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1820 - 1889 (68 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Armistead Ravenscroft Burwell was born on 30 Oct 1820 in Vance County, NC; died on 8 Aug 1889 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. Notes:
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Armistead is buried at Locust Lawn (formerly called The Burwell Family Cemetery), several miles north of Oxford, NC just off the Stovall Rd. The death certificate of his daughter, Bettie, stated he was born in Vance County. There had been some confusion whether he was born there or in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
Armistead married Elizabeth Kyle Norman on 7 Apr 1852 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth was born on 5 Mar 1832 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Aug 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
3. | Elizabeth Armistead Burwell (1.Armistead1) was born on 2 Aug 1862 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Nov 1944 in Oxford, Granville County, NC. Notes:
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Bettie and John had no children. Bettie was already widowed at the time of her death. She died at age 82 of "toxemia and exhaustion" due to "nephritis" due to "cerebral hemorrhage". She is buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
Elizabeth married John J. Parris in 1876/1908. John was born in 1845/1865; died in 1879/1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Jr. Armistead Ravenscroft Burwell (1.Armistead1) was born about 1863. Notes:
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Records state Armistead "died young". He is buried at the Old Burwell Cemetery, now called Locust Lawn by present owner.
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7. | William Spottswood Burwell (1.Armistead1) was born on 20 Jan 1855 in Oxford, Granville County, NC; died on 8 Nov 1943 in Walnut Grove, Granville County, NC. Notes:
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
William lived in Granville County, NC where he owned a large tobacco farm. He married Alice at her home at "Level Green" in Walnut Grove. They are both buried in The Burwell Cemetery (now called Locust Lawn by the present owner). He and Alice were married by Rev. Marsh, a Baptist minister.
His obituary appeared in the Oxford Public Ledger on 12 Nov 1943. It read in part, "...a well-known farmer of this county, died at 9:30 o'clock Monday night at his home in the Hester Church community. Mr. Burwell, 88 years of age, had been in ill health for about six years. Funeral rites were conducted at the home at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday with Rev. J.W. Younge, Presbyterian minister of Stovall, in charge of the service...He spent his entire life as a resident of Granville County." His death certificate stated he died at age 88 of "Toxemia & Exhaustion" due to "Senility". He died at 9:30 pm.
William married Alice Josephine Morton on 6 Apr 1882. Alice was born on 1 Feb 1863 in Oxford, Granville County, NC; died on 20 Sep 1947 in Oxford, Granville County, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Annie Rochette Spencer
- 9. Isaac Norman Burwell
- 10. Margaret Venable Burwell
- 11. Sallie Burwell
- 12. Nathaniel Daniel Burwell
was born in Mar 1896 in North Carolina, USA; died before May 1900.
- 13. Joseph William Thomas Burwell
was born on 26 May 1898 in North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Jul 1970 in Oxford, Granville County, NC.
- 14. Nathaniel Daniel Burwell
- 15. Jr. William Spottswood Burwell
was born on 4 Aug 1884 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Oct 1940 in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, USA.
- 16. Armistead Ravenscroft Burwell
was born on 21 Apr 1886 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Jun 1956 in Oxford, Granville County, NC.
- 17. James Morton Burwell
was born on 10 Aug 1888 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Sep 1954 in Oxford, Granville County, NC.
- 18. Bettie Armistead Burwell
was born on 7 Apr 1883 in Oxford, Granville County, NC; died on 23 Nov 1959 in Raleigh, Wake County, NC.
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Generation: 3
13. | Joseph William Thomas Burwell (7.William2, 1.Armistead1) was born on 26 May 1898 in North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Jul 1970 in Oxford, Granville County, NC. Notes:
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Joseph's death certificate states he was divorced and then gave the name of his surviving spouse as "Ann H. Lee". He died at age 72 of "cardio-vascular attack" at his home. He is buried at the Burwell Family Cemetery. His son, William L. Burwell, was the informant. Joseph had been a farmer.
Joseph married Annie Hamilton Lee [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Jr. William Spottswood Burwell (7.William2, 1.Armistead1) was born on 4 Aug 1884 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Oct 1940 in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, USA. William married Alexine Gregory Knott on 19 Dec 1906 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. Alexine was born on 27 Dec 1888 in North Carolina, USA; died on 24 Sep 1972 in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Armistead Ravenscroft Burwell (7.William2, 1.Armistead1) was born on 21 Apr 1886 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Jun 1956 in Oxford, Granville County, NC. Notes:
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Armistead was not married. He had been a farmer. He died in Granville Hospital at age 70 of "coronary occlusion". He is buried at the Burwell Family Cemetery. Nat D. Burwell, his brother, was the informant.
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17. | James Morton Burwell (7.William2, 1.Armistead1) was born on 10 Aug 1888 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Sep 1954 in Oxford, Granville County, NC. Notes:
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
James died at Granville County Hospital. He was 66 years old at his death. He died of acute congestive failure due to myocardial failure. He is buried at Locust Lawn off Stovall Road. James had lived on Raleigh Road in Oxford. He was a farmer and the proprietor of a retail grocery store.
James married Percye Carrington Rudd [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Bettie Armistead Burwell (7.William2, 1.Armistead1) was born on 7 Apr 1883 in Oxford, Granville County, NC; died on 23 Nov 1959 in Raleigh, Wake County, NC. Notes:
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Bettie got asthma when her son, Henry, was just a little boy. She couldn't bake bread anymore because the flour aggravated her asthma. Her nieces used to love to come to her house because they knew they'd get "store bought" bread there!
She died at Rex Hospital and is buried at Montlawn. [Grave site 1 & 2, Unit C, Block 4, Lot 91] Her death certificate states she died of congestive heart failure.
Her daughter Alice said it took Bettie a long time to get married because Bettie's father didn't think anybody was good enough for her!
Bettie married William Henry Wilson on 14 May 1913 in Henderson, Vance County, NC. William was born on 12 Aug 1876 in Apex, Wake County, North Carolina, USA; died on 16 Oct 1957 in Varina, Wake County, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
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