Ancestry of
Ken Burns
Documentary Filmmaker
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- Great-grandfather of Ken Burns — 4th Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 8
- Father:
- Abraham W. Burns
- Mother:
- Margaret J. -----
- Birth Date:
- Birth Location:
- Christening Date:
- 25 Mar 1866
- Christening Location:
- Red Holes, Bath, Virginia
- Death Date:
- 1906
- Death Location:
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- McNeel Cemetery, Hillsboro, Pocahontas, West Virginia
- Spouse Name:
- Sarah E. "Sallie" White
- Marriage Date:
- 26 Apr 1893
- Marriage Location:
- Pocahontas County, West Virginia
- Children:
Robert Kyle Burns (Ahnentafel No:4 )
William Loris Burns
- Notes:
William Burns was a blacksmith and mechanic. In 1906 he was killed in an accident involving a horse and buggy.
William McLauren Burns
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Sources for William McLauren Burns
- 1 Federal Census, WV, Pocahontas County, 1900, Levels, Sheet 2B, Image 4 of 25.
- 2 Federal Census, VA, Bath County, 1880, Williamsville, E.D. 28, p. 7, Image 7 of 22.
- 3 Federal Census, VA, Bath County, 1870, Williamsville, p. 2, Image 2 of 25.
- 4 Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 09/15/2014).
- 5 Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976, Death certificate for son William Loris Burns.
- 6 Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853 - 1917, Baptism for William Burns.
- 7 West Virginia Births, 1853-1930, Birth record for son Robert Burns.
- 8 West Virginia, Marriages, 1780-1970, Marriage record for Wm M Burns and Sallie E White.
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