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Charles “Carl” Burress

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Charles “Carl” Burress

Birth
Daviess County, Indiana, USA
Death
21 Apr 1857 (aged 18)
Mount Pleasant, Martin County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Mount Pleasant, Martin County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Son of J. & M. Burguss
Son of J. & M. Burguss

Inscription

Per the online 2015 Revised Cemetery Records of St. Rose Cemetery: Burruss, Charles: Death 21 Apr 1863 Notes: MCHS-187: S/O J. & M. Burruss, 18yrs. 10 mos., 10 days. NMB 1994: (stone). Common name "Carl". Born abt. 11 Jun 1838.
His tombstone gives his parents surname as Burress & does not have Burruss on it. The Burress family surname is Burress and in their lifetime, that surname underwent several changes. Some kept Burress. Some adopted Burriss. Most of the surnames then changed to Burris. Their surname has also been misspelled as Burrass, Burreffs, Burruss & so on.

Gravesite Details

Information taken from "Cemeteries of Martin Co., IN, Vol. II" compiled by The Martin Co. Historical Society, Inc. 1963-1971.



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  • Created by: Martha Greene
  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87159750/charles-burress: accessed ), memorial page for Charles “Carl” Burress (11 Jun 1838–21 Apr 1857), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87159750, citing Saint Rose Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Martin County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Martha Greene (contributor 47253819).