Crawford Taylor Burgess family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Crawford Taylor Burgess family papers
Creator: Abbott, Blondine Burgess, 1906-1993
Creator: Burgess family
Inclusive Dates: 1890s-1993
Language(s): English
Extent: 3.25 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Collection Number: ms3883
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Crawford Taylor Burgess (1848-1938), son of Washington Jackson Burgess and Delilah Lacy Burgess, enlisted in Company B, 5th Georgia Militia in 1864. After the war, he attended Rock College, a subsidized school for disabled Confederate veterans, located at the University of Georgia. Upon completing his education, he taught for a number of years. In 1883, Burgess was ordained a minister at Hudson River Baptist Church and preached the gospel for over fifty years. Burgess' first marriage to Margaret J. Bridges (1846-1881) produced three children and his second marriage to Winnie Mathis produced ten children.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of genealogy and family research beginning with Crawford Taylor Burgess and his descendants. The papers are primarily genealogical research, correspondence, and photographs of the family gathered together by Blondine Burgess Abbott and Patsy Burgess Webb.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Crawford Taylor Burgess family papers, ms 3883, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Burgess family history

 

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Burgess family - photo albums

 

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Washington Jackson Burgess (1821-1908)

 

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Lucinda E. Burgess Gober

 

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Mary Burgess Strickland

 

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Robert F. Burgess

 

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Crawford Taylor Burgess (1848-1938) - photographs

 

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Crawford Taylor Burgess (1848-1938)

 

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Crawford Taylor Burgess (1848-1938) - account book

 

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Crawford Taylor Burgess (1848-1938) - memorial book

 

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Crawford Taylor Burgess (1848-1938) - family history

 

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Crawford Taylor Burgess (1848-1938)

 

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Crawford Taylor Burgess (1848-1938) - Bible

 

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Winnie Mathis Burgess (1861-1945)

 

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Isahm T. Mathis (1829-1863)

 

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James Mathis

 

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Fannie Everlena Burgess Vaughn

 

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Sallie Burgess Sartain (d. 1979)

 

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Sallie Burgess Sartain (d. 1979) - photo album

 

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Cephus W. Sartain (1890-1971) - memorial book

 

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Minnie Burgess Ayers

 

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Oscar Milton Burgess (1892-1965)

 

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Crawford Deupree Burgess

 

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Faira Belle Burgess Miller

 

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Nettie Burgess Carithers

 

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Winnie Sue Carithers Crowe and William F. Crowe

 

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Laila Estelle Burgess Merck - photographs

 

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Laila Estelle Burgess Merck - photo ablum

 

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Laila Estelle Burgess Merck - Leaves of Gold

 

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Laila Estelle Burgess Merck - memorial book

 

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William Campbell Merck (1895-1945) - memorial book

 

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Crawford Doyle Burgess (d. 1989)

 

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Crawford Doyle Burgess - Mercer - "My Pastoral Record"

 

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Crawford Doyle Burgess - family information

 

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Crawford Doyle Burgess - Confederate veterans publications

 

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Crawford Doyle Burgess - correspondence

 

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Crawford Doyle Burgess - church histories

 

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Crawford Doyle Burgess - correspondence

 

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Crawford Doyle Burgess - "Real Son"

 

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Crawford Doyle Burgess - Cecelia Sanders Burgess letters

 

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Cecelia Elizabeth (Betty) Burgess Grandison

 

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Blondine Burgess Abbott (1906-1993) - correspondence

 

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Blondine Burgess Abbott (1906-1993) - greeting cards

 

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Blondine Burgess Abbott (1906-1993) - Seneca Baptist Church

 

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Blondine Burgess Abbott (1906-1993) - Seneca, SC

 

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Blondine Burgess Abbott (1906-1993) - Golden Age Club

 

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Blondine Burgess Abbott (1906-1993) - photographs

 

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Blondine Burgess Abbott (1906-1993) - certificates

 

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Blondine Burgess Abbott (1906-1993) - autograph book

 

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Blondine Burgess Abbott (1906-1993) - clippings

 

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Blondine Burgess Abbott (1906-1993) - Abbott Funeral Home

 

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Blondine Burgess Abbott (1906-1993)

 

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Blondine Burgess Abbott (1906-1993) - Franklin High School diploma and United Daughters of the Confederacy certificates

 

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Burt B. Abbott

 

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Burt B. Abbott - WWI 30 Div. Club

 

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Abbott family - photographs

 

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Maxine Vaughn - photograph

 

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Louisville, KY - photographs

 

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Undentified photographs

 

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