Book Description

A wealth of information for genealogists researching the Burris line, this resource focuses on the Burrises of Amite County, Mississippi, and the Florida Parishes of Louisiana. The authors provide an exhaustive examination of the Burris pedigree through the 1940s, beginning with the initial migration of Samuel and Mary (Myers) Burris to Mississippi in 1809, and include information about slave ownership records as well as insightful notes about the character of the family. From their research, the authors gleaned that the Burris family, whose name variations include Burroughs, Burrows, Burrus, Burruss, Burress, and Burriss, are usually highly regarded, considered trustworthy, and honest. While some of the data comes from oral accounts of descendants and other individuals, most of it was secured from written records. Photographs of William Addison Burris, the Hampton Burris family, and Mariah (Andrews) Burris-Hamilton, among others, are reproduced.