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Myrtle Burris 1894–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1894

Birth Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 17 Aug 1986

Death Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Burris

Mother: Nancy Milligan

Spouse(s): Clifford Toomey

Children(s): Clifford Toomey, James Toomey, Mary Toomey, Kenneth Toomey, Helen Toomey

Myrtle Burris was born in 1894 in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of James Wiley Burris And Nancy Jane Milligan. In 1935, Myrtle Burris resided in Rural, Monroe, Tennessee. In 1940, Myrtle Burris resided in Civil Dist No 2, Monroe, Tennessee, USA. Myrtle Burris married Clifford Bruce Toomey, and had children including Barbara Ann Toomey, Clifford Bruce Toomey, Helen Marjorie Toomey, James Burris Toomey, Kenneth Glen Toomey, Mary Sue Toomey. Myrtle Burris passed away in 1986 in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Myrtle Burris was born in 1894 in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of James Wiley Burris And Nancy Jane Milligan.
  • In 1935, Myrtle Burris resided in Rural, Monroe, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Myrtle Burris resided in Civil Dist No 2, Monroe, Tennessee, USA.
  • Myrtle Burris married Clifford Bruce Toomey, and had children including Barbara Ann Toomey, Clifford Bruce Toomey, Helen Marjorie Toomey, James Burris Toomey, Kenneth Glen Toomey, Mary Sue Toomey.
  • Myrtle Burris passed away in 1986 in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Myrtle Burris's Ancestors

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Myrtle Burris
1894–1986
Birth Place: Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
James Wiley Burris
1865–1928
Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Nancy (Jane) Milligan
1870–1960
Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) Burris
1825–1901
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah ((Sallie)) Hooper
1822–1895
Graham, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
ENNIS DR
1796–1872
Margaret Harbison
1804–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clemmons Hooper
1770–1878
Barbara London
1770–1862
William Harbison
1750–1815
Nancy Giles
1787–1860

Myrtle Burris's Descendants

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Myrtle Burris (4 Jan 1894–17 Aug 1986) m. Clifford (Bruce) Toomey (22 May 1897–21 May 1952)
  1. 1. Clifford (Bruce) Toomey 1916–1996
  2. 2. James (Burris) Toomey 1921–1981
  3. 3. Mary (Sue) Toomey 1918–2001 m. Raymond (Lee) Leslie 1916–1988
    1. 1. Patricia (Ann (Patsy)) Leslie 1941–2020 m. Jerry (Darrell) Turpin 1940–1979
  4. 4. Kenneth (Glen) Toomey 1932–2000
  5. 5. Helen (Marjorie) Toomey 1925–1958

Myrtle Burris's Timeline

5 Records

1894
4 Jan 1894
Birth of Myrtle Burris in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 41
Myrtle Burris resided here in Rural, Monroe, Tennessee
Rural, Monroe, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 46
Myrtle Burris resided here in Civil Dist No 2, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
Civil Dist No 2, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Myrtle Burris resided here in Monroe, Tennessee, USA
Monroe, Tennessee, USA
1986
17 Aug 1986
Age 92
Death of Myrtle Burris in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1894
    Event Place: Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03922; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 62-4
    [2] 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: Monroe, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Monroe, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03922; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 62-4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil Dist No 2, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03922; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 62-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Monroe, Tennessee, 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: Monroe, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1986
    Event Place: Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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