Missouri Burgess

Missouri was born about 1840 in ,Washington, Missouri.¹   Missouri's father was Edward BURGESS and her mother was Elenor Isgrigg.  Her maternal grandparents were Henry Isgrigg and Sarah Lemon. She had four brothers and four sisters, named Ephraim, Henry Luther, John B., William, Emily, Mary, Margaret and Cynthia.  She was the second oldest of the nine children.