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Emily Cordelia Sarah Alexander Burns 1857–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1857

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1918

Death Location: Roland, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA

Father: Giles Burns

Mother: Narcissa Bird

Spouse(s): Smith Horsey

Children(s): Sarah Horsey

Emily Cordelia Sarah Alexander Burns was born in 1857 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Giles Mclayth Burns And Narcissa Alexander Woods Bird. Emily Cordelia Sarah Alexander Burns married Smith B Horsey, and had children including Sarah Mary E Horsey. Emily Cordelia Sarah Alexander Burns passed away in 1918 in Roland, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Emily Cordelia Sarah Alexander Burns was born in 1857 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Giles Mclayth Burns And Narcissa Alexander Woods Bird.
  • Emily Cordelia Sarah Alexander Burns married Smith B Horsey, and had children including Sarah Mary E Horsey.
  • Emily Cordelia Sarah Alexander Burns passed away in 1918 in Roland, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Giles Burns
1832–1897
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Narcissa Bird
1831–1886
Birth Location: St Clair, Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Smith Horsey
1849–1905
Birth Location: Somerville, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America
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Children(s)

Sarah Horsey
1882–1950
Birth Location: –
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Emily Burns's Ancestors

Self
Emily Burns
1857–1918
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Giles McLayth Burns
1832–1897
Alabama, United States
Narcissa (Alexander Woods) Bird
1831–1886
St Clair, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Isaac Burns
1810–1859
Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Emily Tharp
1810–1901
Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
John (Gooch Bird) (Cherokee?)
1810–1848
Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Narcissa Rogers
1806–1860
York County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah SR
1787–1886
Mary McClure
1778–1862
Ralph Tharp
1787–1861
Mary Horton
1786–1865
HUGH Jr
1780–1864
Mildred Gooch
1783–1855
Isaac Rogers
1770–1815
Sarah Lockert
1787–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dennis Jr
1729–1777
Mary Durham
1775–1825
Jonathan Sr.
1758–1833
John Horton
1748–1827
Mary Green
1762–1850
John IV
1754–1843
Hannah Ryan
1758–1810
William Gooch
1750–1803
Keren Hilliard
1754–1840
Clayton Rogers
1750–1837
Betridge Sadler
1757–
Aaron (Lockhart)
1735–1798
Sarah Miles
1748–1834

Emily Burns's Descendants

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Emily (Cordelia Sarah Alexander) Burns (23 Aug 1857–20 Feb 1918) m. Smith (B.) Horsey (July 1849–1905)
  1. 1. Sarah (Mary E.) Horsey 1882–1950 m. Buster (B.) Fowler 1872–1963
    1. 1. Lee (Albert) Fowler 1913–1972 m. Ruthie (Beatrice) Fowler 1916–2004
      1. 1. Gloria (Irene) Fowler-Adams 1945–2022

Emily Burns's Timeline

2 Records

1857
23 Aug 1857
Birth of Emily Cordelia Sarah Alexander Burns in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1918
20 Feb 1918
Age 61
Death of Emily Cordelia Sarah Alexander Burns in Roland, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Roland, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1857
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Roland, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
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