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Mortimer Perry Burroughs Sr.

Birth: 16 Jun 1885
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Death: 19 Jan 1965 (aged 79)
Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
Burial: Bellefontaine Cemetery

Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot: 3938
Memorial ID: 34986803 View Source

Mortimer and his wife - the former Laura Lee, whom he married in Atlanta - ran an antiques shop in West Palm Beach. He was described as a devoted husband and loving grandfather. They had two sons, and also raised their grandson William "Billy" S. Burroughs, Jr., the namesake son of noted author William S. Burroughs.

Mortimer and his wife - the former Laura Lee, whom he married in Atlanta - ran an antiques shop in West Palm Beach. He was described as a devoted husband and loving grandfather. They had two sons, and also raised their grandson William "Billy" S. Burroughs, Jr., the namesake son of noted author William S. Burroughs.

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Laura Hammond Lee Burroughs

1888–1970

Siblings

Horace Seward Burroughs

1886–1915

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Maintained by: Cosmo
Originally Created by: J.A. & D.S.
Added: Mar 19, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34986803/mortimer_perry-burroughs: accessed ), memorial page for Mortimer Perry Burroughs Sr. (16 Jun 1885–19 Jan 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34986803, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Cosmo (contributor 49300889).

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