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Sarah Melissa Henley 1871–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 APR 1871

Birth Location: Hancock County, Mississippi

Death Date: 11 DEC 1959

Death Location: Burgetown Cemetery, Mississippi

Father: Burrell Henley

Mother: Delaney Miller

Spouse(s): Benjamin Burge

Children(s): Edgar Burge, William Burge

Sarah Melissa Henley was born in 1871 in Hancock County, Mississippi, the child of Burrell Perry Henley And Delaney Ann Miller. Sarah Melissa Henley married Benjamin F Burge, and had children including Aretha E Burge, Charles A Burge, Edgar F Burge, Everett Burge, Unknown Burge, William Abner Burge. Sarah Melissa Henley passed away in 1959 in Burgetown Cemetery, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Sarah Melissa Henley was born in 1871 in Hancock County, Mississippi, the child of Burrell Perry Henley And Delaney Ann Miller.
  • Sarah Melissa Henley married Benjamin F Burge, and had children including Aretha E Burge, Charles A Burge, Edgar F Burge, Everett Burge, Unknown Burge, William Abner Burge.
  • Sarah Melissa Henley passed away in 1959 in Burgetown Cemetery, Mississippi.

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Sarah Henley's Ancestors

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Sarah Henley
1871–1959
Birth Place: Hancock County, Mississippi
Parents
Burrell Perry Henley
1815–1897
Henleyfield, Hancock, Mississippi
Delaney (Ann) Miller
1830–1911
Covington County, Alabama
Grandparents
Jeremiah (Monroe) Henley
1775–1858
Orange County, North Carolina
Mary (Ann) Perry
1790–1859
Franklin, Macon, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Darby Henley
1733–
William Henley
1733–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Darby Jr
1701–1784
Mary 25%Scott
1715–1741

Sarah Henley's Descendants

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Sarah (Melissa) Henley (8 APR 1871–11 DEC 1959) m. Benjamin (F.) Burge (18 MAR 1863–21 JUL 1903)
  1. 1. Edgar (F.) Burge 1897–1964
  2. 2. William (Abner) Burge 1890–

Sarah Henley's Timeline

2 Records

1871
8 APR 1871
Birth of Sarah Melissa Henley in Hancock County, Mississippi
Hancock County, Mississippi
1959
11 DEC 1959
Age 88
Death of Sarah Melissa Henley in Mississippi
Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 APR 1871
    Event Place: Hancock County, Mississippi
    Record Source: TITLE

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 DEC 1959
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: TITLE

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burgetown Cemetery, Mississippi
    Record Source: TITLE

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