The following story is related by his daughter, Gracie. He worked for the railroad as a fireman shoveling coal into the firebox of the steam locomotives. While working one day he was on a train engine shoveling coal as usual. Train was rolling along through Fairview Heights in Lynchburg started through a tunnel. As he was shoveling coal into the firebox, the engineer hit the brakes on the train to hard causing Ellis to lose his balance and fall head first into the fire box setting his hair on fire. He jumped back and stuck his head out of the window of the engine cab, striking his head on the wall of the tunnel which caused his death. His wife received only $7,000 in compensation for his death because as she was told, "He was an extra man on the train that day."

Their children:

H.E. "Gracie" REBECCA BURNETT
Born: 17 December 1912 - Campbell County, Virginia
Married: Herbert Elisha Minnick
Date: 17 December 1931 - Lynchburg, Virginia

GEORGE MOORMAN BURNETT
Born: Abt 1915 - Bedford County, Virginia
Married: Eleanor Bullock
Date: ????
Died: 19 July 1985 - Lynchburg, Virginia

ELLIS MOORMAN BURNETT, Jr.
Born: ????

G.S. "Louise" BURNETT
Born: ????

G.K. "Frances" BURNETT
Born: ????

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