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     James J. Burness was born circa 1887.¹ He died on 19 July 1923 in Taylor County, Kentucky, USA.¹

     Robert Joseph Burness was born on 25 January 1892 in Northboro, Massachusetts, USA.^1,2 He was the son of Joseph Charles Burness and Amy H. French.^3,4 He married Eva L. Day on 6 May 1914 in Berlin, Massachusetts, USA.³
     Robert J. Burnes (son, age 8) was enumerated in the census on 1 June 1900 in 6 Hildreth Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA, in the household of Joseph C. Burnes.⁴
     Robert J. Burness was enumerated in the census on 7 January 1920 in Quaker Church Road, Bolton, Massachusetts, USA, as a teamster, age 26 with Eva L. Burness, Julia A. Burness and Walter J. Burness in his household.⁵

     Eva Lenora Day was born on 18 April 1876 in Northboro, Massachusetts, USA.^1,2 She married Robert J. Burness, son of Joseph Charles Burness and Amy H. French, on 6 May 1914 in Berlin, Massachusetts, USA.² She died in 1926 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.³
     Eva L. Burness (wife, age 43) was enumerated in the census on 7 January 1920 in Quaker Church Road, Bolton, Massachusetts, USA, in the household of Robert J. Burness.⁴

     Julia Ann Burness was born on 17 August 1915 in Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Robert Joseph Burness and Eva Lenora Day.^1,3,2 She married Floyd Charles St. Peter on 29 May 1948 in Spencer, Massachusetts, USA.^4,2 She died on 21 February 1995 in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA, at age 79.²
     Julia A. Burness (daughter, age 4 years 6 months) was enumerated in the census on 7 January 1920 in Quaker Church Road, Bolton, Massachusetts, USA, in the household of Robert J. Burness.³
     Julia Burness was enumerated in the census on 18 April 1930 in Belchertown State School, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA, as a patient, age 14.⁵
     Julia Burness was enumerated in the census on 12 April 1940 in Walter E. Fernald State School, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, as an inmate, age 24.⁶

     John Walter Burness was born on 22 December 1916 in Massachusetts, USA.¹ He was the son of Robert Joseph Burness and Eva Lenora Day.^2,3 He married Olga Irene Tucker in 1938 in Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA.^4,5 He married Faye Gladys Dent on 15 July 1967 in San Diego, California, USA.⁶ He died on 22 October 2004 in Clinton Veteran's Center, Clinton, Oklahoma, USA, at age 87.⁷
     Walter J. Burness (son, age 3 years 1 month) was enumerated in the census on 7 January 1920 in Quaker Church Road, Bolton, Massachusetts, USA, in the household of Robert J. Burness.²
     Walter Burness was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1930 in New Braintree, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, as a boarder, age 14.⁸
     John W. Burness was enumerated in the census on 20 May 1940 in Walnut Hill Road, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, as a dairy farm hand, age 23 with Olga I. Burness in his household.⁵
     Obituary: John Burness rites Friday - @ 12:24 pm PST

A Mass of Christian Burial for John Walter Burness, 87, of Clinton will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Carl Janocha officiating.
A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Stanley-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.

Burness died early Friday, Oct. 22, 2004, at the Clinton Veterans Center. He was born on Dec. 22, 1916 at Hutson, Mass., the son of Robert and Eva (Day) Burness.

Growing up in Massachusetts, he attended a one-room school at New Braint, Mass.

In 1943 he joined the Air Force and served several overseas tours and was stationed at Spokane, Wash.

While in Spokane, he worked in a tire shop.

After his honorable discharge he moved to Oregon and worked in a lumberyard. Later, he moved to California where he became a trucker. He transferred to Oklahoma in 1971 and settled in Clinton in 1978.

On Feb. 14, 1988 he married Marion Bidwell in Foss, and they made their home in Clinton.

In addition to being a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church he was a member of the Hobbs-Ogle-Power American Legion Post No. 41 which he served as chaplain for two years.

He also was a member of VFW Post No. 6143 in Weatherford and the Knights of Columbus.

Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife and a sister, Julia Ann St. Peters.

Burial will conclude in the Clinton Cemetery.

Survivors include three stepdaughters, August Bidwell, Brenda Bidwell, Janie Bidwell, all of Vermont; three stepsons, Forrest Bidwell of Iowa, Stanley Bidwell of Foss, Seymour Bidwell of Vermont; an adopted sister, Beverly Shoptease of Clinton; and several step grandchildren and great grandchildren.

http://www.clintondailynews.com/obits.php.

     Floyd Charles St. Peter was born on 12 May 1907 in Vermont, USA.² He married Julia Ann Burness, daughter of Robert Joseph Burness and Eva Lenora Day, on 29 May 1948 in Spencer, Massachusetts, USA.^1,3 He died in 1974 in Massachusetts, USA.^2,3

     James Russell St. Peter is the son of Floyd Charles St. Peter and Julia Ann Burness.¹

     Norman Arthur St. Peter is the son of Floyd Charles St. Peter and Julia Ann Burness.¹

     Ronald Edward St. Peter is the son of Floyd Charles St. Peter and Julia Ann Burness.¹