MARRIAGE: Greenbrier Co., WV courthouse records. Most information on ancestors of Thomas Burns from Troy M. Hunter website.
MILITARY: Civil War, 2 Sgt., Co. 3, 79 VA Mil.
Thomas Burns was born about 1824 in West Virginia, United States, the son of James Burns and Rebecca Vauhal.
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Family
Thomas married Eliza Bivens in Greenbrier, West Virginia on 16 August 1849.
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Death
He died on 31 March 1901 at Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia.
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Military Service
He was Second Sergeant with Company 3, 79th Virginia Militia, Confederate Army during the Civil War.
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Sources
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"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM6W-W24 : 9 March 2018), Thos. Burns, 31 Mar 1901; citing Greenbrier County, West Virginia, County Records, v 1A p 134, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 595,030.
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"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRXH-2YD : 11 February 2018), Thomas A. Burns and Eliza Bivins, 16 Aug 1849; citing Greenbrier, West Virginia, page 3, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 595,040.
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 August 2020), memorial page for Thomas A. Burns (27 Jun 1823–31 Mar 1901), Find A Grave: Memorial #5015011, citing Henry Bivens Cemetery, Smoot, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by BoatieMac (contributor 49125714).
1900 United States Federal Census
https://Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1241759
West Virginia, Death Index, 1853-1973
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx
https://Ancestry.com. West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
Original data:
"West Virginia Deaths, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. From originals housed in county courthouses throughout West Virginia. "Death Records.".
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM6W-W2H : 9 March 2018), Jas. Burns in entry for Thos. Burns, 31 Mar 1901; citing Greenbrier County, West Virginia, County Records, v 1A p 134, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 595,030.
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