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George Riley Burgess 1887 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1887

Birth Location: Genoa, Ottawa, Ohio

Death Date: 16 Jun 1956

Death Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

Father: Samuel Burgess

Mother: Catherine Iffland

Spouse(s): Emma Karlinsky

Children(s): Norma Burgess, Clifford Burgess, Edna Burgess, Enola Burgess

It was in 1887 that George Riley Burgess was born in Genoa, Ottawa, Ohio, a child of Samuel H. Burgess and Catherine H. "Kate" Iffland. George Riley Burgess went on to marry Emma Karlinsky and had children such as Norma Clara Burgess, Clifford William Burgess, Edna Estelle Burgess and Enola Burgess. George Riley Burgess was deceased by 1956 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

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Parents

Samuel Burgess
1857 – 1891
Birth Location: Brownstown, Wayne Co., MI
SB
Catherine Iffland
1858 – 1889
Birth Location: Germany (Hesse-Kassel)
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Spouses(s)

Emma Karlinsky
1887 – 1967
Birth Location: Cleveland, Ohio
EK

Children(s)

Norma Burgess
1915 – 2012
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
NB
Clifford Burgess
1917 – 1999
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
CB
Edna Burgess
1918 – 1955
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
EB
Enola Burgess
1923 – 1923
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
EB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Apr 1887
    Event Place: Genoa, Ottawa, Ohio
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03050; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 18-82, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 18, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1369; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 373, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0375; FHL microfilm: 2341508

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Cleveland Ward 18, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 18, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1369; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 373

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0375; FHL microfilm: 2341508

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03050; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 18-82

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Tract E C 7-part, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03050; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 18-82

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1173 Melbourne Rd
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Cleveland Plain Dealer; Publication Date: 20 Jun 1956; Publication Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA; ,0.32060054,0.73292214,0.35196072&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Jun 1956
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Cleveland Plain Dealer; Publication Date: 20 Jun 1956; Publication Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA; ,0.32060054,0.73292214,0.35196072&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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