Biographical Sketch of Charles T. Burris, Johnson County, Missouri,
Columbus Township.

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.
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Charles T. Burris, was born February 22, 1874 at the Burris homestead
in Columbus township, on the farm widely known as "The Elms Stock Farm"
a son of Captain Lewis, Sr., and Elizabeth (Upton) Burris, who were the
parents of four children: Cornelia M., Warrensburg, Missouri; Charles 
T., the subject of this review; H. J., Kansas City, Missouri; and Lewis
L., a prominent farmer of Columbus township, a sketch of whom appears
elsewhere in this volume.  The father was a native of Lafayette county
and the mother of Randolph, Missouri.  Captain Burris died in 1911 and
the widowed mother is now residing in Warrensburg.  The history of the
Burris family is given in more complete detail in connection with the
biography of the son, Lewis Burris, Jr., which will be found elsewhere
in this volume.  Captain Lewis Burris, Sr., came to Columbus township,
Johnson county within a few years after his return home from the Civil
War, in which he served as captain of the confederate regiment from
Nodaway county.  He purchased sixty acres of land at that time, a tract
of timber land, which he cleared and improved and added to, until at 
the time of his death six years ago he was the owner of one of the most
valuable farms in the county, a place comprising more than seven hund-
red acres of land.  Mr. Burris divided his place among his children a
short time prior to his death.  Charles T. Burris now owns the home 
farm and residence.  He has given much time and attention to improving
the soil of the old home farm and by rotating crops and pasturing stock
has met with splendid success and "The Elms Stock FRarm" is now consid-
ered one of the fine farms of Columbus township.  The fencing of the
farm has been improved and the residence rebuilt and all the farm 
buildings nicely painted.  All the place practically is under cultiva-
tion and in grass and pasture land.  "The Elms Stock Farm" comprises
one hundred acres of land located five and a half miles  northeast of
Columbus in the northeastern corner of the township.  The name of the
farm is registered.  Charles T. Burris attended the city schools of
Warrensburg and later was a student at the Warrensburg Normal School
from which institution he graduated with the class of 1894.  He then
returned to the farm and associated with his father and his brother,
Lewis, Jr., in cattle raising for fifteen years.  The elder Burris
retired from active farm work in 1910 and about two years later his 
death occurred in Warrensburg.  Since that time, the two brothers have
kept separate herds of Aberdeen Angus cattle.  Charles T. Burris has
now, in 1917, thirty head of these on his farm.  He sells at the home 
market and has a greater demand for his stock than he can supply, and 
all that is produced on the place finds ready buyers.  April 1, 1897,
Charles T. Burris and Lillie Ramsey were united in marriage and to this
union was born one child, a daughter, Erma Lee, who is now teaching
school in district Number 83.  Mrs. Burris died and on October 14, 1909
Mr. Burris again married, his second wife being Gertrude Brockman, of
Columbus, Missouri, a daughter of J. E. Brockman.  Mr. and Mrs. Burris
reside at "The Elms," but with the new Ford car their home is but a 
ride of fifteen minutes from Warrensburg.  Mr. Burris recalls vividly
the days when it required the entire day to make the round trip.  The
Burris family have long been prominent in Johnson county and Charles T.
is well known as a progressive and successful farmer and stockman in
this part of the state.  Both he and Mrs. Burris are highly regarded in
their community and they are enrolled among the valued and public
spirited citizens of Columbus township.

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