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Colonel J. W. Burgess From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Colonel J.W. (John William) Burgess born March 29, 1837 in Mays Lick, Mason County, Kentucky; died March 09,1901 in Ft. Worth, Texas. One time largest breeder of shorthorn cattle in America. Co-founder of Ft. Worth Stock Yard.

1 Early years Kentucky 2 Civil War - Missouri 3 Texas Stock Yards 4 Family 5 Shorthorn cattle 6 See also 7 References

Early years

John William Burgess (John Dorsey6, Joshua5, Joseph4, John3, Edward2, William1) was born March 29, 1837 in Mays Lick, Mason County, Kentucky, and died March 09, 1901 in Ft. Worth, Texas. He married Sue Innes September 03, 1868 in Father's residence, Lexington, Kentucky, daughter of John Innes and Lydia Spears.She was born November 14, 1844 in Lexington, Kentucky, and died April 22, 1914 in Ft. Worth, Texas.Notes for John William Burgess:Finished his education at Masonic College 60 miles from St. Joseph, Missouri. Participated in Civil War underGen. Sterling Price at the siege of Lexington, Missouri.Research by S. and D.W. Gray shows deeds and mortgages and that in 1867 J.W. Burgess had a stock traderoffice at Short and Walnut and Mulberry, bds nse Main and Mulberry and Walnut; that he was a dealer in mulesand a proprietor of Lexington Stock Yards, the Cincinnati Southern R.R. in 1881-82His wife, Susan Innes, inherited money with which he bought 4,000 acres (eventually 10,000 acres at $8 peracre) in Tarrant Co., Texas in 1884, where he moved his family. With three other cattlemen, he organized the Ft.Worth Stock Show in 1896.

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References

^ a b c d e f g h i Bullock, Llewellyn C W, Memoirs of the Bullock Family, A J Lawrence 1905 ^ "ancestry of Colonel John Bullock". geni.com. Retrieved 10 Feb 2013. ^ a b c d Bullock, Osmund, Faulkbourne and the Bullocks, 2000 ^ "Maldon, H.E. History of the County of Surrey: Volume 4, 1912’’". ^ "’’PROPERTY OF THE BULLOCK FAMILY IN SOUTHWARK AND KINGSTON: DEEDS AND PAPERS, 1704-1862’’".