Franklin Buchanan Burris (1840 - bef. 1870)

Born 1840 in Pope, Arkansas, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Elizabeth (Turner) Burris — married 26 May 1859 in Pope County, Arkansas, USA

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Biography

Died in the Civil War^[1]

Possible Discrepancies

• The original death location on this profile was Warwickshire, England, which is not consistent with him being born in Arkansas and dying in the US Civil War.

Timeline

1840 Franklin is born.

1850 Franklin is 10 years old. He and his family are living in Pope County, Arkansas. His mother is listed as the head of the household, and his father is not present. Was she widowed? His listed siblings include: William, Angeline, Phebe, John, Saley Ann, and Elvira.^[2]

26 May 1859 Franklin marries Martha Elizabeth Turner in Pope County, Arkansas.^[3]

1860 Franklin and his wife, Martha, are living in Gum Log Township, Pope County, Arkansas^[4]

20 Jun 1862 Joined 35th Infantry, Co. B of the Arkansas Infantry, Northwest Division, Confederate Army. He mustered in to Camp Johnson on 7 Aug 1862.^[5]

bef. 1870 Franklin is reported to have died in the US Civil War. His wife is found in the 1870 Census with an 8-year-old son, John W Burris. They are living with what appears to be her brothers -- William and George Turner.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Family 115, John Burris
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67D-CTB : 12 April 2016), Franklin Burris in household of Cynthia A Burris, Pope county, Pope, Arkansas, United States; citing family 373, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9M9-JPV : 10 February 2018), Franklin Buchanan Burris and Martha Elizabeth Turner, 26 May 1859; citing , Pope, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,034,012.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87R-4JH : 13 December 2017), Franklin Burris, Gum Log Township, Pope, Arkansas, United States, 1860.
5. ↑ "Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX5H-TDG : 27 November 2014), Franklin Burris, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M317 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 220. Image available: https://www.fold3.com/image/259455118
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCD-CRX : 12 April 2016), Martha E Burris in household of William Turner, Arkansas, United States; citing p. 9, family 928, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,560.

See also:

• Arkansas Marriages, 1851-1900 Author: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.Original data - See the extended description for original data sources listed by county.

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKNJ-C66 : 4 December 2014), Franklin Burris, Private, Company H, 35th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M376 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 821,814.

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• This person was created through the import of RW.GED on 12 March 2011.

• WikiTree profile Burris-214 created through the import of Smith-Lemley (Conecuh County, (1).ged on Jul 20, 2011 by John Lemley.