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Person Sheet


Name William Manley BURGESS
Birth Date 21 Nov 1854
Birth Place Alamance County, NC
Death Date 20 Oct 1925 Age: 70
Occupation Farmer, Miller, Cabinet maker, Laborer
Nationality American
Father James W. or Y. BURGESS (1822->1874)
Mother Caroline COBLE (1826->1874)
Spouses
1 Matilda Ellen MURRAY
Birth Date 1 Jul 1852
Birth Place Alamance County, NC
Birth Memo On the application for marriage license applied for in 1874 by James Burgess, Matilda's father-in-law, her age is give as "22". This would place her d.o.b. in 1852, not 1857 (as is given in some researchers work). If she was born in 1857 she would have been 17 at the time of her marriage, not 22. Husband William was "20", which looks to be correct. I also have personal research notes that say she was born July 1, 1852. Edgar Burgess gives her d.o.b. as an etirely different date: Apr 05, 1855. Yet another source, the 1870, census, says she is at home 24 yrs old. (NOTE: This would place her d.o.b. as 1846). Thelma H. Schoolfield's notes say 1857.
Birth Date 5 Apr 185548
Death Date 14 Aug 1910 Age: 58
Death Place Julian, Randolph County, NC
Death Memo My personal research notes say she died August 1st, not 14th, 1910.
Nationality American
Father James M. MURRAY (1818-1894)
Mother Pennia "Peenie" THOMAS (1818-1886)
Marriage Date 11 Oct 1874
Marriage Place Greensboro, Guilford County, NC
Marriage Memo William and Matlida Murray Burgess were married at the residence of Guilford County JP A.E. Amick.
Children Esther Ailene (1878-1923)
Hilary Filmore (1876-)
Robert Rankin (1869-)
Notes for William Manley BURGESS
NOTE: "William Manley Burgess was a farmer and laborer born in Alamance County. He was a cabinet maker and millr. He was the first miller in the town of Julian, about 1895."3
Notes for Matilda Ellen (Spouse 1)
Name spelled on application for marriage license as "Murrah". Application was applied for on October 2, 1874 in Guilford County, NC, by father-in-law James Burgess.

1870, census - at home 24 yrs old. (NOTE: This would place her d.o.b. as 1846).
Last Modified 22 Jul 2006 Created 8 Feb 2007 Laura K. Henderson

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