John H Burnett (1807 - 1868)

Born 14 Jan 1807 in Rutherford County, NC

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Died Feb 1868 at age 61 in Logan County Arkansas, USA

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Biography

It was near the end of the Civil War when John Burnett and a Mr. Warner along with John's son Fred were walking on a trail. They heard some men approaching them on the trail. Fred who was a young boy was frightened and hid in the bushes. The men attacked John Burnett and Mr. Warner, killing them both. The bushwhackers not knowing that Fred was watching from the bushes left. Fred attempted to bury his father near a tree. He was not able to complete the burial and left to get help to complete the burial. When a group of family and friends returned Fred was unable to find the body's of his father and Mr Warner.

Research

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67C-GF3 : 12 April 2016), John Burnet, White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas, United States; citing family 211, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WM-5HB : 13 December 2017), Jno Burnett, 1860.
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4ZL-TYX : 24 May 2018), John Burnett in entry for Charles W. Beals and Martha Burnett, 21 Dec 1859; citing Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,017.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N473-3X7 : 24 May 2018), John Burnett in entry for George M. Burnett and Ellen E. Lapham, 11 May 1865; citing Millbury, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,023.

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• BIRTH 1807

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Place: Petit Jean Mountain Cemetery Oppelo Conway County Arkansas, USA

Source: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 December 2019), memorial page for Rev John H Burnett (14 Jan 1807–Feb 1868), Find A Grave: Memorial #41442254, citing Petit Jean Mountain Cemetery, Oppelo, Conway County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Roger Phillip Burnett (contributor 46801633) .