William Ross Burner

Brief Life History of William Ross

When William Ross Burner was born on 5 November 1873, in Kansas, United States, his father, Heber Nimrod Burner, was 25 and his mother, Matilda Horn, was 25. He married Effa Lee Patterson on 20 March 1898, in Woods, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Barber, Crawford, Kansas, United States in 1895 and Ed, Västernorrland, Sweden in 1900. He died on 13 April 1918, in Tulare, Tulare, California, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Tulare Cemetery, Tulare, Tulare, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Ross Burner
1873–1918
Effa Lee Patterson
1876–1960
Marriage: 20 March 1898
Loren Edmond Burner
1901–1981
Julian William Burner
1904–1985
Julia Folan Burner
1904–
Robert Paul Burner
1907–1972
Jeannette Else Burner
1914–1984
Esther Lucille Burner
1917–1980

Sources (13)

  • William Burnes, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William Ross Burner - birth: 5 November 1873; La Porte, Indiana, United States
  • William R Burner, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

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.

1877 · Nicodemus is Founded

The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English (Devon):

variant of Bourner, a topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Middle English burn ‘stream’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.

alternatively, a variant of Berner .

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

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