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John William Burgess 1883 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1883

Birth Location: Genoa, Ohio

Death Date: 7 Oct 1939

Death Location: Cleveland,Ohio

Father: Samuel Burgess

Mother: Catherine Iffland

Spouse(s): Emma Strauss

Children(s): Jack Burgess, Oliver Burgess

According to available records, John William Burgess was born in 1883 in Genoa, Ohio, the child of Samuel H. Burgess and Catherine H. "Kate" Iffland. Following those early years, John William Burgess married Emma Strauss, and their family grew to include Jack Henry Burgess and Oliver E Burgess. In the later years of life, John William Burgess died in 1939 in Cleveland,Ohio.

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Parents

Samuel Burgess
1857 – 1891
Birth Location: Brownstown, Wayne Co., MI
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Catherine Iffland
1858 – 1889
Birth Location: Germany (Hesse-Kassel)
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Spouses(s)

Emma Strauss
1887 – 1942
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
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Children(s)

Jack Burgess
1920 – 1981
Birth Location: Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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Oliver Burgess
1924 – 1967
Birth Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 May 1883
    Event Place: Genoa, Ohio
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973, Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: Vol 110-111; Page: 364; Year Range: 1918 Aug - 1919 Apr, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0791; FHL microfilm: 2341500

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Cleveland (Districts 719-840), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0791; FHL microfilm: 2341500

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Natchez
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Cleveland Plain Dealer; Publication Date: 8 Oct 1939; Publication Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA; ,0.22457364,0.14615528,0.25168756&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Oct 1939
    Event Place: Cleveland,Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Cleveland Plain Dealer; Publication Date: 8 Oct 1939; Publication Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA; ,0.22457364,0.14615528,0.25168756&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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