William Henry Harrison Burnett

Brief Life History of William Henry Harrison

When William Henry Harrison Burnett was born on 3 January 1865, in Knox, Kentucky, United States, his father, Elias Cox Burnett, was 19 and his mother, Elizabeth Florena Dozier, was 20. He married Rebecca S Hanimock on 18 December 1884, in Knox, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in McHargue, Laurel, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and Magisterial District 2, Laurel, Kentucky, United States in 1940. He died on 14 March 1942, in Laurel, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Camp Ground Cemetery, London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Harrison Burnett
1865–1942
Rebecca S Hanimock
1863–1943
Marriage: 18 December 1884
Charles Daniel Burnett
1885–1957
Robert Edward Burnett
1887–1970
Levi Morton Burnett
1889–1956
Martha Dona Burnett
1891–1984
Sula Elizabeth Burnett
1893–1965
Elias Cox Burnett Sr.
1895–1969
David Chester Burnett
1897–1922
Walter V Burnett
1902–1908

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  • William ? Burnet in household of E ? Burnet, "United States Census, 1870"
  • W H H Burnett, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • William Henry Harrison Burnett, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

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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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