FOURTH GENERATION

243. Frank C. Burns was born on 20 Dec 1878 in Travis County, Texas. He appeared on the census on 27 Apr 1910 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas. ⁽⁵²⁰⁾ He appeared on the census in Jan 1920 in 15 Buffalo Street, Houston, Texas.⁽⁵²¹⁾ He appeared on the census on 3 Apr 1930 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. ⁽⁵²²⁾ He died on 5 Jul 1948 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas. ⁽⁵²³⁾

From the Austin Newspaper, Wednesday, July 7, 1948

MORTUARY

FRANK C. BURNS

Frank C. Burns, 69, resident of Houston for the past 42 years, died in Houston Monday night. He was a former Austin resident.

Survivors are one son, Maurice D. Burns, Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Beth Aiken, Phoenix, Ariz. and Mrs. Ruth Morris, Los Angeles, Calif.

Funeral services will be held at the Weed-Corley Funeral Home at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. rank Phaeffline will officiate and burial wil be in Oakwood Cemetery.

He was married to Christine Louise Theile (daughter of William Theile and Anne) in 1903. Christine Louise Theile was born on 5 Mar 1883. She died on 16 Jul 1947 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas.⁽⁵²⁴⁾

From the Austin Newspaper, Friday, July 18, 1947, page 26:

MORTUARY

MRS. CHRISTINE BURNS

Mrs. Christine Louise Burns, 64, wife of Frank C. Burns, died in Houston Wdnesday. Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Maurice Burns of Houston; two brothers, Ed A. Theile of Austin and R. D. Theile of Dallas, two sisters, Mrs. Julia Metcalf of Dallas and Mrs. R. E. Phaefflin of Austin. The body will arrive in Austin early Friday and will be taken to the Weed Corley Funeral Home where funeral services will be held Saturday at 5 p.m. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemeterey Frank C. Burns and Christine Louise Theile had the following children:

+654 i. Maurice Donald Burns.