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John Wesley Burger 1881–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1, 1881

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: December 5, 1956

Death Location: Copperhill, Polk, Tennessee, United States

Father: Leander Burger

Mother: Lucy Picklesimer

Spouse(s): Rutha Stuart

Children(s): Jewell Burger, Pauline Burger, Fred Burger, Mizie Burger

The story of John Wesley Burger began in 1881 in North Carolina. John Wesley Burger married Rutha Marior Stuart, and had children including Fred Burger, Jewell Evelyn Burger, Mizie Mae Burger, Pauline Burger. John Wesley Burger passed away in 1956 in Copperhill, Polk, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wesley Burger began in 1881 in North Carolina.
  • John Wesley Burger married Rutha Marior Stuart, and had children including Fred Burger, Jewell Evelyn Burger, Mizie Mae Burger, Pauline Burger.
  • John Wesley Burger passed away in 1956 in Copperhill, Polk, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

John Burger's Ancestors

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John Burger
1881–1956
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Leander C Burger
1853–1920
Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
Lucy (Nurissey) Picklesimer
1852–1910
Georgia
Grandparents
Abraham Burger
1818–1902
McMinn, Tennessee, United States
Rossanna Mcnabb
1820–1901
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
George (Pickelsimer) (USA)
1830–1924
Macon, North Carolina, United States
Lydia (Lucinda "Cyndia") Vaughn
1828–1865
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Pickelsimer
1787–1861
Mourning Barnes
1810–1860
George Vaughn
1805–1860
Lucinda Farley
1808–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Burger's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Burger (October 1, 1881–December 5, 1956) m. Rutha (Marior) Stuart (February 6, 1892–December 14, 1982)
  1. 1. Jewell (Evelyn) Burger 1928–2003 m. Jerry (Lee) Jones 1924–1983 m. Hardie Verner 1920–1999
    1. 1. Junior (Edgar) Jones 1943–1943
    2. 2. Donald (Ray) Jones 1951–1971
  2. 2. Pauline Burger 1919–1988
  3. 3. Fred Burger 1913–1913
  4. 4. Mizie (Mae) Burger 1916–1917

John Burger's Timeline

2 Records

1881
October 1, 1881
Birth of John Wesley Burger in North Carolina
North Carolina
1956
December 5, 1956
Age 75
Death of John Wesley Burger in Copperhill, Polk, Tennessee, United States
Copperhill, Polk, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1, 1881
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 5, 1956
    Event Place: Copperhill, Polk, Tennessee, United States

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