Charles Arthur Burrus

Brief Life History of Charles Arthur

When Charles Arthur Burrus was born on 1 August 1917, in Clay, Tennessee, United States, his father, Joseph Guy Burrus, was 21 and his mother, Mary Lee Page, was 15. He died on 22 March 1972, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 54.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Guy Burrus
1895–1972
Mary Lee Page
1901–1946
Charles Arthur Burrus
1917–1972
Malcolm Burrus
1919–2002

Sources (6)

  • Charles Burse, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Chas A Burris, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • Mary Tom Smith, "Indiana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

1931 · The Parthenon is Built

In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built  giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for. 

1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

Name Meaning

English (Kent): variant of Burrows .

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

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