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Janie Burgess 1907–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 January 1907

Birth Location: Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 February 1953

Death Location: Orgas, Boone County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Burgess

Mother: Georgia Rhodes

Spouse(s): Samuel Cowley

Children(s): James Cowley

Janie Burgess was born in 1907 in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Charles Wheeler Burgess And Georgia Belle Rhodes. In 1910, Janie Burgess resided in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Janie Burgess resided in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA. Janie Burgess married Samuel Cowley, and had children including James Henry Cowley. Janie Burgess passed away in 1953 in Orgas, Boone County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Janie Burgess was born in 1907 in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Charles Wheeler Burgess And Georgia Belle Rhodes.
  • In 1910, Janie Burgess resided in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Janie Burgess resided in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA.
  • Janie Burgess married Samuel Cowley, and had children including James Henry Cowley.
  • Janie Burgess passed away in 1953 in Orgas, Boone County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Burgess
1877–1907
Birth Location: Quinnimont, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
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Georgia Rhodes
1881–1975
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Cowley
1899–
Birth Location: West Virginia
SC

Children(s)

James Cowley
1926–2003
Birth Location: Garrison, Boone County, West Virginia, USA
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Janie Burgess's Ancestors

Self
Janie Burgess
1907–1953
Birth Place: Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Charles Wheeler Burgess
1877–1907
Quinnimont, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Georgia (Belle) Rhodes
1881–1975
West Virginia
Grandparents
Meredith ('Babe') Burgess
1848–1924
Cotton Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane) Blake
1843–1898
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Allen Burgess
1819–1880
Susanna Arthur
1819–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Burgess
1790–1853
Rachel Huddleston
1799–1860
Chandler Arthur
1777–1872
Mary Jenkins
1780–1853

Janie Burgess's Descendants

1.
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Janie Burgess (9 January 1907–16 February 1953) m. Samuel Cowley (abt 1899–)
  1. 1. James (Henry) Cowley 1926–2003 m. Virginia Knosky 1926–

Janie Burgess's Timeline

7 Records

1907
9 January 1907
Birth of Janie Burgess in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Janie Burgess resided here in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Janie Burgess resided here in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
Janie Burgess resided here in Sherman, Boone, West Virginia
Sherman, Boone, West Virginia
1935
1935
Age 28
Janie Burgess resided here in Rural, Boone, West Virginia
Rural, Boone, West Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 33
Janie Burgess resided here in Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
1953
16 February 1953
Age 46
Death of Janie Burgess in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 January 1907
    Event Place: Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1679; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1375692
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1947; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 718
    [4] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4394; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 3-16
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: 2526; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 1013.0; FHL microfilm: 2342260
    [7] West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1679; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1375692

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1947; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 718

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: 2526; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 1013.0; FHL microfilm: 2342260

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Boone, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4394; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 3-16

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4394; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 3-16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 1953
    Event Place: Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orgas, Boone County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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