AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH, HIS HOME WAS IN MACON CO TENN, HIS NATIVE STATE. THERE HE JOINED THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN 1843 AND LIVED A MEMBER THE REMAINDER OF HIS DAYS, A KIND NEIGHBOR, A FAITHFUL CITIZEN AND A LOVING HUSBAND AND FATHER.

THOU ARE FAR FROM HOME FATHER, BUT LOVE NEVER DIES AND KNOWS NEITHER SEASON NOR PLACE, AND OFTEN TEARS FATHER WELL UP IN OUR EYES.  WE MISS THY DEAR FORM AND FACE BUT GOD KNOWS BEST WHO ON HIM RELIES, WILL SEE ALL THE TOKENS OF HIS GRACE.

We believe he was the brother of Jarrel Burrow and the father of:

Martin W. Burrow.  Martin was living in Hancock County by 1869, when he married Carmilla Burrow.  Martin spent most of the rest of his life in Hancock County.

Zachary Taylor Burrow.  Zachary spent at least a short time in Hancock County.  In 1872 he married Mary Jane Burrow, Carmilla's sister, before returning with his bride to Tennessee, where they made their home with his father.

Some Burrow researchers are showing S as William's middle initial; S is also reported in the essay linked below.  The 1880 Federal Census does show (S) after William's name - but in the entire district, no other person's middle initial was shown in parentheses.  We did note that some persons' ages were shown in parentheses, and our guess is that the enumerator used that method to indicate that an age was an approximation.

See also: A short essay on William Burrow's farm, designated as a Macon County, Tennessee, Century Farm: a farm which has been owned and operated by the same family for at least 100 years.

William Burrow, 41, male, farmer, value of real estate 1800, born NC, could not read or write
Elizabeth, 47, female, born TN, could not read or write
Mary A, 18, female, born TN
Sarah J, 16, female, born TN, attended school within the year
James W, 14, male, born TN, attended school within the year
Jarrel A, 8, male, born TN, attended school within the year
Margaret, 5, female, born TN, attended school within the year
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[Martha crossed out] Martin [or Martine] W, 4, female, born TN
Zachary T, 1, male, born TN
Rachael, 60, female, born NC, could not read or write

Wm Burrow, 51, male, farmer, value of real estate 9240, value of personal estate 12000, born TN, could not read or write
Elizabeth, 54, female, born NC Mary, 28, female, born TN
Jarrell, 18, male, farmer, born TN, attended school within the year
Margarett, 16, female, born TN, attended school within the year
M W, 14, male, farmer, born TN, attended school within the year
Zachariah, 12, male, born TN, attended school within the year

Burrow, William, 61, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 5000, value of personal estate 2500, born TN, could not read or write, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Elizabeth, 66, female, white, keeping house, born NC, could read but not write
Mary A, 38, female, white, born TN
Jarrel, 26, male, white, born TN, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Margarett, 24, female, white, born TN, could read but not write
Taylor, 21, male, white, born TN, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more

Burrow Wm (S), white, male, 71, widower, farmer, could not read or write, born TN, both parents born NC
Mary A, white, female, 48, daughter, single, keeping house, born TN, father born TN, mother
born NC
Zachariah T, white, male, 39, son, married, farmer, born TN, father born TN, mother born NC
Fannie, white, female, 9, granddaughter, single, born TN, both parents born TN
Mary J, white, female, 27, daughter-in-law, married, keeping house, born IL, born parents
born TN
Charley F, white, male, 7, grandson, single, born TN, father born TN, mother born IL
Roy, white, male, 3, grandson, single, blind, born TN, father born TN, mother born IL
Rhoda, mulatto, female, (50), servant, single, servant, born TN, both parents born VA
John, mulatto, male, 15, servant, single, works on farm, could not read or write, born TN, both parents born TN
Burrow, mulatto, male, 12, servant, single, works on farm, could not read or write, born TN, both parents born TN
Carter, Robert, mulatto, male, 27, servant, single, works on farm, could not read or write, born TN, both parents born TN