Ruth (Milner) Burgess (1783 - 1858)

Born 27 Apr 1783 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Daniel Burgess — married 14 Nov 1805 in Campbell, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1858 at age 74 in Fairfield, Highland, Ohio, United States

Biography

Ruth Milner was born in 1783, the daughter of Beverly Milner (1757-1843) and Olive Anna Hendrick (1761-1828).

She married Daniel Burgess on Nov. 14, 1805. They had the following children, according to FamilySearch:

1. Ann Burgess b 1806
2. John Burgess b 1808
3. George O. Burgess 1809-1882
4. Sarah Burgess 1810-1903
5. Oliver Burgess 1812-1905
6. Joseph Burgess 1814-1900
7. Deborah Burgess 1816-1828
8. Jennette Burgess 1818-1905
9. Beverly Burgess 1821-1901
10. Mahala Burgess 1823-1853

She died in 1858.

Sources

• FamilySearch Profile
• D2he, v5, p225+452; v6, p300 (note on FS profile)
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ8-5MF : 22 December 2020), Ruth Burgess in household of Beverly Burgess, Fairfield MM, Highland, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Death record of Beverly Burgess referencing "Milner" as mother's name: "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6NB-KM4 : 1 March 2021), Milner in entry for Burrly Burgess, 25 Feb 1901; citing Death, Highland, Ohio, United States, source ID v 2 p 38, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 570,611.
• Find a Grave

• Ancestry.com Trees

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Eowyn Langholf for creating WikiTree profile Milner-417 through the import of Smith_Schooley.ged on Jun 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Eowyn and others.