Paul Huston Burns

Brief Life History of Paul Huston

Paul Huston Burns was born on 27 March 1832, in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. He married Zerelda Jane Davidson on 2 September 1858. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Union Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. He died on 1 March 1923, in Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Oak Hill Grant Avenue Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Paul Huston Burns
1832–1923
Zerelda Jane Davidson
1840–1925
Marriage: 2 September 1858
Mary Alice Burns
1859–
Alma Jeannette Burns
1861–1863
Henry Huston Burns
1866–1946
Anna Zerelda Burns
1871–1954
Hugh Davidson Burns
1877–1924

Sources (12)

  • Paul H Burns, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Paul H Burns, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Paul H. Burns, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

Name Meaning

Scottish (central Scotland and northern England): habitational name from any of various places called formerly Burnis, Burnes, or Burnhouse (named with burn- ‘stream’), especially those in Kincardineshire, Renfrewshire, Dunbartonshire, and possibly Argyll.

English and Scottish: variant either of Burn , with post-medieval excrescent -s, or of Barnes .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Broin (see Byrne ), with excrescent -s.

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

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