Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1858, MARCH. 254 BURGESS FAMILY. 1809; d. in Pla.tte April 2, 1859; md Dec. 1832, Vienna Spencer, b. Aug. 27. 1815; d. Oct. 14, 1882. She was a daughter of James Spencer and Sa.rah L. Martin. Mr. O. M. Burgess came to Platte in 1843, and settled near New Market. He was a la.rge and chivalrous gentleman, of gen erous nature and undoubted courage. Mrs. Burgess was a large and handsome woman, of dignied bearing and amiable disposition. After his death, a large and fertile farm was partitioned among his children. Children: 1. Sarah H. Burgess, b. Oct. 19. 1833; md March 21, 1854, Floyd Shannon. b. Nov. 15, 1816; d. March 8, 1887. Children: [01] Georgiana Shannon, b. Jan. 7, 1855; md James E. Fulkerson. [5] Eugene Shannon, b. May 16, 1857; md Jan. 13, 1892. Ida Terry, dr. of James. Geo. W. Burgess, b. March 27, 1839; md July 4. 1861. Phoebe A. Nower, dr. of Joseph. Oh: [G] Tombs Burgess, b. April 29. 1862; md Aug. 1, 1889, May Wright; [0] Joie; [0] Neva.; [(1] Ben. Nancy Bwgess, b. Sept. 27. 1841; md Dec. 8, 1864, Wm. Samuel Nower, b. in Jan., 1836; d. in July, 1884. Children: [0] Joys. F. Nower; [71] Geo. G.; [0] Vienna; [(1] Julia; [9] Samuel; [T] Cornelius; [7] Vandine Nowesr. - Julia. D. Burgess, b. Oct. 19, 1844. Cornelius J1. Burgess (ii). b. Sept. 17 , 1849; d. May 20, 1883; md Oct. 12, 1882. Laura Hamil. He gradu- ated at the Missouri University in 1871, and at Ann Arbor, Mich, in 1875; entered on the practice of law, in Texas, and was killed under circumstances of grave suspicion of murder. No children. 6. Flog/(I, 8. Burgess. b. June 1. 1854; md Feb. 20, 1895. Cleora. Vrigl1t. 7. John J. Bmjr/c.s.s-. b. March 16. 1852. He was elected collector of Platte County in November. 1892. and re- elected in November. 1894. He married in 1894. 8. Luella. Bil-7{/6.98. b. Nov. 29, 1856; d. Jan. 17. 1889. IV. SA;IlEL BURGESS, b. Dec. 26, 1813; md May Wi1liams. They went to Kansas a.nd died. V. JOHN S. BURGESS. b. May 19, 1817; (1. iii 1881: md Sarah Cockrell. VI. CY.THL .. BURGESS. b. Dec. 2:7. 1819: d. Feb. 25. 1890: 1nd R. .I. Stafford. VII. JlLl. A. BTTRGESS. 11. July 6. 1821; (l. i11 1881; md James Vi1111. of Bucl1ana11. VITT. .T.BF.RT H. BYRGESS. b. Jan. 18. 1824. in Lawrence (.30.. Ky.; md June 6, 1854, Ann (. (otl1er. dr. of Reuben and F-l1a1lotte (other. She was born May 12. 1833; and died. r-lnihlless. Nov. 13. 1854. A. H. Burgess married second. in Nov., 1. 37. Fra11(-es G. (lay. dr. ofJo1mso11. Mr. Burgess lives at Dc-:11-hm-11. :1. town which he laid o and sold. He possesses [O 95 P7 H