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1. | Jordan W Burruss was born on 14 Feb 1849 in Cuba; died on 25 Aug 1910 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
Notes: Buried: Jordan married Mary Jane Bailey in 1879. Mary (daughter of William Badey and Elizabeth Medcrasder) was born in Feb 1859 in Blair, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 20 Apr 1915 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Autoway Burruss (1.Jordan1) Family/Spouse: Husband Unknown Blakley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Charles H Burruss (1.Jordan1) was born on 31 Dec 1880 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 18 Oct 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
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4. | Homezellah Burruss (1.Jordan1) was born on 1 Nov 1881 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died in Jun 1975 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
Notes: Buried: Homezellah married Robert Percy Allen on 16 May 1917 in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. Robert (son of John C Allen and Mary Louise Carter) was born on 19 Mar 1880 in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA; died on 23 Oct 1961 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Jordan Ulysses Burruss, I (1.Jordan1) was born in Feb 1885 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
Family/Spouse: Carrie Brown. Carrie was born in 1890 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Mary E Burruss (1.Jordan1) was born on 18 Sep 1885 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 Nov 1938 in District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; was buried in District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. Other Events:
Family/Spouse: Lawrence Riggs Wormley. Lawrence (son of William Henry Ashford Wormley and Adelaide Shadd) was born on 22 Dec 1885 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 7 Sep 1962 in District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; was buried in District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | James William Burruss (1.Jordan1) was born on 9 Jul 1886 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Mar 1931 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
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James married Bessie Ellen Van Vactor in 1918 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Bessie was born about 1889 in Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | Jordan Ulysses Burruss, II (5.Jordan2, 1.Jordan1) was born on 16 May 1909 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Apr 1979; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
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9. | Stanton Lawrence Wormley, Ph.D (6.Mary2, 1.Jordan1) was born on 7 Feb 1909 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 14 Aug 1993 in District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; was buried in District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. Other Events:
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