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James Anthony Burroughs 1829 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1829

Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 02 Sep 1901

Death Location: Robert Lee Town, Coke, Texas

Father: Thomas Burroughs

Mother: Prescilla Wright

Spouse(s): Mary Neal

Children(s): James Burroughs, John Burroughs

James Anthony Burroughs was born in 1829 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, the child of Thomas Joiner Burroughs and Prescilla Wright. James Anthony Burroughs married Mary Lee Neal, and had children including James Harley Burroughs, John Blanchard Burroughs. James Anthony Burroughs passed away in 1901 in Robert Lee Town, Coke, Texas.

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Biography

  • James Anthony Burroughs was born in 1829 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, the child of Thomas Joiner Burroughs and Prescilla Wright.
  • James Anthony Burroughs married Mary Lee Neal, and had children including James Harley Burroughs, John Blanchard Burroughs.
  • James Anthony Burroughs passed away in 1901 in Robert Lee Town, Coke, Texas.

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Spouses(s)

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James Burroughs's Ancestors

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James Burroughs
1829 – 1901
Birth Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Thomas Joiner Burroughs
1789 – 1850
North Carolina, USA
Prescilla Wright
1800 – 1870
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James Wright
1776 – 1809
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Roper
1766 – 1808
Halifax , North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1750 – 1797
Lucy Haws
1740 – 1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1711 – 1784
Mary Clay
1710 – 1770
John Hawes
1725 – 1790
Mary
1710 – 1730

James Burroughs's Descendants

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James (Anthony) Burroughs (24 Dec 1829 – 02 Sep 1901) m. Mary (Lee) Neal (28 Dec 1829 – 20 March 1884)
  1. 1. James (Harley) Burroughs (01 Oct 1863 – 20 Apr 1926)
  2. 2. John (Blanchard) Burroughs (15 April 1871 – 27 Apr 1966) m. Bettie (Corona) Hines (19 Nov 1873 – 01 Oct 1962)
    1. 1. Clara (Doris) Burroughs (1 Jan 1893 – 28 Aug 1954) m. Charles (Wesley "Charlie") Taylor (Dec 27 1891 – 3 Dec 1943) m. Ted (E) O'Bryant (Abt. 1905 – )
      1. 1. Wilma (Charlene) Taylor (17 January 1916 – 2 June 2011)
      2. 2. Neal (Andrew) Taylor (4 Mar 1918 – 19 Jan 2007)
      3. 3. Betty (Louise) Taylor (16 Nov 1919 – 20 Nov 1920)
      4. 4. Gene (Blanchard) Taylor (16 Apr 1921 – 02 Dec 1985)
      5. 5. Christine (LaVerne) Taylor (24 Dec 1922 – 26 Jun 2005)
      6. 6. Charles (Wesley) Taylor (28 Aug 1924 – 10 Nov 2008)
      7. 7. Mary (Francis) Taylor (23 June 1926 – 8 Sep 2007)
      8. 8. Warren ("Herb" Harley Jerome) Taylor (22 Jun 1928 – 1 Dec 2000)
      9. 9. Jo (Ann) Taylor (1930 – 2016) m. Hanley
        1. 1. Louisa (Taylor) Hanley
    2. 2. Foy (Anthony) Burroughs (14 Jan 1895 – 30 Dec 1918)
    3. 3. G (M D) Burroughs (circa 1902 – )
    4. 4. John (Blanchard "J.B") Burroughs (27 June 1902 – 22 March 1925)
    5. 5. Joseph (B.) Burroughs (16 Jan 1904 – 21 May 1993)
    6. 6. Truman (Ulmer) Burroughs (19 Mar 1904 – 1 Jul 1944)
    7. 7. Wanda (Ursula) Burroughs (abt 1910 – 25 Mar 2001)
    8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth "Marybeth") Burroughs (8 Dec 1911 – 24 Nov 1977)
    9. 9. Wayne (Harley) Burroughs (6 November 1914 – 29 Apr 1942)

James Burroughs's Timeline

2 Records

1829
24 Dec 1829
Birth of James Anthony Burroughs in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
1901
02 Sep 1901
Age 72
Death of James Anthony Burroughs in Robert Lee Town, Coke, Texas
Robert Lee Town, Coke, Texas

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1829
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Sep 1901
    Event Place: Robert Lee Town, Coke, Texas

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