William Thomas Burrus

3 September 1846–14 December 1934 (Age 88)
Surry, North Carolina, United States

The Life Summary of William Thomas

When William Thomas Burrus was born on 3 September 1846, in Surry, North Carolina, United States, his father, Lee Hammond Burrus, was 31 and his mother, Rachel Whitaker, was 26. He married Hulda Victoria Cockerham on 4 February 1869, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Siloam, Surry, North Carolina, United States in 1850 and Marsh Township, Surry, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 14 December 1934, in Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Rockford Baptist Church Cemetery, Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Thomas Burrus
1846–1934
Hulda Victoria Cockerham
1838–1888
Marriage: 4 February 1869
John J. Burrus
1869–1955
John Burrus
1870–
Rev. George Edgar Burrus
1871–1963
Lee Woodson Burrus
1873–1954
Molly Jane Burrus
1884–1964

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 February 1869Stokes, North Carolina, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (14)

    +9 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1853 · First State Fair
    Age 7
    The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
    1863
    Age 17
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
    Age 24
    Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

    Name Meaning

    English (Kent): variant of Burrows .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Burrows

    Sources (35)

    • Wm Thos Burrus in entry for Molly Jane Burrus, "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964"
    • William Burnas, "United States Census, 1870"
    • William Burrus, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

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