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Thomas Ellis Burroughs 1850 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1850

Birth Location: , Coffee, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 3 Sep 1908

Death Location: Howell County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Joseph Burroughs

Mother: Mary Charles

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Burroughs

Thomas Ellis Burroughs was born in 1850 in , Coffee, Tennessee, USA, the child of Joseph Ellis Burroughs and Mary Polly Charles. Thomas Ellis Burroughs had children including James Franklin Burroughs. Thomas Ellis Burroughs passed away in 1908 in Howell County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Ellis Burroughs was born in 1850 in , Coffee, Tennessee, USA, the child of Joseph Ellis Burroughs and Mary Polly Charles.
  • Thomas Ellis Burroughs had children including James Franklin Burroughs.
  • Thomas Ellis Burroughs passed away in 1908 in Howell County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Burroughs
1817 – 1849
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Mary Charles
1820 – 1868
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Burroughs
1874 – 1934
Birth Location: Sisson Township, Howell County, Missouri, USA
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Thomas Burroughs's Ancestors

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Thomas Burroughs
1850 – 1908
Birth Place: , Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joseph Ellis Burroughs
1817 – 1849
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Mary (Polly) Charles
1820 – 1868
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Peter Burroughs
1796 – 1841
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ("Nancy") Atkinson
1798 – 1839
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Richard (J) Charles
1787 – 1841
South Carolina, USA
Martha (Mary) Beyford
1789 –
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Burroughs
1763 – 1833
Mary Pierce
1763 – 1844
Isaiah Atkinson
1751 – 1818
Oliver Charles
Elizabeth Heath
1758 – 1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burroughs
1710 – 1782
Mary Keech
1714 – 1802

Thomas Burroughs's Descendants

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Thomas (Ellis) Burroughs (23 Jan 1850 – 3 Sep 1908)
  1. 1. James (Franklin) Burroughs (05 FEB 1874 – 23 OCT 1934)
    1. 1. Emma (A) Burroughs (10 Apr 1901 – 21 Aug 1976)
      1. 1. Robert (Henry) Townes (20 Jan 1928 – 1996) m. Noreen Williams m. Rose (Jerusha) Newton (16 Aug.1927 – March 1983)
        1. 1. Robert (Henry) Townes (9 August 1946 – 21 August 2015) m. Noreen Williams m. Noreen Townes m. Constance (Marie) Rahn
        2. 2. Sharon (Rose) Townes (20 January 1950 – 25 September 2019)

Thomas Burroughs's Timeline

2 Records

1850
23 Jan 1850
Birth of Thomas Ellis Burroughs in , Coffee, Tennessee, USA
, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1908
3 Sep 1908
Age 58
Death of Thomas Ellis Burroughs in Howell County, Missouri, United States of America
Howell County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1850
    Event Place: , Coffee, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1908
    Event Place: Howell County, Missouri, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peace Valley, Howell County, Missouri, United States of America
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