Harry Burrill (1874 - 1898)

Born 22 Feb 1874 in District of Columbia, United States

Died 4 Jan 1898 at age 23 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Harry Burrill is a part of US Black heritage.

Harry Burrill was born on February 22, 1874, in the District of Columbia, United States, the second child, second and youngest son of John Henry Burrill and his wife Clara Eliza Washington.^[1]

On June 7, 1880, the 5-year-old Harry was living at 1336 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington DC, with his family. Home with him at the time were his father: John Henry (42), a laborer with the State Department; his mother: Clara (33); and his siblings: 4-year-old Edmond; 3-year-old Nancy (known as "Nannie"); and the baby: 11-month-old Clara Washington.^[2]

During the 1890s Harry was living at 1716 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC, with his occupation in 1895 being listed as "physician". That same year his brother Edmond was listed as a student, and their father as a messenger.^[3]

Harry K Burrill passed away on January 4, 1898, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States,^[4] and was interred on the 7th in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Benning (DC), where numerous family members have also been laid to rest.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth — Actual date of birth taken from gravestone. Place of birth taken from census.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6C7-375 : 13 January 2022), Harry Burill in household of John H. Burill, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ Residence and Occupations — Harry K Burrill in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995. Name: Harry K Burrill; Residence Year: 1895; Street Address: NW; Residence Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Occupation: Physician; Publication Title: Washington, District of Columbia, City Directory, 1895
4. ↑ Death — "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7B6-YPN : accessed 25 February 2021), Harry K. Burrill, 04 Jan 1898, District of Columbia, United States; citing reference ID rn 2366, District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,116,239.
5. ↑ Burial — Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/58893744/harry-k-burrill : accessed 24 May 2022), memorial page for Harry K Burrill (22 Feb 1871–1 Jan 1898), Find A Grave: Memorial #58893744, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Benning, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA ; Maintained by Clifford (contributor 47115422).

• Residence and Occupations — Harry K Burrill in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995. Name: Harry K Burrill; Residence Year: 1897; Street Address: NW; Residence Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Publication Title: Washington, District of Columbia, City Directory, 1897