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Descendants of Elizabeth Jane WEBBER Descendants of Elizabeth Jane WEBBER B. Presley Table of Contents Descendants of Elizabeth Jane WEBBER 1 First Generation 1 Second Generation 3 Third Generation 7 Fourth Generation 21 Fifth Generation 37 Sixth Generation 53 Seventh Generation 65 Eighth Generation 69 Name Index 70 Produced by Legacy Descendants of Elizabeth Jane WEBBER First Generation 1. Elizabeth Jane WEBBER [13931], daughter of John Monroe WEBBER [14025] and Elizabeth M. SAUERMAN [11887], was born on 16 Apr 1817 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died on 7 Mar 1851 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois at age 33, and was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Ill. General Notes: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index Search Criteria: Musgrave and Webber rdrbrdrdbrdrw10rdrcf1 Top of Form 1 rdrdbrdrw10 ntblGroom Bride Date Volume Page Lic No. County ntbl MUSGRAVE, ANDREW WEBBER, ELIZABETH 1836-12-16 001 0085 GALLATIN rdrtrdrdbrdrw10rdrcf1 Bottom of Form 1 Elizabeth married William Andrew MUSGRAVE [9939] on 16 Dec 1836 in Gallatin County, Illinois. William was born on 5 Feb 1818 in Raleigh, North Carolina and died on 27 Apr 1871 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois at age 53. Children from this marriage were: + 2 M i. William M. MUSGRAVE [9940] was born on 19 Oct 1835 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois, died on 15 Jul 1905 in Saline County, Illinois at age 69, and was buried in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. William married Mary Ann Josephine GASTON [5484] (b. 4 Mar 1845, d. 20 Jun 1918) on 25 Oct 1864 in Saline County, Illinois. + 3 F ii. Clementine "Tine" MUSGRAVE [9930] was born on 7 Oct 1843 in Gallatin County, Illinois, died on 3 Jul 1902 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois at age 58, and was buried in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. Clementine married Charles Pickney BURNETT [2284] (b. 18 Dec 1840, d. 16 Nov 1891) on 15 Jun 1862 in Saline County, Illinois. + 4 F iii. Emily MUSGRAVE [9933] was born on 10 Dec 1840 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois and died on 31 Dec 1900 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois at age 60. Emily married John J. WRIGHT [14747] (b. 10 Aug 1824, d. 14 Jun 1888) on 22 Sep 1863 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. + 5 F iv. Caroline MUSGRAVE [9929] was born on 26 Jan 1845 in Illinois and died on 11 Nov 1897 in Saline County, Arkansas at age 52. Caroline married John A. CHOISSER [2761] (b. 1832, d. 19 Apr 1876) on 27 Dec 1865 in Saline County, Illinois. + 6 F v. Mary Ann MUSGRAVE [9936] was born on 2 Feb 1842 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois and died on 16 Sep 1845 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois at age 3. + 7 F vi. Josephine MUSGRAVE [9935] was born on 23 Nov 1848 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois, died on 3 Aug 1915 in Saline County, Illinois at age 66, and was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. Josephine married Thomas Wesley LUSK [8714] (b. 6 Aug 1845, d. 21 Jul 1887) on 4 Oct 1874 in Saline County, Illinois. + 8 M vii. James Henry MUSGRAVE [9934] was born on 25 Jul 1849 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois, died on 20 Jun 1911 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois at age 61, and was buried in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. James married Sarah A. "Sadie" SILLMAN [12171] (b. 25 Jul 1851, d. 4 Apr 1877) on 24 Feb 1870 in White County, Illinois. 1 Produced by Legacy Descendants of Elizabeth Jane WEBBER 2 Produced by Legacy Descendants of Elizabeth Jane WEBBER Second Generation (Children) 2. William M. MUSGRAVE [9940] (Elizabeth Jane 1) was born on 19 Oct 1835 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois, died on 15 Jul 1905 in Saline County, Illinois at age 69, and was buried in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. William married Mary Ann Josephine GASTON [5484], daughter of James M. GASTON [5482] and Martha James WATSON [13798], on 25 Oct 1864 in Saline County, Illinois. Mary was born on 4 Mar 1845 in Illinois, died on 20 Jun 1918 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois at age 73, and was buried in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. The child from this marriage was: + 9 F i. Nellie MUSGRAVE [9937] was born on 1 Oct 1865 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, died on 2 May 1938 in Decatur & Macon County Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois at age 72, and was buried on 4 May 1938 in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. Nellie married Thomas Green MITCHELL [9675] (b. 28 Jan 1860, d. 1 Jul 1938) on 2 Mar 1886 in Saline County, Illinois. 3. Clementine "Tine" MUSGRAVE [9930] (Elizabeth Jane 1) was born on 7 Oct 1843 in Gallatin County, Illinois, died on 3 Jul 1902 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois at age 58, and was buried in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. Clementine married Charles Pickney BURNETT [2284], son of Hiram A. BURNETT Sr. [2301] and Sarah MORRIS [9849], on 15 Jun 1862 in Saline County, Illinois. Charles was born on 18 Dec 1840 in Illinois, died on 16 Nov 1891 at age 50, and was buried in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. Children from this marriage were: + 10 M i. Edwin William BURNETT [2288] was born on 24 Mar 1863 in Illinois, died on 16 Oct 1892 in Saline County, Illinois at age 29, and was buried in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. Edwin married Nancy "Nannie" E. CUMMINS [3812] (b. 11 Aug 1865, d. 17 Feb 1906) on 20 May 1888 in Saline County, Illinois. + 11 F ii. Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" BURNETT [2323] was born on 21 Apr 1865 in Illinois, died on 13 Oct 1956 at age 91, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bel-Nor, St. Louis County, Missouri. Sarah married John F. LYNN [8723] (b. 9 Dec 1861, d. 12 Feb 1946) on 11 May 1891 in Saline County, Illinois. + 12 M iii. Charles Henry "Henry" BURNETT [2281] was born on 24 Jul 1867 in Illinois, died on 14 Jan 1954 in Pearce Hospital, Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois at age 86, and was buried on 17 Jan 1954 in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. Charles married never married was MILLIONAIRE [9598]. + 13 M iv. Lawrence/Laurence Eugene BURNETT Sr. [2305] was born in May 1870 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, died on 8 Mar 1946 in Walker-Welborn Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana at age 75, and was buried on 14 Mar 1946 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. Lawrence/Laurence married Edna L. LINCOLN [184] (b. 14 Nov 1875, d. 16 Sep 1961) in 1900 in Per 1930 Census. + 14 F v. Clara Belle BURNETT [2285] was born on 11 Sep 1873 in Illinois, died on 21 Sep 1955 in Los Angeles County, California at age 82, and was buried in lived in Los Angeles Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Clara married Carleton Howard RANDALL [11331] (b. 1 Nov 1871, d. 2 Jul 1947) in 1907 in per 1910 census no children. + 15 M vi. Roy Guy BURNETT [2320] was born on 20 Mar 1875, died on 22 Jun 1876 at age 1, and was buried in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. 3 Produced by Legacy Descendants of Elizabeth Jane WEBBER + 16 F vii. Nellie BURNETT [2313] was born in 1877, died on 11 Jan 1946 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois at age 69, and was buried in Big Prairie Cemetery, Epworth, White County, Illinois. Nellie married Dr. John Carlos HICK [7034] (b. 26 May 1874, d. 3 Oct 1934) in 1906 in Per 1910 Census. + 17 F viii. Lena Grace "Gracie" BURNETT [2307] was born on 14 Nov 1879, died on 28 Aug 1882 at age 2, and was buried in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. + 18 F ix. Myrtle Edith Pet B. BURNETT [2311] was born on 1 Jan 1883 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, died on 1 Dec 1964 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois at age 81, and was buried on 3 Dec 1964 in Big Prairie Cemetery, Epworth, White County, Illinois. Myrtle married William Thornberry "Berry" WEBBER [14185] (b. 13 Jul 1882, d. 18 Jul 1951) on 3 Nov 1903 in Eldorado, IL per 1910 census they were divorced. Myrtle next married William S. SPEER [12489] (b. 1880, d. 7 May 1948) before 1930. + 19 M x. Ralph Emerson BURNETT [2315] was born on 27 Jun 1885 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, died on 29 Nov 1938 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois at age 53, and was buried on 1 Dec 1938 in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. Ralph married Pauline JOHNSON [297] (b. 1893) in 1922 in Per 1930 Census. + 20 M xi. Charles Philip BURNETT Sr. [2282] was born on 27 Jan 1890 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, died on 15 Jul 1922 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado at age 32, and was buried in Raleigh Masonic Cemetery, Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. Charles married Madeline Eliza LAND [8286] (b. 22 Sep 1896, d. 17 Oct 1992) on 3 Jan 1916 in Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois. 4. Emily MUSGRAVE [9933] (Elizabeth Jane 1) was born on 10 Dec 1840 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois and died on 31 Dec 1900 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois at age 60. Emily married John J. WRIGHT [14747] on 22 Sep 1863 in Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois. John was born on 10 Aug 1824 in Illinois and died on 14 Jun 1888 in Saline County, Illinois at age 63. Children from this marriage were: + 21 M i.
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