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William Rugless Burgess 1809–1869

✓ Public Tree Person

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Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate Public Tree Person matching based on name, birth date/location, death date/location, and parents/descendants matching.

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Birth Date: September 29, 1809

Birth Location: Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: April 20, 1869

Death Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States

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Children: John Burgess, James Burgess, William Burgess, Mary Burgess, Laura Burgess, Reuben Burgess, John Burgess

William Rugless Burgess was born in 1809 in Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Joshua Burgess And Margaret Holeman. William Rugless Burgess married Sarah Hester, and had children including Eady Margaret Burgess, James Benjamin Burgess, John Bailus Burgess, John Franklin Burgess, Laura Burgess, Mary Susan Burgess, Reuben Burgess, Ruglas Wardlaw Burgess Sr, William M Burgess. William Rugless Burgess passed away in 1869 in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States.

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Why This Is a Public Tree Person

This person was detected across multiple family trees uploaded by different tree owners in the YourRoots network. Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate matching based on name, birth/death dates and locations, and parents/descendants matching.

Full name consistent across 3 independent trees
Birth year and location consistent across 3 trees
Death year and location consistent across 3 trees

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)

Verification checklist:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Immediate Family

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Biography

Early Life

William Rugless Burgess was born in 1809 in Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Joshua Burgess And Margaret Holeman.

Family

William Rugless Burgess married Sarah Hester, and had children including Eady Margaret Burgess, James Benjamin Burgess, John Bailus Burgess, John Franklin Burgess, Laura Burgess, Mary Susan Burgess, Reuben Burgess, Ruglas Wardlaw Burgess Sr, William M Burgess.

Later Years

William Rugless Burgess passed away in 1869 in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States.

Sources

  1. 1
    Birth Records Family Data Collection - Births
  2. 2
    Military U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
  3. 3
    Family Tree Ancestry Family Trees

Life Timeline

1809
Born in Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
1869
Died in Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Found in 3 Family Trees

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