BEN S. BURGESS, b: -

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}




^{BEN S. BURGESS}^{b. d.}



		^{JOHN ALEXANDER LANCE**}^{b.1834 BU, NORTH CAROLINA d.1911 HARDEMAN CO, TEXAS}

	^{WILLIAM VAN LANCE}^{b.1859 UNION COUN, GEORGIA d.1938 HOME IN HARDEMAN C}	^{MARTHA ELBERTA NEECE}^{b.1835 BU, NORTH CAROLINA d.1924 HEREFORD, TEXAS}

^{ARMENTIE MAE LANCE}^{b.1889 SUNSET, TEXAS d.1924 HARDEMAN CO, TEXAS}		^{JOHN ALEXANDER CAMPBELL}^{b.1847 d.1923 MUNDAY, TEXAS}

	^{MARTHA JANE CAMPBELL}^{b.1868 GREEN FO, ARKANSAS d.1904 HOME IN HARDEMAN C}	^{MARGARET ANN BLASINGAME}^{b.1843 d.1894 SUNSET, TEXAS}