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Samuel Burk Burnett was born on January 1, 1849, in Bates County, Missouri, [1] [2] to parents originally from Virginia. [3] His father, Jeremiah Burnett, was a farmer; his mother was Mary (Turner) Burnett. [2] He had a brother, Bruce Burnett, who later became a rancher in his own right. [4]
The ranch was established by Samuel Burk Burnett in 1900 after he purchased the land from the Louisville Land and Cattle Company. [3] [7] Legend has it that he won the ranch from a card game, where he scored four sixes. [3] However, Burnett and his descendants have denied this folklore tale. [3]
Costello has also contributed to Burnett's albums as a co-songwriter of selected tracks. The album was released in tandem with the radio play The True Story of the Coward Brothers on Audible . In addition to Burnett and Costello, the play features Christopher Guest , Rhea Seehorn , and Harry Shearer , among others.
His father, Samuel Burk Burnett, was the owner of the 6666 Ranch. His mother was Ruth (Lloyd) Burnett. He moved to Wichita County, Texas with his parents in 1875, when he was four years old. [1] [2] Burnett was educated at a private academy in St. Louis, Missouri and the Virginia Military Institute. [1] [2]
Her father, Thomas Lloyd Burnett was the owner of the Triangle Ranch and operated the Tom L. Burnett Cattle Company. [1] Her mother was Olive (Lake) Burnett. [2] Her parents divorced in 1918, when she was eighteen years old. [2] Her paternal grandfather, Samuel Burk Burnett, established the 6666 Ranch near Guthrie, Texas, after the Civil War. [3]
Samuel Burk Burnett (m. 1892) Mary Couts Burnett (1856 – December 16, 1924) was a wealthy philanthropist who donated the bulk of her estate to Texas Christian University . The endowment was used to establish the Mary Couts Burnett Library at the university.
Samuel Burk Burnett (maternal great-grandfather) Thomas Lloyd Burnett (maternal grandfather) Anne Windfohr Marion (born Anne Valliant Burnett Hall ; November 10, 1938 – February 11, 2020) was an American heiress, rancher, horse breeder, business executive, philanthropist, and art collector from Fort Worth, Texas .
In 1905, alongside rancher Samuel Burk Burnett, he went wolf-hunting with President Theodore Roosevelt on the Big Pasture. [3] The two ranchers were hoping to persuade him to keep the land 'open range.' [ 3 ] However impressed President Roosevelt was with the adventure, that did not happen.