Burness Genealogy and Family History

Sarah E. Simonson¹

#25881, b. 1866, d. 1955

Sarah E. Simonson was born in 1866 in McLean County, Illinois, USA.^2,3 She was the daughter of Barney Simonson and Eliza Jane Johnson.^2,1 She married Andrew J. Miller on 18 September 1899 in McLean County, Illinois, USA.⁴ She died in 1955 in Illinois, USA.³

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of Sarah E. Simonson and Andrew J. Miller

Hila Miller^5,6,7 b. c 1901
Hazel Miller^5,6 b. c 1902
Marie Miller^5,6 b. c 1904
Lester Miller^5,6 b. c 1908

Citations

1880 US Census, Illinois.
1870 US Census, Illinois.
Find A Grave.
Illinois State Archives, Illinois Marriage Index, 1763-1900.
1910 US Census, Illinois.
1920 US Census, Illinois.
1930 US Census, Illinois.

Margaret A. Simonson¹

#25882, b. 6 December 1870, d. 8 October 1945

Pedigree

Margaret A. Simonson was born on 6 December 1870 in LeRoy, McLean County, Illinois, USA.² She was the daughter of Barney Simonson and Eliza Jane Johnson.^2,1 She married James Rolston Torrence on 9 September 1896 in McLean County, Illinois, USA.^3,2 She died on 8 October 1945 in Santa Anna, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA, at age 74.²

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of Margaret A. Simonson and James Rolston Torrence

Charles Henry Torrence+^4,5 b. 29 Aug 1897, d. Oct 1972
Olive F. Torrence^4,5,6,7,8 b. 30 Jul 1899, d. Apr 1970
Chester A. Torrence+^5,6,7 b. 5 May 1903, d. Aug 1973

Citations

1880 US Census, Illinois.
FamilySearch, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947.
Illinois State Archives, Illinois Marriage Index, 1763-1900.
1900 US Census, Illinois.
1910 US Census, Illinois.
1920 US Census, Illinois.
1930 US Census, Illinois.
1940 US Census, Illinois.

John York¹

#25883, b. 10 July 1856, d. 13 February 1913

Pedigree

John York was born on 10 July 1856 in New York, USA.² He married Catharine M. Simonson, daughter of Barney Simonson and Eliza Jane Johnson, on 30 September 1890 in McLean County, Illinois, USA.¹ He died on 13 February 1913 in Dallas County, Iowa, USA, at age 56.^2,3

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of John York and Catharine M. Simonson

Myrtle I. York+^4,5,6,7 b. 30 Jun 1891, d. 3 Mar 1981
Jessie C. York^5,6,7,3 b. 31 May 1893, d. 12 Feb 1973
Carl York+^5,6,7 b. 10 Nov 1894, d. 1974
Sherman York+^5,6,7 b. 20 Feb 1896, d. Nov 1978
Orson Clarence York+^8,5,6 b. 11 Oct 1898, d. 7 Apr 1964

Citations

Illinois State Archives, Illinois Marriage Index, 1763-1900.
FamilySearch, Iowa Death Records, 1921-1940.
Find A Grave.
FamilySearch, Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934.
1900 US Census, Iowa.
1910 US Census, Iowa.
1925 State Census, Iowa.
FamilySearch, Iowa County Births, 1880-1935.

William David Nickerson

#25884, b. 31 October 1847, d. 4 March 1921

Pedigree

William David Nickerson was born on 31 October 1847 in Illinois, USA.^1,2 He was the son of Albert R. Nickerson.³ He married Nora M. Simonson, daughter of Barney Simonson and Eliza Jane Johnson, on 15 February 1877 in McLean County, Illinois, USA.⁴ He married Laura Ellen Martin on 23 February 1887 in McLean County, Illinois, USA.⁴ He died on 4 March 1921 in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA, at age 73.^2,5

Charts: Johnson Family

Citations

FamilySearch, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947.
1900 US Census, Illinois.
1860 US Census, Illinois.
Illinois State Archives, Illinois Marriage Index, 1763-1900.
Www.billiongraves.com, Billion Graves.

James Rolston Torrence¹

#25885, b. 26 July 1858, d. 1 June 1928

Pedigree

James Rolston Torrence was born on 26 July 1858 in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA.¹ He married Margaret A. Simonson, daughter of Barney Simonson and Eliza Jane Johnson, on 9 September 1896 in McLean County, Illinois, USA.^2,1 He died on 1 June 1928 in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA, at age 69.¹

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of James Rolston Torrence and Margaret A. Simonson

Charles Henry Torrence+^3,4 b. 29 Aug 1897, d. Oct 1972
Olive F. Torrence^3,4 b. 30 Jul 1899, d. Apr 1970
Chester A. Torrence+⁴ b. 5 May 1903, d. Aug 1973

Citations

FamilySearch, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947.
Illinois State Archives, Illinois Marriage Index, 1763-1900.
1900 US Census, Illinois.
1910 US Census, Illinois.

Andrew J. Miller¹

#25886, b. March 1864, d. 1919

Pedigree

Andrew J. Miller was born in March 1864 in Indiana, USA.² He married Sarah E. Simonson, daughter of Barney Simonson and Eliza Jane Johnson, on 18 September 1899 in McLean County, Illinois, USA.³ He died in 1919 in Illinois, USA.¹

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of Andrew J. Miller and Sarah E. Simonson

Hila Miller⁴ b. c 1901
Hazel Miller⁴ b. c 1902
Marie Miller⁴ b. c 1904
Lester Miller⁴ b. c 1908

Citations

Find A Grave.
1900 US Census, Illinois.
Illinois State Archives, Illinois Marriage Index, 1763-1900.
1910 US Census, Illinois.

Laura Ellen Martin¹

#25888, b. January 1857

Pedigree

Laura Ellen Martin was born in January 1857 in Illinois, USA.² She married William David Nickerson, son of Albert R. Nickerson, on 23 February 1887 in McLean County, Illinois, USA.¹

Citations

Illinois State Archives, Illinois Marriage Index, 1763-1900.
1900 US Census, Illinois.

Hila Miller¹

#25889, b. circa 1901

Pedigree

Hila Miller was born circa 1901 in Illinois, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew J. Miller and Sarah E. Simonson.^1,2,3

Charts: Johnson Family

Citations

1910 US Census, Illinois.
1920 US Census, Illinois.
1930 US Census, Illinois.

Hazel Miller¹

#25890, b. circa 1902

Pedigree

Hazel Miller was born circa 1902 in Illinois, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew J. Miller and Sarah E. Simonson.^1,2

Charts: Johnson Family

Citations

1910 US Census, Illinois.
1920 US Census, Illinois.