Born in Herrick, Shelby County, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Dickerson Burrus
and Emma Rebecca (Beck) Burrus
Sister of
Lucy Sirena (Burrus) Lillie, Jacob E. Burrus, Elmina Susan (Burrus) Wills, Mary Jane (Burrus) Berryhill, Cass Burrus, Rosa Ann (Burrus) Frazee and Nancey Elizabeth (Burrus) Frazee
Wife of
James A. Leer
— married
10 Dec 1903 in Muskogee, Muscogee Creek Nation, Indian Territory, United States
Mother of
Gearil Clent Leer and Irvin Leer
Died
at age 34
in Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Harriet was born in 1884. [1] [2] She was the daughter of James Burrus and Emma Beck. [1] She passed away in 1918. [2]
Residences
Harriet was enumerated in the following locations:
- 1900 - Chreokee Nation, Indian Territory, mistakenly listed as a male named Harry. [1]
- 1910 - Creek County, Oklahoma [3]
Family
Harriet married in 1903 James Albert Leer, son of David William Leer and Sarah F. Gorham. [4] To this union were born the following children:
- circa 1905 - David
- 1909 - Gearil Clent
- before 1910 - Unknown infant
- before 1914 - Mary Margaret "Maggie"
- 1916 - Irvin
- 1918 - Ray
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRL-CHD : accessed 17 May 2020), Harry Burgess in household of Lucy Burgess, Township 20 N. Range 12 E. North Tulsa, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet 10A, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,845.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #22784509
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7J-RDG : accessed 21 March 2021), Harriet Leer in household of James A Leer, Olive, Creek, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 47, sheet 7A, family 127, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1249; FHL microfilm 1,375,262.
- ↑ Oklahoma Supreme Court Network, database with images (https://www.oscn.net) In re Marriage of James A. Leer and Harriett Burrus, Muskogee County Case No. MLI-0P-00337A, Accessed 21 Mar 2021.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harriet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harriet:
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~6.25%
Todd Murray
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member toddmurray65
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Barb (Black) Neils :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A445394 [compare]
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~0.39%
Gray (King) Dye :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZA7288150 [compare], Ancestry member danya_dye
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SW8854661 [compare], Ancestry member danya_dye
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