John Edmund Burgess, b: 1831

^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}

^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}


			^{Mason Burgess}^{b.1776 d.1845}

		^{Dawson Burgess}^{b.1811 KY d.}	^{Elizabeth Cornwell}^{b.1782 d.1827}

^{Lewis Albert Burgess}^{b.1858 d.1933}	^{John Edmund Burgess}^{b.1831 IN d.}		^{Daniel Robbins}^{b.1785 Randolph Co., NC d.1870 Orange Co., IN}

^{Dosson Burgess}^b.1860 d.		^{Rhoda Robbins}^{b.1813 KY d.1841}	^Jane Boyd^{b.1784 Randolph Co., NC d.1872 Orange Co., IN}

^{Jesse Burgess}^{b.1863 d.1936 Orleans, Orange, IN}

^{Alice Burgess}^{b.1865 d.1868}		^{Unknown Black}^{b. Tennessee d.1850}

^{Ida Bell Burgess}^{b.1867 d.1868}	^{Elizabeth A. Black}^{b.1838 IN d.}

^{Rhoda E. Burgess}^{b.1869 d.1916}		^Elizabeth^{b.1798 Tennessee d.1860}

^{John Edmund Burgess}^{b.1877 Orange Co., IN d.1960 Bedford, Lawrence, IN}