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Submitted: 11/1/16 • Approved: 11/2/16 • Last Updated: 4/17/18 • R799894-G799892-S3
Catherine
August 12, 1838 - June 8, 1904
Parents:
Nancy Dykes Hughes (1818 - 1890)
James Madison Hughes (1809 - 1861)
Wife of Calvin Fletcher Burnes
She was the daughter of the Hon. James M. Hughes, one of Missouri's earliest Congressman.
Calvin
February 18, 1830 Marion Co, Indiana
July 29, 1896 Saint Joseph, Buchanan Co, Missouri
Parents:
James Burnes (1779 - 1853)
Mary Thompson Burnes (1787 - 1862)
Husband of Catherine Hughes Burnes
Calvin F. Burnes with his brother, James N. Burnes, started the National Bank of St. Joseph in 1873 and the waterworks of that city. After the death of his brother, James, Calvin formed the 'Burnes Estate'.
Due to business obligations, Calvin divided his time between St. Louis and St. Joseph, Missouri. He died at 'Ayr Lawn' the Burnes family home in St. Joseph and was initially interred in Mount Mora Cemetery. He was the last of the old Burnes line that came to Missouri in 1837.
Kate and Calvin were married on September 27, 1859. They had the following children:
Calvin Fletcher Burnes Jr (Unknown- 1870)
James H. Burnes (1860 - 1863)
Mary Virginia Burnes (1863 - 1933)
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Contributed on 11/1/16 by snickerdoodle0929
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