Anna Belle (Mummert) Burns (1884 - 1964)

Born 7 Nov 1884 in Manheim Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 Jan 1964 at age 79 in Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Anna (Mummert) Burns has German Roots.

Anna Belle, the only child of Jacob Mummert and Savilla Baumgardner,^[1] was born 7 November 1883 in Manheim Township, York, Pennsylvania.^[2][1][3] She grew up in York County, where her father was a farmer. In 1900 they lived in North Codorus Township, York County, where the household included her parents Jacob (age 47) and Savilla (49), Annie (17) and two boarding farmhands: Frank McCay (38) and Pius Becker (26).^[1] Savilla reported Annie was her only child.^[1]

On 24 March 1901 in York County, she married John Edwin Burns,^[4] probably the son of Henry D. Burns and Mary Lydia Schisler.^{[citation needed]} They had five children:

• Edna M. Burns (b. 1901;^[5][6] m. ___ Cornell; d. 1974).^[5]

• Harry D. Burns (b. 25 October 1902;^[7][8] m. B. Genevieve ____;^[7] d. 2 December 1974).^[7][8] Three children.

• Charles Webster Burns (b, 26 January 1904;^[9][10] m. Catherine Amspacher (two children; she d. 1930);^[11] m. Irene May Bankert (five children);^[12] d. 6 December 1993).^[9][10]

• Annie M. Burns (b. ~1907;^[6][13][13] d. unknown).

• Grace N Burns (b. 3 August 1908;^[14] m. Emory P. Panebaker; d. 8 June 1973.^[14] One son.

• Alverta Louise Burns (b. 11 September 1910;^[15] m. Paul Messies Bankert;^[16] d. 19 August 1990).^[15] Two daughterss.

• John Edwin Burns (b. ~1914;^[13][17] d. 2 August 1946).^{[citation needed]}

• Edith H. Burns (b. ~1919;^[13][17] d. unknown).

In 1910 John E. (age 31) was a farm laborer in Hellam Township, York County, supporting Annie (26) and their five children: Edna M. (9), Henry D. (7), Charles W. (4), Annie M. (2) and Grace N. (8 months).^[6]

The family moved to Penn Township, York County, before 1920.^[13] There John E. (age 41) worked in a shoe factory and the household had grown to include, John and Annie Belle (37), Harry W. (18, laborer in cabinet works), Charles D. (16, laborer in cordage works), Annie B. (12), Grace (10), Alverta (8), John E., Jr. (5) and Edith (11 months).^[13]

Her mother died 14 June 1924.^[18] In 1930 the household in Hanover, York County, was composed of John E. (age 51, worker in shoe factory), Anna B. (47, cook in a hotel), John E., Jr. (16, waiter in a hotel), Edith H. (11) and Annie's widowed father Jacob F. Mummert (77).^[17] Her father died 14 May 1931.^[19]

Annie (age 56) and her husband (61) moved again before 1940, when they are found in Union Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.^[20] John has retired and Annie did housework for a private family.^[20] He died 2 August 1946.^[21]

Anna Belle died 22 January 1964 in Hanover^[3] and was buried at Dubs Cemetery in Marburg, York, Pennsylvania.^[2]

^{[21] [18] [19] [6] [13] [17] [20] [3] [15] [16] [14] [10] [5] [9] [11] [12] [8] [7] [4] [2] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 25 April 2019), Annie Mummert in household of Jacob Mummert, North Codorus Township, Western District, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 168, sheet 2A, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,502.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Anna B. Burns on Find A Grave: Memorial #116133829 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Dubs Cemetery in Marburg, York, Pennsylvania. Full birth and death dates are engraved.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Anna Burns, Jan 1964; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). Note that is shows a birth date in 1884, rather than 1883 as shown on gravestone and 1900 census. Since gravestone matches the census, that date was used.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (6 November 2017), John E. Burns and Annie B. Mummert, 24 Mar 1901; citing Marriage, , York, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 22,144.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Edna Mae Burns Cornell on Find A Grave: Memorial #116133910 retrieved 11 July 2016 at Dubs Cemetery in Marburg, York, Pennsylvania. Her husband does not appear to be buried with her. Only birth and death years are on the headstone.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 23 May 2019), Household of John E Burns, Hellam, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 38, sheet 9B, family 178, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1433; FHL microfilm 1,375,446.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Harry Burns, Dec 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Harry D Burns on Find A Grave: Memorial #55012896 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Saint Marys Cemetery in Silver Run, Carroll, Maryland. He shares a headstone with his wife, which is engraved with birth/death years.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Charles W Burns, 6 Dec 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Charles Webster Burns on Find A Grave: Memorial #116138349 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Dubs Cemetery in Marburg, York, Pennsylvania. He shares a headstone with his wife Irene, which includes full birth and death dates.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Catherine Marie Amspacher Burns on Find A Grave: Memorial #38750909 retrieved 11 July 2016 at Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery in Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania. She is buried with their one-year-old son. Birth and death years are engraved on the headstone.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Irene M. Burns on Find A Grave: Memorial #116261047 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Dubs Cemetery in Marburg, York, Pennsylvania. She shares a headstone with her husband, which includes full birth and death dates.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6} United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 23 May 2019), John E Burns, Penn, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 90, sheet 10B, line 91, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1668; FHL microfilm 1,821,668.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2} Grace N Panebaker on Find A Grave: Memorial #140707462 retrieved 15 December 2015 at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Hanover, York, Pennsylvania. Headstone shows full birth and death dates. Her husband is buried nearby.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2} Alverta L. Bankert on Find A Grave: Memorial #116122793 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Dubs Cemetery in Marburg, York, Pennsylvania. Thee gravesstone shows full birth and death dates.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 23 May 2019), [Alverta Burns Bankert in entry for Loretta C Or Becky Bollinger, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 28 Dec 2006; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (2014); citing Public Opinion, born-digital text.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 23 May 2019), Anna B Burns in household of John E Burns, Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 30, sheet 17A, line 29, family 444, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2165; FHL microfilm 2,341,899.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Savilla E Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #46492950 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Dubs Cemetery in Marburg, York, Pennsylvania. She shares a headstone with her husband that is engraved with their full deaths of birth and death.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} Jacob F Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #46490690 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Dubs Cemetery in Marburg, York, Pennsylvania. He shares a headstone with his wife that is engraved with their full dates of birth and death.
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2} United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (14 March 2018), Anna B Burns in household of John E Burns, Union Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-43, sheet 1B, line 54, family 11, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3396.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1} John E Burns on Find A Grave: Memorial #62234937 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Dubs Cemetery in Marburg, York, Pennsylvania. Full birth and death dates are engraved on his headstone.