On the Indians living as whites....there were also blacks that lived as whites or they lived as Indians. I read this in a book on black slaveowners in South Carolina (pre-Civil War). Some of the census info used in this book lists blacks as whites. Niki -- "People like you are the reason people like me need medication" (Seen on a t-shirt) > Yes maybe the elusive BURRIS ancestors will start to emerge for us all so we > can record them as meant to be. > > I have been hitting a 'brick wall' for near 5 yrs now in trying to find > anything on my husband's g grandfather Walter L. BURRIS. > He was b.ca.1883 TX or I.T. and i do not have his parents names or any other > family names. > He m. 5 Mar 1903 in Cumberland I.T.(thank God i found a copy of his marriage > license) to Willie May ABLES. They brought up 9 children in Cumberland area > of Indian Territory. > > Supposedly our Walter BURRIS helped build the Gold Depository of Ft. Knox. > He got the flu the year it was fatal for many and d.ca.1919. I am not sure > if he had brothers, etc. and have no idea of his parents names yet..... > > I did find him and his family in only one census so far=1910 Bryan Co OK > Census listed as white showing he was born in TX and his father and mother > were born in TX. > > Family hearsay according to my husband has been there was Native American in > his line. So far no documentation shows up for him. > There are many Indians that chose to live as whites, for they had more > freedom. I want to find more data on this line, so i can verify his heritage > and find his parents. > Have you ever read Census Standards given the enumerators for Native > Americans 1850-1920? It is interesting to note: > www.accessgenealogy.com/native/censusrules.htm > > Any hints or other data you may have to share, please do. > Happy Trails, Joan *_~ > Also, visit my 4 personal home pages on spirituality and genealogy: > http://www.geocities.com/crystalwoman_2000/roots.html > > --------------------------------------------->>>>>>>>>>>-------------------- > ---------------- > I just found out that this Burris was born in Virginia according to the > Watertown, Washington County, Ohio 1850 census so I thought that I would put > this out to see what came back to me. > > Family story: > > In early times our great grandfather Burris ran away from his parents > and home in Ireland, at the age of 15 yrs. to go to America to find his two > brothers who had gone before him. He got on a boat thinking it an American > vessel and that he would soon find his brothers, but instead he was aboard > an > English Man of War fighting against America. > They put him at firing a cannon were they kept him at the breech of a > cannon for seven yrs. before he was allowed to land, during this time he had > all of the flesh shot from his right hip by a cannon ball and carried the > scar the rest of his day. He finally got to America and settled in > Washington, County, Ohio, but he never found or heard tell of his two > brothers. He married here an reared a large family: > Unknown Burris > and Unknown spouse > children > Mary Polly Burris married John L Webster 1-14-1821 in Washington County, > Ohio > James Burris married Mrs. Harriett Atkinson 1-16-1826 in Washington County, > Ohio > Robert Burris (Burrows) married Orinda Starlin > Lucy Burris married Unknown Mc Neal > John Burris > Thomas Burris born abt 1800 married Lucy Bellows 8-23-1832 in Washington > County, Ohio > William H. Burris born 12-22-1801 VA married 1. Marria Bellows 9-25-1830 m2 > Orinda Starlin m3 Martha E Brabham 1842 > This is the Burris that was listed born in VA. > > What I would like to know is who the first unnamed Burris is and mother of > these Burris and the dates a long with any other info for there is a Brabham > reunion this next weekend that I'm going to and these to family names are > intertwined so I was hoping to find more info be fore going thanks > > Will > > > > > > ============================== > 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 >