John Gamble Burns

1873 - 1915  (41 years)

• Name	John Gamble Burns
  Born	10 Sep 1873	Blount County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	District 18, Blount County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1900	District 18, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	18 Aug 1915	Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  	Cause: Accidental dynamite explosion
  Buried	20 Aug 1915	Brickey Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I33820	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	James Walker Burns,   b. 10 Oct 1849, Walland, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Nov 1920, Walland, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Nancy P. Waters,   b. 7 Jun 1846, Walland, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Feb 1926, Walland, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1869	Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F127872	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Sara Texanna Myers
  Married	31 Dec 1892	Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Flora Ann Burns,   b. 29 Oct 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Oct 1984  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F50391	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Jane Brickey,   b. 17 Jan 1879, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jul 1975, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 96 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1903	Blount County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	1. Gladys Burns,   b. 5 Aug 1905, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Sep 1905, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years)   2. Inez Elizabeth Burns,   b. 14 Apr 1907, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Mar 2004, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 96 years)   3. Reba Edith Burns,   b. 6 Jan 1909, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 3 Aug 2002  (Age < 93 years) + 4. John Theodore Burns,   b. 26 Sep 1910, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Nov 2000, Medford, Oregon  (Age 90 years) + 5. Herbert Victor Burns,   b. 27 Dec 1911, Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Aug 2002, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 90 years)   6. Ralph Vincent Burns,   b. 2 May 1914, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Dec 1936, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F12433	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Sep 1873 - Blount County, Tennessee Married - 31 Dec 1892 - Blount County, Tennessee Married - 18 Apr 1903 - Blount County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Accidental dynamite explosion - 18 Aug 1915 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 20 Aug 1915 - Brickey Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  John and Nancy were married by E.R. Brannan. The record is in the Blount County, Tennessee Courthouse. Nancy was John's second wife. He served as a Cpl, in Company B. 4th Tennessee Inf., in the Spanish American War. He was accidentally killed in a dynamite blast. John served as County Road Commissioner for both Townsand and Walland. John and first wife Sarah Texanna Myers were married by T.J.P. Waters, JP. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 261. Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1880. Name: John G. Burns Residence: District 18, Blount, Tennessee Birthdate: 1874 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Relationship to Head: Son Spouse's Name: Spouse's Birthplace: Father's Name: J. W. Burns Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Mother's Name: Nancy P. Burns Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Race or Color (Expanded): White Ethnicity (Standardized): American Gender: Male Martial Status: Single Age (Expanded): 6 years Occupation: NARA Film Number: T9-1245 Page: 223 Page Character: C Entry Number: 5544 Film number: 1255245 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF J. W. Burns M 30 Tennessee, United States WIFE Nancy P. Burns F 33 Tennessee, United States SON Aaron F. Burns M 9 Tennessee, United States SON John G. Burns M 6 Tennessee, United States SON William F. Burns M 4 Tennessee, United States SON Richard G. Burns M 1 Tennessee, United States [S112] Census, 1900. Name: John Burns Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 26 Civil Districts 15, 18, Blount, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Sep 1873 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Years Married: Marriage Year (Estimated): Mother of how many children: Number of Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 16 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 273 Reference ID: 23 GS Film number: 1241559 Digital Folder Number: 004118946 Image Number: 00108 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head James Burns M 51 Tennessee Wife Nancy Burns F 60 Tennessee Son John Burns M 27 Tennessee Daughter Susan Burns F 17 Tennessee Son Charles Burns M 12 Tennessee Daughter June Burns F 10 Tennessee Daughter Annie Burns F 7 Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name: J.G. Burns Event: Death Event Date: 18 Aug 1915 Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race or Color: White Age: 40 Estimated Birth Year: 1875 Birth Date: Birthplace: Tennessee Spouse: Father: J.W. Burns Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother: Nancy Walters Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Contractor-Road Work Street Address: Residence: Knoxville Cemetery: Burial Place: Townsend, Tenn. Burial Date: 20 Aug 1915 Informant: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 4183036 Image Number: 557 Film Number: 1299640 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: v 30 cn 435 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name: James W. Burns Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Nancy P. Waters Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 04 Feb 1869 Marriage Place: Blount County, Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00768-9 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number: 2073553 Reference Number: [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: John G. Burns Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 31 Dec 1892 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee Age: Estimated Birth Year: Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Sarah T. Myers Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: Spouse's Father: Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: Film Number: 2073553 Digital Folder Number: 004646462 Image Number: 00474 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: John G. Burns Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 18 Apr 1903 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee Age: Estimated Birth Year: Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Nancy Brickey Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: Spouse's Father: Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: Film Number: 2073553 Digital Folder Number: 004646462 Image Number: 00476