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Lemuel Grafton Burroughs 1871–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Dec 1871

Birth Location: New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Mar 1958

Death Location: Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: George Burroughs

Mother: Louisa Thomas

Spouse(s): Susan Armistead

Children(s): Holmes Burroughs, Lillian Burroughs, Mary Burroughs, William Burroughs, Sadie Burroughs, Infant Burroughs, Lemuel Burroughs, Lemuel Burroughs, Glenwood Burroughs

The story of Lemuel Grafton Burroughs began in 1871 in New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1880, Lemuel Grafton Burroughs resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1910, Lemuel Grafton Burroughs resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Lemuel Grafton Burroughs married Susan Belle Susie Armistead, and had children including Glenwood Grafton Burroughs, Holmes Bay Burroughs, Infant Daughter Of Burroughs, Infant Son Of Burroughs, Lemuel Winn Burroughs, Lillian Ethel Burroughs, Mary Louise Burroughs, Sadie Virginia Burroughs, William Christopher Burroughs. Lemuel Grafton Burroughs passed away in 1958 in Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lemuel Grafton Burroughs began in 1871 in New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, Lemuel Grafton Burroughs resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1910, Lemuel Grafton Burroughs resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Lemuel Grafton Burroughs married Susan Belle Susie Armistead, and had children including Glenwood Grafton Burroughs, Holmes Bay Burroughs, Infant Daughter Of Burroughs, Infant Son Of Burroughs, Lemuel Winn Burroughs, Lillian Ethel Burroughs, Mary Louise Burroughs, Sadie Virginia Burroughs, William Christopher Burroughs.
  • Lemuel Grafton Burroughs passed away in 1958 in Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Burroughs
1842–1906
Birth Location: New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Louisa Thomas
1849–1877
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susan Armistead
1880–1954
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Holmes Burroughs
1905–1990
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Lillian Burroughs
1897–1985
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Mary Burroughs
1903–1983
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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William Burroughs
1916–2004
Birth Location: New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Sadie Burroughs
1899–1994
Birth Location: Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Infant Burroughs
1913–1913
Birth Location: –
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Lemuel Burroughs
1914–2005
Birth Location: Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Lemuel Burroughs
1911–1912
Birth Location: Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Glenwood Burroughs
1901–1983
Birth Location: New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Lemuel Burroughs's Ancestors

Self
Lemuel Burroughs
1871–1958
Birth Place: New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
George Washington Burroughs
1842–1906
New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Louisa (Borum) Thomas
1849–1877
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Belieu "Lewis") Thomas
1807–1868
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Sarah Turner
1817–1850
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Thomas
1776–1840
Catherine Yorath
1782–1821
William Turner
1785–1871
Elizabeth Smith
1787–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lemuel Burroughs's Descendants

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Lemuel (Grafton) Burroughs (01 Dec 1871–19 Mar 1958) m. Susan (Belle "Susie") Armistead (12 Mar 1880–05 Jul 1954)
  1. 1. Holmes (Bay) Burroughs 1905–1990 m. Ethelyn (Virginia) Diggs 1909–2002
    1. 1. Rosalyn (Belle) Burroughs 1930–2021 m. Aubrey (Lee Hudgins) Sr 1927–2025
    2. 2. Wilbur (Coles Burroughs) Sr 1932– m. Dorothy (Anne "Dottie") Ailsworth 1935–2025 m. Juanita (Ruth) Diggs 1923–2011
    3. 3. Holmes (Glenn) Burroughs 1927–1995 m. Judy (Mae) Oliver 1940–2010
  2. 2. Lillian (Ethel) Burroughs 1897–1985 m. Charles (Clemmett) Diggs 1893–1977
    1. 1. Eleanor (Marie) Diggs 1927–2023 m. Gerald (Lee Morgan) Sr 1926–2017
    2. 2. Marjorie (Lois) Diggs 1923–2005
  3. 3. Mary (Louise) Burroughs 1903–1983 m. Gary (William) Hallman 1904–1994
    1. 1. Mary (Belle) Hallman 1944–2017
  4. 4. William (Christopher) Burroughs 1916–2004 m. Florrie (Virginia) Hudgins 1916–2001
    1. 1. Sarah (Faye) Burroughs 1943–1985 m. Melvin (Vincent) Duncan 1943–2003
  5. 5. Sadie (Virginia) Burroughs 1899–1994 m. Oscar (Warner) Hacker 1884–1964
  6. 6. Infant (Daughter of) Burroughs 1913–1913
  7. 7. Lemuel (Winn) Burroughs 1914–2005 m. Ellen Owens 1918–1984
    1. 1. Martha (Ann) Burroughs 1941–2021
  8. 8. Lemuel (Winn) Burroughs 1911–1912
  9. 9. Glenwood (Grafton) Burroughs 1901–1983 m. Mary (Ellen "Mae") Hudgins 1909–2003

Lemuel Burroughs's Timeline

12 Records

1871
01 Dec 1871
Birth of Lemuel Grafton Burroughs in New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 9
Lemuel Grafton Burroughs resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 39
Lemuel Grafton Burroughs resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 49
Lemuel Grafton Burroughs resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 59
Lemuel Grafton Burroughs resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1933
Abt 1933
Age 62
Lemuel Grafton Burroughs resided here in New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 64
Lemuel Grafton Burroughs resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 69
Lemuel Grafton Burroughs resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1945
08 Nov 1945
Age 74
Lemuel Grafton Burroughs resided here in Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 79
Lemuel Grafton Burroughs resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1958
17 Mar 1958
Age 87
Death of Lemuel Grafton Burroughs in New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1958
19 Mar 1958
Age 87
Burial of Lemuel Grafton Burroughs in Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Dec 1871
    Event Place: New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 58-3
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 72
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342184
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1377; Page: 459D; Enumeration District: 046
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [6] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 29 Mar 1958; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.04846523,0.66485345,0.213712
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1377; Page: 459D; Enumeration District: 046

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 72

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1933
    Event Place: New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 14 Apr 1933; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.3394982,0.746368,0.60602015&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 58-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 58-3

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1945
    Event Place: Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chesapeake, Mathews

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1958
    Event Place: New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 29 Mar 1958; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.04846523,0.66485345,0.213712
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Newspapers.com - Daily Press - 29 Mar 1958 - Page 8, Obituary for Lemuel Grafton Burroughs 29 Mar 1958

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1958
    Event Place: Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 29 Mar 1958; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.04846523,0.66485345,0.213712
    [3] Newspapers.com - Daily Press - 29 Mar 1958 - Page 8, Obituary for Lemuel Grafton Burroughs 29 Mar 1958
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