Frances (Clayton) Burgess was the daughter of William and Margaret (Baldwin) Clayton.
Frances Clayton married William Burgess January 23, 1869 Norwich, Norfolk, England.
Missouri Birth & Death Records
County: St. Louis
Roll Number: C 647
Page: 13
Number: 4825
Date of Report: 08-30-1906
Name: Burgess Frances
Age: 69 yr
Occupation: Hwife
Date of Death: 08-28-1906
Single, Married, Widower or Widow: Married
Where Born: England
Place of Death: 6470 Florrissant
Cause of Death: Shock & Injuries
Complication: Accident Street Ry
Place of Burial: Bellefontaine
Name of Undertaker: Landvogt L. UC.
Name and Residence of Physician: HW Fath D.C.
Decatur Review (Decatur, Illinois) Aug. 29, 1906
MOTHER OF Y M C A SECRETARY KILLED
Old Women Was Run Down by Street Car In St. Louis
Mrs. Frances Burgess, mother of W. J. Burgess assistant secretary of the Railroad Y.M.C.A. was struck and almost killed instantly by a southbound Bellefontaine car on Florissant avenue, near the gate of Bellefontaine cemetery in St. Louis at 1:45 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Burgess, who was 69 years old, but unusually active for her age, had left the home of her son, assistant superintendent of the cemetery, just inside the cemetery gate, accompanied by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Irma Burgess, for a shopping tour, when the accident happened.
Mrs. Burgess was a native of Whaplode Grove, Lincolnshire, England and came to America in 1887, with her husband, William J. Burgess of Ipswich, England, a retired artist, who survived her. They settled in Manitoba, Canada, where they spent nine years, coming to Philadelphia in 1896 and to St. Louis five years ago. She is survived by her husband, 80 years of age, and four sons, all married. The sons are: Fred W. Burgess, a manufacturer in Philadelphia; Frances G.Burgess, assistant superintendent at Bellefontaine Cemetery; William J. Burgess, secretary of the R. R. Y. M. C. A., Decatur, Ills.; and George E. Burgess, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at North Platte, Neb.
Frances Clayton married William Burgess January 23, 1869 Norwich, Norfolk, England.
Missouri Birth & Death Records
County: St. Louis
Roll Number: C 647
Page: 13
Number: 4825
Date of Report: 08-30-1906
Name: Burgess Frances
Age: 69 yr
Occupation: Hwife
Date of Death: 08-28-1906
Single, Married, Widower or Widow: Married
Where Born: England
Place of Death: 6470 Florrissant
Cause of Death: Shock & Injuries
Complication: Accident Street Ry
Place of Burial: Bellefontaine
Name of Undertaker: Landvogt L. UC.
Name and Residence of Physician: HW Fath D.C.
Decatur Review (Decatur, Illinois) Aug. 29, 1906
MOTHER OF Y M C A SECRETARY KILLED
Old Women Was Run Down by Street Car In St. Louis
Mrs. Frances Burgess, mother of W. J. Burgess assistant secretary of the Railroad Y.M.C.A. was struck and almost killed instantly by a southbound Bellefontaine car on Florissant avenue, near the gate of Bellefontaine cemetery in St. Louis at 1:45 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Burgess, who was 69 years old, but unusually active for her age, had left the home of her son, assistant superintendent of the cemetery, just inside the cemetery gate, accompanied by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Irma Burgess, for a shopping tour, when the accident happened.
Mrs. Burgess was a native of Whaplode Grove, Lincolnshire, England and came to America in 1887, with her husband, William J. Burgess of Ipswich, England, a retired artist, who survived her. They settled in Manitoba, Canada, where they spent nine years, coming to Philadelphia in 1896 and to St. Louis five years ago. She is survived by her husband, 80 years of age, and four sons, all married. The sons are: Fred W. Burgess, a manufacturer in Philadelphia; Frances G.Burgess, assistant superintendent at Bellefontaine Cemetery; William J. Burgess, secretary of the R. R. Y. M. C. A., Decatur, Ills.; and George E. Burgess, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at North Platte, Neb.
Frances (Clayton) Burgess was the daughter of William and Margaret (Baldwin) Clayton.
Frances Clayton married William Burgess January 23, 1869 Norwich, Norfolk, England.
Missouri Birth & Death Records
County: St. Louis
Roll Number: C 647
Page: 13
Number: 4825
Date of Report: 08-30-1906
Name: Burgess Frances
Age: 69 yr
Occupation: Hwife
Date of Death: 08-28-1906
Single, Married, Widower or Widow: Married
Where Born: England
Place of Death: 6470 Florrissant
Cause of Death: Shock & Injuries
Complication: Accident Street Ry
Place of Burial: Bellefontaine
Name of Undertaker: Landvogt L. UC.
Name and Residence of Physician: HW Fath D.C.
Decatur Review (Decatur, Illinois) Aug. 29, 1906
MOTHER OF Y M C A SECRETARY KILLED
Old Women Was Run Down by Street Car In St. Louis
Mrs. Frances Burgess, mother of W. J. Burgess assistant secretary of the Railroad Y.M.C.A. was struck and almost killed instantly by a southbound Bellefontaine car on Florissant avenue, near the gate of Bellefontaine cemetery in St. Louis at 1:45 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Burgess, who was 69 years old, but unusually active for her age, had left the home of her son, assistant superintendent of the cemetery, just inside the cemetery gate, accompanied by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Irma Burgess, for a shopping tour, when the accident happened.
Mrs. Burgess was a native of Whaplode Grove, Lincolnshire, England and came to America in 1887, with her husband, William J. Burgess of Ipswich, England, a retired artist, who survived her. They settled in Manitoba, Canada, where they spent nine years, coming to Philadelphia in 1896 and to St. Louis five years ago. She is survived by her husband, 80 years of age, and four sons, all married. The sons are: Fred W. Burgess, a manufacturer in Philadelphia; Frances G.Burgess, assistant superintendent at Bellefontaine Cemetery; William J. Burgess, secretary of the R. R. Y. M. C. A., Decatur, Ills.; and George E. Burgess, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at North Platte, Neb.
Frances Clayton married William Burgess January 23, 1869 Norwich, Norfolk, England.
Missouri Birth & Death Records
County: St. Louis
Roll Number: C 647
Page: 13
Number: 4825
Date of Report: 08-30-1906
Name: Burgess Frances
Age: 69 yr
Occupation: Hwife
Date of Death: 08-28-1906
Single, Married, Widower or Widow: Married
Where Born: England
Place of Death: 6470 Florrissant
Cause of Death: Shock & Injuries
Complication: Accident Street Ry
Place of Burial: Bellefontaine
Name of Undertaker: Landvogt L. UC.
Name and Residence of Physician: HW Fath D.C.
Decatur Review (Decatur, Illinois) Aug. 29, 1906
MOTHER OF Y M C A SECRETARY KILLED
Old Women Was Run Down by Street Car In St. Louis
Mrs. Frances Burgess, mother of W. J. Burgess assistant secretary of the Railroad Y.M.C.A. was struck and almost killed instantly by a southbound Bellefontaine car on Florissant avenue, near the gate of Bellefontaine cemetery in St. Louis at 1:45 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Burgess, who was 69 years old, but unusually active for her age, had left the home of her son, assistant superintendent of the cemetery, just inside the cemetery gate, accompanied by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Irma Burgess, for a shopping tour, when the accident happened.
Mrs. Burgess was a native of Whaplode Grove, Lincolnshire, England and came to America in 1887, with her husband, William J. Burgess of Ipswich, England, a retired artist, who survived her. They settled in Manitoba, Canada, where they spent nine years, coming to Philadelphia in 1896 and to St. Louis five years ago. She is survived by her husband, 80 years of age, and four sons, all married. The sons are: Fred W. Burgess, a manufacturer in Philadelphia; Frances G.Burgess, assistant superintendent at Bellefontaine Cemetery; William J. Burgess, secretary of the R. R. Y. M. C. A., Decatur, Ills.; and George E. Burgess, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at North Platte, Neb.
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