Robert Donald Burrows (1901 - 1942)

Born 6 Mar 1901 in Newark, Wise, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Flossie Ada (Haney) Burrows — married 16 Sep 1920 in Tipton, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States

Died 14 May 1942 at age 41 in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States

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Biography

Robert Donald Burrows was born on 6 Mar 1901 in Newark, Wise, Texas, United States, son of James Hiram Burrows (~1862 - 1936) and Lettie Belle (Ely) Burrows (~1870 - 1957).

His siblings were:

1. Elia Belle (Burrows) King (1889 - 1970)
2. William Hiram Burrows (1891 - 1920)
3. Simeon Jasper Burrows (1892 - 1978)
4. Edgar Franklin Burrows (1894 - 1918)
5. Mary Susan (Burrows) King (1896 - 1926)
6. Hugh Newton Burrows (1897 - 1979)
7. Bertha Alice (Burrows) Guillet (1899 - 1982)
8. James Orville Burrows (1902 - 1929)
9. Sadie May (Burrows) Teague (1904 - 1976)
10. John Henry Burrows (1906 - 1986)
11. Kenneth Edwin Burrows (1908 - 1982) Robert's daughter was Ruth Burrows (1927 - 1927).

He married Flossie Ada Haney on September 16, 1920. Their children were:

1. Carl Randall Burrows 1922–2003
2. Grady Bob Burrows 1924–1994
3. Ruth Burrows 1927–1927
4. James Frank Burrows 1930–1993
5. Don Earl Burrows 1932–1988
6. Phil A Burrows 1934–2004
7. Gary Fred Burrows 1936–2013

Robert died on 14 May 1942 in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas aged 41. He is buried in Tipton Cemetery, Tipton, Tillman County, Oklahoma, USA.^[1][2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ6M-5TW : 24 May 2014), Robert Donald Burrows, 14 May 1942; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 24341, Wichita, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
2. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3DW-5Q5 : 20 February 2021), Robert Donald Burrows, 14 May 1942; citing certificate number 24341, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,101.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 February 2021), memorial page for Robert Donald Burrows (6 Mar 1901–16 May 1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #46485458, citing Tipton Cemetery, Tipton, Tillman County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Ed Thurman (contributor 46846073) .

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Q3-MLF : accessed 28 April 2022), Robert O Burrows in household of James H Burrows, Justice Precinct 5, Wise, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 257, sheet 13A, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1600; FHL microfilm 1,375,613.

James H Burrows Head Male 48 Texas

Leta B Burrows Wife Female 40 Missouri

Hiram Burrows Son Male 19 Texas

Jasper Burrows Son Male 18 Texas

Edgar F Burrows Son Male 16 Texas

Mary S Burrows Daughter Female 15 Texas

Hugh Burrows Son Male 14 Texas

Alma Burrows Daughter Female 11 Texas

Robert O Burrows Son Male 10 Texas

Jim O Burrows Son Male 9 Texas

Sadie M Burrows Daughter Female 6 Texas

John H Burrows Son Male 5 Texas

Kenneth E Burrows Son Male 2 Texas

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN11-NMT : 3 February 2021), Donald Buroughs in entry for J H Buroughs, 1920.

J H Buroughs Head Male 58 Texas

L B Buroughs Wife Female 50 Tennessee

W H Buroughs Son Male 28 Texas

Donald Buroughs Son Male 19 Texas

Jim Buroughs Son Male 18 Texas

Sada Buroughs Daughter Female 15 Texas

Henry Buroughs Son Male 13 Texas

Kenneth Buroughs Son Male 11 Texas

• "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29M-757M : 23 March 2020), R Donald Burrows and Flossie Ada Haney, 16 Sep 1920; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC4K-YGC : accessed 28 April 2022), Donald Burrows, Maguire, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 5A, line 38, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1932; FHL microfilm 2,341,666.

Donald Burrows Head Male 29 Oklahoma

Flossie Burrows Wife Female 25 Oklahoma

Carl Burrows Son Male 6 Oklahoma

Grady Burrows Son Male 5 Oklahoma

• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
  Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 17;
  FamilySearch Record: VBK5-4Q9 (accessed 28 April 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MR-B7PV
  Robert B Burrows (38) in Maguire Township, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States.

Don Earl Burrows Son Male 7 Oklahoma

Robert B Burrows Head Male 38 Texas

Jim Frank Burrows Son Male 9 Oklahoma

Carl Burrows Son Male 17 Oklahoma

Grady Bob Burrows Son Male 15 Oklahoma

Gary Fred Burrows Son Male 3 Oklahoma

Phil Alfred Burrows Son Male 5 Oklahoma

Flossie Ada Burrows Wife Female 35 Oklahoma

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