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William Bennett Burns 1802–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 1851

Death Location: Mississippi, United States

Father: John Burns

Mother: Margaret McFadden

Spouse(s): Amy Wallis

Children(s): Mary Burns, John Burns, Bennett Burns, Martha Burns, Isham Burns, Elizabeth Burns, James Burns, Nancy Burns

The story of William Bennett Burns began in 1802 in Georgia. In 1840, William Bennett Burns resided in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States. William Bennett Burns married Amy Anne Wallis, and had children including Bennett Washington Burns, Elizabeth Burns, Isham L Burns, James Matthew Burns, John Richmond Burns, Martha Burns, Mary Matilda Burns, Nancy Burns. William Bennett Burns passed away in 1851 in Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bennett Burns began in 1802 in Georgia.
  • In 1840, William Bennett Burns resided in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States.
  • William Bennett Burns married Amy Anne Wallis, and had children including Bennett Washington Burns, Elizabeth Burns, Isham L Burns, James Matthew Burns, John Richmond Burns, Martha Burns, Mary Matilda Burns, Nancy Burns.
  • William Bennett Burns passed away in 1851 in Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Burns
1774–1856
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Margaret McFadden
1768–1850
Birth Location: Greenville, South Carolina
MM

Spouses(s)

Amy Wallis
1802–1880
Birth Location: Randolph, North Carolina, United States
AW

Children(s)

Mary Burns
1837–1911
Birth Location: Tennessee
MB
John Burns
1791–1878
Birth Location: South Carolina
JB
Bennett Burns
1822–1892
Birth Location: Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
BB
Martha Burns
1832–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MB
Isham Burns
1833–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
IB
Elizabeth Burns
1835–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
EB
James Burns
1839–1918
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
JB
Nancy Burns
1843–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
NB

William Burns's Ancestors

Self
William Burns
1802–1851
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
John Burns
1774–1856
South Carolina, USA
Margaret McFadden
1768–1850
Greenville, South Carolina
Grandparents
John (William) Burns
1739–1782
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Laird Burns
1716–1784
Jennett Pock
1720–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Burns's Descendants

1.
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William (Bennett) Burns (1802–1851) m. Amy (Anne) Wallis (1802–1880)
  1. 1. Mary (Matilda) Burns 1837–1911 m. MacDonald Ford 1835–1908
    1. 1. Mary (Frances) Jones 1878–1965 m. Isaac (Frank) Jones 1874–1965
      1. 1. Gertrude (Allen) Jones 1900–1989 m. Albert (Guy Johnston Gentry) Sr. 1897–1975
        1. 1. Frances (Nettie) Gentry 1921–1996 m. Louis (Richard) Dotson 1919–1993
        2. 2. Iva (Lucille) Gentry 1919–1998 m. Bill Roberts 1920–
        3. 3. Albert (Guy) Gentry 1922–2010
        4. 4. J (C) Gentry 1924–1996 m. Chloe Gentry 1926–
        5. 5. Odessa (Pauline Doyle) (Gentry) 1925–2006 m. Ernest (R) Doyle 1924–
        6. 6. Albert (Frank) Gentry 1928–2017
        7. 7. Wanda (Marcelle (Gentry)) Shelton 1930–1992 m. Ernest (C) Shelton 1919–
        8. 8. Billy (Weldon) Gentry 1932–1994
        9. 9. Willard (Eugene) Gentry 1934–1983
      2. 2. Myrtle Jones 1897–
      3. 3. Joe Jones 1902–
      4. 4. Millie Jones 1905–
      5. 5. Ted (Woodrow) Jones 1912–2006 m. Mildred (Ruth) Jones 1918–1991
      6. 6. Myrtle (May) Maynord 1898–
      7. 7. Millie (E) Maynord 1905–
      8. 8. Joe (W) Maynord 1903–
    2. 2. Armeta (R) Morris 1856–
    3. 3. Doc (R) Ford 1861–
    4. 4. Sarah (C) Ford 1875–
    5. 5. Arminda (R.) Ford 1857–1944
    6. 6. Brantley (Roland) Ford 1859–1934 m. Ruth Byers 1872–
      1. 1. Maggie (Lena) Bohannan 1897–1932 m. William (Monroe) Bohannon 1896–
        1. 1. R (L) Bohannon 1923–1987
      2. 2. John (Lee) Ford 1888–1967 m. Savana Bohannon 1898–1976
        1. 1. Lorayne (Frances) Barnes 1918–2011
        2. 2. Ruth Campbell 1915–1991
      3. 3. Miss (Ola) Ford 1892–1974 m. John (Rairdon) Mitchell 1894–1959
        1. 1. Troy (L) Mitchell 1915–1978
        2. 2. Weldon (R) Mitchell 1918–
        3. 3. Uta (B) Mitchell 1920–
      4. 4. Lilabelle Ford 1899–
      5. 5. Ethel Ford 1903–
    7. 7. William (J.) Ford 1860–1957 m. Nancy (Lucresey) Ford 1859–1931
      1. 1. Abbie Ford 1899–
      2. 2. 1892–
      3. 3. Lea (R) Ford 1889–1985
      4. 4. Thomas (H) Ford 1899–1961
      5. 5. Wright (R) Ford 1903–
      6. 6. Wheeler (Davis) Ford 1896–1955 m. Mavil (Florine) Ford 1899–1945
        1. 1. Lowell (Leon) Ford 1919–1920
      7. 7. Garland (E) Ford 1891–
      8. 8. Lehi Ford 1893–
      9. 9. Robert Ford 1885–
    8. 8. Anna (Trasquilla) Baker 1870–1907 m. Joseph (Thomas) Baker 1861–1904
      1. 1. Minnie (Mae) Kelch 1901–1965
      2. 2. Mary (Lee) Baker 1895–1935
    9. 9. James (M) Ford 1869–
    10. 10. Dock (Godfrey) Ford 1871–1954
  2. 2. John (Richmond) Burns 1791–1878
  3. 3. Bennett (Washington) Burns 1822–1892
  4. 4. Martha Burns 1832–
  5. 5. Isham (L) Burns 1833–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Burns 1835–
  7. 7. James (Matthew) Burns 1839–1918
  8. 8. Nancy Burns 1843–

William Burns's Timeline

5 Records

1802
1802
Birth of William Bennett Burns in Georgia
Georgia
1821
3 Jul 1821
Age 19
William Bennett Burns was married in Tennessee
Tennessee
1840
1840
Age 38
William Bennett Burns resided here in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
1850
1850
Age 48
William Bennett Burns resided here in Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi
Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi
1851
1851
Age 49
Death of William Bennett Burns in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 96B; Image: .
    [2] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1821
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee Marriages to 1825

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 96B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States
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