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Hugh Burns 1825–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1825

Birth Location: , Clay, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: aft 1880

Death Location: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Father: Andrew Sr

Mother: NANCY Baker

Spouse(s): Nancy Baker, Eliza Collins

Children(s): Granville Burns, Virginia Burns, Solomon Burns, James Burns, Robert Burns, William Burns, Margaret Burns

Hugh Burns was born in 1825 in , Clay, Kentucky, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Burns Sr And Nancy Ann Baker. Hugh Burns married Eliza Collins, Nancy Baker, and had children including Granville Boone Burns, James Anderson Burns, Margaret Burns, Robert Burns, Solomon James Burns, Virginia Jane Burns, William Burns. Hugh Burns passed away in 1880 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Hugh Burns was born in 1825 in , Clay, Kentucky, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Burns Sr And Nancy Ann Baker.
  • Hugh Burns married Eliza Collins, Nancy Baker, and had children including Granville Boone Burns, James Anderson Burns, Margaret Burns, Robert Burns, Solomon James Burns, Virginia Jane Burns, William Burns.
  • Hugh Burns passed away in 1880 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hugh Burns's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Burns
1825–1880
Birth Place: , Clay, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Andrew Jackson Burns Sr
1790–1856
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
NANCY (ANN) Baker
1803–1849
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (M) BURNS
1756–1845
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Nancy Chandler
1761–1808
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Robert (Julius) Baker
1774–1859
, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Liddie) Hammond
1775–1847
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
***CHARLES BURNS
1720–1789
Mary Webb
1730–1795
Joel Private
1740–1800
JANE Hay
1744–1818
John Baker+
1735–1831
Agatha Williams
1743–1820
Job Hammond
1754–1844
Nancy Stone
1756–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
***George Burness
1680–1755
Mary Baird
1690–1750
Merry Webb
1697–1774
Elizabeth Martin
1708–1805
Joel Sr
1683–1755
Priscilla Mims
1688–1764
Daniel Hay
1781–1853
Andrew Baker
1702–1781
Mary Bolling
1700–1766
Margaret Watkins
–1782
Obediah I
1730–1790
Elizabeth Pullen
1734–1788
William Stone
1729–1777
Armilda Rennels
1824–1845

Hugh Burns's Descendants

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Hugh Burns (abt 1825–aft 1880) m. Nancy Baker (17 May 1824–2 Jun 1845) m. Eliza Collins (11 Jan 1825–27 Apr 1901)
  1. 1. Granville (Boone) Burns 1844–1910
  2. 2. Virginia (Jane) Burns 1845–1923 m. Caleb Hardway 1844–1888
    1. 1. Rufus (Tilden) Hardway 1876–1937
  3. 3. Solomon (James) Burns 1845– m. Mahala ((or Mahalia)) Burns 1854–
    1. 1. Sam (Aristotle) Burns 1877–1961
    2. 2. Augustus Burns 1874–
    3. 3. Ida Burns 1885–
    4. 4. Joanna Burns 1887–
    5. 5. Francis Burns 1889–
    6. 6. Alice Burns 1894–
    7. 7. Thedocia Burns 1883–
    8. 8. Mary (Ellen) Burns 1875–1959 m. John (Henry) Dodrill 1872–1929
      1. 1. Okey (Taylor) Dodrill 1903–1951
      2. 2. Minnie (Mahalia) Dodrill\Turnbull 1911–1995
      3. 3. Emmett (Robinson) Dodrill 1909–1938 m. Grace (Virginia) George 1911–1991
        1. 1. Daisy (Ellen) Dodrill 1938–2003
      4. 4. Amanda (Verna) Dodrill\Ocheltree 1900–1972
      5. 5. Arnett (Cecil) Dodrill 1912–1990
      6. 6. Virgie (Mae) Dodrill 1897–1986
      7. 7. Arthur (Earl Dodrill) Sr 1898–1956
      8. 8. Pearl (Gustava) Dodrill 1902–1985
      9. 9. Mattie (Jane) Dodrill 1905–1986
      10. 10. Norvie (Ernest) Dodrill 1912–
  4. 4. James (Anderson) Burns 1865–1945
  5. 5. Robert Burns 1853–1894 m. Sarah (Jane) Boggs 1856–1914
    1. 1. Grover (Cleveland) Burns 1884–1936
  6. 6. William Burns 1849–1910
  7. 7. Margaret Burns 1863–1914

Hugh Burns's Timeline

8 Records

1823
1823
Birth of Hugh Burns in Clay, Kentucky, United States
Clay, Kentucky, United States
1825
16 Feb 1825
Birth of Hugh Burns in Bullskin, Clay, Kentucky
Bullskin, Clay, Kentucky
1825
16 Feb 1825
Birth of Hugh Burns in Bullskin, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Bullskin, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1825
abt 1825
Birth of Hugh Burns in , Clay, Kentucky, USA
, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1879
1879
Age 54
Death of Hugh Burns in Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
1879
Abt. 1879
Age 54
Death of Hugh Burns in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1880
aft 1880
Age 55
Death of Hugh Burns
None
1881
1881
Age 56
Death of Hugh Burns in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1825
    Event Place: Bullskin, Clay, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1825
    Event Place: Bullskin, Clay, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1825
    Event Place: , Clay, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1879
    Event Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1880

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