Chester LeRoy Burns^{[1, 2]}

1911 - 1969  (58 years)

• Name	Chester LeRoy Burns
  Born	25 Mar 1911	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 18, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	21 Dec 1969  [5]
  Buried	Millers Cove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I119832	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Charles Houston Burns,   b. 13 Apr 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jan 1952, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Ellen Proffitt,   b. 5 Apr 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Feb 1963  (Age 73 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1905	Blount County, Tennessee   [7]
  Family ID	F43840	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Edna Gertrude Hatcher,   b. 5 May 1911, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Sep 1995  (Age 84 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1930	Cocke County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	1. Velma A. Burns,   b. 29 Jan 1932,   d. 11 Jan 1935  (Age 2 years) + 2. Violet Rowena Burns,   b. 8 Oct 1933, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Oct 2002, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years)   3. Harry Burns,   b. Abt 1936, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years)   4. Bonnell Burns,   b. Abt 1940, Tennessee  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Family ID	F163792	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Mar 1911 - Tennessee Married - 25 Oct 1930 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Millers Cove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 8 Jan 1952. Charles Houston Burns obituary [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 16 Oct 2002. Rowena Burns Nuchols obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name Chester L Burns Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place District 06, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 19 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1911 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 10 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Charles H Burns Head M 45 Tennessee Mary E Burns Wife F 40 Tennessee Chester L Burns Son M 19 Tennessee Maurice O Burns Son M 17 Tennessee Clifford T Burns Son M 14 Tennessee Glenn W Burns Son M 11 Tennessee Audie M Burns Daughter F 9 Tennessee Joseph H Burns Son M 6 Tennessee Ellray Burns Son M 4 Tennessee John M Burns Son M 3 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name Chester Burns Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Walland, Civil District 18, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 29 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1911 Last Place of Residence Rural, Blount, Tennessee HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Chester Burns Head M 29 Tennessee Edna Burns Wife F 28 Tennessee Rowena Burns Daughter F 6 Tennessee Harry Burns Son M 4 Tennessee Bonnell Burns Daughter F 0 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27880-14266-20?cc=2000219 : accessed 28 December 2015), Tennessee > Blount > Civil District 18, Walland > 5-36 Civil District 18 (Millers Cove or Walland), Walland > image 13 of 27; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 25 Jul 2005. Clifford Thomas Burns obituary [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 6237405). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Charles H. Burns Event Type Marriage Event Date 15 Apr 1905 Event Place Blount, Tennessee, United States Age 21 Birth Year (Estimated) 1884 Spouse's Name Mary E. Proffitt Spouse's Age 16 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1889 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-15208-17426-79?cc=1619127 : accessed 3 January 2016), Blount > Marriage certificates, 1790-1950, Bryant, Ryland Cirus-Cogdell, James > image 428 of 3029; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Chester L Burns Event Type Marriage Event Date 25 Oct 1930 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 19 Birth Year (Estimated) 1911 Spouse's Name Edna G Hatcher Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1911 Page 289