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Ada Waltres Burrus Burrus

Birth
Hyde County, North Carolina, USA
Death
1 Feb 1948 (aged 76)
Bridgeton, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Fairfield, Hyde County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Louisiana Ann "Louise" Fisher (1849-1880) and Walter Preston Burrus (1848-1912).

Ada married in Craven Co., NC, September 3, 1890, Thomas Smith Burrus (1864-1941) son of Frances Ann Fletcher Carter (1836-1907) and Thomas Smith Burrus (1829-1866).

They were living in Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, in September 1918 (when her brother James Leo Burrus registered for the WWI Draft).

They were listed in the 1900 US Census in Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, as:
Thomas S. Burrus, head, 34, b. Aug 1865, m. 9 years; Farmer
Ada W. Burrus, wife, 29, b. Feb 1871, 3 children, 3 living
Thomas P. Burrus, son, 8, b. Dec 1891
Emma F. Burrus, dau, 6, b. Jan 1894
Allen Leo Burrus, son, 1, b. Mar 1899
Clara Fisher, grandmother, widowed, 82, b. Sep 1818, 2 children, 1 living
all born in NC.

They were listed in the 1910 US Census in Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, as:
Thomas S. Burrus, head, 44, married 19 years; Farmer
Ada W. Burrus, wife, 39, 4 children, 4 living
Thomas P. Burrus, son, 18
Emma F. Burrus, dau, 16
Allen L. Burrus, son, 10
Thomas S. Burrus, Jr., son, 4
all born in NC.

They were listed in the 1920 US Census in Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, as:
Thomas S. Burrus, head, 54
Ada Burrus, wife, 48
Emma F. Burrus, dau, 25
Allen Burrus, son, 20
Thomas Burrus, son, 13
all born in NC.

They were listed in the 1930 US Census in Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, as:
Thos. S. Burrus, head, 64
Ada Burrus, wife, 59
Thomas Burrus, son, 23
all born in NC.

They were listed in the 1940 US Census at Core Point, Richland Township, Beaufort co., NC, as:
Thomas S. Burrus, head, 75, b. NC ca 1865, Farmer
Ada W. Burrus, wife, 69, b. NC ca 1871

They had children:

1. Thomas Preston Burrus, b. Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, Dec 27, 1892, d. Worcester, MA, 1967; single, occupation Physician, in 1917; m. 1924 Frances Mullen, b. NJ 1898, d. Spring Lake, NJ, 1992; res. NY with two children in 1930

2. Emma F. Burrus, #13565518, b. Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, Nov 20, 1893, d.s. Raleigh, Wake Co., NC, Oct 3, 1942; buried at Fairfield Cemetery Oct 4, 1942

3. Allen Leo Burrus, #34699491, b. Hyde Co., NC, March 1899; d. Dec 15, 1944

4. Thomas Smith Burrus, Jr., b. Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, in 1905; d. Belhaven, Beaufort Co., NC, July 15, 1950; married [probably Minnie Lee Smith (Midgette) and had daughter: Rochelle Burrus, b. NC 1938, d. age 50 NC ca 1988; m. Ernest Ward, Jr.].

From LDS Family Search and findagrave contributor David A. French.
Daughter of Louisiana Ann "Louise" Fisher (1849-1880) and Walter Preston Burrus (1848-1912).

Ada married in Craven Co., NC, September 3, 1890, Thomas Smith Burrus (1864-1941) son of Frances Ann Fletcher Carter (1836-1907) and Thomas Smith Burrus (1829-1866).

They were living in Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, in September 1918 (when her brother James Leo Burrus registered for the WWI Draft).

They were listed in the 1900 US Census in Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, as:
Thomas S. Burrus, head, 34, b. Aug 1865, m. 9 years; Farmer
Ada W. Burrus, wife, 29, b. Feb 1871, 3 children, 3 living
Thomas P. Burrus, son, 8, b. Dec 1891
Emma F. Burrus, dau, 6, b. Jan 1894
Allen Leo Burrus, son, 1, b. Mar 1899
Clara Fisher, grandmother, widowed, 82, b. Sep 1818, 2 children, 1 living
all born in NC.

They were listed in the 1910 US Census in Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, as:
Thomas S. Burrus, head, 44, married 19 years; Farmer
Ada W. Burrus, wife, 39, 4 children, 4 living
Thomas P. Burrus, son, 18
Emma F. Burrus, dau, 16
Allen L. Burrus, son, 10
Thomas S. Burrus, Jr., son, 4
all born in NC.

They were listed in the 1920 US Census in Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, as:
Thomas S. Burrus, head, 54
Ada Burrus, wife, 48
Emma F. Burrus, dau, 25
Allen Burrus, son, 20
Thomas Burrus, son, 13
all born in NC.

They were listed in the 1930 US Census in Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, as:
Thos. S. Burrus, head, 64
Ada Burrus, wife, 59
Thomas Burrus, son, 23
all born in NC.

They were listed in the 1940 US Census at Core Point, Richland Township, Beaufort co., NC, as:
Thomas S. Burrus, head, 75, b. NC ca 1865, Farmer
Ada W. Burrus, wife, 69, b. NC ca 1871

They had children:

1. Thomas Preston Burrus, b. Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, Dec 27, 1892, d. Worcester, MA, 1967; single, occupation Physician, in 1917; m. 1924 Frances Mullen, b. NJ 1898, d. Spring Lake, NJ, 1992; res. NY with two children in 1930

2. Emma F. Burrus, #13565518, b. Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, Nov 20, 1893, d.s. Raleigh, Wake Co., NC, Oct 3, 1942; buried at Fairfield Cemetery Oct 4, 1942

3. Allen Leo Burrus, #34699491, b. Hyde Co., NC, March 1899; d. Dec 15, 1944

4. Thomas Smith Burrus, Jr., b. Fairfield, Hyde Co., NC, in 1905; d. Belhaven, Beaufort Co., NC, July 15, 1950; married [probably Minnie Lee Smith (Midgette) and had daughter: Rochelle Burrus, b. NC 1938, d. age 50 NC ca 1988; m. Ernest Ward, Jr.].

From LDS Family Search and findagrave contributor David A. French.


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