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James M Burgess 1808 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Marion, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1857

Death Location: Gentry, MO, USA

Father: Rev. Burgess

Mother: Ruth MATSON

Spouse(s): Ruth Cox

Children(s): Perry Burgess

The story of James M Burgess began in 1808 in Marion, Tennessee, United States. James M Burgess married Ruth Cox, and had children including Perry Andrew Burgess. James M Burgess passed away in 1857 in Gentry, MO, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James M Burgess began in 1808 in Marion, Tennessee, United States.
  • James M Burgess married Ruth Cox, and had children including Perry Andrew Burgess.
  • James M Burgess passed away in 1857 in Gentry, MO, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Burgess
1787 – 1855
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States
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Ruth MATSON
1780 – 1850
Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Cox
1826 – 1860
Birth Location: Marion, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Perry Burgess
1846 – 1918
Birth Location: Gentry Cty, Missouri
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James Burgess's Ancestors

Self
James Burgess
1808 – 1857
Birth Place: Marion, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Rev. John James Burgess
1787 – 1855
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Ruth MATSON
1780 – 1850
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Richard) Burgess
1755 – 1804
, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) McBee
1768 – 1825
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Vardry (A.) McBee
1734 – 1787
Bristol, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Burgess
1724 – 1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Burgess's Descendants

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James (M) Burgess (1808 – 1857) m. Ruth Cox (1826 – 1860)
  1. 1. Perry (Andrew) Burgess (8 JUL 1846 – 6 DEC 1918) m. Matilda (Jane) Toney (14 Dec 1846 – 25 FEB 1931)
    1. 1. Addie (May) Burgess (30 May 1883 – 15 DEC 1964) m. Clement (Lorum) Cushman (22 Sep 1879 – 27 Sep 1963)
      1. 1. Gertrude (Ellen) Cushman (22 October 1902 – 25 February 1987) m. Henry (O.) Michel (11 November 1902 – 21 December 1958) m. Orville Martin
        1. 1. Dale Michel (abt 1928 – )
        2. 2. Henry (W) Michel (abt 1929 – 9 Feb 2007) m. Joan (A) Werley (14 Feb 1933 – 6 Mar 1984) m. Gwendoly Grasley (23 Mar 1928 – 1 Aug 2011)
        3. 3. Mae (Ellen) Michel (abt 1932 – 23 Dec 1997) m. Louis (E) Gutermuth (abt 1929 – Abt 1996) m. Alfred (C) Allen (abt 1922 – )
        4. 4. Gerald Martin (29 Dec 1920 – 16 August 1944) m. Emma (Mae) Moyer (abt 1925 – )
      2. 2. Claud Cushman (abt 1904 – 1 February 1972)
      3. 3. Ethel (Loretta) Cushman (29 December 1905 – 7 September 1942)
      4. 4. Rose Cushman (abt 1908 – )
      5. 5. Baby Cushman (abt 1910 – )
      6. 6. Victor (Andrew) Cushman (18 September 1917 – )
      7. 7. Paul (Prather) Cushman (6 September 1920 – 1 May 1979)

James Burgess's Timeline

2 Records

1808
1808
Birth of James M Burgess in Marion, Tennessee, United States
Marion, Tennessee, United States
1857
1857
Age 49
Death of James M Burgess in Gentry, MO, USA
Gentry, MO, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Marion, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Gentry, MO, USA
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