Hi: The different spellings have occurred because of the way the name sounds. Years ago when some of our ancestors were not educated they would accept whatever was written. Some family names were even spelled differently in the family Bible. I don't think they were concerned about it years ago. I found my BURRIS ancestors in the census as BURROWS until my grandfather's generation got the name back on track again. My g-grandfather BURRIS signed his name with an X, so I assume that his father couldn't read or write either. However, the clerk or minister, correctly spelled GGrandfathers name on the marriage certificate. Hope this helps you to see how things used to be. Michelle ----- Original Message ----- From: <JRoot1969@aol.com> To: <BURRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 11:31 PM Subject: [BURRIS] BURRES spelling > I must be the only one out there who has BURRES? My step dad is a BURRES, I > know It was spelled diffretley way back I have no idea when or why we spell > it different, anybody? Jackie > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I must be the only one out there who has BURRES? My step dad is a BURRES, I know It was spelled diffretley way back I have no idea when or why we spell it different, anybody? Jackie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burris/Terry/Harris Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/iBH.2ACIB/125.132.213.445.446.576.579.582.583.584.799.806 Message Board Post: Saw your posting. I'm also descended from John Burris/Esther Terry, Daniel Burris/Mary Horton, Horton Burris/Mahalia Davis. Their son, Asahel Burris, was my ggrandfather. He married Sarah Ann Garner; their daughter Mary Catherine married Abraham Hall (lost the Burris name here) and their daughter, Rachel Hall, was my mother. My Burris Ancestry sheet shows Esther Terry's mother as UNF Terry female, and her father as Cheepoake Harris. Do you know anything about them??? Thanks, Mary Catherine Johnson

I have Brick Walls too. GGFather is Eugene Merritt BURRIS b abt 1859 in Delaware and his Brother is J.F. BURRIS b abt 1851in Delaware Regards Jean Benson jbenson578@cybertrails.com

My brick walls: Burris, Martin North Carolina Burris, Anseneth, North Carolina and Burris, Delbert, Nevada, Missouri. Thanks Joyce A. Burris jburris9@bellsouth.net Direct descendent of Daniel H. Burris

Hi Betty, I have not found any of that information and have searched diligently for information on this family. I had wondered if they went to Iowa and that is who my Grandfather lived with until he married Eliza Robinson in Tama City, Tama County, Iowa in 1878. I can't find any record of that though. Thanks for reply, Mary don kitchen wrote: > Hi Mary, > > Do you happen to know the children of the James Burris who married Elizabeth > Dunfee? > > God bless, > betty > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "maryfmyers" <maryfmyers@earthlink.net> > To: <BURRIS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 9:18 PM > Subject: [BURRIS] William Burris, Trout, Dunfee, Scales, Bothwell, Glasgow, > Morton, Roswell > > > William Burris was born 1805 supposedly in Virginia and married Catherine > Trout 1826 in Bellaire, Belmont county, Ohio. > > The father of William was James Burris and the Father of Catherine was > John Trout. . I do not know who the siblings of William were and I don't > know anything about James except the listing on the marriage record of > William & Catherine. Sarah Burris (my Great Grandmother), daughter of > William & Catherine was born 1828. My > > Grandfather Sylvester was born September, 1852 in Bellaire, Belmont > County, Ohio. I do not know who his father was. Sarah was unmarried at the > time of his birth and also had a daughter named Tressa (Tryessa) older than > Sylvester. . > > Sarah had 8 brothers and sisters, Margaret (m John Morton); Sylvester > (m. Margaret A. Scales); Jacob (Martha Roswell); James (Elizabeth Dunfee); > Elizabeth; Cynthia (Jacob Dunfee); Catherine (Robert Glasgow); and Mary. > > > > Mary Myers at maryfmyers@earthlink.net > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Looking for William D. Burris, b 1869 in Elk Creek, Grayson Co, VA, son of Thomas Burris and Nancy Caroline Hines. Married Effie T. Jackson in 1894 in Grayson Co, had five children: Lester, Clarence, Emmet, Blanche, and Conn. He seems to have vanished shortly thereafter. This man is my husband's great-grandfather and I am interested in his family line. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Best regards, Kris Shorter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com

CHARLES BURRIS/BURRESS b ? d ? m MARGARET BRYSON/BRISON b ? d ? daughter, MARY ELIZABETH b 1848 ? d SC m Edward J Hunnicutt Mary Elizabeth says, 1880 census Pickens Co, SC b GA 1900 census Greenville Co, SC b TN 1931 Obit says b VA I have checked every state for this family with no results....so if anyone can help it's greatly appreciated, Derrell Oakley Teat

My Burris line started out with probably Henry Burris in Fleming Co KY. He had sons Henry b. ca.1793 KY, James 1796 KY and Seth Curtis b. ca. 1800 and there may have been a fourth son, Jesse. All of the sons went to Daviess Co Indiana. James's family went about 1830 and Seth Curtis about 1840. I am not sure when the other two came to Daviess Co IN. If anyone has Burris family members in Fleming Co KY or Daviess Co IN, I would like to hear from you. Deena Cross Searching: Adsit, Alford, Allen, Baker, Bangs, Bitcon, Brobst, Burris, Combs, Chiles, Cochran, Craw, Devault, Ellyson, Hagenbuch, Harman, Hiser, Hoge, Howard, Howe, Jackson, Johnson, Letton, Lucas, McKelvey, McQuiston, Moll, Moorman, Perkins, Pepperman, Sabin, Salmon, Stalling, Stephenson, Thomson, Wohnseidler, Yetley, and Zumwalt ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Hi. She may have been born after the census taker had gathered their info. Also, remember to check for the different spellings. I found my BURRIS family that had their names spelled as BURROWS. Keep in mind that many of our early ancestors did not know how to read or write and just accepted whatever was recorded. Just a little bit of info., a few years ago I found the BURRIS name spelled 21 ways. So be patient, you will find it. Good luck Michelle Burris Kenerly bluejeans@ncfreedom.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Lildod@aol.com> To: <BURRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [BURRIS] Roll Call > I have been searching for years for the parents of my great grandmother, > ARMELDA J. BURRIS DEPEW. She was born in 1840 and the census for later years > states that she was born in Indiana. However, I cannot find a Burris family > in Indiana in the 1840 census who had an infant daughter born that year. I > believe her parents were born in KY and OH. She married Joseph M. Depew in > Iowa in 1856, and they later settled in MO where she died in 1888 in Dallas > County. If anyone knows of a BURRIS family who had a baby girl born in 1840, > I would love to search the name to see if I can make a connection. Thanks. > DPeirsol > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Mary, Do you happen to know the children of the James Burris who married Elizabeth Dunfee? God bless, betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "maryfmyers" <maryfmyers@earthlink.net> To: <BURRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 9:18 PM Subject: [BURRIS] William Burris, Trout, Dunfee, Scales, Bothwell, Glasgow, Morton, Roswell > William Burris was born 1805 supposedly in Virginia and married Catherine Trout 1826 in Bellaire, Belmont county, Ohio. > The father of William was James Burris and the Father of Catherine was John Trout. . I do not know who the siblings of William were and I don't know anything about James except the listing on the marriage record of William & Catherine. Sarah Burris (my Great Grandmother), daughter of William & Catherine was born 1828. My > Grandfather Sylvester was born September, 1852 in Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio. I do not know who his father was. Sarah was unmarried at the time of his birth and also had a daughter named Tressa (Tryessa) older than Sylvester. . > Sarah had 8 brothers and sisters, Margaret (m John Morton); Sylvester (m. Margaret A. Scales); Jacob (Martha Roswell); James (Elizabeth Dunfee); Elizabeth; Cynthia (Jacob Dunfee); Catherine (Robert Glasgow); and Mary. > > Mary Myers at maryfmyers@earthlink.net > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I have been searching for years for the parents of my great grandmother, ARMELDA J. BURRIS DEPEW. She was born in 1840 and the census for later years states that she was born in Indiana. However, I cannot find a Burris family in Indiana in the 1840 census who had an infant daughter born that year. I believe her parents were born in KY and OH. She married Joseph M. Depew in Iowa in 1856, and they later settled in MO where she died in 1888 in Dallas County. If anyone knows of a BURRIS family who had a baby girl born in 1840, I would love to search the name to see if I can make a connection. Thanks. DPeirsol

Hi All... My brick wall is finding definite proof that my 3rd gr grandfather John Burris born 1765 supposedly in PA. Also, a marriage date for him to Elizabeth McMechen. Believe they were married in 1797, but have no definite proof yet. They had following children: Benjamin, Van, Swerenghen, William, David, Stinson, Lavinia, John H., Martin N., and a half sister with the same name as the first., Lavania. Any inforamtion would be most helpful. Thanks. Sally

William Burris was born 1805 supposedly in Virginia and married Catherine Trout 1826 in Bellaire, Belmont county, Ohio. The father of William was James Burris and the Father of Catherine was John Trout. . I do not know who the siblings of William were and I don't know anything about James except the listing on the marriage record of William & Catherine. Sarah Burris (my Great Grandmother), daughter of William & Catherine was born 1828. My Grandfather Sylvester was born September, 1852 in Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio. I do not know who his father was. Sarah was unmarried at the time of his birth and also had a daughter named Tressa (Tryessa) older than Sylvester. . Sarah had 8 brothers and sisters, Margaret (m John Morton); Sylvester (m. Margaret A. Scales); Jacob (Martha Roswell); James (Elizabeth Dunfee); Elizabeth; Cynthia (Jacob Dunfee); Catherine (Robert Glasgow); and Mary. Mary Myers at maryfmyers@earthlink.net

Dr. Thomas Leander Burris Born 06 Oct. 1853.......Butler Co. Mo. Died abt: 1892 Arkansas Married 20 February 1878...Pope Co., Arkansas ..Mary Angeline Freeman (have marriage license) G-Grandfather....... is my brick wall..Hoping someone is researching this line or can shed some light as to where his practice was and where he and wife Mary are buried.. Thanks Betty J (Brinsfield) Bibb Researching Brinsfield, Shoopman, Burris, Skipper, Bibb, Mabray and Bean hbbibb@cwis.net

My Burroughs/Burris is Elizabeth, aka Martha, Burroughs/Burris born ca 1740, married Thomas Estes, possibly in North Carolina. Please see my webpages for more info on this couple. Thanks. Ann Westerman Torbett http://community.webtv.net/Luxci/TheAncestryofAnn To access my Tribal Pages genealogy which has more details than my original home page click on the following. http://www.tribalpages.com and then enter my ID # T543210 Make your voice heard on many of today's issues! Click on the Petition Site click at http://www.thepetitionsite.com WARNING! There are no attachments in this email. There is only the URL's to my webpage and Tribal Pages, The Petition Site and MY CHRISTIAN WEBPAGE. If you get this email with an attachment, DO NOT OPEN IT! AT http://community.webtv.net/Luxci/MYCHRISTIANWEBPAGE

You are correct he was a descendant of Solomon Burris, Sr. and Judith Taylor, he was their 4th great grandson. I would be very interested in exchanging information with you. I have been working on my genealogy for 15 years and I still have a lot of holes but I also have a lot of information. Keep up the good work!! Roveta ----- Original Message ----- From: Carson and Betty's genealogy research Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 9:32 AM To: BURRIS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BURRIS] Blaine Lee "Shorty" Burris, Concord NC (1916-1988) Blaine Lee "Shorty" Burris was born 28 June 1916 in Midland, Cabarrus County, North Carolina the son of Adam Alexander Burris (1883-1956) and Mamie Ann Yow (1892-1960) - Adam and Mamie were both of Stanly County NC and buried at Loves Grove Methodist Church there. Shorty served in the Army during World War II he was a PFC (Heavy Machinegunner) with the 181 Field Artillery, part of the 8th Army in the Philipine Liberation and Pacific Islands Campaigns. After the war he set up housekeeping in Concord NC near Hartsell School with Ida Mae Bentley (1914 - 2000) - daughter of Roby Lloyd Bentley (1895 - abt 1919) and L.W. LuElla Campbell (1897 - 1983). My early memories are of their chickens -- they were both fond of the chickens but I remember he more than her being the chicken keeper. She was a fine cooker of chickens though! I recall he also kept pigeons, doves, and "banties" [Bantam fowl] which were very pretty. Shorty was a musician, he played guitar, banjo, and mandolin. I recall that he most enjoyed mandolin and was quite accomplished in the styles of popular country and bluegrass. To this day, I regret that he and I never had an opportunity to really sit down and play music together. "Shorty" and "Mae" stayed together there until his death on 7 April 1988. Mae was my natural grandmother, shorty was my mother's stepfather and the only grandfather I ever knew. My research indicates that he was a descendant of Solomon Burris Sr. and Judith Taylor who lived in [then] Montgomery County NC in an area that is now Stanly County North Carolina after about 1783. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I'm trying to locate information on my 4th gr, grandfather, Joshua Burris (Burroughs and other various spellings) born 1800. Married Mary Barnhill July, 1822 in Cumberland Co. NC. By 1840 they are in Meriwether Co. GA where their daughter, Mary Ann married John C. Burch. In the 1850 census they moved to Randolph Co. AL. Mary Barnhill's mother was also named Mary. The two are listed in the 1870 Randolph Co. census where Mary Barnhill Burroughs is 85 years old and her mother Mary is 105! Any information would help. Thank you. Kathy California

Blaine Lee "Shorty" Burris was born 28 June 1916 in Midland, Cabarrus County, North Carolina the son of Adam Alexander Burris (1883-1956) and Mamie Ann Yow (1892-1960) - Adam and Mamie were both of Stanly County NC and buried at Loves Grove Methodist Church there. Shorty served in the Army during World War II he was a PFC (Heavy Machinegunner) with the 181 Field Artillery, part of the 8th Army in the Philipine Liberation and Pacific Islands Campaigns. After the war he set up housekeeping in Concord NC near Hartsell School with Ida Mae Bentley (1914 - 2000) - daughter of Roby Lloyd Bentley (1895 - abt 1919) and L.W. LuElla Campbell (1897 - 1983). My early memories are of their chickens -- they were both fond of the chickens but I remember he more than her being the chicken keeper. She was a fine cooker of chickens though! I recall he also kept pigeons, doves, and "banties" [Bantam fowl] which were very pretty. Shorty was a musician, he played guitar, banjo, and mandolin. I recall that he most enjoyed mandolin and was quite accomplished in the styles of popular country and bluegrass. To this day, I regret that he and I never had an opportunity to really sit down and play music together. "Shorty" and "Mae" stayed together there until his death on 7 April 1988. Mae was my natural grandmother, shorty was my mother's stepfather and the only grandfather I ever knew. My research indicates that he was a descendant of Solomon Burris Sr. and Judith Taylor who lived in [then] Montgomery County NC in an area that is now Stanly County North Carolina after about 1783.

My husband's g grandfather is Walter L. BURRIS, b.ca.1883, I.T. or TX. He m. 5 Mar 1903 Cumberland, I.T. to Willie May ABLES and they brought up 5 children in this Chickasaw Nation. = Rosalie, Calvin J., Mable Juanita(my husband's grandmother), John Paul, Mary Maxine. Walter however dies of the deadly flu ca.1919. We know very little about him and been working on finding ANY data on him for years now. I have no idea of his parents names or if he had bros and sisters. Family hearsay says he helped build the Gold Depository in Ft. Knox, but i have not found any data to support that yet. His widowed wife married (2) J.W. PLUNKETT 10 Aug 1919 and they moved to TX. I hope i can find any data referring to the children i listed about and hope their descendants may know some family history or know the names of Walter's parents..... Yes i am looking for ANY connected links by doing this ROLL CALL.....thanks so much. Happy Trails, Joan *_~ Also, visit my 4 personal home pages on spirituality and genealogy: http://www.geocities.com/crystalwoman_2000/roots.html crystalwoman@montana.com