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Edna Earle Burt 1883–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 January 1883

Birth Location: Madison County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 31 Jul 1965

Death Location: Pinson, Madison County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: T Burt

Mother: Emily Gee

Spouse(s): Leonard Diggs

Children(s): Cleveland Diggs, Elma Diggs, Lela Diggs, Lennie Diggs, Lucy Diggs, Noah Diggs, Paul Diggs, Sarah Diggs

Edna Earle Burt was born in 1883 in Madison County, Tennessee, USA, the child of T J Burt And Emily M Gee. In 1900, Edna Earle Burt resided in Civil District 2, Madison, Tennessee, USA. Edna Earle Burt married Leonard Gentry Diggs, and had children including Cleveland Franklin Diggs, Elma Versie Vessie Diggs, Lela Pearl Diggs, Lennie Diggs, Lucy Ella Diggs, Noah Lawson Diggs, Paul Joseph Jefferson Diggs, Sarah Eunice Diggs. Edna Earle Burt passed away in 1965 in Pinson, Madison County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edna Earle Burt was born in 1883 in Madison County, Tennessee, USA, the child of T J Burt And Emily M Gee.
  • In 1900, Edna Earle Burt resided in Civil District 2, Madison, Tennessee, USA.
  • Edna Earle Burt married Leonard Gentry Diggs, and had children including Cleveland Franklin Diggs, Elma Versie Vessie Diggs, Lela Pearl Diggs, Lennie Diggs, Lucy Ella Diggs, Noah Lawson Diggs, Paul Joseph Jefferson Diggs, Sarah Eunice Diggs.
  • Edna Earle Burt passed away in 1965 in Pinson, Madison County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

T Burt
1842–1904
Birth Location: TN
TB
Emily Gee
1857–1892
Birth Location: Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Leonard Diggs
1882–1977
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Cleveland Diggs
1918–1992
Birth Location: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
CD
Elma Diggs
1920–1982
Birth Location: Madison County, Tennessee, USA
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Lela Diggs
1913–2001
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
LD
Lennie Diggs
1912–2002
Birth Location: Madison County, Tennessee, United States of America
LD
Lucy Diggs
1909–2001
Birth Location: Madison County, Tennessee, USA
LD
Noah Diggs
1902–1977
Birth Location: Madison County, Tennessee, USA
ND
Paul Diggs
1905–1979
Birth Location: Chester County, Tennessee, USA
PD
Sarah Diggs
1907–1990
Birth Location: Madison, Tennessee, United States of America
SD

Edna Burt's Ancestors

Self
Edna Burt
1883–1965
Birth Place: Madison County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
T J Burt
1842–1904
TN
Emily (M) Gee
1857–1892
Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Leroy Burt
1803–1869
Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
Hester (Ann) Sanders
1807–1867
North Carolina, USA
George (W) GEE
1829–1864
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Lambert
1827–1907
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Burt
1760–1827
Sarah Marshall
1762–1829
John Sanders
1779–1852
Mother Sanders
1785–1830
John Gee
1801–1879
Phoebe Brewer
1806–1880
Abner Lambert
1802–1887
Ruth Ashcraft
1802–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Burt
1731–1788
Elizabeth Walton
1740–1790
John Marshall
1745–1799
George Gee
1762–1848
Charity Taylor
1770–1840
Nathan Brewer
1759–1836
Mary Thompson
1774–1827
Jehu Lambert
1770–1847
Martha Marsh
1763–1867
Benjamin Ashcraft
1772–1854

Edna Burt's Descendants

1.
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Edna (Earle) Burt (20 January 1883–31 Jul 1965) m. Leonard (Gentry) Diggs (06 Jan 1882–30 Apr 1977)
  1. 1. Cleveland (Franklin) Diggs 1918–1992
  2. 2. Elma (Versie "Vessie") Diggs 1920–1982
  3. 3. Lela (Pearl) Diggs 1913–2001
  4. 4. Lennie Diggs 1912–2002 m. Louis (O'Grady) Frye 1902–1994
  5. 5. Lucy (Ella) Diggs 1909–2001 m. Chester (D.) Mullins 1901–1986
  6. 6. Noah (Lawson) Diggs 1902–1977 m. Vera (Lillian) Jackson 1907–1991
    1. 1. Murrel (Deffires) Diggs 1926–1991
    2. 2. Paul (Earl) Diggs 1929–2012 m. Martha (Arleen) Williams 1934–2024
    3. 3. Diggs 1937–2014
    4. 4. Kenneth (Wesley) Diggs 1935–2008 m. Barbara (Julia "Jean") Eubanks 1941–2016
    5. 5. Bessie (Artice) Diggs 1931–2006 m. James (Donald) Privett 1929–2018
    6. 6. Troy (Lawson Diggs) Jr 1939–1992 m. Diggs 1939–2011
    7. 7. Annie (Agnes) Diggs 1933–1984 m. Richard (Claus) Maas 1926–1998
    8. 8. Sarah (Margaret) Diggs 1941–1941
  7. 7. Paul (Joseph Jefferson) Diggs 1905–1979 m. Martha (Jane Virginia) Anderson 1915–1993
    1. 1. Frances (Louise Diggs *DNA) Verified* 1944–1988 m. Richard (Noel Nance *DNA) Verified* 1946–2024 m. John (Otis Butler) Sr 1940–2006
    2. 2. Carolyn (Virginia) Diggs 1942–2019 m. Paz (Jurado) Cardenas 1933–2020 m. Jessie (Pete) Dix 1940–1997
    3. 3. Charles (Jefferson Diggs) Sr 1936–2020 m. Donna (Jean) Mathis 1937–2021
  8. 8. Sarah (Eunice) Diggs 1907–1990 m. Neuma (Nelson) Bowers 1900–

Edna Burt's Timeline

11 Records

1883
20 January 1883
Birth of Edna Earle Burt in Madison County, Tennessee, USA
Madison County, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 17
Edna Earle Burt was married
None
1900
1900
Age 17
Edna Earle Burt resided here in Civil District 2, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 2, Madison, Tennessee, USA
1907
23 Aug 1907
Age 24
Edna Earle Burt resided here in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 27
Edna Earle Burt resided here in Civil District 1, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 1, Madison, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 37
Edna Earle Burt resided here in Civil District 1, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 1, Madison, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 47
Edna Earle Burt resided here in Pinson, Pinson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Pinson, Pinson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 52
Edna Earle Burt resided here in Pinson, Madison, Tennessee
Pinson, Madison, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 57
Edna Earle Burt resided here in 1st Civil District No 1, Madison, Tennessee, USA
1st Civil District No 1, Madison, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 67
Edna Earle Burt resided here in Madison, Tennessee, USA
Madison, Tennessee, USA
1965
31 Jul 1965
Age 82
Death of Edna Earle Burt in Pinson , Madison County , Tennessee
Pinson , Madison County , Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 January 1883
    Event Place: Madison County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, Madison, Tennessee; Roll: 1586; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0089
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 1 Aug 1965; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA; ,0.046923045,0.9632191,0.28977317&xid=3355
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Madison, Tennessee; Roll: 3838; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 57-6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1900
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 1 Aug 1965; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA; ,0.046923045,0.9632191,0.28977317&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 2, Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, Madison, Tennessee; Roll: 1586; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0089

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1907
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Nashville American; Publication Date: 23 Aug 1907; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pinson, Pinson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pinson, Madison, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 1st Civil District No 1, Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Madison, Tennessee; Roll: 3838; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 57-6

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Henderson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 1 Aug 1965; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA; ,0.046923045,0.9632191,0.28977317&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1965
    Event Place: Pinson , Madison County , Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 1 Aug 1965; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA; ,0.046923045,0.9632191,0.28977317&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pinson, Madison County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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