Zilphia Wellard Sydney1
#16811, b. 18 February 1884, d. 22 December 1938
Zilphia Wellard Sydney was born on 18 February 1884 in Pennsylvania, USA.2,3 She was the daughter of Alfred Sydney and Kate Fleu.2,4,5 She married Frederick A. Burness, son of Owen Jones Wister Burness and Clara Thorp, on 14 April 1909 in Grace Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.1,6 She died on 22 December 1938 in Glenside, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, at age 54.2
Children of Zilphia Wellard Sydney and Frederick Atherstone Burness
- Frederick Atherstone Burness1,3,4,7 b. 19 Feb 1910, d. 22 Apr 1943
- Kathryn Sydney Burness1,4,7 b. 1 Mar 1919, d. 7 Sep 2012
Citations
- Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.
- Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1944.
- 1910 US Census, Pennsylvania.
- 1920 US Census, Pennsylvania.
- 1900 US Census, Pennsylvania.
- FamilySearch, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes 1885-1951.
- 1930 US Census, Pennsylvania.
Frederick Atherstone Burness1
#16813, b. 19 February 1910, d. 22 April 1943
Frederick Atherstone Burness was born on 19 February 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.2,1 He was the son of Frederick Atherstone Burness and Zilphia Wellard Sydney.1,2,3,4,5 He died on 22 April 1943 in New Guinea at age 33.6
Citations
- Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.
- 1910 US Census, Pennsylvania.
- 1920 US Census, Pennsylvania.
- 1930 US Census, Pennsylvania.
- 1940 US Census, Pennsylvania.
- Ancestry.com, World War II Veterans Interred Overseas.
Josephine McDonald1
#16814
Children of Josephine McDonald and James Hubert Burness
Citations
- Henry Levering Burness, e-mail to John Burness.
Kathryn Sydney Burness1
#16815, b. 1 March 1919, d. 7 September 2012
Kathryn Sydney Burness was born on 1 March 1919 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.2,1 She was the daughter of Frederick Atherstone Burness and Zilphia Wellard Sydney.1,3,4,5 She died on 7 September 2012 in Tenants Harbor, Maine, USA, at age 93.2
Obituary: Kathryn Burness Moran of Tenants Harbor, Maine, formerly of Chalfont, passed away Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at her home. She was 93. Born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Zilphia W. and Frederick A. Burness. Kathryn was the beloved wife of the late Francis J. Moran II and the beloved grandmother of the late Denise Moran. Kathryn is survived by her devoted children: Francis J. Moran III and his wife, Kathleen; Teresa A. Hartford and her husband, Richard; Michael F. Moran, Maria K. Browne and her husband, Dennis, Patricia E. Moran-Kimmey and her husband, Terence; and the Rev. Stephen P. Moran. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Kathryn's family will receive condolences on Saturday, Sept. 15th from 9:30 a.m. until her Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Jude Church, 321 W. Butler Ave., Chalfont. Interment will follow in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia.2
Obituary: Kathryn Burness Moran of Tenants Harbor, Maine, formerly of Chalfont, passed away Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at her home. She was 93. Born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Zilphia W. and Frederick A. Burness. Kathryn was the beloved wife of the late Francis J. Moran II and the beloved grandmother of the late Denise Moran. Kathryn is survived by her devoted children: Francis J. Moran III and his wife, Kathleen; Teresa A. Hartford and her husband, Richard; Michael F. Moran, Maria K. Browne and her husband, Dennis, Patricia E. Moran-Kimmey and her husband, Terence; and the Rev. Stephen P. Moran. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Kathryn's family will receive condolences on Saturday, Sept. 15th from 9:30 a.m. until her Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Jude Church, 321 W. Butler Ave., Chalfont. Interment will follow in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia.2
Citations
- Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.
- The Intelligencer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1920 US Census, Pennsylvania.
- 1930 US Census, Pennsylvania.
- 1940 US Census, Pennsylvania.
Mary Cassard Baker1
#16817, b. 1 March 1890, d. December 1986
Mary Cassard Baker was born on 1 March 1890 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, USA.2,1 She was the daughter of Henry S. Baker and Alice C. (?)3,4 She married Percy Thorpe Burness, son of Owen Jones Wister Burness and Clara Thorp, on 24 January 1911 in Washington, D.C., USA.5 She died in December 1986 in Washington, D.C., USA, at age 96.6
Citations
- Social Security Application.
- 1920 US Census, Pennsylvania.
- Washington Post, Washington, DC.
- 1910 US Census, District of Columbia.
- FamilySearch, District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950.
- SSDI.
Elizabeth (?)1
#16820, b. circa 1890
Elizabeth (?) was born circa 1890 in Illinois, USA.1 She married Alexander Louis Burness, son of Francis Burness and Elizabeth Finn, circa 1916.1,2
Child of Elizabeth (?) and Alexander Louis Burness
Citations
- 1920 US Census, Nebraska.
- 1930 US Census, Illinois.
- 1940 US Census, California.