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James W Burns 1871–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1871

Birth Location: Hampshire, Kane, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 Oct 1935

Death Location: Early, Sac County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: John Burns

Mother:

Spouse(s): Clara Simpson

Children(s): Elsie Burnes, Lloyd Burns, Clarence Burns, Clifford Burns, Wayne Burns, John Burns

James W Burns was born in 1871 in Hampshire, Kane, Illinois, USA, the child of John Alexander Burns And Eva Ellen Van Vleet. James W Burns married Clara Etta Simpson, and had children including Clarence Earl Burns, Clifford James Burns, Elsie Beryl Burnes, John Orlando Burns, Lloyd Glen Burns, Wayne Harold Burns. James W Burns passed away in 1935 in Early, Sac County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James W Burns was born in 1871 in Hampshire, Kane, Illinois, USA, the child of John Alexander Burns And Eva Ellen Van Vleet.
  • James W Burns married Clara Etta Simpson, and had children including Clarence Earl Burns, Clifford James Burns, Elsie Beryl Burnes, John Orlando Burns, Lloyd Glen Burns, Wayne Harold Burns.
  • James W Burns passed away in 1935 in Early, Sac County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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James Burns's Ancestors

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James Burns
1871–1935
Birth Place: Hampshire, Kane, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Alexander Burns
1846–1911
Hampshire, Kane County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Mary) Weed
1815–1901
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Burns's Descendants

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James (W) Burns (Apr 1871–12 Oct 1935) m. Clara (Etta) Simpson (06 Jan 1872–22 Jun 1949)
  1. 1. Elsie (Beryl) Burnes 1892–1955 m. Melvin (J.) Freeman 1887–1933
    1. 1. Kenneth (Gerald) FREEMAN 1912–1965 m. Naomi (Irene CLARKSON) Freeman 1917–1971
      1. 1. Ronald (Harold) FREEMAN 1942–1999 m. Ruth (Elizabeth) Hudgins 1943–2018
      2. 2. Bill Freeman 1934–2023 m. Shirley (Ann BARRETT) Freeman 1935–2020
      3. 3. Robert (Dale) FREEMAN 1937–1990 m. Mildred (Virginia HEADY) Burris 1939–2008
      4. 4. Lawrence (Melvin) FREEMAN 1938–2013 m. Elaine (Ruth SEBERT) Freeman 1942–2020
      5. 5. Judith (Geraldine FREEMAN) Chapman 1944–2023 m. Ronald (Dean) CHAPMAN 1941–2016 m. Donald (Karl) Schaumburg 1939–2005
      6. 6. Richard (Nicholas) FREEMAN 1948–2017
      7. 7. Patricia (Ann) FREEMAN 1935–1937
    2. 2. Dale (Everett) Freeman 1911–1954 m. Hazel Freeman 1917–2002 m. Marjorie (Ellinor) Wingerson 1914–1989
      1. 1. Donald (Ray) Freeman 1937–2005
      2. 2. Robert (Martel Freeman) Sr. 1931–2005
  2. 2. Lloyd (Glen) Burns 1900–1951 m. Marie (Anna) Krause 1912–1976
    1. 1. Myron (Glen) Burns 1940–2004
    2. 2. Rose (Marie) Burns 1930–1945
    3. 3. Florene (Ann) Seibold 1943–2004
    4. 4. John Burns 1946–1946
  3. 3. Clarence (Earl) Burns 1904–1998 m. Florence (Louise) Heydt 1905–1996
    1. 1. James (William) Burns 1928–2020
    2. 2. Donna (Jean) Burns 1930–2023
    3. 3. Marlyn (Earl) Burns 1933–2002
    4. 4. Dorothy (Mae) Burns 1926–2018
  4. 4. Clifford (James) Burns 1907–1979 m. Ruth (Mildred Johanna) Anderson 1912–2010
  5. 5. Wayne (Harold) Burns 1913–1991
  6. 6. John (Orlando) Burns 1894–1969

James Burns's Timeline

3 Records

1871
Apr 1871
Birth of James W Burns in Hampshire, Kane, Illinois, USA
Hampshire, Kane, Illinois, USA
1891
06 Jan 1891
Age 20
James W Burns was married in Sac City, Sac, Iowa
Sac City, Sac, Iowa
1935
12 Oct 1935
Age 64
Death of James W Burns in Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Carroll County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1871
    Event Place: Hampshire, Kane, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 06 Jan 1891
    Event Place: Sac City, Sac, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1935
    Event Place: Carroll County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Early, Sac County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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