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Martin Detwyler Burgess 1849–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jun 1849

Birth Location: Franklin County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: Aug. 31, 1886

Death Location: Lincolnton, Lincoln Co. Georgia

Father: Pleasant Burgess

Mother: Elizabeth Isbell

Spouse(s): Mary Murphy

Children(s): John Burgess

Martin Detwyler Burgess was born in 1849 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA, the child of Pleasant Franklin Burgess And Elizabeth Matilda Isbell. Martin Detwyler Burgess married Mary J Thomas Murphy, and had children including John Mell Burgess. Martin Detwyler Burgess passed away in 1886 in Lincolnton, Lincoln Co. Georgia.

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Biography

  • Martin Detwyler Burgess was born in 1849 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA, the child of Pleasant Franklin Burgess And Elizabeth Matilda Isbell.
  • Martin Detwyler Burgess married Mary J Thomas Murphy, and had children including John Mell Burgess.
  • Martin Detwyler Burgess passed away in 1886 in Lincolnton, Lincoln Co. Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pleasant Burgess
1816–1891
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Georgia, United States of America
PB
Elizabeth Isbell
1816–1856
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
EI

Spouses(s)

Mary Murphy
1848–1897
Birth Location: Wilkes Co.Ga.
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Children(s)

John Burgess
1870–1926
Birth Location: Lincoln Co. Ga.
JB

Martin Burgess's Ancestors

Self
Martin Burgess
1849–1886
Birth Place: Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Pleasant Franklin Burgess
1816–1891
Lincoln County, Georgia, United States of America
Elizabeth (Matilda) Isbell
1816–1856
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Mell Burgess) Sr
1770–1838
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Cox
1772–1857
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
James Isbell
1786–1862
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Fr. Jr.
1746–1797
Pendleton, Captain
1757–1829
Sarah Henderson
1758–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
x Jr
1724–1798
Hannah Borton
1718–1784
Thomas Henderson
1734–1806

Martin Burgess's Descendants

1.
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Martin (Detwyler) Burgess (07 Jun 1849–Aug. 31, 1886) m. Mary (J. Thomas) Murphy (8/27/1848–7/5/1897)
  1. 1. John (Mell) Burgess 1870–1926 m. Caroline ("Carrie" Grace) Bentley 1876–1926
    1. 1. Dennis (B) Burgess 1914–1980 m. Anna (Belle) Burgess 1922–1990 m. Annabelle ('Memaw) Bryant (Burgess)) (Mercer) 1921–1990 m. Doris (Warnette) Bartlett 1935–2012
      1. 1. Sandra Evans 1940–2008 m. William (Charles) Evans 1913–

Martin Burgess's Timeline

2 Records

1849
07 Jun 1849
Birth of Martin Detwyler Burgess in Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Franklin County, Georgia, USA
1886
Aug. 31, 1886
Age 37
Death of Martin Detwyler Burgess in Lincolnton, Lincoln Co. Georgia
Lincolnton, Lincoln Co. Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jun 1849
    Event Place: Franklin County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug. 31, 1886
    Event Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln Co. Georgia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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