Person:James Burns (52)

Watchers
m. 2 May 1804
  1. Jane Burns1805 - 1891
  2. Mary Burns1806 -
  3. Andrew Burns1809 - 1867
  4. James Burns, III1811 -
  5. John Burns1812 -
  6. Christopher Burns1815 - 1887
  7. James Jackson Burns1818 - 1905
  8. Elizabeth Burns1820 -
  9. Thomas A. Burns1823 - 1901
  1. Laura BurnsAbt 1850 -
Facts and Events
Name James Jackson Burns
Gender Male
Birth[1] 19 May 1818 Clintonville, Greenbrier County, Virginia
Marriage to Adaline J. McFarrin
Death[1] 15 Jun 1905 Clintonville, Greenbrier County, Virginia
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave.

    James Jackson BURNS
    •Born: 19 May 1818, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., VA
    •Marriage (1): Adaline J. McFARRIN
    •Marriage (2): Sarah F. ?
    •Died: 15 Jun 1905, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., VA at age 87 128
    •Buried: Burns Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV

    Born Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., VA in 1818
    Father - James Burns 1768-1853
    Mother - Rebecca Walkup 1783-1871
    Married - Adaline J. McFARRIN
    Married - Sarah F. ?

    Civil War: Private, Co. 3, 79 VA Mil.

    J. Jackson Burns, Esq., died at his home near Clintonville, this county, last Saturday, the 17th inst. aged 87 years, and was buried at the burying ground near his home on Monday. His wife preceded him to the grave some years ago, but he leaves two sons--Marshall Burns and L R Burnes and two daughters--Mrs. T. Crane and Mrs Laura McClung surviving. Mr Burns was a prominent man in the Meadows, and was always regarded as an excellent citizen. He had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years. He was the last of the old men who lived on the Kanawha turnpike between Lewisburg and Mountain Cove in 1861. Mr. Burn's grandfather, James Burns, was killed by the Indians in the fight at Fort Donnelly, in Rader's Valley, in 1777.
    The Greenbrier Independent
    June 2, 1905

    http://www.meadowbluff.com/greenbrier/20219.html

  2.   The Greenbrier independent (Lewisburg, West Virginia). (Morgantown [West Virginia]: West Virginia University Library, 1957)
    Volume 39, Number 51, Thursday Evening, June 22, 1905.

    J. Jackson Burns, Esq., died at his home near Clintonville, this county, last Saturday, the 17th inst. aged 87 years, and was buried at the burying ground near his home on Monday. His wife preceded him to the grave some years ago, but he leaves two sons--Marshall Burns and L R Burnes--and two daughters--Mrs. T. Crane and Mrs Laura McClung--surviving. Mr Burns was a prominent man in the Meadows, and was always regarded as an excellent citizen. He had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years. He was the last of the old men who lived on the Kanawha turnpike between Lewisburg and Mountain Cove in 1861. Mr. Burn's grandfather, James Burns, was killed by the Indians in the fight at Fort Donnelly, in Rader's Valley, in 1777.