Herschel Henry BURNETT

1908 - 1984  (75 years)

• Name	Herschel Henry BURNETT
  Born	25 Apr 1908	Choctaw, Van Buren, AR   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	, Van Buren, AR
  Census	1920	, Van Buren, AR
  Census	1930	, Van Buren, AR
  Census	1940	, Pulaski, AR
  Died	4 Mar 1984	Clinton, Van Buren, AR   [1]
  	Cause: myocardial infarction
  Obituary	06 Mar 1984	, Pulaski, AR
  	Arkansas Gazette
  Obituary	07 Mar 1984	Clinton, Van Buren, AR
  	Van Buren Co Democrat
  Occupation	Commercial building contractor
  Buried	7 Mar 1984	Clinton, Van Buren, AR   [1]
  	Huie Cem
  Person ID	I1018	Burnett / Halbrook Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	John Henry BURNETT,   b. 27 May 1871, Clinton, Van Buren, AR ,   d. 03 Sep 1949, North Little Rock, Pulaski, AR  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Edith Lavina TUMBLESON,   b. 24 Aug 1869, Clinton, Van Buren, AR ,   d. 30 Jul 1967, Clinton, Van Buren, AR  (Age 97 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1891	, Van Buren, AR   [4]
  Family ID	F420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Irma Verona HALBROOK,   b. 14 Apr 1911, Formosa, Van Buren, AR ,   d. 23 Dec 1998, Clinton, Van Buren, AR  (Age 87 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1931	Clinton, Van Buren, AR   [5]
  Children	1. Robert Rex BURNETT,   b. 24 Jul 1934, Choctaw, Van Buren, AR
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Blanche May SIMPKINS,   b. 26 Dec 1909, Shirley, Van Buren, AR ,   d. 1 Jul 1955, Shirley, Van Buren, AR  (Age 45 years)
  Married	not married
  Children	1. Mary Margarette BURNETT,   b. 15 Feb 1929,   d. 3 Sep 1990, Batesburg, Lexington, SC  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Burnett and friends, circa 1925 Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett Boys - 1916 Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett, Edith and her boys - L to R Wayne, Dick, Romie, Herschel; 1915 Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett - Herschel, Wayne, and Romie; 1914 Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett Family, circa 1947 Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett - Herschel, Irma, and Bob; date unknown Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett, Herschel and Bob; date unknown Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett, Herschel; 1943 New Richmond, WA Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett - Herschel, Irma and Bob; date unknown Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett, Herschel and Leman; date unknown Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett, Herschel and Bob; 1942 Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett - Herschel, Bob, and Scrapper; date unknown Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett, Herschel and Bob; 1942 Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Herschel Burnett, Bob Burnett, and Ouita Halbrook; 1935 Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett, Herschel and Irma; 1932 Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		CC Halbrook, Cecil McPherson, and Herschel Burnett; 1935 Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Choctaw High School Seniors; 1930 L to R Back: Penzel Emerson, Irma Halbrook, Naucie Shannon, Inez Rogers; Middle: Eva Goates, Eula Fullerton, Carmen Trawick, Flossie Cooper, Jessie Peck; Front; Cecil McCormac (teacher), Curtis Bull, Verna Logan, Herschel Burnett, Leonard Kidd; Not pictured: Carl Gunn, William Gordon, Pearl Miller Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.
  		Burnett - l to r: Herschel, Dorothy, Irma, Charlene, and Wanda holding Roy; date unknown Given to Jamie Burnett by Samantha Burnett
  		Burnett - Herschel, Irma, and Bob; date unknown Photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett, now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Obituary - Edith Burnett Van Buren Co. Democrat, Clinton, AR; 03 Aug 1967, page 10 column 2
  		Obituary - Herschel Burnett Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, AR; 06 Mar 1984
  		Obituary - Herschel Burnett Van Buren Co. Democrat, Clinton, AR; 07 Mar 1984
  		Death Certificate - Hershel H Burnett, 1984

  
  

  Histories

  Transcription of Choctaw School Reunion Sign-in Books, Choctaw, Van Buren County, AR 1980-1995 The original sign-in books were kept by Irma Halbrook Burnett. They are now in the possession of Jamie Burnett.

  
  

  Videos		Burnett, Herschel and Irma; 1957 Original 8mm film in possession of Jamie Burnett
  		Edith Burnett's 95th Birthday - Family Portrait; 1964 Edith is seated. L to R middle row: Annabelle Burnett, Irma Burnett, Claude Bradford, Lela Bradford, Dicey Burnett. Back row: unknown, Herschel Burnett, Wayne Burnett. If you can identify any of the unknown folks, please let me know. Original 8mm film in possession of Jamie Burnett

  
  

• Notes

  1910 Van Buren Co, AR Census - Griggs Township taken by Lewis Mills on 15 Jan 1910 ED 123, page 1, line 49, household 12 Burnett, John H 39 AR TN AR farmer, married 18 years Edith L wife 40 AR OK AR 6 of 9 children living Minnie dau 17 AR AR AR Elisha E son 16 AR AR AR Lela M dau 10 AR AR AR Sam S son 8 AR AR AR Herchel H son 1 11/12 AR AR AR Zilmer W son 1/12 AR AR AR 1920 Van Buren Co, AR Census - Griggs Township taken by James Thompason on 16 Jan 1920 ED 127, page 7, line 51, household 127 Burnett, John H 49 AR TN AR farmer, owned home, free Edie L wife 50 AR MO AR Sam S son 17 AR AR AR Hersel H son 11 AR AR AR Sylma W son 9 AR AR AR Roma T son 7 AR AR AR Dickie son 5 AR AR AR 1930 Van Buren Co, AR - Choctaw twp taken 18 Apr by James L Kidd Ed 71-7, page 40 line 53 33/34 sheet 2b Burnette, John H 59 AR TN AR mrd @ 21 farmer Edith L wife 60 AR OK AR mrd @ 22 Herschel H son 21 AR AR AR farm laborer Zilmer W son 20 AR AR AR " Ronnie T son 18 AR AR AR " Dickie son 15 AR AR AR " owns $800 value, has radio, no military 1940 Pulaski Co, AR - North Little Rock ED 60-112, sheet 21A line 39 2101 Hurion St. dwelling, fam 437 taken 10 Apr Burnett, Heschel 31 AR 4 yrs high school, living in rural Van Buren Co in 1935, carpenter, bldg construction Irma wife 28 AR 4 yrs high school, informant Robert Rex son 5 AR

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] tombstone. [S10] WWII Young Men Draft Cards 1940-1947, (ancestry.com). [S24] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, (ancestry.com), delayed certificate; Herschel Henry Burnett; filed 08 Jun 1942. [S122] Van Buren Marriages, Book 5, page 148. [S122] Van Buren Marriages, Book 14, page 229.