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John H. Burney

~1835 - ??

 

Born ~1835.
Resided at Brazoria County in 1860.

Mustered into Company B on September 7, 1861 at Houston, TX.
On detached service in early 1862, returning Col. Terry's body.
Ill at Rome, GA by October 1863 to at least December 1863.
Present some or all of 1864.

Died between 1900 & 1910.


Also Identified As:
  J. H. Bierney, J. H. Birney

Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  Unidentified

Parents:
  Unidentified
Siblings:
  Unknown
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
  Unknown
Children:
  Unknown
Gravesite:
  Unlocated

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
  Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
                 
                 

1860 Census - TX, Brazoria County, Town, Page 66, Dwelling 214, Family 200, (image 25/52)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
W. F. Gill 59 F   Planter $76,320 $4,360 LA    
E. B. [Manadere] 19 F         LA    
J. H. Birney 27 M   Planter     LA    

1870 Census - TX, Ft. Bend County, P.O. Houston, Page 532, Dwelling 187, Family 187, (image 21/34)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Parentage
Student?
Literate?
  John Burney 33 M W Farmer     LA    
  Drady Bush 21 F M Domestic Servant     LA      
  Lucius Allen 12 M B Domestic Servant     TX      

1880 Census - TX, Harris County, Lynchburg, Page 186, Dwelling 29, Family 31, (image 4/4)
 
Name
Race
Sex
Age
Rel.
Mar. St.
Occupation
Health
Education
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
J. H. Burney
W
M
47
Contractor RR
LA
LA
LA
Alex [Bonells]
W
M
26
Laborer
TX
Willson H[????] B M 50     Laborer     LA    
Ben [???] W M 40     Laborer     MS    
John Franklin B M 25     Laborer     TX    
James B[???] B M 31     Laborer     TX    
J. H. Thompson B M 40     Laborer     Mexico    
Amos Earl B M 40     Laborer     LA    
James Earl B M 17     Laborer     TX    
Alex [T???] B M 50     Laborer     LA    
[Clem Johnson] W M 30     Laborer     MO    
[???] Ferguson W [F] 50     Cook     TX    
Adam [Muster] B M 35     Laborer     MI    
Caroline [Muster] B F 8     Cook     TX    
[?]ip Francis B M 12     Laborer     TX    

1900 Census - TX, Harris County, Houston, Page 146, 912 Robin [Street], Dwelling 249, Family 300 & 301, (image 23/53)
 
Name
Rel.
Race
Sex
D.O.B.
Age
Mar. info.
Children
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
Citizenship
Occupation
Education
Home Ownership
  John Burney Head W M Unk 1833 67 M / 30 yrs   LA LA LA        
  Drady Burney Wife B F Unk 1848 51 M / 30 yrs 12 / 8 living TX LA LA        
  Annie Burney Daughter B F Sep. 1879 20 S   TX LA TX        
  Lizzie Burney Daughter B F Feb. 1882 18 S   TX LA TX        
  John Burney Son B M June 1885 14 S   TX LA TX        
  William Burney Son B M July 1888 11 S   TX LA TX        
  Robert Burney Son B M Nov. 1890 9 S   TX LA TX        
  Terry Davis Head B M Unk 1865 35 M / 6 yrs   LA LA LA        
  Hattie Davis Wife B F Feb. 1874 26 M / 6 yrs 3 / 3 living TX LA TX        
  Ivie Davis Daughter B F May 1894 6 S   TX LA TX        
  Mandell Davis Daughter B F Mar. 1897 3 S   TX LA TX        
  Nathaniel Davis Son B M Oct. 1899 8/12 S   TX LA TX        

1910: TX, Harris County, Houston, Drady Burney (and William & Robert) living with Jasper & Annie Moore (son-in-law & daughter), & listed as widowed (image 16/32)


Related Links:
  Possibly the John Burney listed on J. M. Morin's Pension Application, July 10, 1899.

Sources:
 

Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882.

Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research.

Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.

Research Links:
  (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Burney)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Burney)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Brazoria County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Brazoria County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Brazoria County, TX)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Fort Bend County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Fort Bend County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Fort Bend County, TX)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Harris County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Harris County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Harris County, TX)

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