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Francis Preston Burris 1836–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1836

Birth Location: Mercer, Kentucky

Death Date: 8 Jan 1912

Death Location: Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Edmund Burris

Mother: Mary Slaughter

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In 1836, Francis Preston Burris entered the world in Mercer, Kentucky, born to Edmund Burris And Mary Elizabeth Slaughter. Francis Preston Burris passed away in 1912 in Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Francis Preston Burris entered the world in Mercer, Kentucky, born to Edmund Burris And Mary Elizabeth Slaughter.
  • Francis Preston Burris passed away in 1912 in Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Francis Burris's Ancestors

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Francis Burris
1836–1912
Birth Place: Mercer, Kentucky
Parents
Edmund Burris
1786–1858
Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Slaughter
1796–1865
Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Burrus
1762–1855
, Orange, Virginia
Mary Threlkeld
1768–1853
Virginia
Jesse Slaughter
1758–1849
Catalpa, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Lucy (Thornton) Slaughter
1760–1820
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Burris
1720–1780
Mary Wisdom
1732–1826
Col. III
1724–1790
Susannah Harrison
1725–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Burrus
1676–1780
Mary Woolfolk
1691–1760
Robert Slaughter
1702–

Francis Burris's Timeline

2 Records

1836
12 Mar 1836
Birth of Francis Preston Burris in Mercer, Kentucky
Mercer, Kentucky
1912
8 Jan 1912
Age 76
Death of Francis Preston Burris in Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1836
    Event Place: Mercer, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Mercer, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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