Born in Texas, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Alfred Marion Truitt
and Susan E (Todd) Truitt
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Milton Burrow
— married
1872 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
John Alfred Burrow, Willie T Burrow, James Merrimon Burrow, Charles Richard Burrow, Mary Izora (Burrow) Moncrief, Clarence Milton Burrow and Roger Burette Burrow
Died
at about age 37
in Texas, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jun 2018
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Biography
- Bettie Izora Truitt, daughter of Alfred M Truit and Susan E Todd
- NAME:
- Name is spelled Bettie on her gravestone
- Bettie/Betty is probably short for Elizabeth
- Named as "Betty Izora Truitt" on her son Charles' death record
- Named as "Betty I Truit" on her daughter Mary's SS record
- Bettie's gravestone uses middle initial "T"; assume T for Truitt
- BIRTH AND DEATH:
- Birth Date: 1853, per gravestone, and census
- Birth Place: Texas, per census
- Death Date: 1890, per gravestone
- Death Place: assume Texas, based on burial
- Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Comanche, Comanche Co., TX
- EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:
- Bettie has childhood census with parents & siblings in 1860
- Bettie & sister Susan, are living with Thomas J TODD's family in 1870
- ... It is suspected that Thomas J Todd was Betty's uncle (mother's brother)
- ... Thomas' later census shows born in GA, like Betty's mother
- Bettie's maiden name is TRUITT on several of her own children's records
Sources
- BURIAL:
- Find A Grave Memorial 61414300 (partial gravestone pictured)
- Inscription: Bettie T. Burrow
- Birth: 1853
- Death: 1890
- Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Comanche, Comanche County, Texas, USA
- Maintained by: Susan Knight Gore
- Originally Created by: Russ Davies
- Added: 10 Nov 2010
- MARRIAGE:
- Groom: John Milton Burrow, son of John A Burrow and Catherine S Bright
- Bride: Bettie Izora Truitt, daughter of Alfred M Truit and Susan E Todd
- Married about 1873, based on birth of 1st child (b. Oct 1874)
- Possibly married 24 Dec 1872, per undocumented source
CENSUS / TIMELINE
- 1860 census: Beat 9, Shelby, Texas
- A M Truit .................. 42 ... NC
- S E Truit .................... 40 ... GA
- J W Truit ................... 14 ... TX
- J H Truit .................... 13 ... TX
- Sarah Truit ............... 11 ... TX
- Susan Truit ................ 9 ... TX
- Bety Truit ................... 7 ... TX <--------
- A M Truit .................... 5 ... TX
- Butsney Henderson . 3 ... TX
- 1870 census: Precinct 1, Shelby, Texas
- T J Todd ................... 37 ... TX ... [probably Betty's uncle, Thomas J Todd]
- Narcessa Todd ....... 33 ... AR
- Swan Triest ............. 19 ... TX ... [looks like Susan TRUIT]
- Betty Triest ............. 17 ... TX ... [looks like Betty TRUIT] <--------
- Benjamin F Triest .. 12 ... TX ... [should be surname TODD]
- Samuel Triest ......... 11 ... TX ... [should be surname TODD]
- Mary L Triest ............ 9 ... TX ... [should be surname TODD]
- Susan Triest ............. 3 ... TX ... [should be surname TODD]
- 1873: marriage of Bettie to John M Burrow, (date estimated)
- 1880: cannot locate Bettie & John Burrow on census
- They are probably living in Shelby County, Texas, with at least 3 children
- 1890: death of Bettie (Truit) Burrow
- 1891: marriage of John to 2nd wife, Ophelia Elizabeth Jenkins
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Susan Smith
Looks "good to go" and she appears to be https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Genealogically_Defined
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Susan Smith
Truitt-912 and Truitt-1037 appear to represent the same person because: Same woman, "Bettie" is a nickname for Elizabeth
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