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Thomas Arnold Burroughs 1900–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Oct 1900

Birth Location: Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1981

Death Location: Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Marion Burroughs

Mother: Maria Ripley

Spouse(s): Margaret Devine

Children(s): Ann Burroughs

Thomas Arnold Burroughs was born in 1900 in Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Marion Christopher Burroughs And Maria Bernice Rida Ripley. In 1910, Thomas Arnold Burroughs resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1931, Thomas Arnold Burroughs resided in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. Thomas Arnold Burroughs married Margaret Elizabeth Devine, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Burroughs. Thomas Arnold Burroughs passed away in 1981 in Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Arnold Burroughs was born in 1900 in Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Marion Christopher Burroughs And Maria Bernice Rida Ripley.
  • In 1910, Thomas Arnold Burroughs resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1931, Thomas Arnold Burroughs resided in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Arnold Burroughs married Margaret Elizabeth Devine, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Burroughs.
  • Thomas Arnold Burroughs passed away in 1981 in Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marion Burroughs
1868–1947
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MB
Maria Ripley
1874–1937
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Margaret Devine
1900–1992
Birth Location: Troy, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
MD

Children(s)

Ann Burroughs
1934–1994
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
AB

Thomas Burroughs's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Burroughs
1900–1981
Birth Place: Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Marion Christopher Burroughs
1868–1947
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Maria (Bernice "Rida") Ripley
1874–1937
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Burroughs
1842–1906
New Point, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Louisa (Borum) Thomas
1849–1877
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Thomas
1807–1868
Sarah Turner
1817–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thomas
1776–1840
Catherine Yorath
1782–1821
William Turner
1785–1871
Elizabeth Smith
1787–1847

Thomas Burroughs's Descendants

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Thomas (Arnold) Burroughs (09 Oct 1900–12 Feb 1981) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Devine (26 Dec 1900–20 May 1992)
  1. 1. Ann (Elizabeth) Burroughs 1934–1994

Thomas Burroughs's Timeline

8 Records

1900
09 Oct 1900
Birth of Thomas Arnold Burroughs in Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 10
Thomas Arnold Burroughs resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1931
1931
Age 31
Thomas Arnold Burroughs resided here in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Thomas Arnold Burroughs resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 40
Thomas Arnold Burroughs resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 50
Thomas Arnold Burroughs resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1981
10 Feb 1981
Age 81
Death of Thomas Arnold Burroughs in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
1981
12 Feb 1981
Age 81
Burial of Thomas Arnold Burroughs in Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Oct 1900
    Event Place: Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 107
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04314; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 114-115
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [4] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    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: 11A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04314; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 114-115

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04314; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 114-115

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1942
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 107

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1981
    Event Place: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1981
    Event Place: Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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