De Witt Clinton Burris (1826 - 1879)

Born 3 Apr 1826 in Bloomfield Township, Jackson, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Roselina Huldah (Mack) Burris — married 7 Apr 1857 in Montgomery, Illinois, United States

Died 4 Jan 1879 at age 52 in Butler Grove Township, Montgomery, Illinois, United States

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Biography

De Witt was born in 1826. He was the son of William Burris and Charlotte Ross. He passed away in 1879.

Sources

"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9G-XQBQ : 19 February 2021), D C Burris and Roselma Mack, 07 Apr 1857; citing Montgomery, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,315,684.

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4Z-SQ7 : 18 February 2021), Dewit C Burns, 1860.

"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HV-C7R : 29 May 2021), D C Burrows, 1870.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32688907/dewitt-clinton-burris: accessed 15 September 2022), memorial page for DeWitt Clinton Burris (3 Apr 1826–4 Jan 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32688907, citing Wares Grove Cemetery, Butler, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Ann Tindall (contributor 46631393) .

Notes from Find a Grave

Dewitt C. BURRIS was born in Jackson County, Ohio; was one of the early settlers of Montgomery County. He was an energetic and enterprising man, and a practical farmer, and, perhaps, no man has done more for public improvements and for the advancement of agricultural interests in the county than Mr. Burris. His death occurred January 4, 1879, at the age of fifty-three. He was a man of prominence in the township, and his loss will long be felt. His wife, Roseline Mack, was born in New Hampshire. She is still living, and is the mother of eight children - George, Emma J., wife of John Wallace; Hattie Ellen, Carrie A., Elzina, William O., Charles D. and Wesley C., all of whom are living on the old homestead, except Emma, who, with her husband, is living in Butler Township. George, his son, is identified with the Democratic party. He devotes his time to growing the usual crops and raising stock. The farm consists of about nine hundred acres of choice farm land, which he keeps in a high state of cultivation.