Smith Cemetery ~ William Evans Burns ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Burns, William Evans
LAST: Burns FIRST: William MID: Evans
GENDER: M MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE: 
BORN: 20 Sep 1840 DIED: 23 Jun 1917 BURIED: 25 Jun 1917 (Smith Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Kendall Co., Illinois
DEATH PLACE: Polk Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
Name of father William Burns
Maiden name of mother Rachel Ford
MARRIAGE - William E. Burns & Drucilla Johnson md 4 Oct 1866 at home of J.J. Johnston; W.C. Whitson, Co J. Wit: S. Fentirn & M.E. Townsend. Bk B pg 8
1880 OR CENSUS - William E. Burns (35y, b IL, occupation farmer), enumerated with wife Drucilla (32y, b IL), and 3 children, William J. (12y, b OR), Bertie J. (dau, 8y, b OR) and Addie F. (6y, b OR); also with family was Charles Stafford (25y, b VA, occupation farm laborer)
OBITUARY: 
PIONEER OF 1848 DIED AT HOME NEAR DALLAS.
William E. Burns, born in Kendall County, Illinois, September 20, 1840, passed away June 23 at his farm home hear Dallas, aged 76 years, 9 months. He came with is parents to Oregon in 1848 and, with the exception of a short time spent in Yamhill County, had lived continuously on his Dallas farm. He was united in marriage, on October 4, 1866, to Drucilla M. Johnston and three children were born to them - William J., who lives on the home farml; Mrs. A. A. Linderman, of Corvallis, Or., and Mrs. J. T. Alexander of Portland. He leaves also three grandchildren - Laird N. Linderman, Margaret and Ruth Alexander; one brother - James H. Burns, who lives on an adjoining farm, and three sisters - Mrs. B. F. Smith, Mrs. Ann Staats and Mrs. Phya Daly. The funeral services, which were conducted by Rev. D. V. Poling, of Dallas, were held at the home under the maple trees on the lawn and were largely attended.
Oregonian, The (Portland, Oregon) 1 Jul 1917, pg 4
INSCRIPTION: 
Burns
William E.
1840-1917
[shares marker with Drucilla M. Burns]
SOURCES: 
OSBH DC (Polk County 1917) #53
Polk Co, Oregon, Marriage Records, 1849-1879, page 36
1880 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, Bridgeport, ED 106, FA#309)
Oreg 1 Jul 1917, pg 4
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ROW: 37-3