Arthur Filmore Burriss

Brief Life History of Arthur Filmore

When Arthur Filmore Burriss was born on 8 February 1886, in United States, his father, Thomas Henry Burriss, was 25 and his mother, Mary Agnes Gray, was 19. He married Ruth Emma Lindsay on 14 August 1907, in Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States for about 10 years and Kensington, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States in 1959. He died on 26 July 1959, in United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States.

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Family Time Line

Arthur Filmore Burriss
1886–1959
Ruth Emma Lindsay
1889–1980
Marriage: 14 August 1907
Gladys E Burriss
1910–1912
Bernard E. Burriss
1911–1912
Carlton W. Burriss
1913–1996
Alice Marie Burriss
1915–2002
George L. Burriss
1919–1975
Ellen Louise Burriss
1922–1964
Claire Elizabeth Burriss
1924–1996

Sources (12)

  • Arthur P Barriss, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Arthur Fillmore Burriss, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Arthur Fillmore Burriss, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1889 · Washington Becomes a State

On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Burris .

Probably also an Americanized form of German Börries or Borries or some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

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

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