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Thomas C. Burns

Birth	:	26 Nov 1838 Indiana, USA
Death	:	19 Dec 1900
Burial	:	Greenwood Cemetery, Chadron, Dawes County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8272018, -103.0239029
Plot	:	Block 5 Lot 7 Space 7
Description	:	Age 68years, 23days Husband of Elma Burns Three Men Buried Alive. A landslide buried three men alive in an irrigation canal four miles east from Chadron, Neb. T.C. Burns, Staunch Burns, and Woody Litchfield were buried beneath a sand bank thirty-two feet deep. Burns was a wealthy sheep owner of Montana who recently went there and invested heavily in lands. The Chicago Eagle; Chicago, Illinois. Dec 22, 1900; Pg Eight. Newspaper article from The Nebraska State Journal, 21 Dec 1900, Fri, Page 3 DIG OUT THE DEAD BODIES Three Fatalities as a Result... Read More	Age 68years, 23days Husband of Elma Burns Three Men Buried Alive. A landslide buried three men alive in an irrigation canal four miles east from Chadron, Neb. T.C. Burns, Staunch Burns, and Woody Litchfield were buried beneath a sand bank thirty-two feet deep. Burns was a wealthy sheep owner of Montana who recently went there and invested heavily in lands. The Chicago Eagle; Chicago, Illinois. Dec 22, 1900; Pg Eight. Newspaper article from The Nebraska State Journal, 21 Dec 1900, Fri, Page 3 DIG OUT THE DEAD BODIES Three Fatalities as a Result of the Sandslide Near Chadron. CHADRON, Neb., Dec. 20.-(Special.)- Teams and scrapers and an army of shovelers have worked incessantly for twenty hours moving the caved and caving sand bank in search of the three men buried alive yesterday. The bodies were recovered today after moving a body of sand twenty feet deep and 120 feet long. In the work of moving the sand a second slide caught and buried two other men who were dug out and rescued. A car load of timbers was used in timbering the caving banks while the sand was removed. The formation of the ground is sand and dust clay and most treacherous. Many workmen had refused to work in the canal, hence Thomas C. Burns, the owner of the irrigation canal enterprise, was performing his own labor with favorite helpers. Burns has twenty thousand sheep and landed interests in Montana. He and a nephew, Stanley Burns, and John Campbell of Deadwood were all buried alive and found in their standing positions just as they had been working.

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Thomas C. Burns's memorial is located at: Greenwood Cemetery, Chadron, Dawes County, USA.
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Latitude: 42.8272018
Longitude: -103.0239029

Family Members:

Parent

Abner M. Burns

(1815 - 1893)

Elizabeth Kinnear Burns

(1820 - 1908)

Spouse

Elma Burns

(1848 - 1902)

Siblings

(1839 - 1907)

(1842 - 1867)

(1847 - 1925)

(1852 - 1855)

Margaret Isabella “Belle” Burns Harvey

(1855 - 1931)

Emma D Burns

(1857 - 1875)

Addie Mary Burns Shank

(1860 - 1888)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Greenwood Cemetery
Chadron, Dawes County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8272018, -103.0239029

2. Calvary Cemetery
Chadron, Dawes County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8224983, -103.0085983

3. Grace Episcopal Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8267000, -102.9996000

4. Shisler Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7930984, -103.0875015

5. Highland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8163986, -102.9302979

6. Evergreen Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6646710, -103.0608510

7. Whitney Cemetery
Whitney, Dawes County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7705994, -103.2564011

8. Bethel Cemetery
Dawes County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6850014, -103.1841965

9. Beaver Valley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8880997, -102.7517014

10. Highland Cemetery
Hay Springs, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7145500, -102.7727500

11. Antelope Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7144970, -102.7727290

12. Highland Center Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6100006, -103.1258011

13. Antelope Springs Cemetery
Chadron, Dawes County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6185000, -102.8706100

14. Wanda Highway Gravesite
Chadron, Dawes County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6535800, -103.2655800

15. Bomar Cemetery
Hay Springs, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8062000, -102.6459600

16. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
Slim Butte, Oglala Lakota County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0619800, -102.8166200

17. Slim Buttes Cemetery
Pine Ridge, Oglala Lakota County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0621700, -102.8168100

18. St. Mary's Cemetery
Hay Springs, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6721992, -102.7035980

19. Hay Springs Cemetery
Hay Springs, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6702995, -102.7033005

20. Crawford Cemetery
Crawford, Dawes County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7181015, -103.4052963

21. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Chadron, Dawes County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5547300, -102.8429000

22. Saint Matthews Episcopal Cemetery
Slim Butte, Oglala Lakota County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0780530, -102.7873140

23. Abold Family Cemetery
Rushville, Sheridan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8863500, -102.6158000

24. Harvey Cemetery
Crawford, Dawes County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6455994, -103.3625031