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Sylvester LaVerne Burgess 1911–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1911

Birth Location: Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 16 Oct 1965

Death Location: Santa Clara, Sant Clara, California, USA

Father: Gerry Burgess

Mother: Eliza Kinyon

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Rater

Children(s): Martin Burgess

The story of Sylvester LaVerne Burgess began in 1911 in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA. Sylvester LaVerne Burgess married Elizabeth Mae Rater, and had children including Martin Sylvester Burgess. Sylvester LaVerne Burgess passed away in 1965 in Santa Clara, Sant Clara, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester LaVerne Burgess began in 1911 in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA.
  • Sylvester LaVerne Burgess married Elizabeth Mae Rater, and had children including Martin Sylvester Burgess.
  • Sylvester LaVerne Burgess passed away in 1965 in Santa Clara, Sant Clara, California, USA.

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Sylvester Burgess's Ancestors

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Sylvester Burgess
1911–1965
Birth Place: Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA
Parents
Gerry Leroy Burgess
1880–1962
New Durham, La Porte, Indiana, USA
Eliza (Leora) Kinyon
1889–1968
Forsythe, Taney, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Amos (Reynolds) Burgess
1853–1928
Westville, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
Anna (Mirta) Eacret
1857–1947
Jennings, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Orrin Burgess
1816–1900
Sarah Reynolds
1817–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Reynolds
1779–1856
Anna Cornell
1786–1870

Sylvester Burgess's Descendants

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Sylvester (LaVerne) Burgess (25 Jan 1911–16 Oct 1965) m. Elizabeth (Mae) Rater (27 Feb 1916–21 Mar 2002)
  1. 1. Martin (Sylvester) Burgess 1942–2004

Sylvester Burgess's Timeline

2 Records

1911
25 Jan 1911
Birth of Sylvester LaVerne Burgess in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA
Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA
1965
16 Oct 1965
Age 54
Death of Sylvester LaVerne Burgess in Santa Clara, Sant Clara, California, USA
Santa Clara, Sant Clara, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1965
    Event Place: Santa Clara, Sant Clara, California, USA

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