Mississippi Family Group Sheet for the Thomas BURRESS Family *********************************************** Copyright Vicki Burress Roach. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml *********************************************** Submitted by: Vicki Burress Roach Email address: Husband: Thomas BURRESS Birthdate: September 18, 1808 Birthplace: Anderson Co., SC Death date: November 28, 1895 Place of death: Prentiss Co., MS Burial: Mt. Olive Cem., Prentiss Co., MS Father: John BURRESS Mother: Elizabeth UNKNOWN Marriage date: before 1834 Marriage place: Wife: (1)Sarah Anthony BERRY Birthdate: November 29, 1809 Birthplace: Death date: November 11, 1869 Place of death: Prentiss Co., MS Burial: Mt. Olive Cem., Prentiss Co., MS Father: William BERRY Mother: Elizabeth HALBERT CHILDREN Child No. 1: John William BURRESS Sex: M Birthdate: May 27, 1834 Birthplace: TN Death date: July 19, 1900 Place of death: Prentiss Co., MS Burial: Old Masonic Cem., Baldwyn, Prentiss Co., MS Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Sarah A. HUNT Child No. 2: Henrietta L. BURRESS Sex: F Birthdate: January 4, 1840 Birthplace: SC Death date: February 22, 1923 Place of death: Prentiss Co., MS Burial: Old Masonic Cem., Baldwyn, Prentiss Co., MS Marriage date: August 16, 1859 Marriage place: Spouse's name: W.D. "Woody" BURGE Child No. 3: Luther Rice "L.R." BURRESS Sex: M Birthdate: 1843 Birthplace: SC Death date: March 4, 1927 Place of death: Jonesboro, AR Burial: Jonesboro Cem., AR Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Annie BALL Child No. 4: Susan E.A. BURRESS Sex: F Birthdate: Birthplace: Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Unknown SPENCER Documentation: Thomas and his family traveled by wagon train in Oct., 1850 to Mississippi only stopping on Sunday for worship and rest. It took approximately 6 weeks until they arrived in late November and established was became Geeville after the McGees. He was a Baptist Church planter and was instructmental in beginning Mt. Olive Baptist Church (June 1851) with others who came to that area on the wagon train. In 1852 the first black members joing Mt. Olive Church. They were the slaves of Thomas Burress. His second wife after Sarah died was Francis "Fannie" H. Phillips. .