Wiley Burns (1832 - 1913)

Born 16 Oct 1832 in Morgan County, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Died 4 Jan 1913 at age 80 in Brown County, Indiana, USA

Biography

Wiley Burns served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Dec 21, 1863
Mustered out: Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 70th Indiana

Company H, Seventieth Indiana Infantry

Father Wiley B. Burns (1800 - 1879)

Mother Mary Baker (1804 - 1860)

WILEY BURNS, farmer, was born October 16, 1832, in Morgan County, Ind., and is a son of Wiley and Mary (Baker) Burns, natives of Kentucky and of Scotch and Welsh descent respectively.

In December 21, 1863, he enlisted in Company H, Seventieth Indiana Infantry, and served in the following battles: Resaca, Cassville, New Hope Church, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw, Marietta, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Savannah, Bentonville and the march through Georgia. He was discharged June, 1865, came to this county in 1867, and settled on 155 acres of well-improved and planted land, where he makes a specialty of fruit-raising.

Our subject received a fair education and taught school for four terms in this county. September 15, 1857, he married Nancy K. Hastings, of Morgan County, and to this union were born four children - Melissa V., Mattie, Elmer E. and Thaddeus S.; their mother died April 4, 1872.

Mr. Burns, April 18, 1876, wedded Emily A. Matthews, and this union produced two children - Wiley and Katie.

Mr. Burns is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Knights of Honor. He is a leading Republican, and was elected Trustee of this township one term. He is an honest man, an upright citizen, and he and wife are members of the Christian Church.^[1]

Family 1

• Nancy K. Hastings ( -1872)

Children

• Melissa V
• Mattie
• Elmer E
• Thaddeus Stevens Burns (1867 - 1940)

Family 2

• Emily A. Matthews (1847 - 1932)

Children

• Wiley L Burns (1878 - 1948)
• Kate Burns Whitaker (1879 - 1913)

Sources

1. ↑ "Counties of Morgan, Monroe & Brown, IN - Jackson Township" - published in 1884 by F.A. Battey & Co."

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