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William Alvin Cullum Burnett 1855–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1855

Birth Location: Parmleysville, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1910

Death Location: Clinton County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jonathan Burnett

Mother: Mary Redman

Spouse(s): Sarah Lorton, Mary Shearer, Rosa Baker

Children(s): Charles Burnett, Nellie Burnett, Myrtle Burnett, Lillie Burnett, James Burnett

The story of William Alvin Cullum Burnett began in 1855 in Parmleysville, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA. William Alvin Cullum Burnett married Mary Jane Shearer, Rosa Baker, Sarah Sally C Lorton, and had children including Charles Asberry Charley Burnett, James Burnett, Lillie A Burnett, Myrtle Mae Burnett, Nellie Elizabeth Burnett. William Alvin Cullum Burnett passed away in 1910 in Clinton County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Alvin Cullum Burnett began in 1855 in Parmleysville, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Alvin Cullum Burnett married Mary Jane Shearer, Rosa Baker, Sarah Sally C Lorton, and had children including Charles Asberry Charley Burnett, James Burnett, Lillie A Burnett, Myrtle Mae Burnett, Nellie Elizabeth Burnett.
  • William Alvin Cullum Burnett passed away in 1910 in Clinton County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Burnett's Ancestors

Self
William Burnett
1855–1910
Birth Place: Parmleysville, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Jonathan Smith Burnett
1820–1891
Parmleysville, Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann (Polly)) Redman
1825–1920
Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Francis (P) Redman
1787–1863
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Susanna Giliam) Barker
1788–1862
Pigeon Creek, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Tom Barker
1753–1840
Beheathland Colclough
1759–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Barker
1720–1808
Elizabeth Gilliam
1727–1808
William twin
1716–1783
Mary Rogers
1722–1797

William Burnett's Descendants

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William (Alvin Cullum) Burnett (27 Nov 1855–1910) m. Sarah ("Sally" C) Lorton (Aug 1872–Aft. 1930) m. Mary (Jane) Shearer (14 Aug 1850–08 Nov 1890) m. Rosa Baker (abt 1866–)
  1. 1. Charles (Asberry "Charley") Burnett
  2. 2. Nellie (Elizabeth) Burnett 1886–1981 m. Clarence (Adrian) Preston 1872–1946
    1. 1. Lila (Ruth) Preston 1915–1999 m. John (Edward) Bishop 1903–1971
      1. 1. Lila (Jean) Bishop 1943–2018 m. James (Mc Clellan) Gregory 1937–1985
      2. 2. Joyce (Elaine) Bishop 1936–2015 m. Roger (Lee) Simpson 1933–2004
    2. 2. Goldie (May) Preston 1909–1976
    3. 3. Ella (Faye) Preston 1906–1969
    4. 4. Orpha (M) Preston 1905–1906
    5. 5. Maxine Preston 1919–1988
    6. 6. Stella (Ora) Preston 1914–1993
    7. 7. Clarence (Glen "Glen") Preston 1912–1997
    8. 8. Robert (Lee) Preston 1923–2012
  3. 3. Myrtle (Mae) Burnett 1883–1967
  4. 4. Lillie (A) Burnett 1879–
  5. 5. James Burnett 1889–1890

William Burnett's Timeline

2 Records

1855
27 Nov 1855
Birth of William Alvin Cullum Burnett in Parmleysville, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
Parmleysville, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
Death of William Alvin Cullum Burnett in Clinton County, Kentucky, USA
Clinton County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1855
    Event Place: Parmleysville, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wayne, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Clinton County, Kentucky, USA

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