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Thomas Alva Burns 1908–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 April 1908

Birth Location: Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 6 May 1986

Death Location: Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: William Burns

Mother: Myrtie Locey

Spouse(s): Doris Fellows

Children(s): Thomas Burns, Ronald Burns, Baby Burns

Thomas Alva Burns was born in 1908 in Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of William Henry Burns And Myrtie Victoria Locey. In 1910, Thomas Alva Burns resided in Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA. In 1920, Thomas Alva Burns resided in Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA. Thomas Alva Burns married Doris Margaret Fellows, and had children including Baby Burns, Cleta K Burns, Gary K Burns, Joanne M Burns, Judith M Burns, Ronald C Burns, Thomas Rush Burns, William H Burns Iii. Thomas Alva Burns passed away in 1986 in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Alva Burns was born in 1908 in Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of William Henry Burns And Myrtie Victoria Locey.
  • In 1910, Thomas Alva Burns resided in Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1920, Thomas Alva Burns resided in Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA.
  • Thomas Alva Burns married Doris Margaret Fellows, and had children including Baby Burns, Cleta K Burns, Gary K Burns, Joanne M Burns, Judith M Burns, Ronald C Burns, Thomas Rush Burns, William H Burns Iii.
  • Thomas Alva Burns passed away in 1986 in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Burns's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Burns
1908–1986
Birth Place: Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
William Henry Burns
1868–1963
Michigan, USA
Myrtie (Victoria) Locey
1879–1960
MI
Grandparents
William (Henry) Burns
1838–1929
New York, United States of America
Judith (Lovina) Bliss
1837–
Michigan
Vitalus (Van Doren) Locey
1857–1927
Wood Co Ohio
Roseanna Soloman
1859–
Michigan
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Burns
1798–1865
Sarah Austin
1804–1865
Alfred Locey
1814–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Burns's Descendants

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Thomas (Alva) Burns (4 April 1908–6 May 1986) m. Doris (Margaret) Fellows (4 November 1908–13 September 1990)
  1. 1. Thomas (Rush) Burns 1928–2011 m. Ardith (J) Stevens 1933–2019
  2. 2. Ronald (C) Burns 1936–1953
  3. 3. Baby Burns 1937–1937

Thomas Burns's Timeline

7 Records

1908
4 April 1908
Birth of Thomas Alva Burns in Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America
Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 2
Thomas Alva Burns resided here in Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Thomas Alva Burns resided here in Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Thomas Alva Burns resided here in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 32
Thomas Alva Burns resided here in Lansing Twp, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
Lansing Twp, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Thomas Alva Burns resided here in Delta, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Delta, Eaton, Michigan, USA
1986
6 May 1986
Age 78
Death of Thomas Alva Burns in Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America
Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 April 1908
    Event Place: Van Buren County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lansing Twp, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Delta, Eaton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1986
    Event Place: Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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