Joseph's 1st wife and mother to all his children was Mary Emily "Mollie" Duncan.
Together they had the following known children:
Esther E (Burgess) Shafer-Pyles B: 1875
William Franklin Burgess B: 1876
Joseph Oren Burgess B: 1878
John A. Burgess B: 1879
Mary Emily died of a heart attack during childbirth in August 1890. It was a horrible death and Joseph demanded an inquest into the doctors behavior as he believed the doctor caused his wife's death. An article about it is on his wife Mary's memorial.
Joseph's 2nd marriage was to Janetta "Ginettie" Pyles on 29 Nov 1890 • Omaha, Nebraska.
Joseph's 1st wife and mother to all his children was Mary Emily "Mollie" Duncan.
Together they had the following known children:
Esther E (Burgess) Shafer-Pyles B: 1875
William Franklin Burgess B: 1876
Joseph Oren Burgess B: 1878
John A. Burgess B: 1879
Mary Emily died of a heart attack during childbirth in August 1890. It was a horrible death and Joseph demanded an inquest into the doctors behavior as he believed the doctor caused his wife's death. An article about it is on his wife Mary's memorial.
Joseph's 2nd marriage was to Janetta "Ginettie" Pyles on 29 Nov 1890 • Omaha, Nebraska.
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