John Russell Burch family papers and photographs

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: BCA 0311

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection comprises six folders of historical records and images documenting a family with ties to Claibrone County, Tennessee, and Owsley County, Kentucky.

Dates

Creation: 1864 - 1995

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research in the Special Collections and Archives reading room.

Conditions Governing Use

U.S. government documents are in the public domain, except where they reproduce protected materials. (See: https://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/oakley/scheme-d/.) It is the responsibility of the user to obtain authorization to re-publish copyrighted materials from this collection, except in cases of Fair Use.

Biographical Note

Donor John Russell Burch, Sr. (1945-2012) was the great-great-grandson of William and Malinda Mays Burch, residents of Barren Creek, Tennessee, who married around 1834 and moved to Island City, Kentucky, in 1858. Two of their sons and one of their sons-in-law served in the U.S. Army infantry during the American Civil War.

Extent

1.00 boxes_(general) (6 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The John Russell Burch family papers and photographs is a small collection of materials about William Burch (1814-1887), Malinda ("Millie") Mays Burch (1815- circa 1899) and their descendants. The collection includes copies of family group records forms, a tax receipt, military records, and family photographs.