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Ellen Jeanette Burns 1864–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 APR 1864

Birth Location: Dongola, Cook, IL, USA

Death Date: 28 NOV 1944

Death Location: Anna Cemetery, Anna, Union, IL, USA

Father: John Burns

Mother: Melvina Davis

Spouse(s): Charles Shafer

Children(s):

The story of Ellen Jeanette Burns began in 1864 in Dongola, Cook, IL, USA. Ellen Jeanette Burns married Charles Harrison Shafer. Ellen Jeanette Burns passed away in 1944 in Anna Cemetery, Anna, Union, IL, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ellen Jeanette Burns began in 1864 in Dongola, Cook, IL, USA.
  • Ellen Jeanette Burns married Charles Harrison Shafer.
  • Ellen Jeanette Burns passed away in 1944 in Anna Cemetery, Anna, Union, IL, USA.

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Ellen Burns's Ancestors

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Ellen Burns
1864–1944
Birth Place: Dongola, Cook, IL, USA
Parents
John Clinton Burns
1829–1876
IRELAND
Melvina (Annie) Davis
1835–1871
Jonesboro, Union Co., IL, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Davis
1809–1888
Rowan Co., NC, USA
Anna Brown
1808–1839
Muhlenberg Co., KY, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Brown
1779–1847
Elizabeth Hunsaker
1785–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Brown
1755–1846
Barbara Wattenbager
1757–1842
Abraham Hunsaker
1763–1841
Mary Snyder
1766–1843

Ellen Burns's Timeline

3 Records

1864
12 APR 1864
Birth of Ellen Jeanette Burns in Dongola, Cook, IL, USA
Dongola, Cook, IL, USA
1944
25 NOV 1944
Age 80
Death of Ellen Jeanette Burns in Urbana, Champaign Co., IL, USA
Urbana, Champaign Co., IL, USA
1944
28 NOV 1944
Age 80
Burial of Ellen Jeanette Burns in Anna Cemetery, Anna, Union, IL, USA
Anna Cemetery, Anna, Union, IL, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 APR 1864
    Event Place: Dongola, Cook, IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 NOV 1944
    Event Place: Urbana, Champaign Co., IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 NOV 1944
    Event Place: Anna Cemetery, Anna, Union, IL, USA

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