rebecca) Littlefield (11 Nov 1824–1898)
  1. 1. Lois (E.) Burgess 1854–1923 m. Samuel (J.) Heath 1855–1910
    1. 1. William (Allen) Heath 1880–1934
    2. 2. Gilla (Ross) Heath 1885–1962
    3. 3. Mary (Rebecca) Heath 1893–1959
    4. 4. David (Charlie) Heath 1895–1973
    5. 5. John Heath 1896–
  2. 2. Rebecca (J.) Burgess 1860–1860
  3. 3. Leah Burgess 1845–1871
  4. 4. Abraham (Lincoln) Burgess 1862–1924 m. Nannie (Christiana) Rankin 1867–1944
    1. 1. Terrell Bailey 1903–1978
    2. 2. Willie (Gertrude) Whitney 1890–1953
    3. 3. Freed (Pearl) Burgess 1895–1954
    4. 4. John (Thomas Burgess) Sr. 1884–1951
    5. 5. Lorendia (J.) Burgess 1897–1904
    6. 6. Margaret (P.) Burgess 1911–1912
    7. 7. Lucy (Ann Wiseman) McCarter 1886–1961
    8. 8. James (Madison) Burgess 1888–1932
    9. 9. Ernest (Earl) Burgess 1893–1963
    10. 10. Glenn (Wilson) Burgess 1906–1967
    11. 11. Florence Taylor 1900–1961
  5. 5. Allen (Kendall) Burgess 1854–1911 m. Sarah (Ann) Mashburn 1852–1917
    1. 1. Augusta (Florence) Munn 1884–1961
    2. 2. Kendall (Bradford) Burgess 1882–1951
    3. 3. Roscoe (Hamilton) Burgess 1879–1950
    4. 4. Charles (H.) Burgess 1875–1965
    5. 5. Tishye (E.) Burgess 1889–1959
    6. 6. Cornelius (Larrimore) Burgess 1877–1916
    7. 7. Effie (Fidelia) Burgess 1887–1971
    8. 8. Lukie (V.) Burgess 1891–1968
    9. 9. Beatrice (Mae) Burgess 1889–1923
    10. 10. Hobart (McKinley) Burgess 1896–1936
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Burgess 1858–1930
  7. 7. Ulysses (Grant) Burgess 1864–1878
  8. 8. Albert (B.) Burgess 1849–1920 m. Nancy (Ann) Entrickin 1851–
    1. 1. William (L.) Burgess 1870–
    2. 2. Elbert (Simpson) Burgess 1871–1953
    3. 3. Rebecca (Ella) Burgess 1873–1953
    4. 4. Martha (Jane) Burgess 1878–1952
    5. 5. Ulysses (Austin) Burgess 1879–1958
    6. 6. Artemas Burgess 1890–1963
    7. 7. Lebie (David) Burgess 1893–1965
    8. 8. Jessie (May) Burgess 1896–1965
  9. 9. Asa (Lee) Burgess 1849–1910 m. Sarah (Caroline) Watkins 1847–1873 m. Martha (Caroline) Massier 1853–1922
    1. 1. William (David) Burgess 1869–1899
    2. 2. Virginia (Lois) Burgess 1872–1943
    3. 3. James (Henry) Burgess 1875–1917
    4. 4. Rebecca Burgess 1877–
    5. 5. Charley (E.) Burgess 1878–1880
    6. 6. Mollie Burgess 1880–1936
    7. 7. Asa (Lee Burgess) Jr. 1882–1938
    8. 8. Kindred (L.) Burgess 1884–
    9. 9. Eveline Burgess 1886–1978
    10. 10. Benjamin (Franklin) Burgess 1888–1961
    11. 11. Maleitha Burgess 1890–1890
    12. 12. Minnie (Bell) Burgess 1892–1940
    13. 13. Katie (Alma) Burgess 1897–1944
  10. 10. Charles (Henry) Burgess 1853–1929 m. Mary (Jane) Mohundro 1858–1889
    1. 1. Winnie (Ann) Burgess 1880–1940
    2. 2. Mattie (Jane) Burgess 1883–1945
    3. 3. Nora (Rebecca) Burgess 1886–1949
  11. 11. Nancy Burgess 1866–1944

David Burgess's Timeline

4 Records

1820
1820
Birth of David James Burgess in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
1820
1820
Birth of David James Burgess in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1898
1898
Age 78
Death of David James Burgess in Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1898
1898
Age 78
Death of David James Burgess in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1898
    Event Place: Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1898
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rogers Springs, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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