Jehu John Burgess of Fulton County, Illinois

[Haplotype R - BY60815 ,Genetic Group: C1-C8 Pittsylvania and Montgomery]

Jehu John Burgess was born about 1801 in most likely South Carolina. He married Letitia (Lettie) Jane Harwick (1799-1881) before 1820 in presumably White County, Tennessee. He is listed on the 1820 census for White Co., Tennessee as John Burgess, along with his father-n-law Jacob Harwick (listed as Jacob Harrick). He is also listed in the TN US Early Tax Records in White County, Capt. Yeager’s District along with his father and brother-n-law, Jacob and Nicholas Harwick. There is a John Burges that is listed in the 1830 Edgar Co., Illinois census that fits the family of John and Lettie but has not been specifically identified as such. He is not found on the 1840 census, but his widow Letitia is listed as Letty Birge in Fulton Co., Illinois on the same page as her brother, Jacob Harwick Jr.

After Y-DNA and autosomal  DNA testing and further research, it is believed that Jehu (he was listed as Jehu on at least one record) John Burgess is most likely the son of Josiah Burgess born 1783-1787 in Pennsylvania and found in the 1850 census of Jackson Co., Tennessee age 64 with his new wife Mary Holiman.

It is believed that Jehu John Burgess died in Lewiston, Fulton County, Illinois between 1838 and 1840 having 2 sons:

1. Jacob Marion Burgess (1831-1901) Fulton County, Illinois
2. Josiah Joseph Burgess (1834-1907) Fulton County, Illinois

First Branch: Jacob M. Burgess

Jacob Marion Burgess was born the 18th of May 1831 in Fulton County, Illinois, he married Mary Ann Shields (1830-1913) on the 25th of September 1851 in Fulton County, Illinois. He died on the 23rd of May 1901 having had 3 sons.

1. Washington Marion Burgess (1855-1936)
2. David Burgess (1857-)
3. LeRoy Burgess (1864-1968)

First son of Jacob Marion

 Washington Marion Burgess was born in February 1855 in Illinois, he married Lavinia Tarter (1867-1917), he died on the 2nd of January 1936 in Eveleth, St. Louis County, Minnesota having had 3 sons.

1. Monte A Burgess (1894-1970)
2. Jay Stark Burgess (1896-1959)
3. Robert Paul Burgess (1901-1989)

First son of Washington Marion

 Monte A Burgess was bon the 7th of February 1894 in Summum, Fulton County, Illinois, he married A. Margaret Fuller (1901-1984), he died the 9th of march 1970 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona having had 1 son.

1. Thomas Edgar Burgess (1925-2003)

 First son of Monte A

Thomas Edgar Burgess was born the 4th of October 1925 in Cinook, Blaine, Montana, he married Carole Van Drisse (1928-2018). He died the 6 November 2003 in Charlotte Mecklenburg, North Carolina having had 3 sons. 

Second Branch: Josiah Joseph

Josiah J Burgess was born the 19th of August 1834 in Fulton County, Illinois. He married firstly  Sarah A. Jenkins (1843-) by whom he had 6 sons and secondly Rebecca A. Dennis by whom he had 1 son. He died the 10th of December 1907 in Ipava, Fulton County, Illinois.

1. George Burgess (1859-)
2. John H. Burgess (1863-1916)
3. Jeff Davis Burgess (1865-)
4. Andrew J. Burgess (1867-)
5. Frank Burgess (1870-)
6. William Burgess (1873-)
7. Don C. Burgess (1897-)

Summary

Thomas Edgar Burgess is the ancestor of T.M. Burgess

This family is genetically related to the following families these families have a common Burgess ancestor, name unknown : 

William Burgess of Montgomery Co., Maryland,
Edward Burgess of Monongalia Co., (West) Virginia,
Samuel H. Burgess of Calhoun Co., Florida 
Austin Burgess of Laclede Co., Missouri
Edward Burgess of Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
James Burgess of Jackson Co., Tennessee