William
Graham
Burns
Born in Illinois
Ancestors 
Son of Stuart Burns
and Sarah (Gillespie) Burns
Brother of
Thomas Burns, Eliza Finley (Burns) McDill, James Gillespie Burns, Samuel Cargil Burns Sr, Joseph Burns Sr., John S. Burns, Archibald Burns and David Porter Burns
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 85
in Coulterville, IL
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jan 2016
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Biography
1850 Census lists William as 5 years old and living with both parents near Sparta.
Spouse: Josephine Tovrea Burns (1845 - 1931)*
Inscription on tombstone: wife Josephine. Note: Stone shared with Harrisons - John Noble and Flora his wife (maybe her sister?)
Medrith lists: Samuel James G. Joseph Archie Thomas David William
Sources
- Medrith Smith's personal history-possession Carole Morris Pancake
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8P1-X82 : accessed 30 January 2016), Stuart Burns, Randolph county, part of, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing family 180, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Burial: Coulterville Cemetery Coulterville Randolph County Illinois, USA Find A Grave Memorial# 99530310 Created by: Steph T Record added: Oct 24, 2012
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.91%
Emma Allen
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Carole (Morris) Pancake :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A228019 [compare], Ancestry member carolepancake
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~1.56%
Berry (Allen) Hill :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LynneHill39
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
Jan (Allen) Thomas :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JA
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~1.56%
Paula Allen :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Phoebezink
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~1.56%
Carol Allen :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member carolsmoak
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~1.56%
Stacy (Finley) Pelton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WE3665046 [compare], Ancestry member spelton27
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Rejected matches › William Burns (abt.1843-) › John William Burns (abt.1846-1906) › William Burns (abt.1844-) › William Barkley Barnes (1844-1928) › William H. Barnes (abt.1843-1930) › William Perry Barnes (1847-1928) › William Burns (abt.1845-)
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