HIS OBITUARY IS IN THE LEEDY COLLECTION IN THE KEEPING OF THE MINNILUSA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
"PROFF. BURNS READ OF MINES SCHOOL FACULTY IS DEAD
Veteran of First World War Had Been ill for a year.
J Burns Read,60, a professor and head of mining engineering department of Colorado School of Mines at Golden, since 1928 died Saturday in ST Anthony's Hospital in Denver Colorado after a years illness.
A native of Rapid City,SD, Professor Read received his science and mining engineering degree at the South Dakota School of Mines.Before coming to Colorado he was assistant superintendent of a copper smelter at Rapid City in 1906.
From 1911 to 1917 when he entered the United States army where he served during World War 1 as an ordinance captain, he was assistant professor of mining, and subsequently head of the mining and metallurgical department of the Case school of Applied science. He held a reserve commission as an ordinance major a the time of his death.
Immediately after the war, Professor Read became associate professor of mining at the University of Illinois and was later employed as a assayer,surveyor and chemist by various western mining companies.
At one time he was manager of a mining company in British Guiana, and spent his 1st honeymoon there, and from 1920 to 1927 was assistant director of the research department for the Metals Exploration company in Denver.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia Crowell Read, a native of West Point Miss.to whom he was married in June of 1939, at Golden; a daughter Dorothy McCain of Rapid City SD, two sons;Dr Donald Read of New York City, and Warrant Officer Frank Read with the United States army in the South Pacific; his mother Katherine Read of Rapid City SD, and two brothers, Frank of South Dakota, and Herbert in Quebec Canada.
FORMER RESIDENT PROFESSOR BURIED
Services were held Monday in Golden Colo, for J Burns Read,, 60,native of Rapid City and professor and head of the mining engineering department of the Colorado School of Mines at Golden since 1928, who died in Denver Saturday after a years illness.
Attending the services from Rapid City were a son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Winfield R McCain.
Read received his bachelor and mining engineering degree form the South Dakota School of Mines in 1906 and 1908 and for a time was superintendent of the old gold smelter.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia Crowell Read, a native of West Point Miss, whom he married in June of 1939 at Golden, a daughter Mrs McCain of Rapid City SD, two sons Dr Donald Read of New York City, and Warrant Officer Frank Read it the United States army in the south Pacific, his mother Katherine Read of Rapid City and two brothers Frank in Porcupine SD and Herbert in Quebec Canada."

Name: John B Read
Age: 16
Birth Date: Aug 1883
Birthplace: South Dakota
Home in 1900: Township 1, Pennington, South Dakota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: John C Read
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's name: Kate F Read
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Members:
Name Age
John C Read 42
Kate F Read 48
Frank M Read 20
John B Read 16
Herbert N Read 15

South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949 about J Burns Read
Name: J Burns Read
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Spouse: Gratia A Jones
Marriage Date: 14 May 1909
Marriage County: Clay
County of Residence: Union
Post Office: Norway Jp.
1920 United States Federal Census about J Burno Read
Name: J Burno Read
[J Burns Read]
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1884
Birthplace: South Dakota
Home in 1920: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Gratia Read
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Home Owned: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
J Burno Read 36
Gratia Read 38
Dorothy Agnes Read 9
Donald Burns Read 7
Frank Merrell Read 4
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1930 United States Federal Census about J Burns Read
Name: J Burns Read
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1884
Birthplace: South Dakota
Race: White
Home in 1930: Golden, Jefferson, Colorado
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Gratia J Read
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's name: Katherine Read
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Members:
Name Age
J Burns Read 46
Gratia J Read 48
Dorathy A Read 20
Donald B Read 18
Frank M Read 14
Katherine Read 77

1940 United States Federal Census about J Burns Reed
Name: J Burns Reed
Age: 56
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: South Dakota
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Golden, Jefferson, Colorado

Street: Arapahoe Street
House Number: 1815
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Denver, Denver, Colorado
Residence in 1935: Denver, Denver, Colorado
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 10A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 242
Occupation: Teacher
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 6500
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 5th or subsequent year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 4000
Income Other Sources: No

Household Members:
Name Age
J Burns Reed 56
Virginia Reed 44

The experimental mine, (Colorado School of Mines. Quarterly) Unknown Binding – January 1, 1930
by J. Burns Read (Author)

Testing Artillery Cartridge Cases

J. Burns Read
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 1922 - 53 pages