The Burnetts celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1939. The Casper Tribune-Herald of Casper, Wyoming noted:
"A half century of married life is being celebrated Thursday by Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Burnett, long-time Casper residents. At their, 833 West 13th, starting at 5 o'clock Thursday evening they are extending hospitality to friends at open house.
"Mr. and Mrs. Burnett were married in Lawrence County, S.D. in 1889.
"'We've worked together...indoors and out,' remarked Mrs. Burnett when asked the cause of their successful years of married life. She maintains that too little stress is placed on confidence in each other by young married couples today.
"Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sleep brought her to this country from their home in Durham, England, in 1885 and they came west to settle in Sidney, Nebr. Later they moved to South Dakota and she and Mr. Burnett came to Casper in 1918.
"Mr. Burnett is a native son of Dallas, Tex., and came north to the Dakotas in 1886 with a trail herd of cattle. He left the cattle business after their marriage and engaged in the sawmill business. Until 1925 he was employed by the Standard Oil company in Casper and is since retired.
"Mrs. Burnett recalled that her father was identified with the Homestake mine at Lead, S.D. and a one-time close friend of William Randolph Hearst.
"The couple have two sons living, W.H. of Casper, and R.E. of Rawlins. A third son, J.E. served overseas during the World war and passed away in 1927. Two daughters, Mrs. E.G. Woods and Mrs. J.R. Boundy, live in Casper.
Mrs. Boundy has three girls, Ida Claire, Jeanette, and Shirley and Mrs. Woods a boy, Billy, aged four years. He is the youngest grandchild.
"Mrs. Burnett has two brothers and three sisters living in Spearfish and another sister in Long Beach, Calif.
"Co-incidental is the fact that a sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sehn of Spearfish, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary this fall.
"The elderly couple was honored at a family dinner Thursday afternoon at four o'clock and Thursday evening will receive congratulatory messages of friends. A cake, flowers and many cards have been received.
"Mrs. Burnett is a past president of the War Mothers of Casper, a member of the American Legion and the Maccabees."
(NOTE: The article incorrectly states that the Sleeps settled in Sydney, Nebraska for a short time, for mother Alice Jane Sleep and her children only briefly passed through Sydney by stagecoach on their way to the Black Hills in 1885 to join up with Henry. It is also very doubtful that Henry Sleep was a "close friend of William Randolph Hearst." Hearst's father, George Hearst, was an early investor in the Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, South Dakota but spent little time there. William Randolph Hearst was in the city on rare occasions, but his having met Henry Sleep would have been unlikely.)
An accompanying photo and caption followed a few days later, stating:
"Golden Weddings occur but once in the lifetime of a couple. Last Thursday was a memorable day for Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Burnett, western pioneers and Casper residents since 1918, for on that day they celebrated 50 years of marriage. The above photo was taken during the reception for members of the family and close friends at their home, 833 West Thirteenth St. Surrounding them are flowers with which their children paid tribute to the occasion. The success of their long married life, said Mrs. Burnett, was working in close harmony. She practiced her belief that a wife should work shoulder to shoulder with her husband at all times. They were wedded in 1889 in Lawrence County, S.D. She was born in Durham, England, he in Texas. He trail-herded longhorn cattle to Wyoming in the 80s - Tribune-Herald Photo."
Leah Nora Burnett died at her home in Casper, Wyoming on Monday, September 30, 1946 at the age of 73 years, 3 months and 17 days. The Casper Tribune-Herald of that date reported:
"MRS. BURNETT SUCCUMBS HERE. Had Grieved Over Death of Husband. Just three weeks after the death of husband, J.H. Burnett, Mrs. Lea Nora Burnett, 73, succumbed Monday at her home, 833 West 13th.
"Mrs. Burnett had been in failing health recently. This condition was aggravated by the death of her husband on Sept. 7, it was reported.
"Coming to Casper from the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1917, Mr. Burnett was employed by the Midwest Refining Co., and later by the Standard Oil Co. He had been retired 15 years previous to his death.
"Mrs. Burnett is survived by two daughters and two sons, Mrs. Joe Boundy, Mrs. E.G. Woods, W.H. Burnett, and R.E. Burnett, all of Casper.
"Four sisters also survive, Mrs. Joe Sehn, Mrs. Eliza Allison, and Mrs. Miller, all of Spearfish, S.D. Another sister, Mrs. Alice Wilson, of Oakland, Calif., also survives. Alfred Sleep and Fred Sleep, brothers, live at Spearfish.
"Mrs. Burnett is survived by six grandchildren.
"Mr. and Mrs. Burnett celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary here in 1939. They were married in Lawrence county, South Dakota in 1889.
"Mrs. Burnett was born in Durham, England, and Mr. Burnett in Texas from where he trailed longhorn cattle to Wyoming in the 80s."
The Queen City Mail newspaper, Spearfish, South Dakota, in its October 3, 1946 issue, reported:
"Mrs. J.H. Burnett Dies at Casper. Word was received this week of the death Sept. 30 of Mrs. J.H. Burnett, about 75, at her home at Casper, Wyo. A former resident of Spearfish, Mrs. Burnett's death came only three weeks after funeral services were held for her husband, who died Sept. 7. Mr. and Mrs. Burnett moved from Spearfish to Casper in 1917. Surviving relatives in Spearfish are her brothers and sisters, A.J. and Fred Sleep, Mrs. Joe Miller, Mrs. Joe Sehn and Mrs. E.B. Allison. Another sister, Mrs. Alice Janes, lives in Tulare, Calif."
"A half century of married life is being celebrated Thursday by Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Burnett, long-time Casper residents. At their, 833 West 13th, starting at 5 o'clock Thursday evening they are extending hospitality to friends at open house.
"Mr. and Mrs. Burnett were married in Lawrence County, S.D. in 1889.
"'We've worked together...indoors and out,' remarked Mrs. Burnett when asked the cause of their successful years of married life. She maintains that too little stress is placed on confidence in each other by young married couples today.
"Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sleep brought her to this country from their home in Durham, England, in 1885 and they came west to settle in Sidney, Nebr. Later they moved to South Dakota and she and Mr. Burnett came to Casper in 1918.
"Mr. Burnett is a native son of Dallas, Tex., and came north to the Dakotas in 1886 with a trail herd of cattle. He left the cattle business after their marriage and engaged in the sawmill business. Until 1925 he was employed by the Standard Oil company in Casper and is since retired.
"Mrs. Burnett recalled that her father was identified with the Homestake mine at Lead, S.D. and a one-time close friend of William Randolph Hearst.
"The couple have two sons living, W.H. of Casper, and R.E. of Rawlins. A third son, J.E. served overseas during the World war and passed away in 1927. Two daughters, Mrs. E.G. Woods and Mrs. J.R. Boundy, live in Casper.
Mrs. Boundy has three girls, Ida Claire, Jeanette, and Shirley and Mrs. Woods a boy, Billy, aged four years. He is the youngest grandchild.
"Mrs. Burnett has two brothers and three sisters living in Spearfish and another sister in Long Beach, Calif.
"Co-incidental is the fact that a sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sehn of Spearfish, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary this fall.
"The elderly couple was honored at a family dinner Thursday afternoon at four o'clock and Thursday evening will receive congratulatory messages of friends. A cake, flowers and many cards have been received.
"Mrs. Burnett is a past president of the War Mothers of Casper, a member of the American Legion and the Maccabees."
(NOTE: The article incorrectly states that the Sleeps settled in Sydney, Nebraska for a short time, for mother Alice Jane Sleep and her children only briefly passed through Sydney by stagecoach on their way to the Black Hills in 1885 to join up with Henry. It is also very doubtful that Henry Sleep was a "close friend of William Randolph Hearst." Hearst's father, George Hearst, was an early investor in the Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, South Dakota but spent little time there. William Randolph Hearst was in the city on rare occasions, but his having met Henry Sleep would have been unlikely.)
An accompanying photo and caption followed a few days later, stating:
"Golden Weddings occur but once in the lifetime of a couple. Last Thursday was a memorable day for Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Burnett, western pioneers and Casper residents since 1918, for on that day they celebrated 50 years of marriage. The above photo was taken during the reception for members of the family and close friends at their home, 833 West Thirteenth St. Surrounding them are flowers with which their children paid tribute to the occasion. The success of their long married life, said Mrs. Burnett, was working in close harmony. She practiced her belief that a wife should work shoulder to shoulder with her husband at all times. They were wedded in 1889 in Lawrence County, S.D. She was born in Durham, England, he in Texas. He trail-herded longhorn cattle to Wyoming in the 80s - Tribune-Herald Photo."
Leah Nora Burnett died at her home in Casper, Wyoming on Monday, September 30, 1946 at the age of 73 years, 3 months and 17 days. The Casper Tribune-Herald of that date reported:
"MRS. BURNETT SUCCUMBS HERE. Had Grieved Over Death of Husband. Just three weeks after the death of husband, J.H. Burnett, Mrs. Lea Nora Burnett, 73, succumbed Monday at her home, 833 West 13th.
"Mrs. Burnett had been in failing health recently. This condition was aggravated by the death of her husband on Sept. 7, it was reported.
"Coming to Casper from the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1917, Mr. Burnett was employed by the Midwest Refining Co., and later by the Standard Oil Co. He had been retired 15 years previous to his death.
"Mrs. Burnett is survived by two daughters and two sons, Mrs. Joe Boundy, Mrs. E.G. Woods, W.H. Burnett, and R.E. Burnett, all of Casper.
"Four sisters also survive, Mrs. Joe Sehn, Mrs. Eliza Allison, and Mrs. Miller, all of Spearfish, S.D. Another sister, Mrs. Alice Wilson, of Oakland, Calif., also survives. Alfred Sleep and Fred Sleep, brothers, live at Spearfish.
"Mrs. Burnett is survived by six grandchildren.
"Mr. and Mrs. Burnett celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary here in 1939. They were married in Lawrence county, South Dakota in 1889.
"Mrs. Burnett was born in Durham, England, and Mr. Burnett in Texas from where he trailed longhorn cattle to Wyoming in the 80s."
The Queen City Mail newspaper, Spearfish, South Dakota, in its October 3, 1946 issue, reported:
"Mrs. J.H. Burnett Dies at Casper. Word was received this week of the death Sept. 30 of Mrs. J.H. Burnett, about 75, at her home at Casper, Wyo. A former resident of Spearfish, Mrs. Burnett's death came only three weeks after funeral services were held for her husband, who died Sept. 7. Mr. and Mrs. Burnett moved from Spearfish to Casper in 1917. Surviving relatives in Spearfish are her brothers and sisters, A.J. and Fred Sleep, Mrs. Joe Miller, Mrs. Joe Sehn and Mrs. E.B. Allison. Another sister, Mrs. Alice Janes, lives in Tulare, Calif."
The Burnetts celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1939. The Casper Tribune-Herald of Casper, Wyoming noted:
"A half century of married life is being celebrated Thursday by Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Burnett, long-time Casper residents. At their, 833 West 13th, starting at 5 o'clock Thursday evening they are extending hospitality to friends at open house.
"Mr. and Mrs. Burnett were married in Lawrence County, S.D. in 1889.
"'We've worked together...indoors and out,' remarked Mrs. Burnett when asked the cause of their successful years of married life. She maintains that too little stress is placed on confidence in each other by young married couples today.
"Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sleep brought her to this country from their home in Durham, England, in 1885 and they came west to settle in Sidney, Nebr. Later they moved to South Dakota and she and Mr. Burnett came to Casper in 1918.
"Mr. Burnett is a native son of Dallas, Tex., and came north to the Dakotas in 1886 with a trail herd of cattle. He left the cattle business after their marriage and engaged in the sawmill business. Until 1925 he was employed by the Standard Oil company in Casper and is since retired.
"Mrs. Burnett recalled that her father was identified with the Homestake mine at Lead, S.D. and a one-time close friend of William Randolph Hearst.
"The couple have two sons living, W.H. of Casper, and R.E. of Rawlins. A third son, J.E. served overseas during the World war and passed away in 1927. Two daughters, Mrs. E.G. Woods and Mrs. J.R. Boundy, live in Casper.
Mrs. Boundy has three girls, Ida Claire, Jeanette, and Shirley and Mrs. Woods a boy, Billy, aged four years. He is the youngest grandchild.
"Mrs. Burnett has two brothers and three sisters living in Spearfish and another sister in Long Beach, Calif.
"Co-incidental is the fact that a sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sehn of Spearfish, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary this fall.
"The elderly couple was honored at a family dinner Thursday afternoon at four o'clock and Thursday evening will receive congratulatory messages of friends. A cake, flowers and many cards have been received.
"Mrs. Burnett is a past president of the War Mothers of Casper, a member of the American Legion and the Maccabees."
(NOTE: The article incorrectly states that the Sleeps settled in Sydney, Nebraska for a short time, for mother Alice Jane Sleep and her children only briefly passed through Sydney by stagecoach on their way to the Black Hills in 1885 to join up with Henry. It is also very doubtful that Henry Sleep was a "close friend of William Randolph Hearst." Hearst's father, George Hearst, was an early investor in the Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, South Dakota but spent little time there. William Randolph Hearst was in the city on rare occasions, but his having met Henry Sleep would have been unlikely.)
An accompanying photo and caption followed a few days later, stating:
"Golden Weddings occur but once in the lifetime of a couple. Last Thursday was a memorable day for Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Burnett, western pioneers and Casper residents since 1918, for on that day they celebrated 50 years of marriage. The above photo was taken during the reception for members of the family and close friends at their home, 833 West Thirteenth St. Surrounding them are flowers with which their children paid tribute to the occasion. The success of their long married life, said Mrs. Burnett, was working in close harmony. She practiced her belief that a wife should work shoulder to shoulder with her husband at all times. They were wedded in 1889 in Lawrence County, S.D. She was born in Durham, England, he in Texas. He trail-herded longhorn cattle to Wyoming in the 80s - Tribune-Herald Photo."
Leah Nora Burnett died at her home in Casper, Wyoming on Monday, September 30, 1946 at the age of 73 years, 3 months and 17 days. The Casper Tribune-Herald of that date reported:
"MRS. BURNETT SUCCUMBS HERE. Had Grieved Over Death of Husband. Just three weeks after the death of husband, J.H. Burnett, Mrs. Lea Nora Burnett, 73, succumbed Monday at her home, 833 West 13th.
"Mrs. Burnett had been in failing health recently. This condition was aggravated by the death of her husband on Sept. 7, it was reported.
"Coming to Casper from the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1917, Mr. Burnett was employed by the Midwest Refining Co., and later by the Standard Oil Co. He had been retired 15 years previous to his death.
"Mrs. Burnett is survived by two daughters and two sons, Mrs. Joe Boundy, Mrs. E.G. Woods, W.H. Burnett, and R.E. Burnett, all of Casper.
"Four sisters also survive, Mrs. Joe Sehn, Mrs. Eliza Allison, and Mrs. Miller, all of Spearfish, S.D. Another sister, Mrs. Alice Wilson, of Oakland, Calif., also survives. Alfred Sleep and Fred Sleep, brothers, live at Spearfish.
"Mrs. Burnett is survived by six grandchildren.
"Mr. and Mrs. Burnett celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary here in 1939. They were married in Lawrence county, South Dakota in 1889.
"Mrs. Burnett was born in Durham, England, and Mr. Burnett in Texas from where he trailed longhorn cattle to Wyoming in the 80s."
The Queen City Mail newspaper, Spearfish, South Dakota, in its October 3, 1946 issue, reported:
"Mrs. J.H. Burnett Dies at Casper. Word was received this week of the death Sept. 30 of Mrs. J.H. Burnett, about 75, at her home at Casper, Wyo. A former resident of Spearfish, Mrs. Burnett's death came only three weeks after funeral services were held for her husband, who died Sept. 7. Mr. and Mrs. Burnett moved from Spearfish to Casper in 1917. Surviving relatives in Spearfish are her brothers and sisters, A.J. and Fred Sleep, Mrs. Joe Miller, Mrs. Joe Sehn and Mrs. E.B. Allison. Another sister, Mrs. Alice Janes, lives in Tulare, Calif."
"A half century of married life is being celebrated Thursday by Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Burnett, long-time Casper residents. At their, 833 West 13th, starting at 5 o'clock Thursday evening they are extending hospitality to friends at open house.
"Mr. and Mrs. Burnett were married in Lawrence County, S.D. in 1889.
"'We've worked together...indoors and out,' remarked Mrs. Burnett when asked the cause of their successful years of married life. She maintains that too little stress is placed on confidence in each other by young married couples today.
"Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sleep brought her to this country from their home in Durham, England, in 1885 and they came west to settle in Sidney, Nebr. Later they moved to South Dakota and she and Mr. Burnett came to Casper in 1918.
"Mr. Burnett is a native son of Dallas, Tex., and came north to the Dakotas in 1886 with a trail herd of cattle. He left the cattle business after their marriage and engaged in the sawmill business. Until 1925 he was employed by the Standard Oil company in Casper and is since retired.
"Mrs. Burnett recalled that her father was identified with the Homestake mine at Lead, S.D. and a one-time close friend of William Randolph Hearst.
"The couple have two sons living, W.H. of Casper, and R.E. of Rawlins. A third son, J.E. served overseas during the World war and passed away in 1927. Two daughters, Mrs. E.G. Woods and Mrs. J.R. Boundy, live in Casper.
Mrs. Boundy has three girls, Ida Claire, Jeanette, and Shirley and Mrs. Woods a boy, Billy, aged four years. He is the youngest grandchild.
"Mrs. Burnett has two brothers and three sisters living in Spearfish and another sister in Long Beach, Calif.
"Co-incidental is the fact that a sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sehn of Spearfish, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary this fall.
"The elderly couple was honored at a family dinner Thursday afternoon at four o'clock and Thursday evening will receive congratulatory messages of friends. A cake, flowers and many cards have been received.
"Mrs. Burnett is a past president of the War Mothers of Casper, a member of the American Legion and the Maccabees."
(NOTE: The article incorrectly states that the Sleeps settled in Sydney, Nebraska for a short time, for mother Alice Jane Sleep and her children only briefly passed through Sydney by stagecoach on their way to the Black Hills in 1885 to join up with Henry. It is also very doubtful that Henry Sleep was a "close friend of William Randolph Hearst." Hearst's father, George Hearst, was an early investor in the Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, South Dakota but spent little time there. William Randolph Hearst was in the city on rare occasions, but his having met Henry Sleep would have been unlikely.)
An accompanying photo and caption followed a few days later, stating:
"Golden Weddings occur but once in the lifetime of a couple. Last Thursday was a memorable day for Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Burnett, western pioneers and Casper residents since 1918, for on that day they celebrated 50 years of marriage. The above photo was taken during the reception for members of the family and close friends at their home, 833 West Thirteenth St. Surrounding them are flowers with which their children paid tribute to the occasion. The success of their long married life, said Mrs. Burnett, was working in close harmony. She practiced her belief that a wife should work shoulder to shoulder with her husband at all times. They were wedded in 1889 in Lawrence County, S.D. She was born in Durham, England, he in Texas. He trail-herded longhorn cattle to Wyoming in the 80s - Tribune-Herald Photo."
Leah Nora Burnett died at her home in Casper, Wyoming on Monday, September 30, 1946 at the age of 73 years, 3 months and 17 days. The Casper Tribune-Herald of that date reported:
"MRS. BURNETT SUCCUMBS HERE. Had Grieved Over Death of Husband. Just three weeks after the death of husband, J.H. Burnett, Mrs. Lea Nora Burnett, 73, succumbed Monday at her home, 833 West 13th.
"Mrs. Burnett had been in failing health recently. This condition was aggravated by the death of her husband on Sept. 7, it was reported.
"Coming to Casper from the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1917, Mr. Burnett was employed by the Midwest Refining Co., and later by the Standard Oil Co. He had been retired 15 years previous to his death.
"Mrs. Burnett is survived by two daughters and two sons, Mrs. Joe Boundy, Mrs. E.G. Woods, W.H. Burnett, and R.E. Burnett, all of Casper.
"Four sisters also survive, Mrs. Joe Sehn, Mrs. Eliza Allison, and Mrs. Miller, all of Spearfish, S.D. Another sister, Mrs. Alice Wilson, of Oakland, Calif., also survives. Alfred Sleep and Fred Sleep, brothers, live at Spearfish.
"Mrs. Burnett is survived by six grandchildren.
"Mr. and Mrs. Burnett celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary here in 1939. They were married in Lawrence county, South Dakota in 1889.
"Mrs. Burnett was born in Durham, England, and Mr. Burnett in Texas from where he trailed longhorn cattle to Wyoming in the 80s."
The Queen City Mail newspaper, Spearfish, South Dakota, in its October 3, 1946 issue, reported:
"Mrs. J.H. Burnett Dies at Casper. Word was received this week of the death Sept. 30 of Mrs. J.H. Burnett, about 75, at her home at Casper, Wyo. A former resident of Spearfish, Mrs. Burnett's death came only three weeks after funeral services were held for her husband, who died Sept. 7. Mr. and Mrs. Burnett moved from Spearfish to Casper in 1917. Surviving relatives in Spearfish are her brothers and sisters, A.J. and Fred Sleep, Mrs. Joe Miller, Mrs. Joe Sehn and Mrs. E.B. Allison. Another sister, Mrs. Alice Janes, lives in Tulare, Calif."
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