burgess, john
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Burgess, John; John Burgess
- Record count
- 16
- Sources
- court_cases,life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Bloomfield; Fidelity Center; T24N R10E, Stoddard County, Missouri
- First event date
- 13-Sep-26
- Last event date
- 30 Apr 1930
Timeline — 11 events
- 1911-03-01 Fidelity Center. Has sown about ten acres of oats, thought sown Feb. 15 Quote: "Mr. John Burgess has sown about ten acres of oats. We think they were sown Feb. 15."
- 1911-10-04 Bloomfield. John Burgess and John A. Mekan made a business trip to Bloomfield recently Co-mentioned: John A. Mekan. Quote: "John Burgess and John A. Mekan made a business trip to Bloomfield recently."
- 1914-10-21 Fidelity Center. John Burgess was hauling lumber the other day for the completion of his barn
- 1925-05-29 Kennett. Judge W. S. C. Walker at Kennett denied the habeas corpus petition of John Burgess, jailed at Bloomfield on the charge of killing Pauline Miller, refusing to liberate Burgess on bond Co-mentioned: Judge W. S. C. Walker. Quote: "refused to liberate Burgess on bond"
- 1925-12-18 Bernie. John Burgess, a wealthy landowner charged with complicity in the slaying of eight-year-old Pauline Miller near Bernie, was granted a change of venue to Mississippi county for trial at the February term at Charleston Co-mentioned: Pauline Miller. Quote: "John Burgess, wealthy landowner, charg…
- 1926-03-12 Dexter. Local law firm Farris and Munger filed a $12,500.00 suit against John Burgess for their fee defending him in State of Missouri vs. John Burgess, charged with the murder of Pauline Miller; Burgess refused to pay Co-mentioned: Farris and Munger. Quote: "Farris and Munger, local law firm, start…
- 1926-10-08 Butler County. Sued his attorneys over a $12,500 fee; change of venue granted to Butler County; Burgess was acquitted at Charleston of the murder charge of little Pauline Miller Co-mentioned: Dink Lucas; Hubert Swinger; Farris. Quote: "John Burgess Takes Change of Venue To Butler County"
- 1927-02-11 Poplar Bluff. Suit of Farris & Munger vs. John Burgess for attorneys' fees tried and settled in court at Poplar Bluff; plaintiffs attached defendant's property; compromise: Farris & Munger getting $3,000 and paying all costs; amount sued for was $12,500. Munger & Farris represented by A. T. Welborn…
- 1927-03-18 Bernie. John Burgess was jointly charged with Dink Lucas in the 1925 killing of Pauline Miller near Bernie; the child was the daughter of William Miller, tenant on land Lucas had leased from Burgess; Lucas informed prohibition officers on Miller; Burgess did not appear as a witness Co-mentioned: Din…
- 1930 T24N R10E, Stoddard County, Missouri. Landowner listed in the 1930 Hixson plat book, Page 15 - T24N R10E, section(s) 25. Entry from the index spreadsheet Aj uploaded 2026-09-23; transcription not yet spot-checked against the plat images Quote: "Burgess, John — Page 15 - T24N R10E, sec 25"
- (undated) Bloomfield. John Burgess, charged jointly with Dink Lucas with the slaying of a child near Bernie last summer, received a change of venue granted in circuit court at Bloomfield; the case was sent to Dunklin county for trial; severance was asked and a change of judges away from Judge W. S. C. Walker…
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