Susan E. DENSON

1832 - 1874  (42 years)

• Name	Susan E. DENSON
  Born	1832
  Gender	Female
  Died	1874
  Siblings	9 Siblings
  1. William Howard DENSON,   b. 18 Dec 1822,   d. 20 Aug 1892  (Age 69 years) ▻ Jane Elizabeth JONES;   PERRY   2. Josiah Conner DENSON,   b. 24 Jan 1825,   d. 14 Jul 1899  (Age 74 years) ▻ Harriet Burnham SMALL   3. Thomas Jefferson DENSON,   b. 16 Nov 1826, Washington County, Alabama, USA ,   d. 7 Aug 1897, Jasper County, Mississippi, USA  (Age 70 years) ▻ Sarah L. SMITH   4. Obedience Julia DENSON,   b. 1828,   d. Bef Jan 1859  (Age < 30 years) ▻ George W. MCCABE   5. Mary DENSON,   b. 04 Mar 1830,   d. 06 Jan 1876  (Age 45 years) ▻ John Lane SMITH   6. Alethia A. DENSON,   b. 28 Feb 1831,   d. 03 Mar 1870  (Age 39 years) ▻ Joseph Luther DENSON,  m. 23 Apr 1893   7. Susan E. DENSON,   b. 1832,   d. 1874  (Age 42 years) ▻ Milton Henry BURKS   8. Jane Henrietta DENSON,   b. 05 Mar 1855,   d. Between Between 1909 and 1911  (Age 53 years)   9. Dr. Dr. James Nathaniel DENSON,   b. 17 Jun 1836, Scott, County, MS ,   d. 20 Mar 1907, Leake County, MS  (Age 70 years) ▻ Mary Foster LEE,  m. 23 Nov 1856   10. Margaret A.H. DENSON,   b. 1839,   d. 1906  (Age 67 years) ▻ Francis C. SMITH
  Person ID	I699	Steeles_Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Shadrach James DENSON,   b. 23 Apr 1800, Ashbury, NC ,   d. 14 Jan 1888  (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Alethia CHAMBERS,   b. 20 Apr 1800, North Carolina ,   d. 06 Feb 1860  (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	1820
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Milton Henry BURKS,   b. 08 Apr 1821,   d. 05 Oct 1863  (Age 42 years)
  Married	Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2013
  Family ID	F166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Milton Henry Burks (1821-1863) and Susan E. Denson (1832-1874) by John H. Smallwood, Jr. Copyright Ó 1997-1999, all rights reserved SUSAN E.5 DENSON (Shadrach James4, Shadrach3, James2, James1) b. 1832 Rankin Co., MS, d. 1874 Scott Co., MS. md. bef. 1856 Scott Co., MS, Milton Henry Burks, b. 8 Apr 1821, Talbot Co., GA, Milton Henry d. 5 Oct 1863 Scott or Newton Co., MS son of James Lyon Burks and Martha Robinson. The Burks family had removed to Scott Co., MS from Georgia in the mid-1840s. According to his grandson, Thomas J. Burks, James L. Burks was traveling west through Mississippi. While stopped in Scott County his party camped on the Coffee Bogue near the home of Shadrach J. Denson. Discovering that their wives cousins, James L. Burks decided to settle in Scott County. How much of this story is true is not known, but it can be surmised that it was already known by James L. Burks that his wives’ kinsmen were in the area, thus prompting a move into Scott County. At this writing, it is not known how Martha (Robinson) Burks’ father, John Robinson, was related to Alethia (Chambers) Denson’s mother, Christian (Robinson) Chambers. However, both families are known to have originated in Richmond Co., NC. Milton H. Burks was, like so many others, primarily a farmer by profession. In 1850 he owned four slaves and 106 acres, with only six of those acres being improved. Ten years later his operation had more than doubled, consisting of 240 acres valued at $2,500. His personal estate was worth $7,000, which included six slaves. In addition to being a farmer, Milton H. Burks also served Scott County in the capacity of a justice of the peace. The first year for such service was 1855. During the Civil War, the Burks family held membership in the Hayes Creek Baptist Church, near Harperville, Scott County. They no doubt had moved their membership to be near Susan (Denson) Burks’ father, who was pastor of the church during the war. In 1863 Milton H. Burks died and his death was recorded in the minute book of the church. His place of death has not been ascertained, but it is believed to have been Newton County although the family held membership in this Scott County church Perhaps it was his widow, who died 11 years later, who died in Newton County. Graves have not been found for either. Issue: Martha Elizabeth Burks, b. 15 Mar 1847, d. 19 Dec 1930. James Shadrach Burks, b. 1849 Scott Co., MS, d. aft. 1880. Thomas J. Burks, b. 14 Sep 1851. Mary Ann Frances Burks, b. 3 Feb 1853, d. 8 Mar 1880. William Milton Burks, b. 30 Apr 1856, d. 16 Nov 1896. Margaret L. Burks, b. Feb 1860. Emma Burks, b. 1862 Scott Co., MS, md. Henry Majors?. Source: John H. Smallwood, Jr., The Denson Family of Scott County, Mississippi(Canton, MS: privately published, 1997), pp. 34-35.