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Hester Matilda Ann Allum Burnfiel

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Birth	:	15 Jun 1860 Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	4 Jun 1904 Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8514600, -96.2902600
Description	:	Born in Greene County, Pennsylvania in 1860, Hester Matilda Ann was the first child of her parents, John Supler Allum, 1838-1921, and Elisabeth Loar, 1840-1923. Although she was just seven years old when her parents left Pennsylvania for Iowa, we can assume young Hester knew her Greene County grandparents, Jonathan Allum and Elisabeth Supler. Even her paternal grandmother, Sarah Allum (widow of John Allum, 1784-1836), was alive prior to the family's departure. Hester may have retained recollections of her maternal great grandparents, John Supler and Mary Margaret Sargent, both alive when the family left PA. Hester was not... Read More	Born in Greene County, Pennsylvania in 1860, Hester Matilda Ann was the first child of her parents, John Supler Allum, 1838-1921, and Elisabeth Loar, 1840-1923. Although she was just seven years old when her parents left Pennsylvania for Iowa, we can assume young Hester knew her Greene County grandparents, Jonathan Allum and Elisabeth Supler. Even her paternal grandmother, Sarah Allum (widow of John Allum, 1784-1836), was alive prior to the family's departure. Hester may have retained recollections of her maternal great grandparents, John Supler and Mary Margaret Sargent, both alive when the family left PA. Hester was not the only child when the family migrated westward. Two younger siblings also made the journey -- brother James Newton and sister Sarah "Emma" Jane. The three siblings were eventually joined by three more born in Iowa. Interestingly, Hester was destined to marry another Greene County native in Iowa. Thomas A. Burnfiel(d) arrived in Jasper County in the 1880s, and he and Hester married there on June 26, 1889. A son of Zenas and Sarah Burnfiel(d), his family's history was also entwined with Greene County, Pennsylvania, even to Richhill Township, with which both Allums and Burnfiel(d)s were associated. Although specific reasons a couple adopts a child or children are not always known, Hester and Thomas had no natural children but, one at a time, did adopt four. Two died very early in life, and the other two – boy and girl – were only 9 and 5 years old when Hester died in 1904 after a long illness. She was the first of her siblings to pass on, although all too soon, in 1905, brother James Newton also died, both siblings predeceasing all other adult family members, including their parents. A member of the Christian church at Kellogg, Iowa, Hester's burial service was conducted there by Rev. E. F. Leake on Sunday, June 5, 1904, the date on which she was buried in Our Silent City Cemetery. In the same cemetery are Hester's two adopted infants, including daughter Rose Burnice (the only infant known by name); her parents, John Supler Allum and Elisabeth Loar; brother James Newton Allum; sister-in-law, Anna Bowermaster; sister Flossie "Edna" Allum; brother-in-law, Alexander James Lepard; niece, Agnes Kathryn Alum Kent; and Hester's adopted son, Bertis Milo, who died much later, in 1968. --DeeAnna Allum Granston Gravestone photo taken in 1965

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Hester Matilda Ann Allum Burnfiel's memorial is located at: Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA.
When did Hester Matilda Ann Allum Burnfiel death?
Hester Matilda Ann Allum Burnfiel death on 4 Jun 1904 in Jasper County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.8514600
Longitude: -96.2902600

Family Members:

Parent

John Supler Allum

(1838 - 1921)

Elisabeth Loar Allum

(1840 - 1923)

Spouse

Siblings

James Newton Allum

(1862 - 1905)

Infant Allum

(1864 - 1864)

Sarah Emma Jane Allum Hill

(1865 - 1945)

Mary Martha Belle Allum Guessford

(1868 - 1959)

Flossie Edna Sheehan Allum Lepard

(1874 - 1967)

Elizabeth Pearl Allum Borneman

(1880 - 1963)

Children

Infant Burnfiel

(1891 - unknow)

B. M. Burnfield

(1893 - 1968)

Bertis Milo Burnfiel

(1894 - 1968)

Rose Burnice Burnfiel

(1898 - 1899)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8514600, -96.2902600

2. Plymouth Presbyterian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8208760, -96.3318410

3. Saint Peter Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8081017, -96.2767029

4. Saint Johns Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8939018, -96.3225021

5. Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8372000, -96.3799000

6. Union Hill German Baptist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9169006, -96.3324966

7. Saint Joseph Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8953018, -96.2005997

8. Resthaven Cemetery
Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8375015, -96.1686020

9. Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Adaville, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7484000, -96.3315000

10. Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
Ireton, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9585991, -96.2550201

11. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7939000, -96.1527100

12. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Ireton, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9681015, -96.3143997

13. Seney Cemetery
Seney, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8586655, -96.1265106

14. Memorial Cemetery
Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7875000, -96.1504920

15. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Johnson Township, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7416992, -96.3707962

16. Hillside Cemetery
Merrill, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7291985, -96.2544022

17. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Adaville, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7494011, -96.4005966

18. Assumption Catholic Cemetery
Merrill, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7214480, -96.2583450

19. Saint Marys Cemetery
Maurice, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9594002, -96.1769028

20. Sherman Township Cemetery
Maurice, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9667015, -96.1444016

21. Saint Catherines Cemetery
Oyens, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8224200, -96.0563900

22. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Akron, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8232300, -96.5374800

23. Riverside Cemetery
Akron, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8367004, -96.5453033

24. Stanton Cemetery
Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6786003, -96.1900024