Jannie (Burch) Sullivan (1901 - 1992)

Born 3 Dec 1901 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Wife of Ross Sullivan Sr. — married 22 Nov 1921 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 18 Jun 1992 at age 90 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Jannie (Burch) Sullivan is buried in Hopewell Cemetery.

Biography

Jannie Burch was born on Dec 03, 1901 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA as the third child of Richard L. Burch and Mollie Kirkland. She had five siblings, namely: Mary, Joe C, Anna Bell, Susie Bell, and John Richard.

She died on Jun 18, 1992 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 90). ^[1]

Jannie Sullivan was buried in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA (Hopewell Cemetery).^[2]

She married Ross Sullivan Sr, son of Ephraim Thomas Sullivan and Anne Margaret Hubbard, about 1922 (based upon 1930 census).

Race: (White) She lived in Beat 3, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). ^[3]

She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). ^[4]

She lived in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). ^[5]

She lived in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi in 1935. She lived in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 28; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).^[6]

Ross Sullivan Sr. and Jannie Burch had the following children:

1. Ross Sullivan Jr was born on Nov 08, 1922 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 24, 1973 in New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA (Age at Death: 50). Buried in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA (Hopewell Cemetery).
2. B. B. Sullivan was born on Oct 14, 1923. He died on Oct 16, 1923 (Age at Death: 2 days). Buried in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA (Hopewell Cemetery).
3. Beatrice Sullivan was born on Apr 04, 1925 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 15, 2014 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 89). Buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Sharon Cemetery).
4. Louise Sullivan was born on Mar 07, 1927 Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 31, 1993 (Age at Death: 66). Buried in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA (Hopewell Cemetery).
5. Thomas Sullivan was born on May 25, 1932 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 30, 1955 in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (car accident died in a Laurel hospital; Age at Death: 66). Buried in Mize, Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery).
6. Carl Sullivan was born on Dec 11, 1933 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jul 28, 2011 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 77). ^[7] Buried in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA (Hopewell Cemetery).
7. Annette D. Sullivan was born in Sep 1936 in Mississippi, USA. She died in Aug 1937 in Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 11 mos). Buried in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA (Hopewell Cemetery).
8. Bennie Hugh Sullivan was born on Sep 08, 1938 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 21, 2003 (Age at Death: 65). (unknown where buried)
9. Frankie Mae Sullivan was born on Feb 17, 1940 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jul 15, 2006 (Age at Death: 66). (unknown where buried)
10. Billy Jack Sullivan was born on Apr 13, 1943 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA. He died on May 21, 1943 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 5 wks). Buried in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA (Hopewell Cemetery).
11. Annie Pearl Sullivan. (living 2014).

Obituary

Her Obituary list a surviving son, Johnny but I believe this is an error as not on any census record or any other obituaries. Bishop-4082 14:17, 6 April 2016 (EDT)

The Taylorsville Post, July 8, 1992, p. 2

JANIE SULLIVAN

Mrs. Janie Sullivan, 90, of Magee died of heart failure June 18, 1992 at Magee General Hospital. She was a member of Shiloah [sic] charter Baptist Church, housewife and native of Simpson County.

Funeral services were held at 4 p.m., June 19, at Mims Mitchell Chapel with the Reverends Pat McNair, Gary Roberts, and Mike Harper officiating. Interment was in Hopewell Cemetery and Mims Mitchell Funeral Home of Magee was in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include: three sons, Carl Sullivan and Bennie Hugh Sullivan, both of Magee, and Johnny Sullivan of Benton; four daughters, Beatrice Sullivan and Frankie Mae Hall, both of Magee, Louise Pearce of New Orleans, La. and Annie Pearl Warren of Mize; 30 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. ^[8]

Research Notes

Jannie's name is spelled Jannie in most census records, SSDi, and on her headstone. Her obituary and a few others spell her name with only one "n", Janie. Bishop-4082 14:17, 6 April 2016 (EDT)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3ZH-VZV : accessed 6 April 2016), Jannie B Sullivan, 18 Jun 1992; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ See Headstone at Findagrave - Jannie Burch Sullivan
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-SQZ : accessed 6 April 2016), Janie Burch in household of Richard Burch, Beat 3, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 125, sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-4D8 : accessed 6 April 2016), Jannie Burch in household of Richard Burch, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 27A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMBG-Y9V : accessed 6 April 2016), Jennie Sullivan in entry for Ross Sullivan, 1930.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGH-PTD : accessed 6 April 2016), Janie Sullivan in household of Ross Sullivan, Beat 4, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-11, sheet 5B, family 86, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2019.
7. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRY-F8NP : accessed 6 April 2016), Carl Sullivan, Mississippi, United States, 03 Aug 2011; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Magee Courier, The & Simpson County News, born-digital text.
8. ↑ Published The Taylorsville Post, July 8, 1992, p. 2

• Mississippi Death Certificate of son Billy Jack.
• Headstone (see Findagrave)