Samuel Burnes & Martha Ursula Shaver Burnes From Hope, Indiana

Samuel Burnes  was born on 16 Oct 1855 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. He died on 12 Oct 1924 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. He was buried in Norristown Cemetery, Norristown, Shelby, Indiana. 

Samuel married Martha Ursula Shaver  daughter of George W. Shaver and Elizabeth Jane Snepp on 27 Sep 1877 in Shelvyville, Shelby, Indiana. Martha was born on 8 May 1858 in Jackson, Shelby, Indiana. She died on 21 Jul 1932 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. She was buried in Norristown Cemetery, Norristown, Shelby, Indiana. 

They had the following children: (+ means that person had children, M & F stand for Male and Female, and the roman numerals stand for the order of children.) 

+ 1 M i. John William Burnes  was born on 6 Jul 1878. He died on 8 Jan 1965. 
2 F ii. Hallie Burnes  was born in 1879 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. She died in 1886 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. She was buried in Norristown Cemetery, Norristown, Shelby, Indiana, USA. 
+ 3 F iii. Daisy May Burnes  was born on 10 Dec 1880. She died on 3 Nov 1954. 
+ 4 F iv. Nona Anna Burnes  was born on 13 May 1882. She died on 23 Mar 1980. 
+ 5 F v. Alma Burnes  was born on 9 Dec 1883. She died on 18 Dec 1957. 
6 F vi. Sarah Jane Burnes  was born on 8 Aug 1885 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana. She died on 5 Nov 1906 in Hope, Bartholomew, Indiana.  The cause of death was Typhoid Fever. She was buried in Norristown Cemetery, Norristown, Shelby, Indiana. 
+ 7 F vii. Gustie Lear Burnes  was born on 6 Feb 1887. She died on 30 Dec 1968. 
+ 8 M viii. Glen Washington Burnes  was born on 31 Oct 1888. He died on 22 Dec 1981. 
+ 9 M ix. Albert Lewis Burnes  was born on 15 Jun 1891. He died on 4 Jul 1961. 
+ 10 M x. George Clinton Burnes  was born on 8 Mar 1894. He died on 8 Jan 1971. 
+ 11 F xi. Myrle Belle Burnes  was born on 25 Jul 1898. She died on 1 Aug 1982. 
+ 12 F xii. Mary Kathryn Burnes  was born on 10 Mar 1901. She died on 10 Apr 1989. 

Photo 1:

Samuel Burnes & Martha Ursula Shaver Burnes and their living posterity of 62 people. Photographed at the original Burnes Homestead in the summer of 1919. 

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Front Row (from left to right): Nona Ann Burnes Snider, Myrle Belle Burnes Ferguson, Martha Ursula Shaver Burnes, Samuel Burnes, Mary Kathryn Burnes Patterson, Alma Burnes McNealy

Back Row (from left to right): Gustie Lear Burnes Gates, George Clinton Burnes, Albert Lewis Burnes, Glen Burnes, John William Burnes, Daisy May Burnes Davis

Photo 2: Family photograph of Samuel & Martha Burnes' descendants;
62 total living people.


Photo 3: Family photograph of Samuel & Martha Burnes' descendants; 62 total living people.
Same photo as above but numbers are added to each person for indexing.


Photo 4: Family photograph of Samuel & Martha Burnes' descendants; 62 total living people.
Same photo as above but numbers are added to each person for indexing.

Photo 5: Hand written Number Index for the above photographs of the 62 living Burnes family members. (Written by Anna Fox Burnes before her passing)

Photo 5: Typed Number Index for the above photographs of the 62 living Burnes family members

CREDIT: Photos and indexes were compiled and donated by Gary Ziegler (4th cousin to Sarah Burnes Heiner)
Online Memorial for Samuel and Ursula, click here >>

You'll notice the spelling of BURNES is sometimes spelled BURNS. Many of the SAMUEL BURNES Family dropped the "E" out of BURNES.

Note: You have my permission to copy and print any of these documents for family use only. -Sarah