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James Harvey Burgess 1881 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1881

Birth Location: Douglas, Polk, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 21 Sep 1971

Death Location: Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: Amos Burgess

Mother: Anna Eacret

Spouse(s): Othella Welch

Children(s): Bernice Burgess, Vernal Burgess, Naomi Burgess, Dorus Burgess

In 1881, James Harvey Burgess entered the world in Douglas, Polk, Iowa, USA, born to Amos Reynolds Burgess and Anna Mirta Eacret. James Harvey Burgess married Othella Miriam Welch, and had children including Bernice Fern Burgess, Vernal May Burgess, Naomi Ruth Burgess, Dorus James Burgess. James Harvey Burgess passed away in 1971 in Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1881, James Harvey Burgess entered the world in Douglas, Polk, Iowa, USA, born to Amos Reynolds Burgess and Anna Mirta Eacret.
  • James Harvey Burgess married Othella Miriam Welch, and had children including Bernice Fern Burgess, Vernal May Burgess, Naomi Ruth Burgess, Dorus James Burgess.
  • James Harvey Burgess passed away in 1971 in Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Amos Burgess
1853 – 1928
Birth Location: Westville, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
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Anna Eacret
1857 – 1947
Birth Location: Jennings, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Othella Welch
1884 – 1965
Birth Location: White Oak, Polk, Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Bernice Burgess
1903 – 2002
Birth Location: Polk, Iowa, USA
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Vernal Burgess
1906 – 1994
Birth Location: Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, USA
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Naomi Burgess
1911 – 1993
Birth Location: Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, USA
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Dorus Burgess
1919 – 2001
Birth Location: Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, USA
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James Burgess's Ancestors

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James Burgess
1881 – 1971
Birth Place: Douglas, Polk, Iowa, USA
Parents
Amos Reynolds Burgess
1853 – 1928
Westville, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
Anna (Mirta) Eacret
1857 – 1947
Jennings, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Orrin Burgess
1816 – 1900
New York, USA
Sarah Reynolds
1817 – 1905
Orange, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Reynolds
1779 – 1856
Anna Cornell
1786 – 1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Cornell
1760 – 1854
Elizabeth Birdsall
1760 – 1799

James Burgess's Descendants

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James (Harvey) Burgess (26 Oct 1881 – 21 Sep 1971) m. Othella (Miriam) Welch (14 Feb 1884 – 21 Apr 1965)
  1. 1. Bernice (Fern) Burgess (23 Apr 1903 – 14 May 2002) m. Roscoe (Harold) Kendig (25 Jul 1900 – 9 Dec 1994)
  2. 2. Vernal (May) Burgess (31 May 1906 – 12 Aug 1994) m. Frank Higginbottom (24 Jan 1904 – 4 Feb 1980)
    1. 1. Frederic (James) Higginbottom (22 Jan 1934 – 27 Jul 2009)
  3. 3. Naomi (Ruth) Burgess (26 Feb 1911 – 17 Nov 1993) m. Lyle (Rexford) Risvold (4 Jul 1911 – 18 Sep 1982)
  4. 4. Dorus (James) Burgess (22 Jun 1919 – 6 Mar 2001) m. Marilyn (Marie) Marshall (2 Apr 1921 – 11 Jan 1969)
    1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Burgess (11 Jun 1941 – 28 Nov 2010)
    2. 2. Beverly Burgess (1943 – ) m. Schreiner

James Burgess's Timeline

2 Records

1881
26 Oct 1881
Birth of James Harvey Burgess in Douglas, Polk, Iowa, USA
Douglas, Polk, Iowa, USA
1971
21 Sep 1971
Age 90
Death of James Harvey Burgess in Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, USA
Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Douglas, Polk, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1971
    Event Place: Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, USA
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