Buitekant & Scheffer Family Tree » James K P Burns (1845-1888)
Personal data James K P Burns
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6- Alternative name: James Knox Polk Burns
- He was born on August 4, 1845 in Tippah, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten.Sources 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Alternative: He was born about 1845 in Mississippi, USA.Source 1
- Resident:
- in the year 1850: Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi.Source 6
- in the year 1880: 5th Ward, Vernon, Louisiana, United States.Source 1
- in the year 1880: 4th Ward, Vernon, Louisiana, United States.Source 5
- in the year 1870: District 2, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States.Source 3
- in the year 1860: Beat 8, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States.Source 4
- He died on June 5, 1888 in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA, he was 42 years old.Source 1
- A child of John R Burns and Elizabeth J Long
Household of James K P Burns
He is married to Sarah Elizabeth Biggs.
They got married on May 26, 1866 at Nacogdoches, Texas, United States, he was 20 years old.Sources 1, 2
Child(ren):
- Ellen A Burns 1884-1909
- Mattie Burns 1881-1888
- John F Burns 1881-????
- Infant Burns 1879-????
- Naoma A Burns 1872-1888
- Mary K Burns 1878-1923
- Carolina E Burns 1876-1953
- Celia J Burns 1869-1888
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
Record for James Knox Polk Burns
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- 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
Birth date: abt 1845 Birth place: Mississippi Residence date: 1870 Residence place: District 2, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
/ Ancestry.com - 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 8, Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: ; Page: 178; Image: 362.
Birth date: abt 1844 Birth place: Mississippi Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Beat 8, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
/ Ancestry.com - (Not public)
- 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 95B; Image: .
Birth date: abt 1845 Birth place: Mississippi Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi
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Historical events
Birthday August 4, 1845
- The temperature on August 4, 1845 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt . Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1845: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- January 29 » "The Raven" is published in The Evening Mirror in New York, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe.
- March 13 » Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.
- March 25 » New Zealand Legislative Council pass the first Militia Act constituting the New Zealand Army.
- July 19 » Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings.
- September 23 » The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, is founded in New York.
- December 29 » In accordance with International Boundary delimitation, the United States annexes the Republic of Texas, following the manifest destiny doctrine. The Republic of Texas, which had been independent since the Texas Revolution of 1836, is thereupon admitted as the 28th U.S. state.
Day of marriage May 26, 1866
- The temperature on May 26, 1866 was about 17.9 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 48%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- July 24 » Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
- July 25 » The United States Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank.
- July 30 » Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
- August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
- August 23 » Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
- September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.
Day of death June 5, 1888
- The temperature on June 5, 1888 was about 13.1 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
- March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
- May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
- July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
- September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
- October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
Same birth/death day
- 1834 » John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher († 1923)
- 1836 » Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup, Danish architect († 1907)
- 1839 » Walter Pater, English author, critic, and academic († 1894)
- 1844 » Henri Berger, German composer and bandleader († 1929)
- 1853 » John Henry Twachtman, American painter, etcher, and academic († 1902)
- 1859 » Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate († 1952)
- 1866 » John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (b. 1815)
- 1899 » Antonio Luna, Filipino general (b. 1866)
- 1900 » Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1871)
- 1906 » Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher and author (b. 1842)
- 1910 » O. Henry, American short story writer (b. 1862)
- 1913 » Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (b. 1851)
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