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William Lester Burgess 1856–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1856

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 9 Mar 1940

Death Location: Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph Burgess

Mother: Elizabeth Crawford

Spouse(s): Mary Bolin

Children(s): Elizabeth Burgess, Catharine Burgess, Caralberd Burgess, William Burgess, German Burgess, Virgil Burgess, Sarah Burgess

William Lester Burgess was born in 1856 in Tennessee, the child of Joseph Daniel Burgess And Elizabeth Crawford. In 1860, William Lester Burgess resided in District 3, Bee Creek, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, William Lester Burgess resided in District 3, Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA. William Lester Burgess married Mary Bolin, and had children including Caralberd Burgess, Catharine Rosa Burgess, Earnest Thomas Burgess, Elizabeth Elsie Burgess, Floral Ann Burgess, German Samuel Burgess, Howard Burgess, Josephine Burgess, Mariam Burgess, Myrtle Burgess, Sarah Jane Burgess, Virgil Harrison Burgess, William Vance Burgess. William Lester Burgess passed away in 1940 in Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • William Lester Burgess was born in 1856 in Tennessee, the child of Joseph Daniel Burgess And Elizabeth Crawford.
  • In 1860, William Lester Burgess resided in District 3, Bee Creek, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, William Lester Burgess resided in District 3, Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Lester Burgess married Mary Bolin, and had children including Caralberd Burgess, Catharine Rosa Burgess, Earnest Thomas Burgess, Elizabeth Elsie Burgess, Floral Ann Burgess, German Samuel Burgess, Howard Burgess, Josephine Burgess, Mariam Burgess, Myrtle Burgess, Sarah Jane Burgess, Virgil Harrison Burgess, William Vance Burgess.
  • William Lester Burgess passed away in 1940 in Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Burgess's Ancestors

Self
William Burgess
1856–1940
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Joseph Daniel Burgess
1839–1913
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Elizabeth Crawford
1838–1926
White County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
King (John Hiram) Burgess
1820–1910
Near Bunkers Hill, White, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Grace) Campbell
1822–1897
White, Tennessee, United States
William Blalock
1822–
North Carolina, United States
Nancy Neely
1820–1880
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Campbell
1790–1849
Martha Allison
1791–1897
Hubbard Blaylock
1784–1863
Patsy Ward
1790–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lucas Campbell
1757–1833
Jane Tourneur
1758–1798
John *
1762–1842
Joseph Ward
1760–1833

William Burgess's Descendants

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William (Lester) Burgess (Apr 1856–9 Mar 1940) m. Mary Bolin (Abt 1859–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Elsie) Burgess 1880–
  2. 2. Catharine (Rosa) Burgess 1876–
  3. 3. Caralberd Burgess 1878–
  4. 4. William (Vance) Burgess 1882–1964
  5. 5. German (Samuel) Burgess 1885–1970
  6. 6. Virgil (Harrison) Burgess 1888–1965
  7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Burgess 1890–1956 m. Charles (Maxwell) Randolph 1887–1969
    1. 1. Rena (Bell) Randolph 1910–1931
    2. 2. Ivory (Lavada "Susie") Randolph 1916–
    3. 3. Charles (Castro) Randolph 1918–
    4. 4. Maud (Isoline) Randolph 1920–
    5. 5. Viola (Sally) Randolph 1921–
    6. 6. Christine Randolph 1923–
    7. 7. Wilma (Dorothine) Randolph 1926–
    8. 8. Marie (Maggie) Robertson 1914–

William Burgess's Timeline

5 Records

1856
Apr 1856
Birth of William Lester Burgess in Tennessee
Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 4
William Lester Burgess resided here in District 3, Bee Creek, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Bee Creek, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
William Lester Burgess resided here in District 3, Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
William Lester Burgess resided here in District 3, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
1940
9 Mar 1940
Age 84
Death of William Lester Burgess in Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA
Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1856
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 3, Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: 1249; Page: 291d; Enumeration District: 022
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 3, Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1520; Page: 150B
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 3, Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1244; Page: 499; Family History Lib

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 3, Bee Creek, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 3, Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1244; Page: 499; Family History Lib

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 3, Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 3, Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1520; Page: 150B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 3, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 3, Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: 1249; Page: 291d; Enumeration District: 022

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1940
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA

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