William Edward BurnettAge: 58 years1900–1959
- Name
- William Edward Burnett
- Given names
- William Edward
- Surname
- Burnett
 Birth | September 17, 1900 32 32 |
 Birth of a sister | Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett June 28, 1904 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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/ |
| Census | March 27, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Elizabeth Covington — View this family May 14, 1921 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Edward Burnett Jr. February 1, 1923 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Norma Jean Burnett February 14, 1927 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 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 Paschal Burnett November 20, 1929 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Ophila Burnett April 24, 1931 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Larry Joe Burnett February 24, 1937 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell October 18, 1942 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a son | William Edward Burnett Jr. June 13, 1943 (Age 42 years) Cause: Drowning |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ben Thomas Carper Jr April 7, 1947 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Ben Thomas Carper Jr April 7, 1947 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Elizabeth Covington November 16, 1949 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1950 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 granddaughter | Deborah J “Debbie” Carper February 25, 1954 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 | June 9, 1959 (Age 58 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Kenton Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Paschal Burnett Birth: June 21, 1868 26 25 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 20, 1929 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Susanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1868 49 39 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 1942 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 29, 1890 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Nora Alice Burnett Birth: September 14, 1891 23 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 1968 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Martha Ophila Burnett Birth: June 2, 1893 24 25 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 24, 1931 — New Mexico, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Ruth Agnes Burnett Birth: May 26, 1895 26 27 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: July 24, 1983 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Vera Ann Burnett Birth: February 25, 1898 29 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 1, 1997 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
William Edward Burnett Birth: September 17, 1900 32 32 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 9, 1959 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Grace Fay “Gracie” Burnett Birth: June 28, 1904 36 36 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: September 16, 1962 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Mary Elizabeth Covington |
| himself |
William Edward Burnett Birth: September 17, 1900 32 32 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 9, 1959 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth Covington Birth: February 9, 1904 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 16, 1949 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: May 14, 1921 — Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months son |
William Edward Burnett Jr. Birth: February 1, 1923 22 18 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 13, 1943 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Norma Jean Burnett Birth: February 14, 1927 26 23 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1993 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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10 years son |
Larry Joe Burnett Birth: February 24, 1937 36 33 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: July 9, 2020 |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Paschal Burnett - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Paschal Burnett - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Edward Burnett - Household
1607 N. 12th St. Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Edward Burnett - Household
2035 Clay Street Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - William Edward Burnett - Household
1928 Madison Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky
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