Son of Truman Burnes and Mary Ann Loker Burnes. Was a carpenter on the 1850 census in St. Louis, and a mechanic on the 1880 census in Shreveport.
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David Burns Dead. Mr. Thomas Philiips hac received a telegram announcing the death of David Burns, which occurred at Sour Lake, Tex. on Sunday last, at 12 o'clock When Mr. Burns left this city on Thursday, the 13th inst., for the benefit of his health, his friends did not think that he would never greet them again. The cause of his death was not stated. Mr. Burns was born in Washington, D. C. and was about 50 years old. He resided in this State forty years, twenty of which were spent in Shreveport. At the beginning of the war he enlisted in a Louisiana company and served the cause of the South to the end of the conflict. He was a carpenter by trade and was esteemed by a large circle of friends. By industry, frugality and economy, he accumulated some property, the value of which is unknown. The deceased was a single man and leaves several brothers and sisters who reside in Georgetown, near Washington City, to mourn his bones. He was a member of Keith lodge No. 12. The remains will probably be brought to Shreveport for burial, due notice of which will be given.
Son of Truman Burnes and Mary Ann Loker Burnes. Was a carpenter on the 1850 census in St. Louis, and a mechanic on the 1880 census in Shreveport.
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David Burns Dead. Mr. Thomas Philiips hac received a telegram announcing the death of David Burns, which occurred at Sour Lake, Tex. on Sunday last, at 12 o'clock When Mr. Burns left this city on Thursday, the 13th inst., for the benefit of his health, his friends did not think that he would never greet them again. The cause of his death was not stated. Mr. Burns was born in Washington, D. C. and was about 50 years old. He resided in this State forty years, twenty of which were spent in Shreveport. At the beginning of the war he enlisted in a Louisiana company and served the cause of the South to the end of the conflict. He was a carpenter by trade and was esteemed by a large circle of friends. By industry, frugality and economy, he accumulated some property, the value of which is unknown. The deceased was a single man and leaves several brothers and sisters who reside in Georgetown, near Washington City, to mourn his bones. He was a member of Keith lodge No. 12. The remains will probably be brought to Shreveport for burial, due notice of which will be given.
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