Mary Jane Burnes

1853–1933 (Age 80)
Humphreys, Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Burnes was born in 1853, in Humphreys, Tennessee, United States, her father, William W. Burns, was 58 and her mother, Martha Gilliland White, was 45. She married Reuben Lewis from 1870 to 1872, in Humphreys, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Scottsville, Bibb, Alabama, United States for about 10 years and Election Precinct 2 Scottsville, Bibb, Alabama, United States in 1930. She died in 1933, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Reuben Lewis
1854–1929
Mary Jane Burnes
1853–1933
Marriage: from 1870 to 1872
Annie Mae Lewis
1872–
William Avery Lewis
1875–1902
Arminda A Lewis
1877–1902
Manley Washington Lewis
1878–1959
Hulda A. Lewis
1882–1960
Grace Geneva Lewis
1884–1968
Searcy R. Lewis
1886–1887
Carson Jefferson Lewis
1889–1925
Hogan Burns Lewis
1897–1986

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    from 1870 to 1872Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (14)

    +9 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1861 · Alabama Secedes From Union
    Age 8
    Alabama became the fourth state to secede from the Union during the Civil War on January 11, 1861. Several days later, they joined the Confederate States of America. Montgomery, Alabama, became the capital for the Confederate States of America.
    1862 · Battle of Shiloh
    Age 9
    The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
    Age 22
    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Burns .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Burns

    Sources (13)

    • Mary J Lonis in household of Hogan B Lonis, "United States Census, 1930"
    • Mary Jane Burns, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
    • Mary Burns Lewis in entry for Reuben Lewis, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

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