Jesse BURGESS, Jr.

1905 - 1954  (48 years)

• Name	Jesse BURGESS  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	20 Nov 1905	Indiana, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 May 1954  [3, 4]
  Person ID	I3796	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Jesse BURGESS, Sr.,   b. 6 Apr 1863, Indiana, USA ,   d. 31 Dec 1936, Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Carrie Ada WELLS,   b. 25 Oct 1878, Indiana, USA ,   d. 12 Jul 1962  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	27 Oct 1903	Stampers Creek, Orange, Indiana, USA   [5]
  	As of 07 Jan 2018, there is no image. However, transcribed data fits.
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillie NEWKIRK
  Children	1. James BURGESS
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F1173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Nov 1905 - Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  BURGESS, Jesse Death came suddenly to Jesse "Red" Burgess at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at his home just two hours after he was taken ill. Death was attributed to a heart ailment He was born in Orleans, Nov. 20, 1905, to Jesse and Carrie Ada Wells Burgess. His entire life was spent here where he attended school and, for the past 14 years had been employed as tank truck driver for the local shell Oil Co. distributor plant, and his courteous, cheerful manner had endeared him to all of his customers and made for him a host of friends. On February 3, 1934, he was married to Miss Lillie Newkirk of Bedford, who survives with their son, Jimmie, who is a member of this year's graduating class from Orleans High School. Other survivors are his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Doll Wilson of Orleans, Route 2; three sisters, Mrs. Mabel Zonkle of Bedford, Mrs. Hazel Williams, Leander, Texas; and Mrs. Alice Roll, Orleans; two brothers, Russell of Orleans, and Robert Burgess, Denver, Colo., and some nieces and nephews. The body lay in state at the residence from Tuesday morning until the funeral hours, when it was returned to the Ochs Funeral Home where rites were conducted at 2:30 p.m. by Rev. Carl Roark of Jonesboro, former pastor of the Orleans Pilgrim Holiness Church, assisted by Rev. Lee Luck, its present pastor. Burial was made in the Fairview Cemetery, with Ochs Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements. BURGESS, Jesse Funeral services for Jesse "Red" Burgess, 48, of Orleans will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Ochs Funeral Home. Mr. Burgess died suddenly Sunday at his Orleans home. The deceased was born November 20, 1905, in Orange County. He was married in early life. He drove a tank truck for the Shell Oil Distributing company in Orleans for approximately 14 years. Surviving are the wife; one son, Jimmy, at home; the mother, three sisters and two brothers. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the residence until the funeral hour. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/orange/obits61.htm#burgessj

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - Washington, D.C.: Nation;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Orleans, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T625_459; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 146. [S18] 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910, T624, 1,178 rolls.;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Paoli, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1374386. [S35] Obituary. [S243] Obituary. [S1] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).