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John Tilman Burns

Male 1852 - 1929  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Tilman Burns was born 12 Nov 1852, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Mar 1929, Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee

    John — Rebecca McMahan. Rebecca was born 28 Jan 1850, Tennessee; died 17 May 1884; was buried Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mattie Burns  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Feb 1874, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1943; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. John T. Burns  Descendancy chart to this point was born Dec 1875, Tennessee; died 30 Jul 1937; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery.
    3. 4. Edgar Burns  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jun 1878; died 23 Jun 1878; was buried Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Gilmore Burns  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1881, Tennessee.

    John — Susie E. Allen. Susie (daughter of Oliver Perry Allen and Martha Thomas) was born 3 Nov 1865, Tennessee; died 12 Dec 1910; was buried Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. William Luther "Bill" Burns  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jul 1889, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1963; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 7. Victor L. Burns  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 May 1892; died 26 May 1892; was buried Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 8. Ruby Alma Burns  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 May 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Nov 1952; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 9. Charles Burns  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Feb 1903, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1937, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Jun 1937, Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 10. Mary Burns  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 May 1906, Tennessee; died 7 Aug 1987; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mattie Burns Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 13 Feb 1874, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1943; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Mattie — Arthur McCroskey. Arthur (son of Marcus McCroskey and Louisa Catherine Jane) was born 25 Jan 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Sep 1954; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  John T. Burns Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born Dec 1875, Tennessee; died 30 Jul 1937; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee

    John — Fannie Jones. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Burns  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Edgar Burns Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 10 Jun 1878; died 23 Jun 1878; was buried Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  4. 5.  Gilmore Burns Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born May 1881, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee


  5. 6.  William Luther "Bill" Burns Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 10 Jul 1889, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1963; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 14, Knox County, Tennessee

    William — Doshie Carr. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Blanche Mae Burns  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jun 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Nov 1990; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    William — Nellie Victoria Robertson. Nellie (daughter of John Henry Robertson and Elsie Louise Chambers) was born 3 Apr 1895, Tennessee; died 8 May 1984; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Willie Mae Burns  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1924, Tennessee.
    2. 14. Eldridge Gene "Buzz" Burns  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jan 1930, Tennessee; died 10 May 2015; was buried 15 May 2015, Providence Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 15. Sylvia Fay Burns  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Victor L. Burns Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 25 May 1892; died 26 May 1892; was buried Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 8.  Ruby Alma Burns Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 30 May 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Nov 1952; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Ruby — Hugh Wallace McCroskey. Hugh (son of David McCrosky and Dora Lowe) was born 23 Nov 1888, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1976; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Mattie Ruth "Sissie" McCroskey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jan 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 2011; was buried 14 Dec 2011, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 17. Harold W. McCroskey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Mar 1920, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 2013; was buried 12 Dec 2013, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 18. Frankie D. McCrosky  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 19. Ronnie "Doodle" McCroskey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Oct 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 2012; was buried 18 Jun 2012, Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  8. 9.  Charles Burns Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 8 Feb 1903, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1937, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Jun 1937, Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee


  9. 10.  Mary Burns Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 29 May 1906, Tennessee; died 7 Aug 1987; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Mary — Roscoe Parrott Newman. Roscoe (son of James Trimble Newman and Sally Jane Parrott) was born 13 Oct 1898, Tennessee; died 3 Apr 1977; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Roscoe B. Newman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jun 1924, Tennessee; died 29 Oct 2014; was buried 2 Nov 2014, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 21. Helen Newman  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1934, Tennessee.

    Mary — Hubert Loyd Catlett. Hubert (son of William Pink Catlett and Flora Ann Roberts) was born 4 May 1904, Tennessee; died 28 Jan 1973; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Burns Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.John1)

    — Frank Collins. [Group Sheet]


  2. 12.  Blanche Mae Burns Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.John1) was born 24 Jun 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Nov 1990; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 14, Knox County, Tennessee


  3. 13.  Willie Mae Burns Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1924, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 14, Knox County, Tennessee

    Willie — C. C. Hood. [Group Sheet]


  4. 14.  Eldridge Gene "Buzz" Burns Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.John1) was born 17 Jan 1930, Tennessee; died 10 May 2015; was buried 15 May 2015, Providence Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 14, Knox County, Tennessee

    Eldridge married Billie Jo Brock 9 Aug 1959, Sevier County, Tennessee. Billie (daughter of Fred Samuel Brock and Josie Kate Flynn) was born 26 Jun 1934, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1982; was buried Providence Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Dr. Gene Burns, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Jerry Brock Burns  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 15.  Sylvia Fay Burns Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.John1)

    Sylvia — Hubert Lawrence Robinson. Hubert (son of Hubert Kelly Robinson and Addie Orpha) died Bef 22 Oct 2015. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Terry Lynn Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Sep 1961, Cincinnati, Ohio; died 20 Oct 2015; was buried 22 Oct 2015, Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 25. Lisa Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 26. Larry Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 27. Jimmy Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 28. Doug Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 29. Karen Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point

    Sylvia — Tucker. [Group Sheet]


  6. 16.  Mattie Ruth "Sissie" McCroskeyMattie Ruth "Sissie" McCroskey Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ruby2, 1.John1) was born 30 Jan 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 2011; was buried 14 Dec 2011, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 38.

    Mattie married Hugh Emert Robertson 28 May 1939, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Hugh (son of Sam Robertson and Lena P. Wynn) was born 12 Apr 1918, Tennessee; died 26 Nov 1995, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  7. 17.  Harold W. McCroskey Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ruby2, 1.John1) was born 17 Mar 1920, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 2013; was buried 12 Dec 2013, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Harold — Juanita Keener. Juanita (daughter of Duel E. Keener and Alice Atchley) was born 15 May 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 May 2009, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 May 2009, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Hollis W. McCroskey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Harolene McCroskey  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Shirley McCroskey  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 33. Linda Gayle McCroskey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 May 1951.

  8. 18.  Frankie D. McCrosky Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ruby2, 1.John1)

  9. 19.  Ronnie "Doodle" McCroskeyRonnie "Doodle" McCroskey Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ruby2, 1.John1) was born 8 Oct 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 2012; was buried 18 Jun 2012, Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 375.

    Ronnie — Johnnie Faye Newman. (daughter of John Newman and Wanda McFalls) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. Tonya McCroskey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 35. Travis Lynn McCroskey  Descendancy chart to this point

    Ronnie — Georgette Worsham. (daughter of George A. Worsham and Helen D. Dempsey) [Group Sheet]


  10. 20.  Roscoe B. NewmanRoscoe B. Newman Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary2, 1.John1) was born 6 Jun 1924, Tennessee; died 29 Oct 2014; was buried 2 Nov 2014, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Roscoe married Agnes Swann Abt 1940. Agnes (daughter of Charles Bedford Swann and Lettie Chambers) was born 20 Sep 1929, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 2012; was buried 13 Dec 2012, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  11. 21.  Helen Newman Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1934, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Helen — Charles Bernard Price. Charles (son of Roy Price and Ada Craig) was born 15 Sep 1931, Lake City, Tennessee; died 29 Jul 1993; was buried Holly Hills Memorial Park. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Karen Price  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 22.  Dr. Gene Burns, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (14.Eldridge3, 6.William2, 1.John1)

    Gene — Michele. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Gene Burns  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 23.  Jerry Brock Burns Descendancy chart to this point (14.Eldridge3, 6.William2, 1.John1)

    Jerry married Sheri Denise Steele 13 Aug 1988, Sevier County, Tennessee. (daughter of William Joe "Bill" Steele and Judy Lynn Boggs) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 38. Jonathan B. Burns  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 39. Katherine Burns  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 24.  Terry Lynn RobinsonTerry Lynn Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (15.Sylvia3, 6.William2, 1.John1) was born 22 Sep 1961, Cincinnati, Ohio; died 20 Oct 2015; was buried 22 Oct 2015, Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Terry married Bill Smith Abt 1986. (son of Bill Smith and Marie) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. Timothy James Smith  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 41. Jeremy Michael Smith  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 25.  Lisa Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (15.Sylvia3, 6.William2, 1.John1)

    Lisa — Mick Sullivan. [Group Sheet]


  5. 26.  Larry Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (15.Sylvia3, 6.William2, 1.John1)

    Larry — Sarah. [Group Sheet]


  6. 27.  Jimmy Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (15.Sylvia3, 6.William2, 1.John1)

    Jimmy — Michelle. [Group Sheet]


  7. 28.  Doug Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (15.Sylvia3, 6.William2, 1.John1)

    Doug — Christy. [Group Sheet]


  8. 29.  Karen Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (15.Sylvia3, 6.William2, 1.John1)

    Karen — Doug Frady. [Group Sheet]


  9. 30.  Hollis W. McCroskey Descendancy chart to this point (17.Harold3, 8.Ruby2, 1.John1)

  10. 31.  Harolene McCroskey Descendancy chart to this point (17.Harold3, 8.Ruby2, 1.John1)

    Harolene — Edward Davis. (son of W. Leonard Davis and Georgia Lucille Baker) [Group Sheet]


  11. 32.  Shirley McCroskey Descendancy chart to this point (17.Harold3, 8.Ruby2, 1.John1)

    Shirley — Herbert Helton. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 42. Rodney Helton  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 43. Trina L. Helton  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 May 1972.

  12. 33.  Linda Gayle McCroskey Descendancy chart to this point (17.Harold3, 8.Ruby2, 1.John1) was born 20 May 1951.

    Linda married Meredeth Coyle Fox, Jr. 9 Jul 1971, Sevier County, Tennessee. Meredeth (son of Meredeth Coyle Fox and Mattie Jewell Fox) was born 7 Apr 1951. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 44. Valerie Fox  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Sep 1976.
    2. 45. Stacey Fox  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 34.  Tonya McCroskey Descendancy chart to this point (19.Ronnie3, 8.Ruby2, 1.John1)

    Notes:

    Expecting child July, 1994.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 375.

    Tonya married Joe Thomas Keener 16 Feb 1985. Joe (son of Joe Thomas Keener, Sr. and Helen Bernice "Bea" Watson) was born 3 Dec 1960. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 46. Caleb Keener  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Aug 1990.
    2. 47. Wil Keener  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 48. Jenny Keener  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 35.  Travis Lynn McCroskey Descendancy chart to this point (19.Ronnie3, 8.Ruby2, 1.John1)

    Travis married Cynthia Lynn Phillips 10 Sep 1988, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 49. Spencer McCroskey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 50. Shelby McCroskey  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 51. Sylas McCroskey  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. 36.  Karen Price Descendancy chart to this point (21.Helen3, 10.Mary2, 1.John1)

    Karen — Dennis Kenna. [Group Sheet]



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