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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

Born in 1881 in Douglas, Polk, Iowa, USA, James Harvey Burgess was the child of Amos Reynolds Burgess and Anna Mirta Eacret. In time, James Harvey Burgess married Othella Miriam Welch, and they raised a family that included Bernice Fern Burgess, Vernal May Burgess, Naomi Ruth Burgess and Dorus James Burgess. James Harvey Burgess died in Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, USA in 1971.

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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
VB
Naomi Burgess
1911 – 1993
Birth Location: Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, USA
NB
Dorus Burgess
1919 – 2001
Birth Location: Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, USA
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Sources

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

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