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Thomas Francis Burns Sr.

Birth	:	1862 Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Death	:	1 Nov 1925 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, New Castle County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.6994019, -75.5681000
Plot	:	Block 00055 000003 - 0000EC
Description	:	Colorado Springs Gazette, Monday, November 2, 1925 THOMAS BURNS DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME PIONEER MINING MAN LONG ASSOCIATED WITH PORTLAND Funeral Services Will Be Held at 2:30 o’Clock This Afternoon One of the pioneer mining men of Colorado was called by death yesterday, when Thomas F. Burns passed away suddenly at his home, 1009 Cheyenne road. Mr. Burns was in fairly good health and rose at his usual time yesterday morning. He sat down to read the Sunday newspaper when he was stricken with a pulmonary hemorrhage and dies about 9 o’clock. Mr. Burns was closely identified with the discovery and growth of the... Read More	Colorado Springs Gazette, Monday, November 2, 1925 THOMAS BURNS DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME PIONEER MINING MAN LONG ASSOCIATED WITH PORTLAND Funeral Services Will Be Held at 2:30 o’Clock This Afternoon One of the pioneer mining men of Colorado was called by death yesterday, when Thomas F. Burns passed away suddenly at his home, 1009 Cheyenne road. Mr. Burns was in fairly good health and rose at his usual time yesterday morning. He sat down to read the Sunday newspaper when he was stricken with a pulmonary hemorrhage and dies about 9 o’clock. Mr. Burns was closely identified with the discovery and growth of the Cripple Creek mining camp. With his brother, James Burns, who died several year ago, he located a number of claims in the gold camp that in 1894 were incorporated into the now famous Portland gold mine. The two Burns brothers originally came from Portland, Me., and when their mining claims began to strike pay ore they named the mine after the place of their birth. Thomas Burns came to Colorado Springs in 1885, where he was a machinist for a time, later becoming a locomotive engineer for the Denver & Rio Grande and the Colorado Midland railroads. In the early ‘90s, he became interested in the possibilities of finding gold in the Cripple Creek field and since then has been actively identified with the famous gold camp. At the time of his death he was director and secretary-treasurer of the Portland Gold Mining company whose headquarters are in the Mining Exchange building. In 1902 Mr. Burns acquired ownership pf the Colorado Springs baseball team which achieved fame in the Western league as “The Millionaires.” He sold the team in 1904. Mr. Burns was a charter member of the old volunteer fire department, and was also a member of the Colorado Springs lodge no. 300, B.P.O.E. Besides his wife he is survived he is survived by two sons, Thomas Burns, Jr., who is a student at the New Mexico Military school, Roswell, N.M., and Robert Burns of Colorado Springs. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon at the home of his sister, Miss Kate Burns, 423 North Tejon street, the Rev. Chauncey Blodgett, rector of Grace church, officiating. Friends are asked to omit flowers. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. The following active pallbearers have been named: J.M. Tippit, Fred Jones, R.B. Emens, James E. Thornton, C.T. Fertig, and Dr. D.A. Vanderhoof. The honorary pallbearers will be Irving Howbert, H.A. young, George M. Taylor, Dr. Beverly Tucker, William Lennox, Ira Harris, George Birdsall, F.A. Hamilton and W. Thair. El Paso lodge No. 13, A.F. and A.M., of which Mr. Burns was a member, will meet in the Masonic temple at 4:50 o’clock this afternoon to confer Masonic burial. _______________________________________________________

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Thomas Francis Burns Sr.'s memorial is located at: Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, New Castle County, USA.
When did Thomas Francis Burns Sr. death?
Thomas Francis Burns Sr. death on 1 Nov 1925 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Thomas Francis Burns Sr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 39.6994019
Longitude: -75.5681000

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Zulu May Russell Burns

(1880 - 1948)

Siblings

Jane Burns

(1842 - 1916)

James Ferguson Burns Sr.

(1853 - 1917)

Catharine “Kate” Burns

(1855 - 1947)

Children

Robert Russell Burns

(1913 - 1962)

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