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William "Bill" BURGESS 1818 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1818

Birth Location: , Loudoun, Virginia

Death Date: 15 Jun 1905

Death Location: Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United States

Father: Thomas BURGESS

Mother: Frances MATHEWS

Spouse(s): Hannah NAPIER

Children(s): Susan Burgess

The story of William "Bill" BURGESS began in 1818 in , Loudoun, Virginia. William "Bill" BURGESS married Hannah NAPIER, and had children including Susan A Burgess. William "Bill" BURGESS passed away in 1905 in Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William "Bill" BURGESS began in 1818 in , Loudoun, Virginia.
  • William "Bill" BURGESS married Hannah NAPIER, and had children including Susan A Burgess.
  • William "Bill" BURGESS passed away in 1905 in Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas BURGESS
1786 – 1855
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Frances MATHEWS
1793 – 1870
Birth Location: , Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Hannah NAPIER
1825 – 1885
Birth Location: Watertown, Washington, Ohio, USA
HN

Children(s)

Susan Burgess
1848 – 1909
Birth Location: Belmont Co., Ohio
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William BURGESS's Ancestors

Self
William BURGESS
1818 – 1905
Birth Place: , Loudoun, Virginia
Parents
Thomas BURGESS
1786 – 1855
Virginia, United States
Frances MATHEWS
1793 – 1870
, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Matthews
1773 –
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William BURGESS's Descendants

1.
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William ("Bill") BURGESS (abt 1818 – 15 Jun 1905) m. Hannah NAPIER (1825 – 25 Apr 1885)
  1. 1. Susan (A) Burgess (May 1848 – 6 Jan 1909) m. Richard Moore (Mar 1850 – 29 Mar 1922) m. Richard (Thomas) Moore (30 Jun 1834 – 29 Mar 1922) m. Richard Moore
    1. 1. William Moore (Jul 1881 – 22 Apr 1971) m. Mildred (A.) Harper (abt 1882 – )
    2. 2. Hannah (M Anna) Moore (26 Jul 1881 – 2 Nov 1917) m. Charles Merritt (abt 1883 – )
      1. 1. Vernice Louy (abt 1905 – )
      2. 2. Elsworth Merritt (abt 1908 – )
      3. 3. Lennard Merritt (abt 1910 – 19 Sep 1910)
      4. 4. Emma (Francis) Merritt (abt 1911 – 1 Jun 1970) m. Earnest (A) Messerschmidt (4 Feb 1905 – 8 Oct 1990) m. Ernest (A) Messerschmidt (abt 1906 – 8 Oct 1990)
        1. 1. Sharon (Lee) Messerschmidt (1 Aug 1933 – 1 Aug 1933)
        2. 2. Mary (Lou) Messerschmidt (abt 1938 – )
      5. 5. William (McCartney) Merritt (10 Feb 1915 – 22 Dec 1997)
      6. 6. Clarence (Ellsworth) Merritt (abt 1917 – )

William BURGESS's Timeline

4 Records

1815
Oct 1815
Birth of William "Bill" BURGESS in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
1818
abt 1818
Birth of William "Bill" BURGESS in , Loudoun, Virginia
, Loudoun, Virginia
1840
1840
Age 22
William "Bill" BURGESS was married in Belmont Co., Ohio
Belmont Co., Ohio
1905
15 Jun 1905
Age 87
Death of William "Bill" BURGESS in Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United States
Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1815
    Event Place: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1818
    Event Place: , Loudoun, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Belmont Co., Ohio

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United States
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