Son of John Burns and Jane Wilson. Emigrated to the United States in 1895. Married Melvina Waddell in 1916. She was the daughter of William and Mary (McDonald).
Sources
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1881 Census of Canada Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Year: 1881; Census Place: Lot 26, Prince, Prince Edward Island; Roll: C_13162; Page: 27; Family No: 97
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. William Artemis Burns, age 43, wife Melvina
Find a Grave, William A. & Melvina. Memorial ID 186172002
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Married at age 24; emigrated in 1895
Married February 7 1916 in Massachusetts. Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950 for Melvina Burns, District Court, Massachusetts
Declaration of Intention, V 472 No 270801, 13 July 1937 Potter - V 475 No 273240, 20 Nov 1937 Moore
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28J-NC3K : 22 July 2021), William A Burns and Melvina Waddell, 8 Feb 1916; citing Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 828,846. Son of John Burns and Jane Wilson. Second marriage for William, divorced.
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