J. W. Burgess

Short Name: J. W. Burgess
Full Name: Burgess, J. W. (Joseph W.), 1851-1927
Birth Year: 1851
Death Year: 1927

Born: January 1, 1851, Dansville, New York. Died: May 20, 1927, San Diego County, California.
Buried: Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory, San Diego, California.

A journalist and temperance crusader, Burgess edited God’s Blessings (Dansville, New York: A. M. Hall, 1890), and founded the Dansville Breeze. In 1889, he married Helen Frances Sutton in Hornellsville, New York. They later settled in San Diego, California.

Sources: Findagrave, accessed 17 Nov 2016

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Texts by J. W. Burgess (14)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
How long since you wrote to your motherJ. W. Burgess (Author)English3
I am thinking tonight of the far away yearsJoseph W. Burgess (Author)1
I know not where the way may lead me (Burgess)J. W. B. (Author)English2
It is strange, so very strange, that I cannot understandJ. W. B. (Author)English3
The Christ who died my soul to saveJ. W. B. (Author)English2
The gospel ship is sailing, Across the rolling seaJoseph W. Burgess (Author)English2
The Lord said to Gideon: Go forward!J. W. B. (Author)English3
The sower goes forth in the morningJ. W. Burgess (Author)English4
Was it for me the Savior came from heaven to earth?Joseph W. Burgess (Author)English2
We as pilgrims journey onJ. W. B. (Author)English2
When I'm footsore and wearyJ. W. B. (Author)English2
When temptations come upon meJoseph W. Burgess (Author)2
When the waves are rolling fastJ. W. B. (Author)English5
Why stand ye idle all the day, When there's so much work to do?Joseph W. Burgess (Author)English2
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