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Susan Collier Butler

Susan Collier Butler

Female 1828 - 1870  (41 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Susan Collier Butler was born on 24 May 1828; died on 24 Apr 1870 in Karnes County, Texas.

    Susan married Elmer Emery Johnston on 2 Jul 1845 in Scott, Mississippi. Elmer was born about 1818 in Mississippi; died in 1853 in Karnes County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Jane Elizabeth Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Apr 1846 in Scott, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 16 Apr 1935 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in 1935 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jane Elizabeth Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Susan1) was born on 17 Apr 1846 in Scott, Van Zandt, Texas; died on 16 Apr 1935 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in 1935 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas.

    Jane married Benjamin Franklin Burris on 24 Jul 1866 in Karnes, Texas. Benjamin (son of Benjamin Burris and Susannah Adeline Riggs) was born on 24 Aug 1841 in Galveston Island, Galveston, Texas; died on 16 May 1914 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; was buried on 23 May 1914 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Shannon Alexander Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jun 1867 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; died in Oct 1918 in Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA.
    2. 4. Ella Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jan 1868 in Beeville, Bee, Texas; was christened in 1868 in Beeville, Bee, Texas; died on 23 Apr 1932 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; was buried in 1932 in Old Cotulla Cemetery, Cotulla, La Salle, Texas, United States.
    3. 5. Lemuel Frank Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Nov 1871 in Beeville, Bee, Texas; died on 19 Mar 1957 in Silver City, Grant, New Mexico, United States; was buried on 22 Mar 1957 in Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso, Texas.
    4. 6. Harriett "Hettie" Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Sep 1873 in Beeville, Bee, Texas; died on 15 Nov 1968 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.
    5. 7. Daniel Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Oct 1874 in Beeville, Bee, Texas; died in Apr 1879.
    6. 8. John Joseph Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Nov 1878 in Texas; died on 10 Apr 1966 in Poteet, Atascosa, Texas.
    7. 9. William Green Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1879 in Beeville, Bee, Texas; died on 8 Sep 1961 in Richmond, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.
    8. 10. Earl Hays Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1884 in La Salle, Texas; died on 8 Jan 1974 in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas; was buried in 1974 in Cotulla Cemetery, Cotulla, La Salle, Texas, United States.
    9. 11. Susan Elizabeth Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Feb 1889 in Cotulla, La Salle County, Texas, USA; died on 21 Mar 1922 in Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas; was buried in Cotulla Cemetery, Cotulla, La Salle, Texas, United States.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Shannon Alexander Burris Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 5 Jun 1867 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; died in Oct 1918 in Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Cynthia Rebbeca Clary. Cynthia (daughter of William Clary and Sarah Hobbs) was born on 30 Jan 1876 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; died in Jan 1965 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas; was buried in 1965 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Clara Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nov 1895 in Texas; and died.
    2. 13. Josephine Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jan 1897 in Texas; died on 23 Oct 1981; was buried in 1981 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas.
    3. 14. Gussie Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1899 in Texas; died in Dec 1981 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona; was buried in 1981 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona.
    4. 15. Bonnie Bell Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jul 1901 in Texas; died on 24 Feb 1989 in Kimble, Texas; was buried in 1989 in Roosevelt, Kimble, Texas, United States of America.
    5. 16. Fountain Weldon Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1909 in Texas; died on 11 Jun 1988 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas; was buried in 1988 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas.
    6. 17. Ralph Clary Burris  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Dec 1912 in Fowlerton, La Salle, Texas, United States; died on 24 Mar 1988 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas; was buried in 1988 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas.

  2. 4.  Ella Burris Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 6 Jan 1868 in Beeville, Bee, Texas; was christened in 1868 in Beeville, Bee, Texas; died on 23 Apr 1932 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; was buried in 1932 in Old Cotulla Cemetery, Cotulla, La Salle, Texas, United States.

    Ella married George Ethelred Tarver about 1893 in Texas. George (son of Thomas Tarver and Francis Emalie Clark) was born on 6 Jun 1851 in Burke, Georgia; was christened on 14 Jun 1851 in Burke, Georgia; died on 4 Jul 1909 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; was buried in Cotulla Cemetery, Cotulla, La Salle, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Burris Frank Tarver  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 May 1902 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; died in Aug 1982 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico; was buried in Aug 1982 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
    2. 19. Thad George Tarver  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1899 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; died on 23 Jan 1956 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; was buried in Old Cotulla Cemetery.
    3. 20. George Ethelred Tarver  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Apr 1909 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; died on 17 Nov 1974 in Austin, Travis, Texas; was buried in 1974 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas.
    4. 21. Charles E. F. Tarver  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1895 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; died on 23 Jan 1956 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas.
    5. 22. Hettie B. Tarver  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1897 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; and died.
    6. 23. Ruth Tarver  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1903 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; died on 5 Sep 1977 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.

  3. 5.  Lemuel Frank Burris Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 18 Nov 1871 in Beeville, Bee, Texas; died on 19 Mar 1957 in Silver City, Grant, New Mexico, United States; was buried on 22 Mar 1957 in Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso, Texas.

  4. 6.  Harriett "Hettie" Burris Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 4 Sep 1873 in Beeville, Bee, Texas; died on 15 Nov 1968 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.

  5. 7.  Daniel Burris Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born in Oct 1874 in Beeville, Bee, Texas; died in Apr 1879.

  6. 8.  John Joseph Burris Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 27 Nov 1878 in Texas; died on 10 Apr 1966 in Poteet, Atascosa, Texas.

  7. 9.  William Green Burris Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 25 Jan 1879 in Beeville, Bee, Texas; died on 8 Sep 1961 in Richmond, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.

  8. 10.  Earl Hays Burris Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 25 Aug 1884 in La Salle, Texas; died on 8 Jan 1974 in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas; was buried in 1974 in Cotulla Cemetery, Cotulla, La Salle, Texas, United States.

  9. 11.  Susan Elizabeth Burris Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 25 Feb 1889 in Cotulla, La Salle County, Texas, USA; died on 21 Mar 1922 in Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas; was buried in Cotulla Cemetery, Cotulla, La Salle, Texas, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Clara Burris Descendancy chart to this point (3.Shannon3, 2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born in Nov 1895 in Texas; and died.

  2. 13.  Josephine Burris Descendancy chart to this point (3.Shannon3, 2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 28 Jan 1897 in Texas; died on 23 Oct 1981; was buried in 1981 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas.

    Josephine married Harry Gordon Burkhart in May 1930 in Jefferson, Texas. Harry (son of John Norris Burkhart and Annie Eloise McMahon) was born on 8 Nov 1903 in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas; died on 6 Feb 1983 in Young, Texas; was buried in 1983 in Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Josephine Bess Burkhart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Texas; died in Texas.
    2. 25. Harriette Burkhart  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jul 1932 in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas; died on 16 Feb 1958 in Coleman, Coleman, Texas, United States.
    3. 26. Cynthia Eloise Burkhart  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jan 1934 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas; died on 27 Feb 2021 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas; was buried on 6 Mar 2021 in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States.

  3. 14.  Gussie Burris Descendancy chart to this point (3.Shannon3, 2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born in Feb 1899 in Texas; died in Dec 1981 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona; was buried in 1981 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona.

    Gussie married Joseph Curtis Jo Flieger on 24 Dec 1935 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona. Joseph was born on 5 Oct 1901 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 21 Sep 1998 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona; was buried in 1998 in Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Bonnie Bell Burris Descendancy chart to this point (3.Shannon3, 2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 10 Jul 1901 in Texas; died on 24 Feb 1989 in Kimble, Texas; was buried in 1989 in Roosevelt, Kimble, Texas, United States of America.

    Family/Spouse: Joseph Marion Gardner. Joseph (son of John Fletcher Gardner and Mary Elizabeth Garner) was born on 5 Feb 1890 in Kimble, Texas; died on 28 Sep 1963 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; was buried in 1963 in Roosevelt, Kimble, Texas, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Joseph Marion Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 May 1928 in Junction, Kimble, Texas; died on 6 Nov 1947 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in 1947 in Roosevelt, Kimble, Texas, United States of America.
    2. 28. Billy Shannon Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1929 in Junction, Kimble, Texas; died in Boulder, Colorado.
    3. 29. Jack Gardner Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Aug 1932 in Junction, Kimble, Texas; died on 13 May 2004 in Junction, Kimble, Texas.

  5. 16.  Fountain Weldon Burris Descendancy chart to this point (3.Shannon3, 2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born in 1909 in Texas; died on 11 Jun 1988 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas; was buried in 1988 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas.

  6. 17.  Ralph Clary Burris Descendancy chart to this point (3.Shannon3, 2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 10 Dec 1912 in Fowlerton, La Salle, Texas, United States; died on 24 Mar 1988 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas; was buried in 1988 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Eva Nell McQueen. Eva (daughter of Benjamin Urban Mcqueen and Nora Turner) was born on 28 Jul 1910 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas; died on 6 May 2005 in Ballinger, Runnels, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 18.  Burris Frank Tarver Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ella3, 2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 25 May 1902 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; died in Aug 1982 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico; was buried in Aug 1982 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

    Burris married Isabel Carrillo about 1929 in P?nuco, P?nuco, Veracruz, Mexico. Isabel (daughter of Nicolas Domitilo Carrillo and Asuncion Valladares) was born on 5 Nov 1905 in Panuco, Vera Cruz, Mexico; was christened in Panuco, Veracruz, Mexico; died on 26 Mar 2004 in Bexar, Texas; was buried in 2004 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Rose Ella Tarver Carrillo  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 May 1930 in P?nuco, P?nuco, Veracruz, Mexico; died on 11 Jul 2006 in Laredo, Webb, Texas, United States; was buried in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas.

  8. 19.  Thad George Tarver Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ella3, 2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 23 Mar 1899 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; died on 23 Jan 1956 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; was buried in Old Cotulla Cemetery.

  9. 20.  George Ethelred Tarver Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ella3, 2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 17 Apr 1909 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; died on 17 Nov 1974 in Austin, Travis, Texas; was buried in 1974 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas.

  10. 21.  Charles E. F. Tarver Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ella3, 2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born in Jul 1895 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; died on 23 Jan 1956 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas.

  11. 22.  Hettie B. Tarver Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ella3, 2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born in Feb 1897 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; and died.

  12. 23.  Ruth Tarver Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ella3, 2.Jane2, 1.Susan1) was born on 24 Sep 1903 in Cotulla, La Salle, Texas; died on 5 Sep 1977 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.


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