James
Crawford
Burgess
Born in White, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Hunter Burgess
and Margaret (McBride) Burgess
Brother of
John B Burgess, William Simpson Burgess, Thomas N Burgess, Joel Peyton Burgess, Nancy Jane (Burgess) Peek, Dorinda (Burgess) Massa, Vance DeKalb Burgess and Leoma Mary (Burgess) Lollar
Husband of
Nancy Caroline (Barnes) Burgess
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Jemima Frances (Burgess) Terry
Died
at age 44
in White, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Nov 2022
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Biography
James Burgess was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
James Crawford Burgess was born on July 28, 1832 in White, Tennessee, United States, son of Charles Hunter Burgess (1806–1886) and Margaret McBride (1808–1891).
James married Nancy Caroline Barnes (born in 1830 in Tennessee; daughter of William Hopkins Barnes Sr and Letitia (Dodson) Barnes).
In the 1860 census James (age 38) was at 12th District, White, Tennessee, United States.[1] James S Bargess 38, Nancey C Bargess 23, James T Bargess 5, Letta Bargess 4, W H Bargess 1.
In the 1870 census James (age 38) was the head of household in District 12, Grainger, Tennessee, United States.[2] James Burges 38, Caroline Burges 30, Frances Burges 15, Cora B Burges 7, Ama Burges 4, Adelia Burges 2, Burges 0.
James died on June 2, 1877 in White, aged 44. He was buried in Upper Cherry Creek Cemetery, Sparta, Tennessee.[3]
Sources
- ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 195; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171457; FHL microfilm: 805279; Image number: 202; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01822-3
FamilySearch Record: M8TB-MHT (accessed 10 December 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSC-9MPK
James S Bargess (38) at 12th District, White, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee. - ↑
1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 3; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 19; Digital film/folder number: 004275540_002_M9CN-ZBS; FHL microfilm: 000553069; Image number: 238; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01566-1
FamilySearch Record: MD8D-4XH (accessed 10 December 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D8MX-G1
James Burges (38) head of household in District 12, Grainger, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #85896504 (accessed 10 December 2023)
Memorial page for James Crawford Burgess (28 Jul 1832-2 Jun 1877), citing Upper Cherry Creek Cemetery, Sparta, White County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by David Copass (contributor 49768447).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 James:
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~0.78%
Betty (Osborne) Jones
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M611553 [compare]
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~0.78%
Amy (Lancashire) Barlow :
23andMe, GEDmatch SA7745039 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FM9552750 [compare], Ancestry member amybarlow1975
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~0.78%
Kenneth Holloway :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A074412 [compare], FTDNA kit #B855827
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A074412 [compare]
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