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Personal data Robert Ray (Ray) Burns 

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Household of Robert Ray (Ray) Burns

He had a relationship with Gertrude Alberta Thornton.


Child(ren):

  1. Lester Ray Burns  1934-1979
  2. Homer William Burns  1935-2005
  3. Elton Oscar Burns  1937-2012 
  4. Ted Marshall Burns  1939-2010 
  5. Paul Leon Burns  1941-1982
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Sources

  1. 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  4. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  5. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  6. 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

  • The temperature on December 23, 1913 was between -0.6 °C and 2.9 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • February 3 » The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.
    • March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
    • March 4 » The United States Department of Labor is formed.
    • March 26 » First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
    • June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
    • October 10 » U.S. President Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal.
  • The temperature on November 28, 2006 was between 8.7 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
    • March 21 » The social media site Twitter is founded.
    • May 12 » Mass unrest by the Primeiro Comando da Capital begins in São Paulo (Brazil), leaving at least 150 dead.
    • July 17 » The 7.7 Mw  Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured.
    • September 17 » An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country.
    • November 27 » The House of Commons of Canada approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.
    • December 29 » The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.


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