Buitekant & Scheffer Family Tree » Levi Bennett Burns (1885-1948)

Personal data Levi Bennett Burns 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Household of Levi Bennett Burns

He is married to Dora Azelia Harpole.

They got married on August 18, 1909 at McKinney, Texas, he was 23 years old.Sources 9, 13, 14


Child(ren):

  1. Joseph R Bilens  1923-1986
  2. Daniel Bennet Burns  1919-1965
  3. Connie Lee Burns  1913-1976 


Notes about Levi Bennett Burns

LB was the founder and head of the L. B. Burns and Sons transfer and storage. It was operated in Sherman for 40 years, also had a second location in Denison. Was Henry's half brother. Have obit from paper

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Levi Bennett Burns

William Bennett Burns
1802-????
Amy Wallis
1802-1880

Levi Bennett Burns
1885-1948

1909

Dora Azelia Harpole
1882-1968

Joseph R Bilens
1923-1986
Daniel Bennet Burns
1919-1965
Connie Lee Burns
1913-1976

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    Sources

    1. (Not public)
    2. 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherman Ward 1, Grayson, Texas; Roll: T624_1556; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1375569
      Name: Levi Bennett Burns
      birth date: September 20, 1885
      birth place: Farmersville, , Texas
      residence date: 1910
      residence place: Sherman Ward 1, Grayson, Texas
      / Ancestry.com
    3. Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, Ancestry.com
      Name: Levi Bennett Burns
      burial date: November 1948
      burial place: Cedar Lawn Cem, Sherman, Grayson, Texas
      birth date: September 20, 1885
      birth place: Farmersville, , Texas
      death date: 8 Nov 1948
      death place: Sherman, Grayson, Texas
      / Ancestry.com
    4. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    5. 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherman, Grayson, Texas; Roll: T627_4043; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 91-5
    6. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas; State Headquarters: Texas / Ancestry.com
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    9. Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    10. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Ancestry.com
      death date: 8 Nov 1948
      death place: Sherman, Grayson, Texas
      Name: Levi Bennett Burns
      / Ancestry.com
    11. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Grayson; Roll: 1953400; Draft Board: 1
      Name: Levi Bennett Burns
      birth date: September 20, 1885
      birth place: Farmersville, , Texas
      residence place: Grayson, Texas
      / Ancestry.com
    12. (Not public)
    13. (Not public)
    14. Collin County, Texas, Marriage Index, 1800-2010, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday September 20, 1885

    • The temperature on September 20, 1885 was about 18.6 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
      • January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
      • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
      • March 24 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.
      • June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
      • November 7 » The completion of Canada's first transcontinental railway is symbolized by the Last Spike ceremony at Craigellachie, British Columbia.

    Day of marriage August 18, 1909

    • The temperature on August 18, 1909 was between 14.9 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 7.2 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
      • January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
      • February 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
      • March 31 » Serbia formally withdraws its opposition to Austro-Hungarian actions in the Bosnian Crisis.
      • April 11 » The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
      • April 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
      • August 24 » Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.

    Day of death November 8, 1948

    • The temperature on November 8, 1948 was between -1.5 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
      • January 21 » The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Québec Flag Day.
      • May 3 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Shelley v. Kraemer that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable.
      • May 7 » The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.
      • December 14 » Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the earliest known interactive electronic game.
      • December 20 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Dutch military captures Yogyakarta, the temporary capital of the newly-formed Republic of Indonesia.
      • December 28 » The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami.
    

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