William Burris, I

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• Name	William Burris  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Suffix	I
  Born	Apr 1834 Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Hospital Muster Rolls [8]
  Military	1863 [3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15]  –  MilitaryServiceBranch: Infantry; MilitaryUnit: 29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored)
  Birth	​ Somerset, Pennsylvania [7]
  Residence	1 Jul 1863 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]  –  Marital Status: Unmarried
  Military Enlistment	10 Dec 1863 [7]
  Residence	1870 Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [5]  –  Residence Post Office: Harrisburg
  6th Ward Republican Meeting	4 Feb 1874 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [16]  –  6th Ward Republican Meeting at Calvary Free Baptist Church
  Veteran	Civil War: PVT Co. B 29th Connecticut USCT [3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 17]
  Name	William Bunis [13]
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [13]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
  Residence	Jun 1890 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [9]
  Residence	1900 1420 William, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 12]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Died	1 May 1909 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 10, 11, 17]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 3, 14]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	He was severley wounded in the thigh in action before Ricmond along the skirmish line near Kell House on October 27, 1864 Harrisburg Daily Independent Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Mon, May 03, 1909 · Page 6 "William Burris Dead. . -William Burris, 1420 Williams street, died Saturday morning from paralysis of the brain. He was born at Hollidaysburg April 25, 1835, and lived over fifty years in this city. Although in his seventy-fifth year his faculties were remarkably well preserved. He served for three years in the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Connecticut Colored Infantry and had a most excellent record in the army. He was one of the charter members of David R. Stevens Post 520, Grand Army of the Republic, and was an active communicant member of Bethel A. M. E. church. He is survived by his wife, by two sons, Sylvester and David, and two daughters, Mrs. Martha Jane Newman and Mrs. Mary Spotwood. He will be buried at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon from the East State Street A. M. E. church, Rev. C. C. Dunlap officiating."
  Person ID	I2082 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	James Burris b. Abt 1805, Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	May Wolf b. Abt 1810, Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F702 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Francis Burris b. Mar 1836, Virginia, USA
  Married	1867 [2]
  Children	1. Martha J. Burris b. Mar 1868, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   2. Mary E. Burris b. Abt 1872, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   3. William Henry Burris, II (Age 4 years) b. 20 Oct 1877, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Jun 1882, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 4 years)  [natural]   4. Samuel Burris b. 1867, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   5. Sylvester Eugene Burris b. 5 Feb 1882, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   6. David K Burris b. Dec 1883, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F715 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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