Brief Life History of John Wesley
When John Wesley Burnett was born on 25 December 1845, in Turman Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, his father, John W Burnett, was 27 and his mother, Martha Napier, was 24. He married Emily Josephine Owings on 10 August 1865, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. He registered for military service in 1865. He died on 12 October 1921, in Red Bluff, Tehama, California, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, Tehama, California, United States.
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- J W Burnett, "United States Census, 1910"
- John Wesley Burnett, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- John W Burnett, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Tyrone and Antrim): descriptive nickname of Norman origin, from Old French burnete, a diminutive of brun ‘brown’ (see Brown ), or possibly in some instances a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of burnete, a high quality woolen cloth, originally dark brown in color.
Probably also an altered form of English Barnett .
In some cases also an altered form of French Burnet ; compare Burnette .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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