Robert Turnbull Burwell, Jr.

1917 - 1989  (72 years)

Robert Turnbull Burwell

1867 - 1947  (79 years)

Birth	15 Apr 1867	North Carolina
Died	21 Jan 1947	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Marie Beatrice Louise Choisy Degrange           b. 7 Dec 1883, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	16 Apr 1913	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Robert Turnbull Burwell, Jr.           b. 24 Feb 1917 + 2. John Spotswood Burwell           b. 26 Nov 1919, New Orleans, Louisiana

Margaret Solomea Lisher

- Bef 1835

Died	Bef 1835	Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Father	Lisher
Family	Chrétien Meyer           b. Abt 1755, Froeschwiller, Bas-Rhin, France
Children	+ 1. Catherina Barbara Meyer           b. Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France + 2. Elizabeth Meyer

Robert Turnbull Burwell

1867 - 1947  (79 years)

Birth	15 Apr 1867	North Carolina
Died	21 Jan 1947	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Marie Beatrice Louise Choisy Degrange           b. 7 Dec 1883, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	16 Apr 1913	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Robert Turnbull Burwell, Jr.           b. 24 Feb 1917 + 2. John Spotswood Burwell           b. 26 Nov 1919, New Orleans, Louisiana

Marie Beatrice Louise Choisy Degrange

1883 - 1920  (36 years)

Birth	7 Dec 1883	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	9 Aug 1920	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Joseph H. Degrange           b. 15 Mar 1839
Mother	Ellen McMillan           b. 22 Oct 1842
Married	10 Dec 1859	Notre Dame de Bon Secours Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Robert Turnbull Burwell           b. 15 Apr 1867, North Carolina
Married	16 Apr 1913	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Robert Turnbull Burwell, Jr.           b. 24 Feb 1917 + 2. John Spotswood Burwell           b. 26 Nov 1919, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Name	Robert Turnbull Burwell
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	24 Feb 1917
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 2 and 10/12, born in Louisiana like his mother, and father born in North Carolina; living with his parents in his grandfather Joseph DeGrange's household.
  Death	13 Sep 1989
  Burial	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Turnbull Burwell           b. 15 Apr 1867, North Carolina           d. 21 Jan 1947, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 79 years)  (Father)  Margaret Solomea Lisher             d. Bef 1835, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France   (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Notes	Buried in the DeGrange tomb in Metairie Cemetery.
  Person ID	I208
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	Robert Turnbull Burwell           b. 15 Apr 1867, North Carolina           d. 21 Jan 1947, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Marie Beatrice Louise Choisy Degrange           b. 7 Dec 1883, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 9 Aug 1920, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1913	New Orleans, Louisiana

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1920 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Burial - - Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  DeGrange Tomb at Metairie Cemetery

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Robert Turnbull Burwell, Jr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I208&tree=1sttree (accessed April 19, 2025).