Arthur A. Burn

Father-in-law of Keeper George C. Ellis and brother of Keeper Albert E. Burn.

Was in charge of Barnwell Place Light, Fort Jackson Range Lights, and other minor river lights from 1920 until he was dismissed in 1923 and charge of these lights was added to the responsibility of George Martus.

Daufuskie's Former Judge Burn is Dead DAUFUSKIE ISLAND - Arthur A. Burn, who once said this island was "the nearest thing to Heaven I'll ever see," died Sunday. Death came at a Summerville convalescent home. He was 89. Mr. Burn was a retired former magistrate on this Beaufort County island. Funeral services were to held in North Charleston Tuesday and burial will take place Wednesday on Daufuskie Island. Burn was born Nov. 29, 1878 in Charleston, He was a son of Arthur A. Burn and Mrs. Lillian Stafford Burn. His father operated the ferry across the Ashley river, at Charleston. He and worked as weatherman in and around Charleston as a young man, and later worked for the Corps of Engineers on a dredge at Savannah. When the abandoned lighthouse on Daufuskie Island was offered for sale he bought it and occupied it as a residence. "I lived on Daufuskie Island for years and the nearest thing to Heaven I'll ever see," he said after leaving it. During his time on this island, he saw the population dwindle from 800 to only about 75 persons. Mr. Burn said he moved to the island to study law, with the intention of entering politics and opposing James F. Byrnes, an old classmate of his, but the beauty and peacefulness of Daufuskie made him forget his political aspirations. When he retired three years ago, he moved to Sullivan's Island. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Addie Burn; three daughters, Louise B. Hippschen and Mrs. Leonella Padgett, both of North Charleston, and Mrs. Theodora Beard of Charleston; two sons, Francis A. Burn of North Charleston and A. Lance Burn of Daufuskie, and a brother, Capt. Marlion L. Burn of Charleston. The State (Columbia, SC) - Tue, Jan 23, 1968 - Page: 10-B