Burnham-Andrews family

James Horrace Burnham, Sr.
b. about 1857 in LA

Amanda Northornia Andrews
b. about 1858 in LA

Married Dec 16, 1875 (Burnham-Andrews)
Married 1894 (Edwards-Andrews)



Children
Isaac Burnham (b. about 1877)
John O. Burnham (b. about 1879)
James Horrace Burnham (b. May 5, 1883)
Floyd Burnham
Lula Burnham (b. about 1887)
Beula King (Edwards)
Hosea Edwards


Comments
James Burnham and Amanda Andrews married as teenagers in December, 1875. Over the next 10 years or so, they had four boys and daughter, Isaac, John, James, Floyda and Lula. The 1880 census shows that James was a farmer, and a laborer lived at their residence.

Something happened to James, and Amanda married Charlie Edwards in 1894. Charlie was 9-11 years younger, depending on which census you trust, and they had two children, Beula and Hosia (see picture).

By the 1900 census, they had moved to Nacogdoches, TX. Isaac, the eldest son, had married a woman named Vilma, had an infant daughter named Arma J and was living elsewhere in Nacogdoches.

The 1910 census shows that they were neighbors with the McKinley-Ballard family. This is significant because the younger James would marry Etta Florence McKinley a few years later.

By 1920, John Burnham had moved back in with his parents, possibly to help take care of them. Amanda was over 60 and Charlie was illiterate. Lula was 35 and still living with the family. She was now listed as "Edwards" and no longer a stepdaughter, so perhaps she had been adopted.




Records

1880 Federal Census: 2nd Ward, Lincoln, LA.
J. H. Burnham, 23, b. LA, head of household, married, farmer, white male
Amanda Burnham, 22, b. LA, wife, married, housekeeper, white female
Isaac Burnham, 3, b. LA, son, single, white male
John Burnham, 1, b. LA, son, single, white male
William Butler, 60, b. LA, unrelated, widower, farm laborer, black male


1900 Federal Census: Melrose, Justice Precinct 3, Nacogdoches, TX
Charlie Edwards, 29, b. LA, head of household, married 1894, white male
Amanda Edwards, 42, b. LA, wife, father b. AL, mother b. LA, married, white female
Lula Burnham, 17, b. LA, stepdaughter, single, white female
James Burnham, 16, b. LA, stepson, father b. LA, mother b. LA, single, white male
Buelah Edwards, 5, b. LA, daughter, single, white female
Horia Edwards, 4, b. LA, son, single, white male

1910 Federal Census: Justice Precinct 3, Nacogdoches, TX
NEIGHBORS: McKinley-Ballard family
Charlie Edwards, 41, b. LA, head of household, married, white male
Amanda Edwards, 52, b. LA, wife, married, white female
Lula Burnham, 23, b. LA, stepdaughter, single, white female
Buelah Edwards, 15, b. LA, daughter, single, white female
Horia Edwards, 14, b. LA, son, single, white male
Neighbors:
McKinley-Ballard family - Etta's family
Burnham-McKinley family - James and his wife, Etta
John O Burnham (31), living as son-in-law to Mebrill (64) & Mertha Mathews (64), with his daughter Albia Burnham (5)

1920 Federal Census: Justice Precinct 3, Nacogdoches, TX
Charlie Edwards, 53, b. LA, head of household, married, white male, can't read, can't write
Amanda Edwards, 62, b. LA, wife, father b. LA, mother b. LA, married, white female
John Burnham, 41, b. LA, stepson, father b. LA, mother b. LA, married, white male
Lola Edwards, 35, b. LA, daughter, single, white female
Hosie Edwards, 24, b. LA, son, single, white male




Photos

Charlie & Amanda Andrews, with Hosea & Beulah
This photo was probably taken around 1900