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Melvina Annie Davis 1835–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Jonesboro, Union Co., IL, USA

Death Date: 16 SEP 1871

Death Location: American Legion Cemetery, Dongola, Union, IL, USA

Father: Samuel Davis

Mother: Anna Brown

Spouse(s): John Burns

Children(s): Mary Burns, Margaret Burns, Ellen Burns, Anna Burns, John Burns

The story of Melvina Annie Davis began in 1835 in Jonesboro, Union Co., IL, USA. Melvina Annie Davis married John Clinton Burns, and had children including Anna Burns, Ellen Jeanette Burns, John Clinton Burns, Margaret Burns, Mary J Burns. Melvina Annie Davis passed away in 1871 in American Legion Cemetery, Dongola, Union, IL, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvina Annie Davis began in 1835 in Jonesboro, Union Co., IL, USA.
  • Melvina Annie Davis married John Clinton Burns, and had children including Anna Burns, Ellen Jeanette Burns, John Clinton Burns, Margaret Burns, Mary J Burns.
  • Melvina Annie Davis passed away in 1871 in American Legion Cemetery, Dongola, Union, IL, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Melvina Davis's Ancestors

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Melvina Davis
1835–1871
Birth Place: Jonesboro, Union Co., IL, USA
Parents
Samuel Davis
1809–1888
Rowan Co., NC, USA
Anna Brown
1808–1839
Muhlenberg Co., KY, USA
Grandparents
John Brown
1779–1847
Rowan Co., NC, USA
Elizabeth Hunsaker
1785–1862
Springhill , Fayette, PA, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Brown
1755–1846
Barbara Wattenbager
1757–1842
Abraham Hunsaker
1763–1841
Mary Snyder
1766–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Brown
1730–1808
Elizabeth Goettgen
1730–1814
Abraham Wattenbager
1739–
Johannes Hunsaker
1728–1815
Magdalena Bieri
1732–1796
Simon Snyder
1727–1835
Catherine Gross
1730–

Melvina Davis's Descendants

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Melvina (Annie) Davis (1835–16 SEP 1871) m. John (Clinton) Burns (26 JUL 1829–1 JAN 1876)
  1. 1. Mary (J.) Burns 1858–
  2. 2. Margaret Burns 1862–1950 m. William (Newton) Corlis 1854–1926
  3. 3. Ellen (Jeanette) Burns 1864–1944 m. Charles (Harrison) Shafer 1857–1921
  4. 4. Anna Burns 1869–
  5. 5. John (Clinton) Burns 1859–

Melvina Davis's Timeline

3 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Melvina Annie Davis in Jonesboro, Union Co., IL, USA
Jonesboro, Union Co., IL, USA
1871
16 SEP 1871
Age 36
Death of Melvina Annie Davis in Dongola, Cook, IL, USA
Dongola, Cook, IL, USA
1871
16 SEP 1871
Age 36
Burial of Melvina Annie Davis in American Legion Cemetery, Dongola, Union, IL, USA
American Legion Cemetery, Dongola, Union, IL, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Union Co., IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1871
    Event Place: Dongola, Cook, IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1871
    Event Place: American Legion Cemetery, Dongola, Union, IL, USA

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