JOSIAH ELZEVAN BURNEY b. 5 Jan. 1802, Greensbrough, NC. d. 29 April
1891, Everton, Dade Co., MO. 
sp. #1. SALLY THOMAS, Sp. #2 JANE STAFFORD, Sp. #3 MATTIE PARKER, sp.
#4. REBECCA MILDRED BUTLER 
children with JANE:
1. ELMINA JANE b. 21 Dec. 1825, Guilford, NC., d. 5 Jan. 1917, Walnut
Grove, MO. Elmina married FRANCIS HUGH LEEPER on 6 Sept. 1843. They had
two children, ELIZABETH JANE & HUGH.
2. WILLIAM JOSIAH b. 2 Apr. 1827, Guilford, NC., d. 13 Dec. 1917, Walnut
Grove, MO. He married Sp. #1 ELIZA JANE ROBERTSON, #2 FRANCIS RACHEL
CLAYPOOL, #3 AMANDA J. McQUARY, #4 BETSY ELIZABETH BUSTER also known as
BETTIE COOPER. He had 14 children total.
3. ALLISON (ALSON) STAFFORD b. 22 Feb. 1829, Guilford, NC. d. 4 Sept.
1879, Everton, Dade Co., Mo. He married #1 LOUISA M. JOHNS, #2 AMANDA E.
PATTERSON. ALSON & LOUISA are my maternal great great great
grandparents. He had 15 children total.
4. FRANCIS MARION b. 9 Feb. 1831, Guilford, NC. He married SARAH J.
LOTSPEICH on 30 Mar. 1854, Springfield, Greene Co., MO.
5. JOHN D. FLETCHER b. 9 Oct. 1832, NC. He married ELIZABETH LOONEY on 7
May 1854, Greene Co., MO.
6. JOSEPH M.  b. 17 Aug. 1834, Everton (Rock Prairie), Dade Co., Mo. He
married PENELOPE LARIBEE.
7. MARTHA (MARY) ANJALINE b. 12 Apr. 1836, Everton, Dade Co., Mo. She
married #1 JOHN LEEPER on 31 Aug. 1854, Greene Co., Mo. #2 JOHN FLY
8. MARGARET A.  b. 12 Feb. 1839, Everton, Dade Co., Mo.
9. THOMAS JEROME b. 12 Nov. 1840, Everton, Dade Co., Mo.
10. ELIZABETH M. b. 4 Mar. 1843, Everton, Dade Co., Mo. She married
ANDERSON R. CLINTON on 28 Dec. 1862 in Greene Co., Mo.
11. ANN ISABELL b. 27 Feb. 1845, Everton, Dade Co., Mo. d. 2 Sept. 1932,
Everton, Dade Co., Mo. She married GEORGE WILLIAM LINVILLE on 11 Jan.
1866. They had three children.

Children with MATTIE:
1. Infant b. 1853 - 1854, Walnut Grove, MO. MATTIE & the baby died
together. They are buried in Walnut Grove, Mo.

Children with REBECCA:
1. YOUNG BUTLER b. 13 Jan. 1855, Willard, MO. d.17 Nov. 1899, Aurora,
Mo. He married FLORENCE THOMPSON. They had three children. YOUNG was
shot & killed in Aurora, Mo.
2. ROBERT M. b. 1856, Missouri.
3. JESSE THOMAS REED b. 15 Sept. 1857, Willard, MO. d. 21 Aug. 1910, Mo.
He married MARTHA S. HOOVER on 13 Dec. 1888 in Springfield, MO.
4. JOSIAH ELZEVAN BURNEY II b. 1860, Mo. He married ALICE HARRIS.
5. REBECCA FRANCIS b. 1862, Willard, Mo. She married WILLIAM T.
ROUNDTREE.
6. SARAH SUSAN (SUSIE) b. 1864, Willard, MO. She married ULYSSES S.
EDWARDS on 16 Jan. 1889, Greene Co., Mo.
7. MARTHA ELIZABETH b. 1867, Missouri. She married CHRISTIAN B. NEAVES
on 21 Sept. 1884, Springfield, Mo.
8. ALBERT b. 1869, Willard, Mo.

ALSON STAFFORD BURNEY & LOUISA M. JOHNS
LOUISA b. 21 Feb. 1831, Tennessee d. 27 Apr. 1867, Everton, Dade Co.,
MO.
Chlidren:
1. WILLIAM FRANKLIN b. 18 Jan. 1851, Everton, Dade Co., Mo. d. 18 Aug.
1875, Everton, Mo. He married LOUISA J. NEWMAN on 18 July 1872. They had
one child.
2. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS b. 19 Jan. 1852, Everton, Mo. d. 11 Aug. 1934,
Waco Nebraska. He married MARTHA J. HOWELL on 13 May 1876, Lawrence Co.,
Mo. (They are my great great grandparents). They had 13 children
together.
3. JOHN T.A. b. 22 Oct. 1853, Everton, Mo. d. 5 Apr. 1872, Everton, MO.
4. JAMES R.M. b. 1856, Everton, MO.
5. BENJAMIN HOWARD b. 23 Apr. 1857, Everton, Mo. d. 4 Aug. 1943,
Everton, Mo. He married SARAH A. ELKINS on 2 Nov. 1882, Springfield, Mo.
They had three children.
6. MARY S. b. 13 May 1859, Everton, Mo. d. 20 Aug. 1888. She married
WILLIAM TRALLER(TRAILER). They had 2 children.
7. JOISAH SOLOMAN b. 10 Nov. 1860, Everton, Mo. d. 23 Feb. 1905,
Everton, MO. He married MARTHA LOUISA CAMPBELL on 27 Jan. 1884, Dade
Co., Mo. They had 2 children.
8. LOUISA B. b. 14 Feb. 1863, Everton, Mo. d. 20 May 1947, Mo. She
married STERLING JACKSON LOWER on 27 Aug. 1882. They had 8 children.
9. DAVID ELZEVAN b. abt 1866, Everton, Mo., d. 12 Dec. 1950, Mo. He
married MARY E. COWAN abt 1900. They had 4 children.

ALSON & AMANDA E. PATTERSON
Children:
1. ALONZO H. b. Aug. 1868, Everton, Mo. He married MARTHA A. ROBERTS on
19 July 1893. They had one child.
2. MAY VALENTINE b. 14 Feb. 1872, Everton, Mo. d. 9 Oct. 1879, Everton,
Mo.
3. ELBERT L. b. Jan 1875, Everton, Mo. He married MAGGIE COMPTON on 15
Aug. 1893, Everton, Dade, Co., Mo.
4. ESTELLA FLORENCE b. 1877, Everton, Mo. d. 1951, Everton, Mo. She
married EMMER DILLIE on 1 Jan. 1896, Ash Grove, MO. They had three
children.
5. EVY ALLISON b. 2 Feb. 1880, Everton, Mo. d. 1 Aug. 1881, Everton, MO.
6. OLIVE M. b. 18 Mar. 1871, Dade, Co., Mo. d. 18 Mar. 1871, Dade Co.,
Mo.