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Franklin Burns
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Franklin Burns

Birth
Linn, Washington County, Kansas, USA
Death
16 Jul 1850 (aged 5)
Monument
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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FAMILY SEARCH. When Franklin Burns was born on 3 January 1845, in Trading Post, Linn, Kansas, his father, Enoch Burns (1807-1901), was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane Pierce (1824-1906), was 20. He died on 16 July 1850, in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, at the age of 5.

MORMON PIONEER OVERLAND TRAIL. Franklin was part of the Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel migration between 1847-1868. About 209 individuals and about 44 wagons were in the Wilford Woodruff Company when it began its journey on June 16, 1850 from the outfitting post at Kanesville (present day Council Bluffs), Iowa. This Church Train arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on October 14, 1850.

Franklin Burns was traveling with
Enoch Burns (Age 42),
Elizabeth Jane Burns (Age 26),
Bethsina Burns (Age 7),
Martha Jane Burns (Age 1).
FAMILY SEARCH. When Franklin Burns was born on 3 January 1845, in Trading Post, Linn, Kansas, his father, Enoch Burns (1807-1901), was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane Pierce (1824-1906), was 20. He died on 16 July 1850, in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, at the age of 5.

MORMON PIONEER OVERLAND TRAIL. Franklin was part of the Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel migration between 1847-1868. About 209 individuals and about 44 wagons were in the Wilford Woodruff Company when it began its journey on June 16, 1850 from the outfitting post at Kanesville (present day Council Bluffs), Iowa. This Church Train arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on October 14, 1850.

Franklin Burns was traveling with
Enoch Burns (Age 42),
Elizabeth Jane Burns (Age 26),
Bethsina Burns (Age 7),
Martha Jane Burns (Age 1).

Gravesite Details

Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska Territory



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  • Created by: John Warnke
  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232511408/franklin-burns: accessed ), memorial page for Franklin Burns (3 Jan 1845–16 Jul 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 232511408, citing Pioneer Children's Memorial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA; Maintained by John Warnke (contributor 46617227).