William Selby BURROWS^{[1, 2]}

1877 - 1940  (62 years)

• Name	William Selby BURROWS
  Nickname	Bill
  Birth	5 Oct 1877	Delaware   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Mar 1940	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [2]
  	Bill died at 4:15 am at the Homeopathic Hospital. His death resulted from of a cerebral hemorrhage that he had suffered the previous day. He was 62 years old.
  Burial	13 Mar 1940	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [2]
  	His body was interred at Riverview Cemetery.
  Person ID	I28726	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William S. BURROWS,   b. Delaware
  Mother	Mary Sophia COOPER,   b. Delaware
  Family ID	F2006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Marriage	Before 1900
  Children	1. Clarence BURROWS,   b. c. 1902, Delaware   2. Helen G. BURROWS,   b. c. 1903, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F5844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Emma GIZEWSKI,   b. 11 May 1879, Germany d. 14 Jul 1962, White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle Co, DE (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1914	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [1]
  	Emma and Will were married at 9:00 pm by Rev. R. L. Jackson. Belle Parker Jackson signed as witness to the ceremony.
  Notes	Though twice married, Emma never had children of her own. She did, however, rear the children of her second husband, William Burrows.
  Family ID	F1520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1920 US Census / Burrows, William S. Westchester Road, Concord, PA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S688] William S. Burrows - Emma Henry, Delaware marriage certificate no. 1194 (1914). [S772] William Selby Burrows, Delaware state death certificate no. 648 (1940).