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Family: James Edward Burns / Maria Constantina Wiser (F74)



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  • Male
    James Edward Burns

    Birth  12 Feb 1867  New Jersey  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  29 Jan 1959  Oakland, California Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Female
    Maria Constantina Wiser

    Birth  31 Dec 1871  Aarau/AG, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  22 Mar 1961  Merritt Hospital, Oakland, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  25 Mar 1961  Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Bruno Albert Wiser | F11 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elisa Schoenhals | F11 Group Sheet 

    Female
    + Loraine Florence Burns

    Birth  1 Oct 1896  San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  14 Oct 1974  Walnut Creek, California Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Fred Storan Mann | F75 
    Marriage  5 Dec 1914  Oakland, California Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    + Virginia Loretta Burns

    Birth  18 Jun 1900  San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  8 Jul 1940  Oakland, California Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Charles Spalding Richardson | F76 
    Marriage  1 Aug 1918  Napa, California Find all individuals with events at this location

    Gilbert Charles Burns Male
    + Gilbert Charles Burns

    Birth  1908  Oakland, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1992  San Diego, California Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Bernadette L. Reay | F77 
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  • Documents
    James E. Burns and Family - 1920 United States Census
    James E. Burns and Family - 1920 United States Census
    The 1920 U.S. Census shows James E. Burns, age 54 born in New Jersey circa 1866 (father born in England, mother born in New York), a waiter in a cafe, living with his wife Mary C., age 46 born in Switzerland circa 1874 (father born in Switzerland, mother born in Germany). With them is their son Gilbert C., age 11 born in California circa 1909. Also in the household is Otto Wiser/Wyser, age 37, James Burns' brother-in-law. Otto was born in Australia circa 1883 (father born in Switzerland, mother born in Germany). Otto is a machinist's helper at a shipyard.

    They are living at 821 20th Street, Oakland, California 94607. Otto and Mary C. were naturalised as U.S. citizens in 1895.

    Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll T625_89; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 91; Image: 789.

    Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009
    James E. Burns - 1930 U.S. Census
    James E. Burns - 1930 U.S. Census
    The 1930 U.S. census shows James E. Burns, age 62, born in New Jersey, a waiter in a restaurant, living with his wife Mary C. Burns, age 54, born in Switzerland. They own their home, with an estimated value of $4,000. Living with them is "Gus Wise," age 45 born in Australia, a machinist in a factory. This is Otto Wyser, whose nickname was Gus.

    Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll 101; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 708.0.

    Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
    James Edward Burns [misspelled Burke] and Family - 1910 United States Census
    James Edward Burns [misspelled Burke] and Family - 1910 United States Census
    The 1910 census shows James E Burns (age 42, born in New Jersey, married 17 years) living with his family at 573 Jones Street, Oakland, California. He was a machinist with Union Iron Works. Living with him: his wife Mary C., age 35; daughter Florence, age 13; daughter Eugenia [Virginia?] age 3, and son Gilbert, age 1 1/2. Also living in the household is Annie Wyser, sister-in-law, age 24 [possibly Fannie Wyser, b 1884], a cashier at a dry goods store.

    Located, despite spelling mistake on surname, by Cathy Key.