Brief Life History of Leroy Sims
When Rev. Leroy Sims Burden was born on 15 June 1925, in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States, his father, James Callaway Burden, was 41 and his mother, Loudora Bellows, was 35. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Ruby Lyndal Cody. He lived in Hunter Township, Laurens, South Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 6 January 1999, at the age of 73, and was buried in Calvary Memorial Gardens, Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Leroy Burden in household of James C Burden, "United States Census, 1940"
- Leroy S Burden, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
- Leroy S. Burden, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1925–1999 Male
1925–2014 Female
Children (4)
1943–1945 Female
1945–1993 Male
1958–1958 Female
– Male
Parents and Siblings
1884–1954 Male
1890–1967 Female
Siblings (6)
1905– Male
1909–1983 Male
1912–2002 Female
1921–1921 Female
1921–1921 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1927
Age 2
1929
Age 4
1945 · Peace in a Post War World
Age 20
Name Meaning
English:
(southern England, of Norman origin): from a diminutive of the ancient Germanic personal name Burdo, for which compare Burdett . Burdonus and other derivatives of the Gaulish personal name Burdo (‘mule’) are found in France, where it is rare and the similar French surname may derive instead from Old French bourdon in the sense ‘pilgrim's staff’ (compare Bourdon 1). The personal name, whether of ancient Germanic or Gaulish origin, does occur in medieval England, but rarely.
habitational name from any of various places called Burdon or Burden. Burden in Yorkshire and Great Burdon in County Durham are named with Old English burh ‘stronghold, fortified place’ + dūn ‘hill’; Burdon in Tyne and Wear is named with Old English b̄re ‘byre’ + denu ‘valley’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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