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497    WILLIAM BURNS [R20.2]

Location: Oakland Township. On the west side of SR 1953, Litty Perry Road, north of SR 2190, L. W. Burns Road



In 1972, W. Harold Broughton recorded 9 markers and noted other graves unmarked. On 8 Aug 1984, James Vann Comer recorded 10 markers and one steel marker not marked.

Owner: Linnus Burns.
Legal Description: Plats 89-153 and 89-344.
Topo Quadrant: Colon.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 11.
Cemetery size: 50' x 60'.
White: Yes.
Unrestricted access: Yes.
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 10.
Last burial: 1917.
First burial: 1862.
Listed: Yes.
Listed explanation: W. Harold Broughton, 1972, p. 39.
Last canvassed by: James Van Comer. Date: 8 Aug 1984.

1. Bright, Sheba (Burns)   (b. 7 Nov 1833 - d. 27 Oct 1901)
2nd Wife of H. T. Bright. "Heaven my home".
2. Burns, Delila   (b. 24 Aug 1799 - d. 12 Jun 1876)
Wife of William Burns.
3. Burns, Diley   (b. 1825 - d. 29 Sep 1878)
4. Burns, Mary Ann   (b. 1840 - d. 26 Jan 1893)
"Sweet Rest in Jesus".
5. Burns, Patsey   (b. 1816 - d. 19 May 1882)
6. Burns, William   (b. 3 Feb 1793 - d. 11 Sep 1862)
Husband of Delila Burns.
7. Rogers, Happy (Burns)   (b. 1836 - d. 1895)
Wife of John Calvin Rogers.
8. Rogers, John C.   (b. 1887 - d. 1917)
Son of John Calvin and Happy (Burns) Rogers.
9. Rogers, John Calvin   (b. - d. )
Husband of Happy (Burns) Rogers.
10. Tomlinson, John L.   (b. 1793 - d. 1814)