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George Bryce Burkett

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George Bryce Burkett

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5 May 1883 (aged 22)
Burial
Forrest County, Mississippi, USA
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George Bryce Burkett was the twelfth and last child of Gabriel Burkett
and his first wife, Elmina Jones Burkett. He was born 26 Sep 1860 Perry
Co MS, and appeared on the 1870 Perry Co MS Federal census as age 10
in his parents' household, attending sch0012. He appeared on the 1880
Perry Co MS Federal census as age 20 in his father's household3, but by
then, his father had married Elizabeth "Bettie" Wedgeworth, and George
Bryce had a new little half-brother, John Baylis Burkett, age 5 months.
George Bryce is mentioned in the will of his father, and inherits a piece of
property from the estate. On 5 May 1883, his life is ended at age 23 by
typhoid feverl. He never married, both parents were dead, and he died
intestate. There is a settlement of his estate, some 240 acres, among his
brothers and sisters4. He was buried in the private Burkett Cemetery
where his parents lay5
Endnotes for George Bryce Burkett (ILL)
L. Gabriel Burkett Bible-
L. 1870 Perry co MS Federal census, 23 Jul, p. 58, hlh#353-530, on Leaf River.
L 1880 Perry co MS Federal census, Beat 2., p.l, sheet 1. h/h±1 ED 135.
L Perry co MS, Deed book B,
93-94, New Augusta MS.
L Forrest Co Mississippi Tombseone Inscriptions.
162.
Source: George and Elizabeth (Till?) Burkett and Descendants. From South Carolina to Mississippi and Beyond.. Comp. by Mary Jane Burkett Caruso. 2010
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According to both 1870 and 1880 US Census, his middle name was spelled with an "i" -- "Brice."

Contributor: Brian Carter (51107269)
George Bryce Burkett was the twelfth and last child of Gabriel Burkett
and his first wife, Elmina Jones Burkett. He was born 26 Sep 1860 Perry
Co MS, and appeared on the 1870 Perry Co MS Federal census as age 10
in his parents' household, attending sch0012. He appeared on the 1880
Perry Co MS Federal census as age 20 in his father's household3, but by
then, his father had married Elizabeth "Bettie" Wedgeworth, and George
Bryce had a new little half-brother, John Baylis Burkett, age 5 months.
George Bryce is mentioned in the will of his father, and inherits a piece of
property from the estate. On 5 May 1883, his life is ended at age 23 by
typhoid feverl. He never married, both parents were dead, and he died
intestate. There is a settlement of his estate, some 240 acres, among his
brothers and sisters4. He was buried in the private Burkett Cemetery
where his parents lay5
Endnotes for George Bryce Burkett (ILL)
L. Gabriel Burkett Bible-
L. 1870 Perry co MS Federal census, 23 Jul, p. 58, hlh#353-530, on Leaf River.
L 1880 Perry co MS Federal census, Beat 2., p.l, sheet 1. h/h±1 ED 135.
L Perry co MS, Deed book B,
93-94, New Augusta MS.
L Forrest Co Mississippi Tombseone Inscriptions.
162.
Source: George and Elizabeth (Till?) Burkett and Descendants. From South Carolina to Mississippi and Beyond.. Comp. by Mary Jane Burkett Caruso. 2010
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According to both 1870 and 1880 US Census, his middle name was spelled with an "i" -- "Brice."

Contributor: Brian Carter (51107269)

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