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Burns, William J.
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| LAST NAME: Burns
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FIRST NAME: William
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MIDDLE NAME: J.
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| GENDER: M
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| BORN: 9 Jul 1867
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DIED: 24 Oct 1929
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BURIED: 26 Oct 1929 ~ Smith Cemetery
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| OCCUPATION: Farmer
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| BIRTH PLACE: Lewisville, Polk Co., Oregon
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| DEATH PLACE: Dallas, Polk Co., Oregon
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NOTES:
1900 OR CENSUS - William Burns (b July 1867, Oregon, single) enumerated with parents William E. (b Sept 1840, Illinois, married 34 years) and Drucilla (b July 1847, Illinois, mother of 2 children, both living)
MARRIAGE - William Burns & Alda Hoisington md 24 Sept 1912, Polk Co, Oregon
1920 OR CENSUS - W.J. Burns (52y, b Oregon) enumerated with wife Alda (32y, b Kansas), mother Drucilla (71y, b Illinois, widowed) and roomer Oscar Groves (25y, b Oregon)
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DEATH CERTIFICATE:
OSBH DC (Polk County 1929) #115 - William J. Burns, male, retired farmer, married (Adda), b. 9 Jul 1867 in Lewisville, Oregon, d. 24 Oct 1929 in Dallas, Oregon at the age of 62 yrs 3 mos 15 dys, name of father W.E. Burns (b. Illinois), maiden name of mother Drudella Johnson (b. Illinois), interment Smith Cemetery 26 Oct, undertaker Henkle & Thomas, informant Mrs. Adda Burns of Dallas.
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OBITUARY:
Funeral services of W.J. Burns, well known Polk county resident, were held Saturday afternoon in Dallas with Rev. A .F. Layton of Salem officiating. Burial was in the Smith cemetery near Lewisville.
M.r Burns died Thursday, October 24. He was born on the old Billy Burns place on the Little Luckiamute July 9, 1867, and spent his entire life there until he retired and moved to Dallas 11 years ago. He was a son of W. E. Burns, a pioneer of 1848.
Mr. Burns had a wide acquanitance in Polk county and leaves many warm friends to mourn his loss. He had spent practically all his life ranching and farming. He had been in ill health for several eyars past, but his condition became critical about a week before his death.
Mr. Burns is survived by his widow, his aged mother Mrs. W. E. Burns who has made her home with him for many years, and two sisters Mrs. J. T. Alexander of Portland and Mrs. A. A. Lindeman of Lewisville.
Itemizer Observer (Thursday) 31 Oct 1929, 1:5
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INSCRIPTION:
Burns
W.J. Burns
1867-1929
[shares marker with Alda M. Burns]
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SOURCES:
OSBH DC (Polk County 1929) #115
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, Bridgeport, ED 174, FA#78)
Oregon Marriage Index (Ancestry.com)
1920 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, Dallas, ED 381, sheet 2B)
IO 31 Oct 1929, 1:5
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