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William Barnes Burris 1811–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1811

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: Aft. 1870

Death Location: Colorado? Montana?

Father: Walter Burns

Mother: Lydia Barnes

Spouse(s): Basheba Masters

Children(s): Barnes Burris, Thomas Burris, Margaret Burr, L. Burris, Walter Burris, William Burris, Lydia Decker, William\Wm Burris, Maryann\Mary Burris, Elizabeth\Elisabeth Catlett, Zachariah Sr

The story of William Barnes Burris began in 1811 in Missouri. In 1850, William Barnes Burris resided in District 28, Dekalb, Missouri, USA. William Barnes Burris married Basheba Masters, and had children including Barnes Barney Clark Burris, Elizabeth Elisabeth Burris Catlett, L B Lilburn Lilbern Lilliern B Byron Byran Burris, Lydia Ann Lidi Burris Decker, Margaret J Burris Corbin Burr, Maryann Mary Ann Burris, Thomas Burris, Walter R Masters Burris, William E Burris, William Wm E H Mattson Matson Burris, Zachariah Jacob Burris Sr. William Barnes Burris passed away in 1870 in Colorado? Montana?.

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Biography

  • The story of William Barnes Burris began in 1811 in Missouri.
  • In 1850, William Barnes Burris resided in District 28, Dekalb, Missouri, USA.
  • William Barnes Burris married Basheba Masters, and had children including Barnes Barney Clark Burris, Elizabeth Elisabeth Burris Catlett, L B Lilburn Lilbern Lilliern B Byron Byran Burris, Lydia Ann Lidi Burris Decker, Margaret J Burris Corbin Burr, Maryann Mary Ann Burris, Thomas Burris, Walter R Masters Burris, William E Burris, William Wm E H Mattson Matson Burris, Zachariah Jacob Burris Sr.
  • William Barnes Burris passed away in 1870 in Colorado? Montana?.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Burns
1765–1839
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Lydia Barnes
1790–1861
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Basheba Masters
1811–1885
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Barnes Burris
1849–1932
Birth Location: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
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Thomas Burris
1849–1875
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Margaret Burr
1836–1919
Birth Location: Jackson County, Missouri, USA
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L. Burris
1841–1879
Birth Location: Jackson County, Missouri, USA
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Walter Burris
1840–1903
Birth Location: Saint Joseph, Buchanan, or Jackson County, MO, USA
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William Burris
1842–1915
Birth Location: De Kalb County, Missouri, USA
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Lydia Decker
1843–1919
Birth Location: De Kalb County, Missouri, USA
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William\Wm Burris
1845–1915
Birth Location: Dekalb County, Missouri, USA
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Maryann\Mary Burris
1847–1918
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Missouri, USA
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Elizabeth\Elisabeth Catlett
1853–1925
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Zachariah Sr
1854–1932
Birth Location: Andrews Co, Missouri, USA
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William Burris's Ancestors

Self
William Burris
1811–1870
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
Walter Burns
1765–1839
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Lydia Barnes
1790–1861
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Burris) Jr
1745–1803
South Carolina, USA
Rachel (Jane) Walston
1738–1791
Darlington District, South Carolina Colony, South Carolina, USA
Zachariah Barnes
1765–1849
North Hampton, North Carolina, USA
Hannah Hatton
1767–1859
Edgecombe Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1678–1763
Susannah Barnes
1682–1753
Brinsley Barnes
1745–1816
Sarah Carter
1733–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Walstone
1644–1680
Anna Wright
1655–1731
Mercy (Barnes)
1651–1712
Brinsley Sr
1715–1796
Sarah Lindley
1720–1775
Ninevah Carter
1700–1753
Mary Clayton
1710–1762

William Burris's Descendants

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William (Barnes) Burris (Abt. 1811–Aft. 1870) m. Basheba Masters (8 Jan 1811–28 Jul 1885)
  1. 1. Barnes ("Barney" Clark) Burris 1849–1932 m. Elina (Caroline) Smith 1856–1944
    1. 1. Homer Burris 1888–1942 m. Ethel (Maude) Burris 1901–1970
      1. 1. Elina (Marjorie) Burris 1924–2002 m. Francis (Warren) Howe 1926–1983 m. Robert (Lester) Bondurant 1922–2023
      2. 2. Homer (J) Burris 1920–1934
      3. 3. Jean Nance 1922–2008 m. Howard (Wilson) Nance 1912–1983
      4. 4. Don Jolly 1945–2005
      5. 5. Lucy Burris 1925–1925
    2. 2. Thomas (H) Burris 1878–1959
    3. 3. George (William) Burris 1877–1927
    4. 4. Cora (Elizabeth) Burris 1882–1965
    5. 5. Barnes (Clark (Barney) Burris) Jr. 1883–1922
    6. 6. James (Walter) Burris 1886–1929
    7. 7. David (Albert "Bert") Burris 1893–1958
    8. 8. Price (Alvin) Burris 1894–1956
  2. 2. Thomas Burris 1849–1875 m. Minerva (“Minnie” Ellen (Reed)) Burris 1864–1931 m. Mary (Ellen J. (Reed)) Burris
    1. 1. Charles (Thomas) Burris 1887–1941
    2. 2. Walter (Franklin “Frank”) Burris 1891–1943
    3. 3. Ernest (Barnes) Burris 1894–1969
    4. 4. Virtie (Burrown) Burris 1898–1923
    5. 5. Bertie (“Bert”) Burris 1900–
    6. 6. Joseph Burris 1902–
  3. 3. Margaret (J. (Burris) Corbin) Burr 1836–1919
  4. 4. L. (B.\Lilburn\Lilbern\Lilliern B.\Byron\Byran) Burris 1841–1879
  5. 5. Walter (R Masters) Burris 1840–1903
  6. 6. William (E.) Burris 1842–1915
  7. 7. Lydia (Ann "Lidi" (Burris)) Decker 1843–1919
  8. 8. William\Wm (E.\H.\Mattson\Matson) Burris 1845–1915
  9. 9. Maryann\Mary (Ann) Burris 1847–1918
  10. 10. Elizabeth\Elisabeth ((Burris)) Catlett 1853–1925
  11. 11. Zachariah (Jacob Burris,) Sr 1854–1932 m. Mary (Elizabeth "Molly" Smith (Burris)) (Burrie) 1857–1937
    1. 1. Lydia (Ann Smith Burris) Connolly 1875–1950
    2. 2. John (L.) Burris 1877–1909
    3. 3. Charles Burris 1878–1957
    4. 4. Zachariah (Burris) Jr. 1883–1974
    5. 5. Joe Bussie 1888–1967
    6. 6. Jesse (Alger) Burris 1893–1901
    7. 7. Baby Burris 1904–1904

William Burris's Timeline

6 Records

1811
Abt. 1811
Birth of William Barnes Burris in Missouri
Missouri
1834
30 JAN 1834
Age 23
William Barnes Burris was married In Jackson Co., Missouri
Jackson co., Missouri
1850
1850
Age 39
William Barnes Burris resided here in District 28, Dekalb, Missouri, USA
District 28, Dekalb, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 49
William Barnes Burris resided here in Ozawkie, Ozawkie, Jefferson, Kansas Territory, USA
Ozawkie, Ozawkie, Jefferson, Kansas Territory, USA
1870
1870
Age 59
William Barnes Burris resided here in Glen Grove, Douglas, Colorado Territory, USA
Glen Grove, Douglas, Colorado Territory, USA
1870
Aft. 1870
Age 59
Death of William Barnes Burris in Colorado? Montana?
Colorado? Montana?

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1811
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 JAN 1834
    Event Place: Jackson co., Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 28, Dekalb, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Ozawkie, Ozawkie, Jefferson, Kansas Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Glen Grove, Douglas, Colorado Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1870
    Event Place: Colorado? Montana?
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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