William H. Burns was born in Utica, September 25, 1834. In June, 1852, he began work for the N. Y. C. & H. R. Railroad Co., and has been in their employ since. In April, 1873, he settled in Batavia, and has been road master since for the Rochester, Canandaigua, and Attica division.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890