Hi list, We're seeking descendants of the 9 children of William BURNS and Mary Ann VANNOY BURNS for a reunion Nov. 18, 2000 in Temple, TX. SOME of the known surnames of descendants include BURNS, MESSER, IRISH, STRANGE, CROCKETT, YOUNG, DILLARD, BROTHERS, GAVIN, FREEMAN, HUNT, WILLIAMS, KITTRELL, GLASS, McGREGOR, and HADLOCK. A list of known (to us) children (numbered 1, 2, 3, etc.) and grandchildren (numbered x.1, x.2, x.3, etc) is included below. Please pass this on to potential descendants. The reunion will be at The Inn at Scott & White, 2625 South 31st Street, Temple, TX from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Contact Bob Branson at [email protected] for more information. (We'd also be interested in knowing we'd found somebody else.) The partial descendant list -- William BURNS b: 13 January 1829 in Bedford Co. TN d: 19 March 1907 in Bell Co., TX .. +Mary Ann VANNOY b: 14 May 1829 in Bedford Co. TN m: 30 October 1851 in Bedford TN d: 31 March 1896 in Bell Co. TX After Bedford Co, TN, they lived in Benton Co., AR, and then Bell Co by 1863. Children and grandchildren of William and Mary include 1 Thomas Andrew BURNS b: February 1853 in Bedford Co., TN d: 18 November 1933 in Temple, Bell Co. TX +Frances Emma (Mary) "Fannie" BREEDLOVE b: 9 November 1860 in Bell Co. TX m: 22 September 1881 in Bell Co. TX d: 23 January 1940 in Bell Co. TX 1.1 Mary Emma BURNS b: 10 October 1882 in Bell Co. TX d: 14 September 1967 in Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX +Walter Ernest KITTRELL m: 22 December 1901 in Bell Co. TX 1.2 William Leslie, b. 12/12/1884, d. 08/09/1966 + Mary Alma GREENWAY, b. 03/27/1888, d.12/29/1932. 1.3 Zada BURNS b: 25 January 1885, d. 5 June 1906 + Jess FOWLER 1.4 Ada BURNS b: October 1887 +Alfred KNOWLES 1.5 Grover Cleveland BURNS b: 1 September 1888, d. 14 March 1949 + Bobbie WOMBELDUFF m: 27 December 1914 1.6 Robert Emmett BURNS b: 30 October 1890 +Minnie LOVE b. 23 November 1921 1.7 James Vannoy BURNS b: 30 October 1890 in Bottoms, Bell Co. TX d: 18 November 1971 in Troy, Bell Co., TX + Minnie Pearl PYEATT b: 4 April 1900 d: 1 June 1979 1.8 Thomas Andrew BURNS, Jr. b: 29 June 1899 2 William John BURNS b: 24 August 1854 in Shelbyville, Bedford Co., TN d: 18 May 1934 in Bell Co., TX .. +Eliza A. (Annie) MESSER b: 29 December 1855 in NC m: 1873 in Bell Co., TX d: 14 May 1937 in Bell Co. TX 2.1 John C. BURNS b: March 1881 in Bell Co., TX 2.2 James H. BURNS b: October 1883 in Bell Co., TX 2.3 Leonard L. BURNS b: August 1887 in Bell Co., TX + Irene PHILLIPS? 2.4 Raymond BURNS b: February 1889 in Bell Co., TX + Rettie Lee TRIMBLE 2.5 Margaret BURNS b: May 1894 in Bell Co., TX 2.6 Ernest BURNS b: October 1895 in Bell Co., TX 3. Mary Jane (Mollie) (Mamie) BURNS b: October 1856 in Bedford Co., TN d: 1861, bur. Hillcrest Cem. Temple Bell Co. TX +James Lee IRISH b: 1844 m: 1877 in TX d: 1931 bur. Hillcrest Cem. Temple Bell Co. TX (I don’t have their children) 4. James Vannoy BURNS b: July 1859 in Bedford Co., TN +Susan (Sudie) CHAPMAN b: 1865 in Lexington, KY m: 1884 in TX 4.1 Daughter BURNS +Ernest HOWARD 4.2 Donald BURNS 4.3 Ed BURNS 4.4 Ethel BURNS b: 1888 d: 1975 4.5 Irene? BURNS b: 20 October 1889 d: 17 April 1904 4.6 Gracie BURNS b: 6 September 1894 d: 23 July 1899 5. Martha Ann (Annie) BURNS b: 1861 in Benton Co., AR d: 1936 in Temple Bell TX (mom has 1963) +Joseph Henderson STRANGE b: 11 February 1852 m: 26 November 1878 in Bell Co., Texas d: 1935 in Bell Co. TX 5.1 Elbert STRANGE b: December 1879 in Bell Co. TX d: 1952 +Mary Alice UNKNOWN 5.2 Lillian STRANGE b: May 1883 in Bell Co. TX 5.3 Ernestine/Earnestine STRANGE b: June 1894 in Bell Co. TX +William B. GLASS, Sr. 5.4 Josephine Alice STRANGE b: 15 April 1897 or 1898 in Bell Co. TX d: 2 November 1953 in Dickens Co.? , TX +Franklin Bonaparte "Wolf" CROCKETT b: 27 January 1894 d: 25 July 1964 in Dickens Co.? , TX 5.5 Helen STRANGE b: March 1900 in Bell Co. TX 5.6 Benton STRANGE b: 8 January 1888 d: 24 July 1897 5.7 Sammie S. STRANGE b: 3 March 1890 d: 25 July 1897 5.8 Jessie STRANGE b: July 1885 in Texas 5.9 Mary STRANGE b: February 1892 6. Robert Emmett BURNS b: 23 February 1863 in Old Howard, Bell Co, TX d: 28 December 1953 in Abilene Taylor Co. TX +Mollie O'KEEFFE, (Mary Lee) b: 4 September 1867 in Old Howard, Bell Co. TX m: 12 November 1885 in Bell Co. TX d: 17 September 1937 in Abilene, Taylor Co. TX 6.1 Robert Hayden BURNS b: 1 August 1886 in Bell Co. TX d: 2 November 1918 in Post TX +Lorena Mae WEBB b: 30 July 1886 in Hill Co. TX d: 1918 Post TX 6.2 William Arthur BURNS I b: 3 August 1890 in 1891?, Temple, Bell Co, TX d: 4 July 1929 in Jones Co. TX +Edith Blanch JENNINGS b: 22 August 1892 in Lancaster Co., SC m: 24 October 1919 in NYC, NY d: 11 May 1971 in Bismarck Co. ND 6.3 Annie Alice BURNS b: 2 February 1893 d: in Moran, Shackelford Co., TX +George Lee McCARGO b: 1892 m: 26 June 1920 in Shackelford Co. TX d: 1973 6.4 Exa Lee BURNS b: 4 May 1895 in Temple Bell Co. TX d: d: 6 December 1972 in Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico +William Ollie HUNT m: 18 March 1922 in Texas 7. Alice BURNS b: 29 September 1866 in Bell Co., TX d: 1948 in Winfield, Cowley Co., KS +Olympus YOUNG b: 1862 d: 1908 in Lipscomb Co., TX 7.1 Ulysses Alexander YOUNG b: 1888 d: 1943 7.2 William Burns YOUNG b: 1890 d: 1977 7.3 Clement Rochester YOUNG b: 1891 d: abt 1962 in OK 7.4 Alice Olympia YOUNG b: 1898 d: 1989 8. Eugene (Bub) BURNS b: December 1870 in Bell Co., TX No children. 9. Ernest BURNS b: November 1872 in Bell Co. TX +Minnie RAY m: 1895 in Bell Co. Texas 9.1 Walter Wayne BURNS b: 21 May 1896 9.2 James Edgar BURNS b: 21 July 1898 d: May 2 1911 9.3 Mamie Gladys BURNS b: 11 July 1900 +Everett GEE, m. 13 Sept 1918 9.4 Clay BURNS b: 12 February 1904 +(1) Ollie Bell AIKEN m: 17 December 1931 9.5 Lillian BURNS b: 8 March 1908 +William A. MESSER, Jr. m. 3 June 1927 9.6 Mary Hillman BURNS b: 2 February 1909 9.8 Bonnie Ernest BURNS b: 29 October 1910 +Fred HILL m: 17 December 1934 9.9 Orrie Alice BURNS b: 24 February 1913 Thanks. Bob Branson, Bill Burns, Clay Burns, Laurel Burns, Cristy Dillard