man‎Samuel Scott Burns‏‎ 1) 2) 3), son of William J. Burns and Mary Thomas‏.
Born ‎ Jun 4, 1858 at PA‎ 4) 3) 5), died ‎ Jul 27, 1916 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 58 years 3) 5), buried ‎ at United Presbyterian Cemetery, Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA 3) 5)
Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, sister and housekeeper R. S. Fetterhoof. 7)
Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and daughter. 8)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. 4)
Census (‎ 1910 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and son William. 9)
Located: (‎ 1914 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) 1)

Married ‎± 1879 Marriage year estimate based on Samuel's and Sarah's statements on the 1900 census that they have been married for 21 years. 4) (approximately 37 years married) to:

womanSarah Caroline "Sarah Catherine Neal" Neal‏ 1) 10) 4) 11) 12) 13), daughter of Smith Neal and Margaret J. Sloan‏.
Born ‎ Aug 17, 1855 at PA‎ 10) 4) 14) 13), died ‎ Feb 8, 1933 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 77 years 14) 13) 15), buried ‎ at United Presbyterian Cemetery, Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA 14) 13) 15)
On the 1900 census, Sarah states that she has had five children, and four are living. 4)
Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and Andrew Henderson. 16)
Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, stepmother, siblings, half-siblings and farm laborer John F. White. 10)
Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and daughter. 8)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 4)
Census (‎ 1910 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and son William. 9)
Census (‎ 1920 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed, head of household. Living alone. 17)
Located: (‎ Nov 1920 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) 18)
Census (‎ 1930 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed, head of household. Living alone. 19)

Children:

1.
womanNancy Jane "Nannie Jane Burns" Burns‏ 20) 21) 22)
Born ‎ May 31, 1880 at Barnards, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 23) 2) 24) 4), died ‎ Jan 7, 1964 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 83 years 23) 2), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 23) 2)
On the 1910 census, Nancy states that she has had four children, and all four are living. 25)
Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents. 8)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 4)
Located: (‎ Apr 1901 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) 26)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 25)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 27)
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 28)
Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 29)
Located: (‎ Mar 1958 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) 30)

2.
womanLouella Pearle "Pearl L. Burns" Burns‏ 31) 12) 23) 4)
Born ‎ Mar 4, 1882 at Barnards, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 4) 32) 33) 34), died ‎ Mar 22, 1973 at Jacksonville, Duval Co. FL‎, 91 years 32) 33) 35), buried ‎ at Morningside Cemetery, DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA 32) 33)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 4)
Located: (‎ Jun 1905 at Barnards, Armstrong Co. PA) Stenographer. 31)
Located: (‎ Mar 1907 at DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA) 34)
Census (‎ 1910 at DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 36)
Census (‎ 1920 at DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA) Living with husband and childre. 37)
Census (‎ 1930 at DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA) Living with second husband and children. 38)
Census (‎ 1940 at DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA) Widowed, head of household. Living alone. 39)
Located: (‎ Mar 1958 at Jacksonville, Duval Co. FL) 30)
Located: (‎ Jan 1964 at Jacksonville, Duval Co. FL) 23)
Located: (‎ Aug 1967 at Jacksonville, Duval Co. FL) 40)

3.
manJohn Neal Burns‏ 23) 4) 41)
Born ‎ Apr 17, 1885 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ 4) 41), died ‎ Mar 14, 1973 at St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co. FL‎, 87 years 41)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with parents and siblings. 4)
Located: (‎ Mar 1958 at Westfield, Union Co. NJ) 30)
Located: (‎ Jan 1964 at Westfield, Union Co. NJ) 23)

4.
man‎Harry Duff Burns‏‎ 42)
Born ‎ 1886‎ 42), died ‎ 1886‎, under 1 year old 42), buried ‎ at United Presbyterian Cemetery, Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA 42)
Find-a-Grave memorial states birth date as 3 April 1886 and death date as 17 September 1886. Unclear whether these dates are on the grave marker or were supplied by another Find-a-Grave user. 42)

5.
man‎William Laird "Laird W. Burns" Burns‏‎ 29) 11) 4)
Born ‎ Jun 22, 1892 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 4) 11) 43) 44) 45) 30), died ‎ Mar 19, 1958 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 65 years 11) 44) 45) 30), buried ‎ at United Presbyterian Cemetery, Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA 11) 44) 45) 30)
Alt. Birth: (‎± 1894 at PA) 29)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 4)
Census (‎ 1910 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents. 9)
Military Service: (‎between May 30, 1917 and Mar 28, 1919) Sergeant, Company K, 112th Infantry, 28th Division, U.S. Army. 44) 45)
Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with sister Nancy and her family. Relationship to head of household = brother in law. 29)


Sources

1) source: Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present, Embracing a History of the County and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families, page: pp. 897-898
2) source: Death Certificate of Nancy J. Patterson
3) source: Death Certificate of Samuel Scott Burns
4) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (North Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3, Sheet 7-B, Dwelling 140, Family 140, Samuel S. Burns Family
5) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Samuel Scott Burns (Memorial # 35581712)
6) source: 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 132-B (Stamped), Dwelling 1391, Family 1389, Wm. J. Burns Family
7) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 104-A (Stamped), Dwelling 39, Family 41, Wm. Burns Family
8) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 4, Sheet 94-A, Dwelling 222, Family 228, S. S. Burns Family
9) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Dayton Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 12, Sheet 7-A, Dwelling 150, Family 154, Samuel S. Burns Family
10) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 103-B (Stamped), Dwelling 34, Family 36, Smith Neale Family
11) source: Death Certificate of William Laird Burns
12) source: Pennsylvania Births and Christenings 1709-1950, extra text: Name: Louella Pearle Burns
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 4 Mar 1882
Event Place: Barnards, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original): Barnards, Armstrong Co, Pa
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Samuel Scott Burns
Mother's Name: Sarah Caroline Neal, page: Entry for Louella Pearle Burns
13) source: Death Certificate of Sarah Catherine Burns
14) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Sarah C. Neal Burns (Memorial # 35581711)
15) source: Obituary of Mrs. Caroline Burns
16) source: 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 146 (Stamped), Dwelling 1482, Family 1480, Smith Neal Family
17) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 12, Sheet 6-B, Dwelling 133, Family 138, Sarah C. Burns Residence
18) source: Mrs. Caroline Neale Dead
19) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-13, Sheet 4-A, Dwelling 84, Family 85, Sarah C. Burns Residence
20) source: Obituary of John Ellis Patterson
21) source: Death Certificate of Ellis Alexander Patterson
22) source: Death Certificate of Harry Stanley Patterson
23) source: Obituary of Nancy J. Patterson
24) source: Birth Certificate of Laura Mable Patterson
25) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 20, Sheet 6-B, Dwelling 113, Family 114, John E. Patterson Family
26) source: Marriage License and Certificate of John E. Patterson and Nannie Burns
27) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 5, Sheet 13-B, Dwelling 236, Family 237, James E. Patterson Family
28) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-11, Sheet 2-B, Dwelling 37, Family 38, John E. Patterson Family
29) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-13, Sheets 14-A and 14-B, Household 246, John E. Patterson Family
30) source: Obituary of William Laird Burns
31) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Merle Telford Millen and Louella Pearle Burns
32) source: Burns, Louella P. - Obituary
33) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Luella Pearle Burns Millin Matheson (Memorial # 178205089)
34) source: Birth Certificate of Ralph Blair Millin
35) source: Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, extra text: Name: Pearl L Matheson
Race: White
Age at Death: 91
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1882
Death Date: 22 Mar 1973
Death Place: Duval, Florida, United States, page: Entry for Pearl L Matheson
36) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA, page: ED 76, Sheet 9-B, Dwelling 170, Family 203, Merle T. Millin Family
37) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA, page: ED 80, Sheet 40A, Dwelling 79, Family 84, Merle T. Millin Family
38) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA, page: ED 17-29, Sheet 1-A, Dwelling 6, Family 6, Elmer H. Mathison Family
39) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA, page: ED 17-39, Sheet 3-A, Household 50, Pearle Matheson Residence
40) source: Obituary of Ralph B. Millin
41) source: Obituary of John Neal Burns
42) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Harry Duff Burns (Memorial # 35581710)
43) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: William Laird Burns
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Jun 1892
Birth Place: Dayton Armst, Pennsylvania
Father: Samuel Burns
Mother: Sara C Neal
SSN: 160206998
Notes: Nov 1942: Name listed as WILLIAM LAIRD BURNS, page: Entry for William Laird Burns
44) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Sgt. William Laird Burns (Memorial # 35581709)
45) source: Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Card for William Laird Burns

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Samuel Scott Burns & Sarah Caroline Neal." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=31&id=F3271&main_person=I9348 : accessed 29 March 2024) Samuel Scott Burns #I9348, born ‎ Jun 4, 1858 at PA


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