Deen Tope Cemetery
Inscriptions:
BURRIS, John C, s/o W & C, d Oct 19, 1847 in the 8th year of his age
DEEN, Ann w/o E DEEN, d Aug 5, 1810, aged 31y 7m 1da.
??? [Top of this one broken off.] d Mar 12, 1830 aged 25y 8m 6da.
JCB
APA
DEEN, ___ Ellis C., s/o J. & M., d Nov 23, 1846, 11y 2m 19da;

William Burris and Charlotte West may have squatted on this land
earlier than 1838. They were the first couple married in Morgan
County. [In Bristol Twp Dec 27, 1819. jmb] Eck Humphries, an early
Morgan County Historian, described their wedding in the HERALD as
being held at a cabin owned by Stanton FORDYCE near Muttonberg or Rt
78 at that time. William BURRIS voted in Center in 1822. In 1822
Benjamin DEAN was a judge in an election in Center and lived at the
Jesse HAINES place on the Manchester---Center Twp border

Deen Tope Cemetary
?If such a savior died [unreadable]
BURRIS, Nancy d/o W. & C., d July 9, 1842 in the 2nd year of her age.
DEEN, Ellis 1846
C. P. April 1835


I am looking for info on my GGGgrandparents Job and Nancy West who
came from VA around 1820. They had 8 children all of whom married in
Morgan co after 1820 1) John married Jane Hardesty 2) Charlotte
married William Burris 3) Nathaniel married Ann Essex 4) Samuel
married Catherine Anderson 5) Ann married Enos Dean 6) Cornelious 7)
James J 8) Margaret married John Crawford.

Charlotte West and William Burris are my GGgrandparents. They resided
in Vinton co. They had at least 1 child, Emery Burris who married
Hannah Ward in 1853. They had 12 children, one of them being John
Henry Burris who married Ozellia Smith. They were my Ggrandparents. I
am interested in who Hannah Wards parents might have been, and
anything on the West and Burris lines. If anything is familiar please
email.
Thanks
Teresa
hag6996@aol.com