Eli married Lydia Jane Barnett on 11 Jul 1906 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA. Lydia (daughter of James Hill Barnett and Sarah Amanda Glass) was born on 7 Apr 1880 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; died on 25 Feb 1965 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, St Joseph, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James R Burgess was born about 1904 in Tennessee, USA.
2. Frytty C Burgess was born about 1909 in Tennessee, USA.
3. Mauda M Burgess was born about 1907 in Tennessee, USA.
4. Romie L Burgess was born about 1905 in Tennessee, USA.