James Martin BurnettAge: 78 years1906–1984
- Name
- James Martin Burnett
- Given names
- James Martin
- Surname
- Burnett
 Birth | April 11, 1906 20 22 |
 Marriage of parents | James Douglas “Dug” Burnett — Versa Etna Dorton — View this family about 1906 |
| Birth of a sister | Ernestine Burnett September 25, 1907 (Age 17 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Joe John Burnett February 23, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mabel G Burnett August 3, 1911 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Pvt. Douglas W Burnett about 1914 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Rebecca “Mattie” Burnett November 23, 1917 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 11 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a sister | Hazel Alice Burnett May 5, 1919 (Age 13 years) |
| Census | January 14, 1920 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Quincy Burnett January 24, 1922 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Marjorie Rose Burnett March 22, 1923 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Joseph David Dorton June 11, 1924 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Quincy Thomas Burnett November 8, 1927 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Herbert Charles Burnett April 3, 1929 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 23 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a father | James Douglas “Dug” Burnett May 29, 1931 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a mother | Versa Etna Dorton April 24, 1936 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | April 14, 1940 (Age 34 years) |
 Military | WW2 Draft October 16, 1940 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | Quincy Thomas Burnett April 10, 1942 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a brother | Pvt. Douglas W Burnett March 29, 1943 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Ellen “Mattie” Hamby March 15, 1944 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a brother | Joe John Burnett December 20, 1950 (Age 44 years) Cause: Struck by Trailer truck |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rebecca Ann Selby November 10, 1961 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ernestine Burnett July 13, 1973 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a sister | Mabel G Burnett October 22, 1978 (Age 72 years) |
 Death | October 16, 1984 (Age 78 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Douglas “Dug” Burnett Birth: February 18, 1886 25 24 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 29, 1931 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Versa Etna Dorton Birth: March 12, 1884 31 27 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 24, 1936 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1906 — |
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3 months himself |
James Martin Burnett Birth: April 11, 1906 20 22 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 16, 1984 — Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Ernestine Burnett Birth: September 25, 1907 21 23 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 13, 1973 — Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Joe John Burnett Birth: February 23, 1910 24 25 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 20, 1950 — Crab Orchard, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Mabel G Burnett Birth: August 3, 1911 25 27 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 22, 1978 — Brevard, Florida, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Pvt. Douglas W Burnett Birth: about 1914 27 29 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 29, 1943 — North Africa |
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4 years younger sister |
Martha Rebecca “Mattie” Burnett Birth: November 23, 1917 31 33 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 10, 2007 |
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17 months younger sister |
Hazel Alice Burnett Birth: May 5, 1919 33 35 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: June 13, 2002 |
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4 years younger sister |
Marjorie Rose Burnett Birth: March 22, 1923 37 39 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 19, 1991 |
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5 years younger brother |
Quincy Thomas Burnett Birth: November 8, 1927 41 43 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 10, 1942 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Herbert Charles Burnett Birth: April 3, 1929 43 45 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 28, 2004 — Houston, Texas, United States |
| Family with Eva Hayes |
| himself |
James Martin Burnett Birth: April 11, 1906 20 22 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 16, 1984 — Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States |
| wife |
Eva Hayes Birth: about 1906 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| son |
Private |
James Martin Burnett has 5 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (5)
Parents Ernest Edison Dorton + Clara Elizabeth Ford
Parents Ernest Edison Dorton + Nellie Hedgecoth
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Parents William Rainey Turner + Mary T Dorton
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Parents Claborn Floyd Wilson Sr. + Maude Dorton
Parents Andrew J McGuire + Ida M Dorton
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Douglas Burnett - Household
Pleasant Hill Road Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Douglas Burnett - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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