Alvin Monroe Burns^{[1, 2]}

1928 - 1999  (70 years)

• Name	Alvin Monroe Burns
  Born	3 Oct 1928	Chattanooga, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 1084, Catoosa County, Georgia   [3]
  Died	18 Feb 1999	Hamilton County, Tennessee   [4, 5, 6]
  Buried	Hamilton Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I31542	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Henry Burns,   b. Abt 1901, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jul 1978, Hamilton County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Hazel Hyde,   b. 6 Jan 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Dec 1988, Hamilton County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years)
  Married	19 Dec 1925	Hamilton County, Tennessee   [8]
  Family ID	F154590	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Helen Ownby,   b. 15 Jun 1928, Cleveland, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jul 1991, Bradley County, Tennessee  (Age 63 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1947
  Children	+ 1. Mary Katherine Burns + 2. Jackie Burns,   d. 12 Apr 1992 + 3. Jo Burns + 4. Thomas "Tom" Burns
  Family ID	F11620	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Oct 1928 - Chattanooga, Tennessee Died - 18 Feb 1999 - Hamilton County, Tennessee Buried - - Hamilton Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Hamilton County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 118.

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] E-Mail, Sharon Lee Huffman [nannypaw@comcast.net], 22 Sep 2007. [S144] Phone Record. Name: Alvin M Burns Residence Date: 13 Nov 2000 Residence Place: Cleveland, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: 03 Oct 1928 Phone Number: (423) 847-0142 Phone Number Recorded Date: 01 Jan 2000 Address: PO Box Address Continued: Cleveland, Tennessee 37364 Address Date: 13 Nov 2000 2nd Address: 112 PO Box 2nd Address Continued: Harrison, Tennessee 37341 2nd Address Date: 01 Dec 1993-01 Jan 1998 3rd Address: 538A PO Box 3rd Address Continued: Cleveland, Tennessee 37364 3rd Address Date: 01 Nov 1988-13 Nov 2000 Record Number: 67245339 [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Alvin Burns Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Militia District 1084, Catoosa, Georgia, United States Gender: Male Age: 11 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1929 Last Place of Residence: Harrison, Hamilton, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Henry Burns Head M 39 Tennessee Hazel Burns Wife F 34 Tennessee Willa D Burns Daughter F 13 Tennessee Alvin Burns Son M 11 Tennessee Annie Burns Daughter F 10 Tennessee Kathryn Burns Daughter F 6 Tennessee Martha Lee Burns Daughter F 2 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, Chattanooga Times Free Press (TN), 19 Feb 1999. Alvin M. Burns of Hixson died Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999, in a local hospital. He was 70. He was a native and lifelong resident of Chattanooga, a member of Lakeway Baptist Church, Signal Mountain Masonic Lodge and was a retired maintenance supervisor for Harrison Bay State Park. Mr. Burns worked for Combustion for 21 years. He was an avid gospel music singer and choir director, having directed choirs for various area churches including Corinth, Mount Carmel, Chamberlain Heights, Pleasant Hill and John's Memorial Baptist. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Helen Burns ; one daughter, Jackie Emery, and two sisters, Willadean Burns and Ann McAlister. Survivors include one son, Thomas Burns , Hendersonville, Tenn.; two daughters, Mary Thompson, Harrison, Jo Doty, McDonald, Tenn.; one brother, Donnie C. Burns , Chattanooga; three sisters, Katherine Denton, Hixson, Martha Tipton, Jasper, and Becky Elsea, Hixson; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Highway 58 Chapel of Turner Funeral Home with the Rev. Jesse Carl Nolan, the Rev. Guerney Beard, and the Rev. Jimmy Graves officiating. Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # BURNS ALVIN M 02-18-1999 / 70 HAMILTON HAMILTON / TN WIDOWER M WHITE 09562 [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 415-40-2621. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 126487271). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Henry Burns Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 19 Dec 1925 Event Place: Hamilton, Tennessee, United States Age: 25 Birth Year (Estimated): 1900 Spouse's Name: Hazel Hyde "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12577-76831-39?cc=1619127 : accessed 5 March 2015), 004486613 > image 328 of 655; county courthouses, Tennessee.