James M. Burroughs

Notes:

Debra LaMel wrote that James M. Burroughs "was born in abt 1824 in Tuscaloosa Co AL to Raymond Burroughs and Elizabeth Harris Foster who married on 3-5-1817 Richmond Co GA.

James M Burroughs we think married LouAnn Fuller/n the daughter of Powell and Sarah R. Fuller/Fullen, any way Lou Ann later married Emanuel "Manuel" Walton Loving

I have also a lead on the death of her father James M Burroughs in Galveston Tx that I am awaiting on documentation for as well I have located a mention of his probated estate in the Galveston Paper in that time frame. I have sent to Galveston for this but have not received a reply yet. The Galveston Daily News Sunday February 4, 1900 Page 8 or 9 Some of the principal estates in the city, according to the inventories filed in the probate court, were valued as follows:
George Ball
John Sealy
J. L Durragh 1,120,460.00
Henry Rosenburg 1,197,747.00
Morltz Koppert 491,772,27
R. S. Willis/Wilds? 1,613,128.21
Isadore Dyer 123,470.31
Isadore LeClere 2,375.59
W. N. Willis 323,000.00
J. J. Hendley 561,680.86
H. Kempner 1,666,093.19
J. M. Burroughs 203,479.10
Ellen G. C. Durragh 169,795.00

This has to be James M. Burroughs, son of Raymond and Elizabeth and father of Eliza, because the other James M. Burroughs, son of Dr. John Jones was not deceased by 1900.

Dr. John Jones Burroughs was James M Burroughs brother, he also had a son named James M Burroughs, who was very heavily involved in the Military. He was an Adjutant (Military lawyer) The article goes on to tell histories of the first set of names and there donations, however J M Burroughs is not among them. James M Burroughs was listed on the 1891 (and other) Galveston City Directories as well. So we know he died bet 1895 and February 1900

Galveston, Texas City Directories
1888-91

Name: James M. Burroughs
Location 1: office over 211 20th between Postoffice, Church
Location 2: rooms same; boards Tremont Hotel Business Name: Galv. Wharf Company
Occupation: attorney; president

Name: James M. Burroughs; James M. Brown; Joseph Aiken
Location 1: Office Central Wharf, n end 21street Business Name: Galveston Wharf Company Occupation: president; vice-president; secretary and treasurer

Galveston Wharves later to become Galveston Wharf Company

(Research):

Census Listings:

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John M. DOHERTY Self S Male W 40 PA Sign Painter IRE IRE
James M. BURROUGHS Other S Male W 50 KY Lawyer VA VA

Source Information: Census Place Galveston, Galveston, Texas Family History Library Film 1255305 NA Film Number T9-1305 Page Number 58C

James married Lou Ann E. Fullen after 1850. Lou (daughter of Powell W. Fullen and Sarah R ???) was born about 1836 in Kentucky; died after 1869 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
They may not have been legally married. If they were, they presumably divorced after the birth of daughter Elizabeth.

1. Elizabeth Jane Burroughs was born about 1852 in Texas; and died.