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 1818 - 1884 (66 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Henry Harrison Burwell was born on 5 Mar 1818; died on 12 Aug 1884 in Vance County, NC. Notes:
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
In 1856 the Burwells bought a large plantation in Williamsboro & named their home "Buena Vista". During the war they had to bury their meat under the smokehouse to prevent the Yankees from taking it when Sherman's Army passed through the area. A family cemetery is located not far from the house and Henry and his wife are buried there. Henry built "Burwell Hall" on Garnett Street. It opened May 14, 1883. His sons, Joe & Sam, managed it for awhile. The large dance hall was used for dances, operas and graduating exercises. Some court sessions were held there before the courthouse was built. Fire destroyed the building in 1955. Burwell Avenue in Henderson, NC was named for him.
Henry married Susan Caroline Hargrove on 27 Aug 1851. Susan was born on 20 Sep 1820 in Vance County, NC; died on 25 May 1897 in Vance County, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Jr. Henry Harrison Burwell  (1.Henry1) was born about 1852 in Vance County, NC; died on 8 Mar 1919. Notes:
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Henry Jr. left Vance Co., NC to go to work for the Federal Gov't in Washington D.C.
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| 6. | Samuel Burwell (1.Henry1) was born in 1864 in Vance County, NC; died in 1938. Notes:
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Samuel & Martha lived in Petersburg, VA, where he was an official in a wholesale merchandising business.
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