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Simon Pierce Burns
Full Name: Simon Pierce Burns
Date of birth: January 1, 1834
Date of death: April 8, 1898
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Terms of Service top
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Legislatures |
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108
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Jan 12, 1897 - Apr 8, 1898
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25th
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Democrat
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Brownwood / Brown
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Brown, Coleman
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H
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108
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Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
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24th
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Democrat
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Brownwood / Brown
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Brown, Coleman
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
Col. Simon Pierce Burns, birth date 1/1/1834 in Ohio; death date 4/8/1898 in Granbury, Hood County, Texas; biographical sketch and portrait; interment in Heflin Cemetery, Owens, Brown County.
Find a Grave.
Biographical sketch, birth date 1/1/1835.
Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
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Military Service Notes |
"Although Simon Pierce Burns obtained the rank of Brigadier General in the Missouri Confederate Army, he was not officially commissioned by the War Department before the war ended. He was known throughout his life as Colonel Burns." Biographical sketch, Col. Simon Pierce Burns. Inscription: Col. S.P. Burns.
Find a Grave.
Simon Peter Burns, birth date 1/1/1834, death date 4/8/1898.
Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
Confederate States Army, Colonel, Company A, 11th Missouri Infantry. Discusses later appointment as Brigadier General. Biographical sketch, S.P. Burns, pp. 75-76.
Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
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Other Resources |
Col. Simon Pierce Burns, Sr., birth date 1/1/1834 in Logan, Ohio; death date 4/8/1898 in Granbury, Hood County, Texas.
Ancestry.com.
"Hon. S.P. Burns Dead," Houston Daily Post, 4/16/1898, p. 5, crediting the UNT Libraries. "Colonel Burns served two terms as a member of the Texas house of representatives from the Brownwood district . . . ," Confederate veteran.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Brown County records, Heflin Cemetery, Brownwood, Texas, lists Col. S.P. Burns, birth date 1/1/1834, death date 4/8/1898.
RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
S. P. Burns, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
S. P. Burns, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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