Compiled by Nancy Puckett from information furnished by: Horace Burns, Mary Campbell, Minnie Westbrooks and county records

Horatio Horace Burns, a preacher and wheelwright, was born about 1797 in South Carolina and married Polly Phillips in 1820. They lived between Jackson Ridge and Windrow and are buried on top of a hill near their home. One of their sons was Ivey P Burns, born 27 August 1823, and married Julia Ann Boatwright 12 January 1847. A farmer, Ivey had his son, George Washington Burns, had a store at Jackson Ridge called Everglade, which served as a drop point post office.

Ivey P Burns, and Julia Ann Boatwright had at least eight children: John T Burns married Martha Elizabeth Haynes; George Washington Burns (see below); Frances A Burns (1853-1927) married William Allen Morgan (see Morgan Family); Mary Burns married Jim Ralston; William Monroe Burns had one daughter, Nettie Burns; Lee Burns; Alice Burns married a Pate. Their children are Elsey, Lee, Jim, Julia and Mary pate; Sallie Burns married a White and moved to Texas. Their children are Walter and Annie White.

Of the eight, George Washington Burns remained in the Tenth District, Jackson Ridge area and was married four times. In order these wives were a Webb; Mary Emily Read, daughter of C.T. and R.L. Read; Cassie Anna Read (Mary Emily's sister); and Emily Ellen Carlton, 28 February 1887 (see Carlton Family).


George Washington Burns' children were: Johnny W Burns, born 22 October 1878; Annie Lytle Burns, born 19 August 1881, married Ben Taylor; Roscoe Burns, born 7 March 1885, married a Ray and had 3 children: George, Homer, Frank; Julie Adeline Burns, born 21 February 1889 married John Brannon (seethe Brannons); George Washington Burns, Jr, born 5 November 1890, married Lee Cothran and had two children: Earline and George Erin; Nannie Lou Burns, born 9 April 1892, married Young Clark (see Covington family); Mary Etta Burns, born 14 December 1895, married Tom Williams and had four children: Mildred, Edwin, Thurman, and Harold; Ivey Phillips (Ike) Burns born 27 October 1897, married Lula May Ralston and had 7 children: Ellen Love (decease), Charles Ivey, Margaret Louise. Effie Christine, Jean Marie, Robert Carl and Linda; Horace Horatio Burns born 4 December 1899, married Annie Lee Watson and had five children: Sammie Lee (deceased), Jimmie, Horace Warner and Bobby Edna; Norman (Doc) Poplin Burns married Vera Looney and had 4 children; Sarah Ellen. Bobby (deceased), Tommie and Jerry; Ralph Gray Burns died an sinfant in 1908.