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William Garrett Burgess 1910 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1910

Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Death Date: 24 Mar 1958

Death Location: Lansing, Eaton, Michigan, USA

Father: Garrett Burgess

Mother: Maud Bolitho

Spouse(s): Geraldine Keown

Children(s): Diann Burgess

William Garrett Burgess was born in 1910 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, the child of Garrett M Burgess and Maud Frances Bolitho. In 1935, William Garrett Burgess resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. In 1940, William Garrett Burgess resided in , Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. William Garrett Burgess married Geraldine Mabel Keown, and had children including Diann Lee Burgess. William Garrett Burgess passed away in 1958 in Lansing, Eaton, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • William Garrett Burgess was born in 1910 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, the child of Garrett M Burgess and Maud Frances Bolitho.
  • In 1935, William Garrett Burgess resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
  • In 1940, William Garrett Burgess resided in , Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • William Garrett Burgess married Geraldine Mabel Keown, and had children including Diann Lee Burgess.
  • William Garrett Burgess passed away in 1958 in Lansing, Eaton, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Garrett Burgess
1890 – 1948
Birth Location: South Rockwood, Michigan
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Maud Bolitho
1888 – 1965
Birth Location: Michigan, United States
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Spouses(s)

Geraldine Keown
1912 – 2001
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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Children(s)

Diann Burgess
1936 –
Birth Location: Michigan
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William Burgess's Ancestors

Self
William Burgess
1910 – 1958
Birth Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Parents
Garrett M Burgess
1890 – 1948
South Rockwood, Michigan
Maud (Frances) Bolitho
1888 – 1965
Michigan, United States
Grandparents
John Burgess
1861 – 1908
Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Josephine Campau
1862 – 1929
Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Burgess
1832 – 1865
Elizabeth Burton
1841 – 1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burton
1797 – 1870
Cornelia Smith
1801 – 1880

William Burgess's Descendants

1.
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William (Garrett) Burgess (16 Nov 1910 – 24 Mar 1958) m. Geraldine (Mabel) Keown (21 Aug 1912 – 11 Mar 2001)
  1. 1. Diann (Lee) Burgess (Jun 1936 – ) m. Lee (C) Barker
    1. 1. Elizabeth Barker
      1. 1. Marie

William Burgess's Timeline

5 Records

1910
16 Nov 1910
Birth of William Garrett Burgess in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
1935
1935
Age 25
William Garrett Burgess resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 30
William Garrett Burgess resided here in , Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
William Garrett Burgess resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1958
24 Mar 1958
Age 48
Death of William Garrett Burgess in Lansing, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Lansing, Eaton, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1910
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01889; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 84-1586A
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 269; Film Title: 82 Wayne 125251-128559; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD)
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Detroit Free Press; Publication Date: 25 Mar 1958; Publication Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA; ,0.40124625,0.61579514,0.4570895&xid=3355
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 5044; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 85-2500

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01889; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 84-1586A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01889; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 84-1586A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 5044; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 85-2500

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1461 Cambridge, Road .
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Detroit Free Press; Publication Date: 25 Mar 1958; Publication Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA; ,0.40124625,0.61579514,0.4570895&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 269; Film Title: 82 Wayne 125251-128559; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1958
    Event Place: Lansing, Eaton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Detroit Free Press; Publication Date: 25 Mar 1958; Publication Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA; ,0.40124625,0.61579514,0.4570895&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Acacia Park, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Detroit Free Press; Publication Date: 25 Mar 1958; Publication Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA; ,0.40124625,0.61579514,0.4570895&xid=3355
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