Blance Singleton Burnette (1899–1999)

    Quick facts

    Born
    1899
    Died
    1999

    When was Blance Singleton Burnette born? 1899.

    When did Blance Singleton Burnette die? 1999.

    Life story

    Blance Singleton Burnette (1899–1999) was born in 1899, and died in 1999, at about age 100. A cemetery record documents Blance Singleton's grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about Blance Singleton's life.

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    The world Blance Singleton lived through

    1. 1900 · age 1 — The Galveston hurricane struck Texas

    2. 1914 · age 15 — World War I began

    3. 1929 · age 30 — The stock market crash began the Great Depression

    4. 1941 · age 42 — The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II

    5. 1953 · age 54 — The Korean War armistice was signed

    6. 1962 · age 63 — The Cuban Missile Crisis took place

    7. 1974 · age 75 — President Nixon resigned

    8. 1989 · age 90 — The Berlin Wall fell

    Questions about Blance Singleton Burnette

    When was Blance Singleton Burnette born?

    Blance Singleton Burnette was born in 1899.

    When did Blance Singleton Burnette die?

    Blance Singleton Burnette died in 1999.

    How old was Blance Singleton Burnette at the time of death?

    Blance Singleton Burnette was about 100 years old.

    Where is Blance Singleton Burnette buried?

    A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents Blance Singleton's grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.

    Who was president when Blance Singleton Burnette was born?

    William McKinley was president of the United States when Blance Singleton was born.

    Who was president when Blance Singleton Burnette died?

    Bill Clinton was president of the United States when Blance Singleton died.

    What generation was Blance Singleton Burnette part of?

    Born in 1899, Blance Singleton Burnette was part of the Lost Generation.

    What major events happened during Blance Singleton Burnette's lifetime?

    During Blance Singleton's lifetime: the Galveston hurricane struck Texas (1900, age 1); World War I ended and the influenza pandemic swept the world (1918, age 19); World War II began in Europe (1939, age 40); the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education (1954, age 55); the Voting Rights Act was signed (1965, age 66); the Berlin Wall fell (1989, age 90).

    Which U.S. censuses would include Blance Singleton Burnette?

    Federal censuses taken during Blance Singleton's lifetime and now public: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950.

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    Life events

    1. Birth

      1899

    2. Death

      1999

    3. Burial

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    AncestryData, "Blance Singleton Burnette (1899–1999)," record page, https://www.ancestrydata.com/person/blance-singleton-burnette-1899-1999-a8e05a5a/, accessed 2026-11-14.

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