Hi, My Burns family was in Kansas until abt 1900. I have traced back to James Burns, who was born in Ireland - no name for his wife. He had a child, Patrick Joseph Burns, born in 1856, in York, Leeds, England. He married Mary Teresa Cullen, and they had 14 children, the first James John burns, born in 1881 in England. Patrick, Mary, and James John left England for the US in late 1881-1882. I found them in Osage, Kansas. This information was on a Social Security application that was submitted by one of Patricks and Marys children. Have searched to see when Patrick landed in the US and where he landed - the archives have nothing. If anyone connects with this info please contact me. Ada Burns Cardon AdaMel5@aol.com