Joel Kent Burgess (1812 - 1880)

Born 17 Apr 1812 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Allison) Burgess — married about 1831 in Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 18 May 1880 at age 68 in Putnam, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Joel was born in 1812 in Rowan, North Carolina. He was the son of Thomas Burgess and Mary Hunter. He moved to Tennessee as a young child with his parents and older siblings. There he met and in 1831 married Ruth Allison. They had 12 children. After Ruth passed he married Lucinda "Lou" B Pullen and they had 3 known children. They remained in Putnam County throughout their lives. It is here he passed away in 1880 of "paralysis" at the age of 68. He is buried at the Browns Mill Cemetery with his wife.

Children with Ruth:

Joesph Oliver b. 1832 - d. 1916

John Ross b. 1833 - d. 1916 m. Margaret Frye, 8 children

William b. abt. 1838 - d. UNK

James b. 1839 - d. 1917 m1. Nancy, 2 children. m2. Rebecca Ann, no children

Thomas b. abt. 1841 - d. UNK

Sarah "Sallie" b. abt. 1844 - d. UNK

Emily S b. 1854 - d. 1923 m. Thomas Farris, unknown children

Mary b. abt. 1848 - d. UNK

Hiram T b. 1852 - d. 1898 m. Sarah Augusta Sliger, 4 children

Children with Lucinda:

Elizabeth "Bettie" b. 1869 - d. 1942 m. Zebedee P Huddleston, 1 child

Lona b. abt 1871 - d. UNK

Harriet b. abt 1871 - d. UNK

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26755645/joel-burgess
• https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/jess-boatman-family-tree/P1023.php
• 1830; Census Place: Jackson, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 177; Page: 123; Family History Library Film: 0024535
• Year: 1840; Census Place: White, Tennessee; Roll: 536; Page: 36; Image: 76; Family History Library Film: 0024550
• Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Putnam, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1269; Page: 20; Image: 44; Family History Library Film: 805269
• U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880: Census Place: Putnam, Tennessee; Archive Collection Number: T1135; Roll: Roll 9; Schedule Type: Agriculture
• 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Putnam, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1554; Page: 120B; Family History Library Film: 553053
• Original data: Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
• Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008: Probate Records; Author: Tennessee. County Court (Cumberland County); Probate Place: Cumberland, Tennessee. Will Books, Vol 1-3, 1904-1969.
• Tax Year 1862. U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918: Records of the Internal Revenue Service. Record Group 58. The National Archives at Washington, DC.
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 30; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Putnam, Tennessee; Page: 293
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Source number: 78.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MB1
• Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958: Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 45

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Holly Knight for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Holly and others. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TL-7Y9 : 12 December 2017), Joel Burgess, 1860.