These are the children
of Joseph Hampton Burnside, born 29 Feb. 1848 in Mercer Co. VA and
died 28 Oct. 1937 in
Fayette Co. WV. He was the son of Andrew S. Burnside and Dorcas Wilson
Abbott. He married Sarah "Jane" Laverty in Raleigh Co. WV. on 8 Feb.
1870. Sarah "Jane" Laverty was born on an unknown date in 1851 in
Raleigh Co. VA and died 29 Nov. 1944 in Fayette Co. WV. She
was the daughter of Hannah Laverty and Joe Wills.
In the picture from left to right are:
1. Gracie Pearl
Burnside b. 24 Jan. 1892 Fayette Co. WV. d. 20 June 1968.
She married Joe Stover.
2. Tacy Kelp Burnside
b. 10 Oct. 1887 Raleigh Co. WV. d. 14 Nov. 1971.
She married #1 Soloman
Fleming and #2 Floyd Anderson Lewis.
3. Nevel Quincy
Burnside b. 18 Jan. 1885 Raleigh Co. WV. d. 22 May 1957.
He married Rose Asbury
(nee Smith).
4. Rosa Scott Burnside
b. 15 Mar. 1882 Raleigh Co. WV. d. 24 Apr. 1971.
She married Jack Evans.
5. Mary Etta Burnside
b. 4 June 1881 Raleigh Co. WV. d. d. Apr. 1958.
She married Joseph Ottis
"Oat" Smith (brother of Rose Smith Asbury).
6. Minnie Frances
Burnside b. 30 Jan. 1878 Raleigh Co. WV. d. 18 Feb. 1962.
She married Samuel "Reed"
Payne.
7. Letha Fairbell
Burnside b. 18 Jan. 1873 Raleigh Co. WV. d. 30 Mar. 1959.
She married Clark Stover.
Joseph and Jane Burnside
had two other children, Ocie and Evie, the first and third born that came
down with diphtheria, died and were buried in West Hamlin, Lincoln Co.
WV. A definite date cannot be determined but was estimated by Tacy
to have been about 1875 or 1876, as she remembered her Father, Mother and
other members of the family tell the story of their move
from Raleigh County via
wagon train to Lincoln County. She said that her Father contacted
ague, due to the low altitude of the country and had to return to the high
healthful mountains of Raleigh County, where the rest of the family was
born with the exception of Gracie Pearl, who was born in Fayette County.
Photo and family information
courtesy of Rebecca Moore.