Margaret Degene Desiree Burns

1897 - 1970  (72 years)

• Name	Margaret Degene Desiree Burns  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	26 Sep 1897	Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1900	Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama, USA   [9]
  Residence	1910	Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [2]
  	Birmingham Ward 9
  Residence	1920	Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [3]
  Residence	1930	McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA   [6]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA   [7]
  Death	18 Jun 1970	Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I14262	MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son James Montgomery, William Azmon Sample and Esther Garrison
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Dr William Arthur Burns,   b. 3 Jun 1870, Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA d. 23 Nov 1960, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Desiree Dezzie Montgomery,   b. 15 Nov 1875, Lower Peach Tree, Wilcox, Alabama, USA d. 20 May 1944, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Jan 1894	Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA   [8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  	Marriage performed by William A Montgomery
  Family ID	F1667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	David Lee Blackwelder,   b. 16 Aug 1896, Alabama, USA d. 7 May 1949, Centreville, Bibb, Alabama, USA (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1920	Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [1, 4, 10]
  Family ID	F1670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Samuel Wright Hitt,   b. 24 Sep 1896, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA d. 25 Oct 1987, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1958
  Family ID	F20792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Sep 1897 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Residence - 1900 - Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama, USA Residence - Birmingham Ward 9 - 1910 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Residence - 1920 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Marriage - 14 Apr 1920 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Residence - 1930 - McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA Death - 18 Jun 1970 - Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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