BF Burris Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

Benjamin Franklin Burris

August 24, 1840 - May 16, 1914

Born in Galveston Island, TX on August 24, 1840.
Enlisted in Captain Bill Tobin's unit of Texas Rangers in 1859.
Transferred to Captain Pete Tumlinson's unit of the Texas Rangers.
Participated in 1859 expedition against Juan Cortina at the Los Cuevos battle.
Resided in Karnes County, TX; occupied as a ranger and/or cowboy.
Described as 5'8" with dark hair, dark complextion, and hazel eyes.

Mustered into Company C at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Promoted to 3rd Corporal in August 1862.
Suffered gunshot wound to arm at Murfreesboro, TN on December 31, 1862.
Captured at Fayetteville, NC on March 10, 1865.
Forwarded to Hart's Island, NY.
Paroled at Hart's Island, NY in June 1865.
Member of Shannon's Scouts.

Married Jane Elizabeth Johnston on July 4, 1866.
Drove cattle up the trail to Dodge City, KS.
Died May 16, 1914 (another source states October 7, 1919).
Buried Old Cotulla Cemetery, Cotulla, La Salle County, TX.

Also Identified As:
	Dock Burris, Doc Burris
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(gr-gr grandson)
Parents:
	Benjamin B. Burris b. 1800 in Matamoras, Grandview Township, Washington County, OH m. Susan Adeline Riggs d. Susan Adeline Riggs b. d.
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Jane Elizabeth Johnson (another source indicates Johnston) b. April 17, 1846 in MS to Emery Johnson and Susan Collier Butler Johnson m. BF Burris July 4, 1866 d. April 16, 1935 (another source indicates May 15, 1935 )
Children:
	Lemuel Frank Burris b. November 18, 1871 in Beeville, Bee County, TX m. Narcissus Evelyn Moore (b. August 1, 1882 in Greenville, SC) on April 14, 1901 in Aspermont, Stonewall County, TX Children: Frank Burris, Avie Mae Burris, Genevieve Burris, George W. Burris, Margery Burris, Howard Burris, Butler Orel Burris (b. March 18, 1912 in TX), Walter M. Burris (b. March 24, 1918 in TX) d. March 19, 1957 in Silver City, Grant County, NM buried March 22, 1957 in Restlawn Cemetery, El Paso, TX John Jackson Burris b. November 1877 in TX m. Laura Holloway (b. ~1881 in Bowie, TX) Child: Eula B. Burris (b. February 12, 1917 in Montague County, TX) d. William G. Burris b. January 1880 in TX m. Elisa R. Lnu (b. April 18, 1889 in TX) Children: Earl Hays Burris , Jr. (b. December 12, 1908), Elizabeth Burris (b. 1914) d. January 1974 in Cotulla, La Salle County, TX Earl Hays Burris b. August 25, 1884 in TX m. Child(ren): Earl H. Burris, Jr. (b. December 12, 1908, d. August 7, 1981) d. January 8, 1974 Susan Hines Burris b. February 25, 1889 in TX d. March 21, 1922 buried Old Cotulla Cemetery, Cotulla, La Salle County, TX
Gravesite:
	Old Cotulla Cemetery, Cotulla, La Salle County, TX.

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

Related Links:
	"Texas Rangers Reunion at Austin," Confederate Veteran, August 1898, p. 372. (offsite) Texas Tech University: Cornelius Kinchelo Stribling Papers, 1861-1960 (offsite) CO K 2nd Texas Cavalry: B. F. Burris (offsite) Old Cotulla Cemetery (offsite) Garland Gedcom (offsite) Daymon Gililland's Butler Orel Burris Family Gedcom (offsite) Gordon Walz's Walz master file Gedcom (offsite) Debra Allen's Watts Gedcom
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Burris) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Burris) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Karnes County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Karnes County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Karnes County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (La Salle County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (La Salle County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (La Salle County, TX)

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