The tombstone gives date about 1820 and his son James E. Burnside b 1845 wrote in letter to a cousin in the 1930's that his father, Andrew, was about 12 to 13 years old when his grandfather (John) died 1835/37, which is the reason I use the 1821 birth year, much closer than 1829 as stated.
The tombstone gives date about 1820 and his son James E. Burnside b 1845 wrote in letter to a cousin in the 1930's that his father, Andrew, was about 12 to 13 years old when his grandfather (John) died 1835/37, which is the reason I use the 1821 birth year, much closer than 1829 as stated.
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Born Circa 1820
Died Dec. 17, 1878
Gone but not forgotten.
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