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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