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May Belle Brackett Burns 1860–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1860

Birth Location: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1948

Death Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

Father: Ephraim Burns

Mother: Martha Atteberry

Spouse(s): Montgomery Burns

Children(s): Thomas Burns

The story of May Belle Brackett Burns began in 1860 in Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, USA. May Belle Brackett Burns married Montgomery Dennis Burns, and had children including Thomas Loren Burns. May Belle Brackett Burns passed away in 1948 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of May Belle Brackett Burns began in 1860 in Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, USA.
  • May Belle Brackett Burns married Montgomery Dennis Burns, and had children including Thomas Loren Burns.
  • May Belle Brackett Burns passed away in 1948 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

May Burns's Ancestors

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May Burns
1860–1948
Birth Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, USA
Parents
Ephraim Milton Brackett Burns
1827–1896
Albion, Orleans, New York, USA
Martha (Ann) Atteberry
1836–1894
Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
DENNIS BURNS
1796–1874
Albion, Orleans, New York, USA
SARAH ("SALLY") BRACKETT
1802–1876
Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, USA
Richard Atteberry
1810–1858
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
Ruth Bracket
1810–1851
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Burns
1767–1824
RUTH WILLY
1772–1850
Thomas Brackett
1775–1858
NANCY *
1776–1865
Thomas Atteberry
1783–1855
Elizabeth Atteberry
1788–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burns
1750–1805
Ann Piers
Thomas Brackett
1756–1818
Elizabeth Dimick
1758–1800

May Burns's Descendants

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May (Belle Brackett) Burns (20 Aug 1860–26 Jan 1948) m. Montgomery (Dennis) Burns (12 May 1858–11 Apr 1930)
  1. 1. Thomas (Loren) Burns 1905–1981 m. Marie (Rose) Schumaker 1912–1994
    1. 1. Thomas (Montgomery) Burns 1935–2017 m. Marlene (Joyce) Luther 1935–1998
    2. 2. Dennis (John) Burns 1942–1954
    3. 3. Eileen Brewer 1923–1943

May Burns's Timeline

2 Records

1860
20 Aug 1860
Birth of May Belle Brackett Burns in Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, USA
Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, USA
1948
26 Jan 1948
Age 88
Death of May Belle Brackett Burns in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1860
    Event Place: Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1948
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

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