John Vincent Burns

ID# 5193, (1870-1954)
John Vincent Burns
      John Vincent Burns was born on 6 February 1870 in South Crosby Twp, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario.1 He was the son of John Burns and Lydia Nolan.1 He married Selma Pearson on 6 October 1894 in Clatsop County, Oregon.2,3 John (Jack) was the Sheriff of Astoria, Oregon from 1910-1920, and from 1932-1936. He was left a widower when Selma Pearson died on 28 July 1952.4 He died on 22 June 1954 in Jackson County, Oregon, at age 84.5 He was buried in Ocean View Cemetery, Warrenton, Clatsop County, Oregon.6

Census Records

YearPlaceHead of Household
1871South Crosby Twp, South Leeds, OntarioJohn Burns7
1881South Crosby Twp, South Leeds, OntarioJohn Burns8
Last Edited=2 Oct 2019

Children of John Vincent Burns and Selma Pearson

  • John Henry Burns (1896-1979)
  • Robert Andrew Burns (1898-1986)
  • Walter W Burns (1907-)

Citations

  1. [S1518] John Burns, Birth Registration 007725 (26 Feb 1870), Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  2. [S1976] “Oregon, County Marriage Records, 1851-1975” marriage records, Ancestry (ancestry.ca : accessed 2019), marriage of John Burns & Selma Pearson; Clatson 1880-1899, image 578 of 818.
  3. [S1519] “Oregon, Marriages, 1853-1935” index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 2012), marriage of John Burns & Selma Pearson.
  4. [S1315] “Oregon Death Index 1898-2008” index to death registrations, Ancestry (ancestry.ca : accessed 2011), entry for Selma Burns.
  5. [S1315] “Oregon Death Index 1898-2008” index to death registrations, Ancestry (ancestry.ca : accessed 2011), entry for John V Burns.
  6. [S2009] Various Contributors, John Burns, Find A Grave Memorial # 136418946, Database and images (www.findagrave.com).
  7. [S1538] John Burns, 1871 Census (South Crosby, Leeds County, Ontario), Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  8. [S1541] John Burns, 1881 Census (South Crosby, Leeds County, Ontario), Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca