Treasure Chest Thursday: Russellville, Pope Co., AR, about 1920

[dee_burris]

Front row, left to right
Walter Homer Burris, 1887-1974
Ernest Arthur Burris, 1880-1952
Ottis Gileston Burris, 1893-1979

Back row, left to right
George Washington Burris, Sr., 1856-1929
Mary Mathilda (Wharton) Burris, 1859-1938
Richard Benjamin Burris, 1878-1944
George Washington Burris, Jr., 1890-1974
Dora Emma (Burris) Crites, 1885-1982

The George W Burrises had moved from the farm to town. My grandfather (back row, second from right) would shortly be on his way to the Panama Canal Zone.

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[(Anonymous)]

One was William Homer, my grandfather, but I believe he is the one next to your grandfather. He was a blond, the guy on the front row is not Grandfather, maybe he was "Uncle" Walter.

Re: Name

[dee_burris]

I have four known photos of Homer in this blog:
here;
here;
here; and
here.