Continued: Georgia Death Certificate #12346 Ranger, Gordon Co GA Jim Burgess, white male date of birth: Jul 17 1867, place of birth: North Carolina date of death: April 12 1920, place of death: Ranger, Gordon Co GA occupation: RR section hand cause of death: miningites (sic) of the brain, contributory (secondary): from strike on the head some years ago. father: Lem Burgess mother: Docia Cunningham informant: E L Barrett buried: Liberty Cemetery This is possibly the eldest son of Lemuel Burgess and Theodocia Cunningham. 1880 census record shows their eldest son to be William, born about 1870. Lemuel and Theodocia are not found in 1900. In 1920, Gordon Co GA census: Burgess, James.......white male.......age 49, married.....able to read & write...born in GA, both parents born in US.....speaks English......laborer employed by the railroad. Burgess, wife.....white female.....age 47, married.....unable to read & write...born in GA, both parents born in GA....speaks English....is not employed. Yother, Steve...white male.....age 14, single...step-son...has not attended school within the past year, cannot read nor write.....born in GA, both parents born in GA.....speaks English......is not employed. Burgess, Otis.....white male....age 14, single..son....has not attended school within the past year, cannot read nor write.....born in GA, both parents born in GA....speaks English.....is not employed. Burgess, Ellen....white female.....age 4/12..........................born in GA, both parents born in GA.
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