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Descendants of Joseph Rogers Burgett

Generation No. 1

1. JOSEPH ROGERS² BURGETT (GEORGE¹)¹ was born Abt. 1801 in Pennsylvania^2,3, and died Dec 1891 in Savannah, Ashland, Ohio⁴. He married ANN RALSTON⁴. She was born Abt. 1800 in Ireland^4,5, and died 1875⁶.

More About JOSEPH ROGERS BURGETT:

Census6: 1860, Olivesburg, Richland, Ohio⁷

Census7: 03 Jun 1870, Olivesburg, Richland, Ohio⁸

Occupation: Farmer⁹

More About ANN RALSTON:

Census6: 1860, Olivesburg, Richland, Ohio¹⁰

Census7: 03 Jun 1870, Olivesburg, Richland, Ohio¹¹

Immigration: 1805, " ... came with her mother to the United States ... her father having died in Ireland previously."¹²

Children of JOSEPH BURGETT and ANN RALSTON are:

2. i. REV. JAMES RALSTON³ BURGETT, b. 06 Apr 1830, Olivesburg, Richland, Ohio.

ii. MELISSA BURGETT¹³, b. Abt. 1840, Ohio¹³.

More About MELISSA BURGETT:

Census3: 1860, Olivesburg, Richland, Ohio¹³

iii. SARAH A. BURGETT^13,14, b. Abt. 1843, Ohio¹⁵.

More About SARAH A. BURGETT:

Census2: 1860, Olivesburg, Richland, Ohio¹⁵

Census3: 03 Jun 1870, Olivesburg, Richland, Ohio¹⁶

 

Generation No. 2

2. REV. JAMES RALSTON³ BURGETT (JOSEPH ROGERS², GEORGE¹)^17,18 was born 06 Apr 1830 in Olivesburg, Richland, Ohio^19,20. He married (1) MARTHA ANN VANCE²¹ 26 Jul 1855 in William Park Home²¹, daughter of HENRY VANCE and ISABELLA PARK. She was born 24 Jan 1834 in Washington County, Pennsylvania^21,22, and died 17 Dec 1856²³. He married (2) SARAH V. WHEELER²⁴ 06 Jun 1860²⁴.

Notes for REV. JAMES RALSTON BURGETT:

In 1857-8, the Rev. J. R. Burgett was the pastor of the Presbyterian church at Mansfield. His pastorate, though brief, was successful. He was called to Mobile, Ala., and was on board the vessel with Mason and Slidell when they were captured while en route to England as emissaries of the rebellion. When a boy, Olivesburg was the Rev. Burgett’s home. [History of Richland County, Ohio, A.J. Baughman, Mansfield News: 01 August 1903]

More About REV. JAMES RALSTON BURGETT:

Graduation: 1853, Graduated from Jefferson College^25,26

Graduation2: 1857, Finished the course at Western Theological Seminary²⁷

Occupation: 1858, " ... was ordained and installed pastor of the church of Mansfield, Ohio."²⁷

Occupation2: Bet. 1858 - 1860, " ... helped to conduct the Mansfield Female College."²⁷

Occupation3: 1860, " ... he accepted a call to the Government Street church, of Mobile, Alabama ..."²⁷

Other1: Had six sons and one daughter by his second wife²⁸

More About MARTHA ANN VANCE:

Education: Bet. 1849 - 1852, Entered Olome Institute at Canonsburg²⁹

Occupation: Bet. 1852 - 1854, Teacher at Olome Institute²⁹

Occupation2: Abt. 1855, Taught at Brighton Seminary²⁹

Child of JAMES BURGETT and MARTHA VANCE is:

i. ANNA VANCE⁴ BURGETT, b. 09 Dec 1856²⁹; m. REV. F.L. EWING²⁹, Jun 1877²⁹.

More About ANNA VANCE BURGETT:

Education: " ... was educated at the Female Seminary there (at Mobile, AL)."²⁹

Occupation: Bef. 14 Jun 1877, Taught for one year at the Female Seminary at Mobile, Alabama²⁹

 

 

Endnotes

1. W.J. Park, Biographical Sketch of the Park Family of Washington County, Pa., (Covington, Ky., J.J. Vance, 1880), p. 107.

2. Hannis Taylor, Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, (Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wisconsin, 1893), p. 516.

3. 1860 Richland County, Ohio Census, Olivesburgh; Dwelling 656, Family 680; Page 333.

4. Hannis Taylor, Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, (Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wisconsin, 1893), p. 516.

5. 1860 Richland County, Ohio Census, Olivesburgh; Dwelling 656, Family 680; Page 333.

6. Hannis Taylor, Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, (Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wisconsin, 1893), p. 516.

7. 1860 Richland County, Ohio Census, Olivesburgh; Dwelling 656, Family 680; Page 333.

8. 1870 Richland County, Ohio Census, Olivesburg, Dwelling 34, Family 39; p. 388.

9. Hannis Taylor, Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, (Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wisconsin, 1893), p. 516.

10. 1860 Richland County, Ohio Census, Olivesburgh; Dwelling 656, Family 680; Page 333.

11. 1870 Richland County, Ohio Census, Olivesburg, Dwelling 34, Family 39; p. 388.

12. Hannis Taylor, Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, (Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wisconsin, 1893), p. 516.

13. 1860 Richland County, Ohio Census, Olivesburgh; Dwelling 656, Family 680; Page 333.

14. 1870 Richland County, Ohio Census, Olivesburg; Dwelling 34, Family 39; p. 388.

15. 1860 Richland County, Ohio Census, Olivesburgh; Dwelling 656, Family 680; Page 333.

16. 1870 Richland County, Ohio Census, Olivesburg, Dwelling 34, Family 39; p. 388.

17. W.J. Park, Biographical Sketch of the Park Family of Washington County, Pa., (Covington, Ky., J.J. Vance, 1880), p. 107.

18. Hannis Taylor, Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, (Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wisconsin, 1893), p. 516, Provided full first and middle names.

19. W.J. Park, Biographical Sketch of the Park Family of Washington County, Pa., (Covington, Ky., J.J. Vance, 1880), p. 107.

20. Hannis Taylor, Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, (Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wisconsin, 1893), p. 516.

21. W.J. Park, Biographical Sketch of the Park Family of Washington County, Pa., (Covington, Ky., J.J. Vance, 1880), p. 107.

22. Hannis Taylor, Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, (Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wisconsin, 1893), p. 516.

23. W.J. Park, Biographical Sketch of the Park Family of Washington County, Pa., (Covington, Ky., J.J. Vance, 1880), p. 107.

24. Hannis Taylor, Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, (Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wisconsin, 1893), p. 516.

25. W.J. Park, Biographical Sketch of the Park Family of Washington County, Pa., (Covington, Ky., J.J. Vance, 1880), p. 107.

26. Hannis Taylor, Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, (Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wisconsin, 1893), p. 516, " ... taking honors in oratory, and at the commencement he was chosen valedictorian of his literary society."

27. W.J. Park, Biographical Sketch of the Park Family of Washington County, Pa., (Covington, Ky., J.J. Vance, 1880), p. 107.

28. Hannis Taylor, Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, (Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wisconsin, 1893), p. 516.

29. W.J. Park, Biographical Sketch of the Park Family of Washington County, Pa., (Covington, Ky., J.J. Vance, 1880), p. 107.

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