Dr Frederick Atkins "Fred" Burroughs Sr

Male28 January 1873–22 June 1944

Brief Life History of Frederick Atkins "Fred"

When Dr Frederick Atkins "Fred" Burroughs Sr was born on 28 January 1873, in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States, his father, William Henry Burroughs, was 32 and his mother, Cornelia Lewis Lougee, was 32. He married Melene Congleton on 30 July 1902, in Vance, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Wake, North Carolina, United States in 1880 and Durham, North Carolina, United States in 1900. He died on 22 June 1944, in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr Frederick Atkins "Fred" Burroughs Sr
1873–1944
Melene Congleton
1877–1919
Marriage: 30 July 1902
Frederick Atkins "Fred" Burrough Jr
1904–1944
William Henry Burroughs
1904–1987
Melene Burroughs
1906–
Richard A Burrough
1908–1940
Jack Riggin Burroughs
1911–1995
Thomas Lougee Burroughs
1913–1971

Sources (26)

  • Frederick H Burrows in household of Wm W Burrows, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Fred Burroughs, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Fred Atkins Burroughs, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 July 1902Vance, North Carolina, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 2

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1877 · Last Troops Leave

    Age 4

    In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 23

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Burrows .

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

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