U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Burner, Renix Brown (1853-1933) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by Hu Maxwell The Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va., 1899 Page 350 R. B. Burner, born 1853 near Greenbank, Pocahontas County, son of Henry and Sarah (Kerr) Burner, was married at Vannoy's Mill, December 28, 1873, to Sarah Margaret, daughter of William H. and Ann (Pfau) Dougherty. Children H. Burt, Lloyd, Gennettie Belle, Robert Brady, Clarence Truman, Dora May, Iva Grace, Silva Gertrude. He is a member of the Christian Church, is an Odd Fellow, a Democrat and a farmer, living near Jerusalem where he owns 140 acres, mostly improved. He was edu- cated in the public schools. Willis Burner, his great grandfather, came from Ireland and settled in Pocahontas County and was drowned in Green- brier River. Joshua Kerr was grandfather of the subject of this sketch. Lieutenant R. D. Kerr, who served in the Spanish-American War, gradu- ated at West Point, and is a cousin of R. B. Burner. William H. Dough- erty, Mrs. Burner's father, served in the Confederate army, and was eighteen months a prisoner at Camp Chase. His father, Joshua Dougherty, came from Ireland and settled in Rockingham County. The sons, Burt and Lloyd Burner, are teachers. ------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATH-CERTIFICATE: Barbour County WV, #10761 Full-name: Renix Brown Burner Birth: April 22, 1853 in W.Va. Death: Sept 24, 1933 Marital-status: Widowed, late Sarrah Burner Father: Henry Hull Burner, born in W.Va. Mother: Sarrah Jane Kerr, born in W.Va. Informant: Semore Daugherty, of Philippi, W.Va. Burial: Silent Grove Cemetery MARRIAGE-REGISTER: Barbour County WV Page 75, Line Numbered 108 Brown Burner (age 21, born in Pocahontas County) & Sarah M. Daugherty (age 21, born in Barbour County) were married on Dec 28, 1873 ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Barbour County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/barbour/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------