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Thomas Richard Burris (1857 - 1933)

Thomas Richard Burris
Born in Marion County, Indiana, USAmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 15 Jun 1904 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USAmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 75 in Center Township, Lyon County, Kansas, USAmap
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Biography

Thomas Richard Burris was born on August 10, 1857, to Moses Burris Jr. and Elizabeth (Harvey) Burris of rural Marion County, Indiana.[1]

In 1860, Richard was 2 years old and living with his parents and 5 older siblings on their farm in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana. Hancock County is adjacent to Marion County where Thomas was born.[2]

His father, Moses Burris, Jr., died on November 26, 1862, during the American Civil War just after his Union Army regiment had engaged the Confederate troops in the battle of Perryville, Tennessee. Richard was five years old at the time.[3] Soon after the war, his mother Elizabeth moved the family to rural Kansas.

On March 1, 1875, Thomas was 17 years old and living with his mother Elizabeth (54) on the family farm in Center Township, Lyon County, Kansas.[4]

In 1880, Thomas (22) lived on the family farm in Center Township, Lyon County, Kansas, with his mother Elizabeth (60) and 9-year-old George Henkle.[5]

In 1885, a Thomas Burris was living with the JT Knox family of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. He listed his occupation as painter, but he didn't state his age so this source needs further research.[6]

In 1900, Thomas (43) was living with his mother Elizabeth (80) and a nephew, Charles Chamblin (21), on the family farm in Center Township, Lyon County, Kansas.[7]

In 1905, Thomas (47) and Johanna (29) lived with their children - John (3) and Fred Moses (2 weeks) - and Thomas's mother Elizabeth (85) on the farm they owned, free and clear, in Center Township, Lyon County, Kansas.[8]

In 1910, Thomas (53) and Johanna (35) lived with their children John (8), Moses (3) and Maggie (3), in a farm they were renting in Center Township, Lyon County, Kansas.[9]

In 1915, Thomas (58) and Johanna (40) lived on a farm they mortgaged in Center Township, Lyon county, Kansas, with their children John (12), Moses (10), Maggie (8) and Mary (4).[10]

In 1920, Thomas (63) and Johanna (45) were living on a farm they owned in Center Township with their children John (17), Moses (15), Maggie (14), Mary (8) and Freda (3).[11]

In 1925, Thomas was 70 years old and living with Anna (50) and their children John (23), Mose (20), Maggie (18), Mary (15) and Freda (10) on their farm in Center Township, Lyon County, Kansas.[12]

In 1930, Thomas (73) and Johanna (55) were living with their daughter Freelove Burris on the family farm in Center Township, Lyon County, Kansas.[13]

Thomas passed away on March 17, 1933.[1] He is buried in Line Cemetery, Olpe, Lyon County, Kansas, USA.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find-a-Grave memorial for Thomas Burris
  2. ↑ 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Center, Hancock, Indiana; Roll: M653_263; Page: 626; Family History Library Film: 803263. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. NARA microfilm publication M653 (1,438 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here and FamilySearch.com image here
  3. ↑ Find-a-Grave memorial for Moses Burris, Jr.
  4. ↑ 1875 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-20. Roll ks1875_12, Line 33. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Ancestry.com image here
  5. ↑ 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Center, Lyon, Kansas; Roll: 387; Family History Film: 1254387; Page: 323A; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 0409. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. NARA microfilm publication T9 (1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
  6. ↑ 1885 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-146. Roll: KS1885_128; Line: 29. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Ancestry.com image here
  7. ↑ 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Center, Lyon, Kansas; Roll: 487; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240487. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. NARA microfilm publication T623 (1,854 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here and FamilySearch.com image here
  8. ↑ 1905 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 - K-181. Roll: KS1905_87; Line: 7. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Ancestry.com image here
  9. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Center, Lyon, Kansas; Roll: T624_445; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1374458. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. NARA microfilm publication T624 (1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here and FamilySearch.com image here
  10. ↑ 1915 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-271. Roll: ks1915_132; Line: 27, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Ancestry.com images here and here
  11. ↑ 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Center, Lyon, Kansas; Roll: T625_538; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 45; Image: 676. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625 (2,076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here and FamilySearch.com image here
  12. ↑ 1925 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-177. Roll KS1925_84, Line 22. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Ancestry.com image here
  13. ↑ 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Center, Lyon, Kansas; Roll: 709; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340444. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. NARA microfilm publication T626 (2,667 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here and FamilySearch.com image here




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