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Robert Clifton Burnett 1897–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1897

Birth Location: Little Hope, Wood, Texas, USA

Death Date: 9 Nov 1983

Death Location: Little Hope, Wood County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Burnett

Mother: Sarah Cox

Spouse(s): Martha Niell

Children(s): Sarah Burnett, Iwone Burnett, Hettie Burnett, Jimmie Burnett, Leacia Burnett

Robert Clifton Burnett was born in 1897 in Little Hope, Wood, Texas, USA, the child of John Henry Burnett And Sarah Lucretia Cox. In 1935, Robert Clifton Burnett resided in Wood, Texas. In 1940, Robert Clifton Burnett resided in J.p 2, Wood, Texas, USA. Robert Clifton Burnett married Martha Jane Niell, and had children including Hettie Lou Burnett, Iwone Burnett, Jimmie Drew Burnett, Leacia Alma Burnett, Sarah Morine Burnett. Robert Clifton Burnett passed away in 1983 in Little Hope, Wood County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Clifton Burnett was born in 1897 in Little Hope, Wood, Texas, USA, the child of John Henry Burnett And Sarah Lucretia Cox.
  • In 1935, Robert Clifton Burnett resided in Wood, Texas.
  • In 1940, Robert Clifton Burnett resided in J.p 2, Wood, Texas, USA.
  • Robert Clifton Burnett married Martha Jane Niell, and had children including Hettie Lou Burnett, Iwone Burnett, Jimmie Drew Burnett, Leacia Alma Burnett, Sarah Morine Burnett.
  • Robert Clifton Burnett passed away in 1983 in Little Hope, Wood County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Burnett's Ancestors

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Robert Burnett
1897–1983
Birth Place: Little Hope, Wood, Texas, USA
Parents
John Henry Burnett
1852–1899
Texas, USA
Sarah (Lucretia) Cox
1861–1939
Little Hope, Wood, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Christopher (Whitmire) Cox
1816–1892
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Daniel
1824–1903
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Cox
1792–1877
Susannah Whitmire
1799–1862
John Sr.
1800–1881
Elizabeth Jacks
1802–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1756–1816
Sarah Smith
1765–1828
Christopher Sr.
1774–1842
Barbara Mauldin
1785–1820
William Daniel
1747–1807
Lucretia Bell
1752–1822
John Jacks
1770–1851
Sarah Keen
1771–1849

Robert Burnett's Descendants

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Robert (Clifton) Burnett (8 Jul 1897–9 Nov 1983) m. Martha (Jane) Niell (25 Sep 1897–8 Mar 1981)
  1. 1. Sarah (Morine) Burnett 1919–2003
  2. 2. Iwone Burnett 1921–2013
  3. 3. Hettie (Lou) Burnett 1922–2014
  4. 4. Jimmie (Drew) Burnett 1925–2023
  5. 5. Leacia (Alma) Burnett 1918–2007

Robert Burnett's Timeline

4 Records

1897
8 Jul 1897
Birth of Robert Clifton Burnett in Little Hope, Wood, Texas, USA
Little Hope, Wood, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Robert Clifton Burnett resided here in Wood, Texas
Wood, Texas
1940
1940
Age 43
Robert Clifton Burnett resided here in J.p 2, Wood, Texas, USA
J.p 2, Wood, Texas, USA
1983
9 Nov 1983
Age 86
Death of Robert Clifton Burnett in Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA
Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Little Hope, Wood, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wood, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04169; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 250-8
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wood, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wood, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04169; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 250-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J.p 2, Wood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wood, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04169; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 250-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1983
    Event Place: Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Hope, Wood County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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