Sarah Jane (McPherson) Burns (1821 - 1913)

Born 28 Dec 1821 in Virginia, United States

Wife of William H. Burns — married 28 Jan 1841 in Lee County, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Oct 1913 at age 91 in Kirksville, Missouri, United States

Research Notes

Based on the obituary notice of her sister, MARTHA McPHERSON, SARAH is the daughter of JOSEPH McPHERSON and NANCY McPHERSON who were documented in Lewis County, Virginia, and Braxton County Virginia. [Braxton created 1836 from parts of Lewis.] ^[1]

The obituary reads:

• McPHERSON, MARTHA – died 17 March 1855 at the residence of her step-father, Ezekiel Rose, of Baxton Co. [Braxton], Virginia, born 25 April 1834, daughter of Joseph & Nancy McPherson, lived in Virginia & Iowa where her father died, returned to Virginia. [1 May 1855]

JOSEPH McPHERSON was on the 1840 Lee, Iowa Territory Census, and died there about 1845.^[2] JOHN BURNS father of spouse WILLIAM BURNS was on line 3 of Census.

If a descendant of SARAH's wants to adopt this profile, Brenda Breland Shaffer has a good bit of research on the family in Lewis and Iowa.

Biography

Residence

1850 US Census; 25 Oct 1850; Lee County, Iowa, United States

William Burns M 27 Kentucky; Farming

Sarah J Burns F 28 Virginia; cannot read/write

Nancy A Burns F 8 Iowa

Harrison Burns M 6 Iowa

Alonzo Burns M 1 Iowa ^[3]

1860 US Census; 19 Jun 1860; Benton Township, Knox County, Missouri, United States

Wm H Burns M 37 Kentucky; Clergyman, U. B.

Sarah J Burns F 37 Virginia; cannot read/write

Harrison Burns M 15 Iowa; attended school

John A Burns M 11 Iowa

Josiah W Burns M 6 Iowa; attended school ^[4]

1870 US Census; 16 Sep 1870; Richland Township, Putnam County, Missouri, United States

Wm H Burns M 48 Kentucky; Farmer & Miller

Sarah Burns F 49 Virginia; Keeping House; Cannot write

John Burns M 21 Iowa; At Home

Josiah Burns M 17 Iowa; At Home; Attended School

Mary Burns F 8 Missouri; At Home; Attended School

Emma Burns F 21 Iowa; At Home ^[5]

1880 US Census; 3 Jun 1880; Elm Township, Putnam County, Missouri, United States

Wm H Burns Self M 57 Kentuck; Milling

Sarah Jane Burns Wife F 58 Virginia; cannot write ^[6]

1900 US Census; 21 Jun 1900; Richland Township, Putnam County, Missouri, United States

William Burns Head M 78 Kentucky; m. 59 years; b. Nov 1822

Sarah Burns Wife F 79 Virginia; m. 59 years; mother of 7-3 living; b. Dec 1821 ^[7]

1910 US Census; 19 Apr 1910; 615 Malenta? (Street), Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, United States

Note: transcription errors corrected here - see original document.

C. W. Minear Head M 67 Indiana; m. 41 years

N A Minear Wife F 67 Iowa; m. 40 years; mother of 2-2 living

Sarah Burns Mother-in-law F 89 Virginia; Widowed; mother of 7-3 living

James Minear Grandson M 22 Missouri; Single ^[8]

Burial

Buried at Ledford Cemetery, Putnam County, Missouri, USA ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ DEATHS, 1834 – 1855 gleaned from The Pittsburgh Christian Advocate;published by Archives & History Ministry Team, Western Pennsylvania Conference, The United Methodist Church, 2000, page 138, citing Marth McPherson Digital images: https://www.wpaumc.org/files/resource/historical_records/archives/pittsburgh%20christian%20advocate%20marriage%20notices%20and%20obituaries/deaths%201834-1855.pdf
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (: 24 August 2015), Iowa Territory > Lee > Township 69 > page 367, line 10, citing Joseph McPherson, image 7 of 12; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4F-VBR : 12 April 2016), Alonzo Burns in household of William Burns, Lee county, part of, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing family 1463, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZX-FMT : 14 December 2017), Josiah W Burns in entry for Wm H Burns, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46K-QCR : 12 June 2019), Emma Burns in entry for Wm H Burns, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FW-WN5 : 14 August 2017), Sarah Jane Burns in household of Wm H Burns, Elm, Putnam, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 204, sheet 439B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,711.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38C-NMX : accessed 15 January 2020), Sarah Burns in household of William Burns, Richland Township, Putnam, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 122, sheet 10A, family 185, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,883.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2RB-KJX : accessed 15 January 2020), James Mineur in household of Calb Mineur, Kirksville Ward 1, Adair, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 5A, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 766; FHL microfilm 1,374,779.
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 15 January 2020), memorial page for Sarah Jane McPherson Burns (28 Dec 1821–24 Oct 1913), Find A Grave: Memorial #64230277, citing Ledford Cemetery, Putnam County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by NE MO (contributor 46863367).

• Geneaology Trails, History and Genealogy of Lee County Iowa, Marriages & Wedding/Engagement Announcements, Marriage List, citing William H. Burns and Sarah McPherson

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile McPherson-398 created through the import of export-Forest_Geni_2012-04-28.ged on May 1, 2012 by Jason Schoon.