William
Cook
Burroughs
Born in Christian, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John W Burroughs
and Elizabeth Berry
Husband of
Ruth Cleopatra Alvatine (Bondurant) Burroughs
— married
15 Dec 1827 in Christian Co. KY
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Ann (Burroughs) Strickland, John Westley Burroughs and William Stuthers Burroughs
Died
at age 84
in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois,
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Mar 2014
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Biography
William was born in 1794.
Sources
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110609741/william-cook-burroughs
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RM-F7N : 12 April 2016), William C Burroughs, Christian county, part of, Christian, Kentucky, United States; citing family 71, NARA microfilm publication M432 (...
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXH5-HBQ : 13 December 2017), Wm C Burroughs, 1860.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWRS-XLS : accessed 2 October 2018), William C. Burrough and Ruth Bondurant, 17 Dec 1827; citing , Christian, Kentucky, United States, Madison County C...
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
Wayne Urton
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
John Simpson :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Cole Aubrey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A664830 [compare], Ancestry member Cole_Aubrey
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Burroughs-1469 and Burroughs-731 appear to represent the same person because: Same name and date of birth, Both died in Illinois. Burroughs-731 has no other profiles connected. Thanks for merging.
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