Burness Genealogy and Family History

Roger M. Corray¹

#36851

Pedigree

Roger M. Corray is the son of Frank Mason Corray and Gladys Jane Dallas.¹

Charts: Johnson Family

Citations

1940 US Census, Illinois.

Robert Corray¹

#36852

Pedigree

Robert Corray is the son of Frank Mason Corray and Reba (?)¹

Charts: Johnson Family

Citations

1940 US Census, Illinois.

Lydia M. Johnson¹

#36853, b. September 1886, d. 1952

Pedigree

Lydia M. Johnson was born in September 1886 in Illinois, USA.² She was the daughter of Thomas Elmer Johnson and Laura Belle Corray.^1,2 She married Leo Hawthorne in 1907 in Champaign County, Illinois, USA.¹ She died in 1952 in Oklahoma, USA.³ She was buried in Cache Cemetery, Cache, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA.³

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of Lydia M. Johnson and Leo Hawthorne

Florence B. Hawthorne^4,5 b. 12 Oct 1909, d. 3 Feb 1998
Joseph T. Hawthorne^5,6 b. 13 Apr 1912, d. 7 Mar 1996
Donald L. Hawthorne^5,6 b. 7 Mar 1914, d. 18 Feb 1989
Phillip Hawthorne⁵ b. 25 Jun 1916, d. 27 Oct 1925
Mary Ethel Hawthorne^5,6,7 b. 27 Nov 1918, d. 5 Apr 1997
Russell Dean Hawthorne^6,7

Citations

FamilySearch, Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1940.
1900 US Census, Illinois.
Find A Grave.
1910 US Census, Oklahoma.
1920 US Census, Oklahoma.
1930 US Census, Arkansas.
1940 US Census, Oklahoma.

Ethel Muriel Johnson¹

#36854, b. 12 October 1888, d. February 1980

Pedigree

Ethel Muriel Johnson was born on 12 October 1888 in Illinois, USA.^2,3 She was the daughter of Thomas Elmer Johnson and Laura Belle Corray.^1,2 She married Richard G. Kirby in 1908 in Champaign County, Illinois, USA.¹ She died in February 1980 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA, at age 91.³

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of Ethel Muriel Johnson and Richard G. Kirby

Marguerite A. Kirby^4,5,6 b. 1910
Thomas Steven Kirby^7,5 b. 22 Sep 1912, d. 22 Aug 1967

Citations

FamilySearch, Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1940.
1900 US Census, Illinois.
SSDI.
1910 US Census, Illinois.
1920 US Census, Iowa.
1930 US Census, Iowa.
FamilySearch, Iowa County Births, 1880-1935.

Verna Marguerite Johnson¹

#36855, b. 23 October 1891, d. August 1982

Pedigree

Verna Marguerite Johnson was born on 23 October 1891 in Champaign County, Illinois, USA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Thomas Elmer Johnson and Laura Belle Corray.^1,3,4,5,6,7 She married Mirvin Irvin Smith in 1912 in Champaign County, Illinois, USA.³ She married Nels Andreas Christensen on 29 November 1919 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA.⁴ She died in August 1982 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA, at age 90.²

Charts: Johnson Family

Child of Verna Marguerite Johnson and Mirvin Irvin Smith

Laura E. Smith^7,8 b. 9 Sep 1913, d. 1 Jan 2010

Children of Verna Marguerite Johnson and Nels Andreas Christensen

Betty Marie Christensen^9,8,10 b. 25 Apr 1921, d. 17 Oct 2013
Amanda Jean Christensen^9,8,10
Mary Louise Christensen^9,8,10
Andrew La Verne Christensen^9,10

Citations

FamilySearch, Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940.
SSDI.
FamilySearch, Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1940.
FamilySearch, Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934.
1900 US Census, Illinois.
1910 US Census, Illinois.
1920 US Census, Iowa.
1930 US Census, Iowa.
FamilySearch, Iowa County Births, 1880-1935.
1940 US Census, Iowa.

Florence Mary Johnson¹

#36856, b. 27 October 1893, d. 1933

Pedigree

Florence Mary Johnson was born on 27 October 1893 in Champaign County, Illinois, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Elmer Johnson and Laura Belle Corray.^1,2,3 She married Chris J. Christensen in 1917 in Champaign County, Illinois, USA.⁴ She died in 1933 in Iowa, USA.⁵

Charts: Johnson Family

Citations

FamilySearch, Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940.
1900 US Census, Illinois.
1910 US Census, Illinois.
FamilySearch, Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1940.
Find A Grave.

Austin Isaiah Corray¹

#36857, b. 13 April 1897, d. 14 July 1968

Pedigree

Austin Isaiah Corray was born on 13 April 1897 in Champaign County, Illinois, USA.^1,2,3,4 He was the son of George M. Corray and Birdella Hoy.^2,5 He married Helen (?)⁶ He died on 14 July 1968 in Champaign County, Illinois, USA, at age 71.^3,4 He was buried in Yearsley Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA.³

Charts: Johnson Family

Citations

Ancestry.com, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-18.
1900 US Census, Illinois.
Find A Grave.
SSDI.
1910 US Census, Illinois.
1920 US Census, Illinois.

Nels Andreas Christensen¹

#36858, b. 22 August 1889, d. January 1970

Pedigree

Nels Andreas Christensen was born on 22 August 1889 in Denmark.^1,2 He married Verna Marguerite Johnson, daughter of Thomas Elmer Johnson and Laura Belle Corray, on 29 November 1919 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA.³ He died in January 1970 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA, at age 80.²

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of Nels Andreas Christensen and Verna Marguerite Johnson

Betty Marie Christensen^4,5,6 b. 25 Apr 1921, d. 17 Oct 2013
Amanda Jean Christensen^4,5,6
Mary Louise Christensen^4,5,6
Andrew La Verne Christensen^4,6

Citations

Ancestry.com, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-18.
SSDI.
FamilySearch, Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934.
FamilySearch, Iowa County Births, 1880-1935.
1930 US Census, Iowa.
1940 US Census, Iowa.

Laura E. Smith¹

#36859, b. 9 September 1913, d. 1 January 2010

Pedigree

Laura E. Smith was born on 9 September 1913 in Urbana Township, Champaign County, Illinois, USA.² She was the daughter of Mirvin Irvin Smith and Verna Marguerite Johnson.^3,1 She married William Dailey in 1938 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA.² She died on 1 January 2010 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA, at age 96.²

Charts: Johnson Family

Citations

1930 US Census, Iowa.
Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa.
1920 US Census, Iowa.