Robert Epps Burgess (abt. 1851 - 1924)

Born about 1851 in Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Jul 1924 at about age 73 in Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Obituary

Robert E. Burgess Dies at Home of Daughter

"Kingstree, July 28- Robert E. Burgess died here early Thursday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. D. Mills, after an illness of about two months. Mr. Burgess was a son of the late Samuel A. Burgess and was 72 years of age. He is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Miss Amerilla Kennedy. He was born and reared in the Bethel section of Williamsburg county, where his ancestors have been prominent for several generations. Mr. Burgess is also survived by two brothers and four children: D. I. Burgess and Thomas E. Burgess, brothers; J. D. Burgess, Miss Retha Burgess, Mrs. R. D. Mills and Mrs. J. C. Wilson, all of whom reside in the Bethel community.

Mr. Burgess was a man of exemplary character. For 45 years he had been an officer in the Bethel Presbyterian church and was a devoted Christian. No one in the whole community was more highly respected by both races than Mr. Robert E. Burgess. As a testimony to his excellent qualities the citizenry from miles around gathered to pay tribute to his memory. All of the old gray haired negroes in the neighborhood were present with looks of sadness on their faces for their departed friend and adviser, "Mars Robert." Funeral services were conducted at Bethel church by the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Crawley. Burial was made in the Burgess burying ground, where underneath the stately old moss covered oaks sleep the remains of his ancestors and departed children."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ “Robert E. Burgess Dies at Home of Daughter”, obituary, The State (Columbia, South Carolina), 29 July 1924, p. 1, col. 6; image copy, NewsBank (http://richlandlibrary.com: accessed 20 January 2020), South Carolina Historical Newspapers Collection.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZT8-V17 : 12 December 2017), Robt E Burgess in entry for Saml A Burgess, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6SW-39T : 15 July 2017), Robt E Burgess, Sandy Grove, Clarendon, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 161A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,225.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3RK-65C : accessed 2 December 2019), R E Burgess, Douglas, Sandy Grove Townships, Clarendon, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 16B, family 292, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,523.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5DQ-WJ8 : accessed 2 December 2019), Robert E Bugos, Sandy Grove, Clarendon, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 90, sheet 6A, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1456; FHL microfilm 1,375,469.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M68S-VPN : accessed 2 December 2019), Robert E Burgess, Clarendon, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States; citing ED 154, sheet 1A, line 1, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1712; FHL microfilm 1,821,712.

• "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9JG-RLZ : 5 April 2018), Robert E. Burgess, 24 Jul 1924; citing , Burgess, Robert E., 1924, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,913,642.

• South Carolina, Delayed Birth Records, 1766-1900 and City of Charleston, South Carolina, Birth Records, 1877-1901

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2T-H689 : 13 December 2015), Robert Epps Burgess, ; Burial, , Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States of America, Burgess Family Cemetery; citing record ID 74177606, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.