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Robert Franklin Burns 1833–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1833

Birth Location: Missouri, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 8 May 1879

Death Location: Crosstown, Perry County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Joseph Burns

Mother: Elvira Burns

Spouse(s): Catherine Burns

Children(s): Cora Burns, Cornelia Burns, James Burns, John Burns, Julia Burns, Laura Burns, Mary Burns, William Burns

Robert Franklin Burns was born in 1833 in Missouri, Missouri, USA, the child of Joseph Daniel Burns And Elvira Thompson Burns. Robert Franklin Burns married Catherine Shoults Burns, and had children including Cora Elizabeth Burns, Cornelia E Burns, James F Burns, John O Burns, Julia Burns, Laura Ann Burns, Mary Victoria Burns, William Ellis Burns. Robert Franklin Burns passed away in 1879 in Crosstown, Perry County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Franklin Burns was born in 1833 in Missouri, Missouri, USA, the child of Joseph Daniel Burns And Elvira Thompson Burns.
  • Robert Franklin Burns married Catherine Shoults Burns, and had children including Cora Elizabeth Burns, Cornelia E Burns, James F Burns, John O Burns, Julia Burns, Laura Ann Burns, Mary Victoria Burns, William Ellis Burns.
  • Robert Franklin Burns passed away in 1879 in Crosstown, Perry County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Robert Burns's Ancestors

Self
Robert Burns
1833–1879
Birth Place: Missouri, Missouri, USA
Parents
Joseph Daniel Burns
1805–
Elvira (Thompson) Burns
1801–
Grandparents
Martha ("Patsy" Mary Abernathy) Thompson
1776–1846
North Carolina, USA
James ("pioneer") Thompson
1767–1833
Great-Grandparents
John Abernathy
1748–1816
Susannah Abernathy
1754–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel III
1716–1793

Robert Burns's Descendants

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Robert (Franklin) Burns (3 May 1833–8 May 1879) m. Catherine (Shoults) Burns (2 July 1841–2 May 1903)
  1. 1. Cora (Elizabeth) Burns 1868–
  2. 2. Cornelia (E) Burns 1872–
  3. 3. James (F) Burns 1860–
  4. 4. John (O) Burns 1875–
  5. 5. Julia Burns 1877–
  6. 6. Laura (Ann) Burns 1862–1968
  7. 7. Mary (Victoria) Burns 1863–1899
  8. 8. William (Ellis) Burns 1870–1921

Robert Burns's Timeline

2 Records

1833
3 May 1833
Birth of Robert Franklin Burns in Missouri, Missouri, USA
Missouri, Missouri, USA
1879
8 May 1879
Age 46
Death of Robert Franklin Burns
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1833
    Event Place: Missouri, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1879
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crosstown, Perry County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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