William Thomas Burnett

Male15 November 1892–6 November 1918

Brief Life History of William Thomas

When William Thomas Burnett was born on 15 November 1892, in Pennfield, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, his father, Aaron E Burnett, was 48 and his mother, Adrainia Dugger, was 40. He married Ella Webb on 4 August 1916, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. He died on 6 November 1918, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States.

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William Thomas Burnett
1892–1918
Ella Webb
1893–
Marriage: 4 August 1916

Sources (10)

  • William Burnett in household of Aaron Burnett, "United States Census, 1910"
  • William Burnett, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
  • William Thomas, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 August 1916Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 4

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 6

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1900 · Gold for Cash!

    Age 8

    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

    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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