Jeremiah Burns is said to have been a tall and broad man with thick auburn hair and beard. He was born July 28th, 1826 in Rowan (or Randolph) County, North Carolina, just one of 15 children born to James and Sarah "Sallie" Cooper Burns. The Burns name changed over the generations from Byrn to Byrns to Burns, with a few other various, as well.
Jeremiah moved with his large family to Jackson, Owen County, Indiana around 1838. Other Byrns/Burns relations had moved to Indiana also, and established Byrnville in Jackson. Jeremiah married Rebecca Rachel Brown February 21, 1848. She was a couple of years old than Jeremiah. The couple raised eight children (Francis Marion, Sylvanus (Silas) Devaun; Josephine, Clarissa Angeline, William Martin, Cynthia Elizabeth, Jonas and Josiah) on their farm in Jackson, however, Jeremiah and Rachel divorced in 1872 after more than 20 years of marriage. Rebecca stayed on the farm with the younger children, while Jeremiah stayed with his parents.
He married Mary Ann Cockrell on January 1, 1875. Mary Ann had three daughters from her previous marriage and they may have had a daughter, Annie. I believe this marriage ended in divorce also as Jeremiah married again on September 16, 1880.
His third wife's name was Mary Ann McCumbers, a widow living in Douglas, Illinois. She also had children from her previous marriage. She died, perhaps in childbirth, in 1881.
Jeremiah's uncle, Jeremiah Cooper, lived in Coles County and it may have been that he went to stay with family after his third wife's death. Lastly, Jeremiah married another widow, his fourth and last wife, Nancy Kennedy Daniels, in Coles County, Illinois. Jeremiah and Nancy were married on May 9th, 1882 in Edgar County and lived in Isabel. Nancy's first husband had been her neighbor and childhood sweetheart, John William Lamb. John died in 1878, leaving Nancy with at least five children still at home to care for - the youngest being only a few months old at the time. They had one son, James William Burns, born November 2, 1884.
In early March of 1886, Jeremiah caught pneumonia and died a week later on March 11, 1886. He was 59 years old. At his funeral, three of his children from his first marriage attended: Elizabeth Cynthia, Jonas and Josiah Burns. He is buried at McReynold's Cemetery (more commonly known as Catfish Cemetery) in Brockton, Edgar County, Illinois.
Jeremiah moved with his large family to Jackson, Owen County, Indiana around 1838. Other Byrns/Burns relations had moved to Indiana also, and established Byrnville in Jackson. Jeremiah married Rebecca Rachel Brown February 21, 1848. She was a couple of years old than Jeremiah. The couple raised eight children (Francis Marion, Sylvanus (Silas) Devaun; Josephine, Clarissa Angeline, William Martin, Cynthia Elizabeth, Jonas and Josiah) on their farm in Jackson, however, Jeremiah and Rachel divorced in 1872 after more than 20 years of marriage. Rebecca stayed on the farm with the younger children, while Jeremiah stayed with his parents.
He married Mary Ann Cockrell on January 1, 1875. Mary Ann had three daughters from her previous marriage and they may have had a daughter, Annie. I believe this marriage ended in divorce also as Jeremiah married again on September 16, 1880.
His third wife's name was Mary Ann McCumbers, a widow living in Douglas, Illinois. She also had children from her previous marriage. She died, perhaps in childbirth, in 1881.
Jeremiah's uncle, Jeremiah Cooper, lived in Coles County and it may have been that he went to stay with family after his third wife's death. Lastly, Jeremiah married another widow, his fourth and last wife, Nancy Kennedy Daniels, in Coles County, Illinois. Jeremiah and Nancy were married on May 9th, 1882 in Edgar County and lived in Isabel. Nancy's first husband had been her neighbor and childhood sweetheart, John William Lamb. John died in 1878, leaving Nancy with at least five children still at home to care for - the youngest being only a few months old at the time. They had one son, James William Burns, born November 2, 1884.
In early March of 1886, Jeremiah caught pneumonia and died a week later on March 11, 1886. He was 59 years old. At his funeral, three of his children from his first marriage attended: Elizabeth Cynthia, Jonas and Josiah Burns. He is buried at McReynold's Cemetery (more commonly known as Catfish Cemetery) in Brockton, Edgar County, Illinois.
Jeremiah Burns is said to have been a tall and broad man with thick auburn hair and beard. He was born July 28th, 1826 in Rowan (or Randolph) County, North Carolina, just one of 15 children born to James and Sarah "Sallie" Cooper Burns. The Burns name changed over the generations from Byrn to Byrns to Burns, with a few other various, as well.
Jeremiah moved with his large family to Jackson, Owen County, Indiana around 1838. Other Byrns/Burns relations had moved to Indiana also, and established Byrnville in Jackson. Jeremiah married Rebecca Rachel Brown February 21, 1848. She was a couple of years old than Jeremiah. The couple raised eight children (Francis Marion, Sylvanus (Silas) Devaun; Josephine, Clarissa Angeline, William Martin, Cynthia Elizabeth, Jonas and Josiah) on their farm in Jackson, however, Jeremiah and Rachel divorced in 1872 after more than 20 years of marriage. Rebecca stayed on the farm with the younger children, while Jeremiah stayed with his parents.
He married Mary Ann Cockrell on January 1, 1875. Mary Ann had three daughters from her previous marriage and they may have had a daughter, Annie. I believe this marriage ended in divorce also as Jeremiah married again on September 16, 1880.
His third wife's name was Mary Ann McCumbers, a widow living in Douglas, Illinois. She also had children from her previous marriage. She died, perhaps in childbirth, in 1881.
Jeremiah's uncle, Jeremiah Cooper, lived in Coles County and it may have been that he went to stay with family after his third wife's death. Lastly, Jeremiah married another widow, his fourth and last wife, Nancy Kennedy Daniels, in Coles County, Illinois. Jeremiah and Nancy were married on May 9th, 1882 in Edgar County and lived in Isabel. Nancy's first husband had been her neighbor and childhood sweetheart, John William Lamb. John died in 1878, leaving Nancy with at least five children still at home to care for - the youngest being only a few months old at the time. They had one son, James William Burns, born November 2, 1884.
In early March of 1886, Jeremiah caught pneumonia and died a week later on March 11, 1886. He was 59 years old. At his funeral, three of his children from his first marriage attended: Elizabeth Cynthia, Jonas and Josiah Burns. He is buried at McReynold's Cemetery (more commonly known as Catfish Cemetery) in Brockton, Edgar County, Illinois.
Jeremiah moved with his large family to Jackson, Owen County, Indiana around 1838. Other Byrns/Burns relations had moved to Indiana also, and established Byrnville in Jackson. Jeremiah married Rebecca Rachel Brown February 21, 1848. She was a couple of years old than Jeremiah. The couple raised eight children (Francis Marion, Sylvanus (Silas) Devaun; Josephine, Clarissa Angeline, William Martin, Cynthia Elizabeth, Jonas and Josiah) on their farm in Jackson, however, Jeremiah and Rachel divorced in 1872 after more than 20 years of marriage. Rebecca stayed on the farm with the younger children, while Jeremiah stayed with his parents.
He married Mary Ann Cockrell on January 1, 1875. Mary Ann had three daughters from her previous marriage and they may have had a daughter, Annie. I believe this marriage ended in divorce also as Jeremiah married again on September 16, 1880.
His third wife's name was Mary Ann McCumbers, a widow living in Douglas, Illinois. She also had children from her previous marriage. She died, perhaps in childbirth, in 1881.
Jeremiah's uncle, Jeremiah Cooper, lived in Coles County and it may have been that he went to stay with family after his third wife's death. Lastly, Jeremiah married another widow, his fourth and last wife, Nancy Kennedy Daniels, in Coles County, Illinois. Jeremiah and Nancy were married on May 9th, 1882 in Edgar County and lived in Isabel. Nancy's first husband had been her neighbor and childhood sweetheart, John William Lamb. John died in 1878, leaving Nancy with at least five children still at home to care for - the youngest being only a few months old at the time. They had one son, James William Burns, born November 2, 1884.
In early March of 1886, Jeremiah caught pneumonia and died a week later on March 11, 1886. He was 59 years old. At his funeral, three of his children from his first marriage attended: Elizabeth Cynthia, Jonas and Josiah Burns. He is buried at McReynold's Cemetery (more commonly known as Catfish Cemetery) in Brockton, Edgar County, Illinois.
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