Burns/Harris/Jones family papers
Scope and Contents
The collection includes letters by John T. Burns, 1858 - 1863 and records of his wife's family: Jeptha V. Harris correspondence, early legal documents, and letters among Mrs. Burns, her sister, Sallie, and her daughter, Martha, which document the disintegration of the family after the Civil War. Records contain additional Johnstone, Dickson, and Sanders family information, names of slaves in early records, and many graphics.
Dates
- 1792 - 1937 and 1989.
Creator
- Burns family (Family)
- Harris family (Family)
- Jones (Family)
Biographical / Historical
John Taylor Burns was born in Chattooga County, Georgia, to Philip and Martha Sanders Dickson Burns. He graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, and served in the 6th Regiment Georgia Cavalry, as captain of Company E, and then as major in the reorganized 6th Regiment in the spring of 1863. After the war, he was Georgia's Comptroller General and then a senator from the Forty-Second District. In 1873, he married Elizabeth Johnstone Harris, daughter of Eugene U. and Florine C. Jones Harris, formerly of Madison, Georgia. Eugene's father was General Jeptha Vining Harris.
Extent
.75 Cubic Feet
1 folders (Oversized)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Unpublished inventory available.
- Title
- Burns/Harris/Jones family papers
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States