Peggy Estella Taylor

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Peggy Taylor
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1933
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 1st grade
Household Members:
Name Age
Howard Taylor 30
Dora Taylor 30
Jarry Taylor 13
Rudolph Taylor 10
Peggy Taylor 7
Charlotte Taylor 4
Margaret Burress 22 [aunt]

Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Peggy Estella Taylor
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Nov 1932
Birth Place: Jewell Ridge, Virginia
Death Date: 13 Mar 2006
Father: James H Taylor
Mother: Dora M Taylor
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: May 1948: Name listed as PEGGY ESTELLA TAYLOR; Aug 1965: Name listed as PEGGY ELLIOTT; : Name listed as PEGGY TAYLOR NEARHOOD

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Peggy Elliott
Last Residence: 28208 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
BORN: 3 Nov 1932
Died: 13 Mar 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Peggy married Leslie Kyle Nearhood 11 Jun 1949, Tazewell Co. VA; divorced 04 Jan 1952, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Divorced:
Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Peggy Taylor Nearhood
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1933
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1949
Divorce Date: 4 Jan 1952
Divorce Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Spouse: Leslie Kyle Nearhood
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Divorce Age: 23
Number of Children: 0
Plaintiff: Wife, Cause of divorce: desertion, no contest, no alilmony.

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1936=2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Peggy Estella Taylor
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1931
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1949
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father: Howard James Taylor
Mother: Dora Mae Burress
Spouse: Leslie Kyle Nearhood
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Father: George Clinton Nearhood
Spouse Mother: Effie Ola Patrick

Peggy married Elliott. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 Census
Name: Howard Taylor
Age in 1910: 1 year 6 months
Birth Year: abt 1909 [abt 1908]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Lipps, Wise, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Isaac Taylor
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Nannie Taylor
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Isaac Taylor 30
Nannie Taylor 26
Vergil Taylor 8
Elsie Taylor 6
Molly Taylor 4
Howard Taylor 1 year 6 months

1920 Census
Name: James H Taylor
Age: 11
Birth Year: abt 1909
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: Clinch River Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Isaac Taylor
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Nannie Taylor
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Isaac Taylor 40
Nannie Taylor 36
John V Taylor 18
Elsie V Taylor 16
Mollie V Taylor 13
James H Taylor 11
Myrtle Taylor 8

1930 Census
Name: James H Taylor
Birth Year: abt 1909
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 6
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 17
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Miner
Industry: Coal Mines
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
James H Taylor 21
Dora M Taylor 20
Harry D Taylor 3 years 2 months
Rudolph M Taylor 8 months

1940 Census
Name: Howard Taylor
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1910
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Miner
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $12
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 35
Duration of Unemployment: 6
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 46
Income: $1200
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Howard Taylor 30
Dora Taylor 30
Jarry Taylor 13
Rudolph Taylor 10
Piggy Taylor 7
Charlotte Taylor 4
Margaret Burress 22 [sister-in-law]

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: James Taylor
SSN: 224-03-4726
Last Residence: 24637 Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia
BORN: 27 Oct 1908
Died: Oct 1974
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: James Howard Taylor
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 65
Birth Date: 29 Oct 1908
Death Date: 2 Oct 1974
Death Place: Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia
Registration Date: 17 Oct 1974
Father: Isaac M Taylor
Mother: Nancy Maxwell
Spouse: Dora Burress Taylor

James married Dora Mae BURRESS. Dora (daughter of Henry Preston (Bud) BURRESS and Mary Frances QUESENBERRY) was born 05 Apr 1910, Tazewell Co. VA; died 02 Feb 1994, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 Census
Name: Dora M Burris
Age in 1910: 4 months
Birth Year: abt 1910
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Henry P Burris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mary Burris
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry P Burris 24
Mary Burris 24
Arry Burris 4
Helen Burris 3
Melvin Burris 2
Dora M Burris 4 months

1920 Census
Name: Dora M Burris [Dora M Burress]
Age: 9
Birth Year: abt 1911
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: Baptist Valley Road
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Bud Burris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mary F Burris
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Bud Burris 36
Mary F Burris 34
Ira F Burris 14
Helen C Burris 13
Melvin W Burris 12
Dora M Burris 9
William Burris 8
Rosa G Burris 7
Luther H Burris 6
Clarence B Burris 5
Pearl Burris 3 year 9 months
Margaret Burris 1 year 8 months

1930 Census
Name: Dora M Taylor
Birth Year: abt 1910
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Age at First Marriage: 15
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
James H Taylor 21
Dora M Taylor 20
Harry D Taylor 3 years 2 months
Rudolph M Taylor 8 months

1940 Census
Name: Dora Taylor
Respondent: Yes
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1910
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Howard Taylor 30
Dora Taylor 30
Jarry Taylor 13
Rudolph Taylor 10
Piggy Taylor 7
Charlotte Taylor 4
Margaret Burress 22 [sister]

Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Dora Mae Taylor
SSN: 232941374
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1910
Birth Place: Cedar Blup T, Virginia
Death Date: 2 Feb 1994
Father: Henry P Burress
Mother: Mary F Quesenberry
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Feb 1972: Name listed as DORA MAE TAYLOR; 19 Feb 1994: Name listed as DORA M TAYLOR

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Dora Mae Taylor
Death Date: 2 Feb 1994
Death Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Social Security Death Index
Name: Dora M. Taylor
SSN: 232-94-1374
Last Residence: 24637 Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia
BORN: 5 Apr 1910
Died: 2 Feb 1994
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (1972)

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Henry P Burress
Age: 18
Birth Date: May 1882
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Jno W Burress
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Jennie Burress
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Jno W Burress 38
Jennie Burress 34
Rosa C Burress 18
Henry P Burress 18
Sarrah M Burress 16
Mary F Burress 13
Jno T Burress 11
Flora M Burress 8
Dona B Burress 6
Mallie B Chambers 8

1910 Census
Name: Henry P Burris
Age in 1910: 24
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Burris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: Farm
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Years Married: 6
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry P Burris 24
Mary Burris 24
Arry Burris 4 [Ira]
Helen Burris 3
Melvin Burris 2
Dora M Burris 4 months

1920 Census
Name: Bud Burris [Bud Burress]
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1884
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: Baptist Valley Road
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary F Burris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Bud Burris 36
Mary F Burris 34
Ira F Burris 14
Helen C Burris 13
Melvin W Burris 12
Dora M Burris 9
William Burris 8
Rosa G Burris 7
Luther H Burris 6
Clarence B Burris 5
Pearl Burris 3 years 9 months
Margaret Burris 1 year 8 months

1930 Census
Name: Henry P Burress
Birth Year: abt 1885
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 21
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry P Burress 45
Mary F Burress 44
Ira F Burress 24
William H Burress 18
Rosa G Burress 17
Luther H Burress 16
Clarence B Burress 15
Lena P Burress 14
Margaret L Burress 11
Blanch V Burress 9
George E Burress 8
James I Burress 6


Birth:
World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Henry Preston Buress
Birth Date: 30 May 1883
Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Residence: Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=110559595&ref=acom

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Henry Preston Burress
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 80
Birth Date: 30 May 1884
Death Date: 22 Dec 1964
Death Place: Bristol, Virginia
Registration Date: 8 Jan 1965
Father: John Burress
Mother: Matilda Earls
Spouse: Carrie Crockett

Henry married Mary Frances QUESENBERRY 27 Jul 1904, Tazewell Co. VA. Mary (daughter of Frederick QUESENBERRY and Cynthia PACK) was born 10 Aug 1885, Tazewell Co VA; died 26 Jul 1942, Tazewell Co VA; was buried , Burress Cemetery, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: F7AAF0B5232D499BB11C6D46BEF08C7AAE29

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Mary F Queisenberry [Mary F Quesenberry]
Age: 14
Birth Date: Aug 1885
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Fred Queisenberry
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Cynthia B Queisenberry
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Fred Queisenberry 64
Cynthia B Queisenberry 55
Geo F Queisenberry 22
Melvin T Queisenberry 16
Mary F Queisenberry 14

1910 Census
Name: Mary Burris
Age in 1910: 24
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Henry P Burris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 6
Number of Children Born: 5
Number of Children Living: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry P Burris 24
Mary Burris 24
Arry Burris 4
Helen Burris 3
Melvin Burris 2
Dora M Burris 4 months

1920 Census
Name: Mary F Burris [Mary F Burress]
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: Baptist Valley Road
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bud Burris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Bud Burris 36
Mary F Burris 34
Ira F Burris 14
Helen C Burris 13
Melvin W Burris 12
Dora M Burris 9
William Burris 8
Rosa G Burris 7
Luther H Burris 6
Clarence B Burris 5
Pearl Burris 3 years 9 months
Margaret Burris 1 year 8 months

1930 Census
Name: Mary F Burress
Birth Year: abt 1886
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Age at First Marriage: 20
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry P Burress 45
Mary F Burress 44
Ira F Burress 24
William H Burress 18
Rosa G Burress 17
Luther H Burress 16
Clarence B Burress 15
Lena P Burress 14
Margaret L Burress 11
Blanch V Burress 9
George E Burress 8
James I Burress 6

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=110559772

Notes:

Married:
Tazewell County Marriage Register 3, Page 165, Line 130

Husband's Name Henry P. Burress
Husband's Age 22
Husband's Birthplace Tazewell County, Virginia
Husband's Residence Tazewell County, Virginia
Husband's Condition Single
Husband's Father John W. Burress
Husband's Mother Matilda Burress
Husband's Occupation Farmer
Wife's Name M.F. Quesenberry
Wife's Age 19
Wife's Birthplace Tazewell County, Virginia
Wife's Residence Tazewell County, Virginia
Wife's Condition Single
Wife's Father Frederick Quesenberry Wife's
Mother Cynthia Quesenberry
Marriage Date 27 July 1904 Marriage Place Tazewell County, Virginia
Performed By J.R. Sparks

Other Events:

• _UID: A25E100199AA4EF09B10E5FF9119CA60F5A9

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1870 Census
Name: John Burran [John Burress]
Age in 1870: 10
Birth Year: abt 1860
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Knob
Household Members:
Name Age
William Burress 43
Sarah Burress 26
John Burress 10
Matilda Burress 8
Mary Burran 6
Cynthia Burran 4
James Burran 1

OBITUARY

JOHN BURRESS, RICHLANDS, DIES
Native of Tazewell County Had Been Bedfast from Rheumatism For Past Six Months; Funeral Today Richlands, VA, May 24 --

John Burress, 68 died at his home one mile northeast of Richlands early this morning from rheumatism, from which he had been bedfast for the past six months. He was a native of Tazewell County and was twice married. His first wife was a Miss Tilda Earls of near Gillespie. His second wife was a Miss Cinthia Chambers of near Richlands. He was known quite well among the people of Tazewell County as the "horse trader" on account of his good judgement of horses.

He is survived by his wife and the following children: John Burress, Jr.; Raleigh Burress of West Virginia; Newton Burress of North Tazewell; Mrs. George Quesenberry of Pounding Mill; Mrs. Henry Shortridge and Mrs. Vergil Reedy of Richlands. Funeral will be held at the home Saturday and interment will be in the Jones Chapel cemetery near Cedar Bluff.

BIOGRAPHY

From the website of Michelle Burress

http://burress.us

Written by Matilda Burress Bledsoe, daughter of Raleigh & Cana Combs Burress in her later years, and at times repeats herself.

My father was the oldest boy. His name was Raleigh Hamilton Burress. He grew up with the Combs family. My father and mother were neighbors. They were raised on farms that joined. They were both large families. My father's family was 5 girls and 4 boys. One set of twins. They were nick named Bud and Sis. Then the next girl was Sarah Ann. Then the next was another John. W. Burress. Then the other girl, Mary Lou. Then Dora Elizabeth. The Flora. The other boy came along, his name was Newt.

My grandfather, John W. Burress, didn't take too much care of his family all though he had a wonderful wife She had a hard life with John. He mistreated his wife and children. He was a horse trader. He was a heavy drunkard. The children, when they would see him coming would ran to safety. Sometimes at the neighbors. If the weather was warm, they would hide other places. I have heard my mother say he would be gone from his family for days just horse trading around. So when Newt was only three weeks old, grandfather was out on one if his sprees. It was a rainy season, low in the 18's and with the children all very young. So Grandmother needed milk for the children. Grandfather wasn't home to help out so she went out and milked the cow so should could have milk for the children. She had a severe cold at the time, so took pneumonia and lived only a few days. Then the children were scattered around their kin folk.

Grandmother had a sister, Ollie, she had another sister Mattie, who married Byrd Patton Brewster. They didn't have any children. They were both middle aged, and they had always liked my father, Raleigh, very much. At the time, Dad was about 15 years old. So he made his home with his Aunt Mattie Brewster and his Uncle Byrd Brewster who was a railroad man. He got his leg cut off by a train. He didn't live to long after that. The other children were scattered around until grandfather married Jennie Chambers. Then they kept all the children together.

Granddad (John W. Burress) met a fine widow, Jennie Chambers. She had two little girls by her first husband. He was a railroad man before he got killed by a train.

The girls were Mollie and Cynthia. So Granddad and Jennie became married. Both had children. Now there were 10 for them to raise and they had two children of their own. Back in those days people raised their food. Some of them were very thrifty. So they did a very good food.

Granddad didn't care to much about work. He would rather beat about then work for the family so the children did little jobs around such as picking berries in the summer and selling them.

At the time Granddaddy would come in drunk and would be very rude with his family. When he wasn't drinking he had a nice personality, but when he drank he was mean. The children were afraid of him. I have heard my mother say, the children and grandmother would have to hide when they saw him coming. Some times they wouldn't have time to hide. He would beat them, he didn't care. Grandmother hardly knew how to please him. He was wicked when he was drinking. My mother said he came in one time after they had a little son. He was three years old. He had had pneumonia, but had got over it and was running across the floor in front of the fireplace, which had a hot fire of logs like they used in those days. The weather was very cold with large snow. So Robert, the child's name, fell into the fireplace and was so severely burned he almost died. But after so long he regained his health and was getting along fine. But one night, Granddaddy came home drunk and mean. Robert was playing.

Granddad got mad at grandmother and threw a large coffe cup at her. The cup hit the child in the head. He took pneumonia and died. Then Grandfather finally began to see himself, but he still couldn't do without his drinking.Granddaddy was a smart man. If he could have left off the liquor, the lawyers could have helped him. They tried to get him to let it alone so they could use him in law work. They told him he was to intellegent to let liquor fool with him. They gave him a law job. He had the opportunity to become a lawyer in Tazewell County. He read law books and could have been a great help to the law service but he could not let liquor alone. So they couldn't use him. So he was a horse trader and a drunkard. He wasn't an honest man either. I have heard my mother say he would bloat horses up on baking soda to make them look healthy until he got them sold. The children were all very young when Grandmother died, they had a very hard life after grandmother's death, but they were all nice children. They all married.

Aunt Sis married a law man by the name of Edgar Harman. They raised a large family. Uncle Bud married a young lady by the name of Mary Quesenberry. They too, had a large family. Sarah married Henry Shortridge in Tazewell. Mary married her cousin, George Quesenberry. Dora Elizabeth married Jim Hooker, John W. married Nora Griffith. Flora married Bill Whitt. Newt married Verge Reedy. The two step children Cynthia and Mollie, Cynthia married Robert and Mollie married Robert Waldron.

Grandmother Jennie had another girl by John. Her name was Beatrice. Then a son, Robert, who died at four years. Beatrice married Walter Reedy, he was from Virginia, he died at a young age. They had 7 children.

After all the children grew up, grandfather came to West Virginia. He was stable boss there for several years when the coal companies had horses and wagons to haul coal to their employee's homes back in the earl 1900's. Grandfather lived to be 85. He lay bedfast for 3 1/2 years with what was called in those days white swelling (in his leg).

My father, Raleigh, married Cannie Combs, but in the meantime, there was an orphan girl. Mother's father had a large family. His name was Richard Combs. He married Susie Totten from Scott County. (Although I'm sure she confused that with Symth County) That was my mother's mother's name. So they took this small girl in and gave her a home with their children. They had at that time about six children, so this girl, her name was Rose Mae Stamper was added to their family.

As time went on the Combs and the Burress' lived on joining farms. As the children grew to what we call today teenagers, they call them the young folks. My father fell in love with Rose and they were engaged, but they broke up. The dad began going with Cannie Mae Combs. Cannie was young, Rose was older. Cannie had four sisters at that time. Three brothers, and a set of twin girls. Mother Cannie had a brother older than she was named Charles. The twins were Laura and Rachel. Laura married a man by the name of William Rose. Rachel married a widower man with four children. His name was Robert Martin. Uncle Charles soon married a lady by the name of Ollie. Mother had a sister Beatrice. She married Jimmy Smith. They only had two girls, but Aunt Laura had four children; two sets of twin girls. Rose, the girl mother's family raised married George Blankenship, who was a relative of my father.

My grandfather Combs was an orphan. He was raised by a relative by the name of Pennington, but grandmother Combs was related to the Catterns (sp).

My Grandfather's father was William Burress. His wife was from the Pack family Her name was Sarah Ann. They had five children that I can remember. Three girls and two boys. One of the boys was John W. The other was George and one was Jim. They had 3 girls, Mollie, Cynthia and Ollie. Mollie married Billy Marrs, Cynthia married Bud Sharader, ollie married a Quesenberry. George, I think married a Lambert.

Grandfather married Sarah Rose Matilda Earls. He was a drunkard and a horse trader. A Horse Jacky, I guess we say, but grandmother was a christian. She loved the Lord. She had a brother, Dudley, older than her. He owned (unreadable) the wool mill there in Tazewell, Virginia. Uncle George was manager of the meat packing house in Tazewell, Va, but Jim wasn't to good. He scouted around.

The house was in a wood land gust. They had padlocks on their doors and hardly any windows. When the twins were only a day or so old, this was in Scott (maybe Smyth) county, there were bears there. So Grandfather had to sit by a small window all night long with a shot gun barrel in the window to keep the bears away. They smelled the young babies.

In those days there were wild onions in Tazewell County. So my father had a sister named Sarah Ann. She was the girl, then John W., a brother, then Mary. Mary married her cousin, a Quesenberry. Flora married a Whitt. Dora Elizabeth married a Hooker. Then there was another boy. They named him Newt.

Back in those days, people had only what they raised. Every family made their own clothes, knitted their stockings, made their bed clothing. They hardly had blankets, all were quilts.

The Combs were a large family when my mother and father got acquainted. Grandmother Combs was Susan Totten. Grandfather Combs was an orphan boy. He was raised by the Pennington family. Grandmother Combs was from Scott County, but at that time the Burress' and combs lived in Tazewell County. So did all the young folks.

My grandfather Combs was Richard Combs. My mother's name was Cannie Mae. She had a brother older than her. His name was Charley. There were a set of twins. Their names were Laura and Rachel. Berty (Bertie) was another girl. John, then Brytain, then Mannie. They had a girl Evelon and Ervin, Robert and Clara. But in the meantime, there was an orphan girl. Her name was Rose Stamper. My mother's father and mother took Rose and raised her too. She was older then Cannie. Mother had a brother Charles. He married a girl by the name of Ollie. They had 2 girls and 1 boy. The boys name was Clarence. One of the girls was Edna.

Mother's sister, Laura married Bill Rose. Her sister Rachel married Robert Martin. He had four children. His first wife died at child birth when the youngest girl was born. There were two girls and two boys, Eric and Lee as the boys names. Elsie and Zulta were the girls.

Uncle John, Mother's other brother, married Norah Jones. They never had any children, but uncle John was wounded in WWI. Mother's other brother married Floocy Bear. There were no children. This brother's name was Britan. Three of mother's brothers were railroad men. Rose Stamper married George Blankenship, my father's cousin. He was tongue-tied. Berta, mother's other sister, married Jim Smith. They had two girls, Lola and Lula.

My mother's first child, Walter, was born December 7, 1900. Matilda Glady's Cannie's next child was born 1902. She was named after Raleigh's mother. They Byrd Patton in 1905. He was named after Raleigh's Uncle Byrd Brewster. Then in 1907, Emery Hamilton was born. Then Dora Helen in 1909. Then Arthur Ernest in 1911. In 1912 Sherman Woodrow. Then twins - a boy and a girl - Emmison and Georgia Emma. The boy died at age four months and the girl Georgia married Bill Harman. In 1921 Perry Vernon was born to the Burress family. He went by the nickname Jack. He was in WWII. He had to marry a girl by the name of Adaline Whitt. They had four children. After the children, they didn't get along too well, so they separated and adopted the children. Adaline died after several years and Jack married a woman, Allen was her name. They both worked at the General Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He was a Janitor and she a nurses aid.

My mother was 16 when she married. My father was a cook on the railroad at that time. My mother's oldest brother was Charles Combs. Grandfather Combs lived on the farm and they were cutting timber when Raleigh and Charles fell out with anger. They threatened each other, but they lived and got along very well as brothers-in-law.

My father had a high temper. He would fight a circle saw. He wasn't afraid of anyone and he lead the banjo picking. He called the figures for the dances. He was very famous. So father and mother lived on the farm for several years until they had four children. At that time the Burress' lived in Pounding Mill, Virginia. in 1905, Byrd Patton was born, then in November the Burress' moved to West Virginia. Then Emory Hamilton was born in 1907. So when Emery was 8 months weeks old, my father moved back to the farm. At that time Dad was working in the coal mines at Canebrake. He worked after the coal cutting machine at Mine No. 3. He helped to open up No. 3 mine. He worked night shift. So one night he got his big toe broken, so he never did work at the machine any more, but moved to the farm in Virginia. Mother's brother in law ran the machine. That was in 1907. So we lived on the farm for a little while.

So dad got dissatisfied and moved back to Canebrake. The company came to see if the would move back, so he did. He had laid track for the railroad company in his young life. So the coal company gave him a job laying main line track. So he later became main line track boss. He liked his job very much, he had several men under him learning to lay track from dad. Then in 1909, there was born the family another child, a daughter. Her name was Dora Elizabeth Helen Burress. She was born February 1909. Then when Dora was two months old, dad flew up and moved back to the farm in Tazewell, Va. So he lived in Virginia until after the fall. Dad moved back to West Virginia and picked up his old job and stayed until 1914. Then he moved back to Virginia and lived in Virginia until after the death of my brother, Walter. Walter died in 1915, on April 6th on Mother's birthday. Georgia and her twin brother were born on April 19, 1915. Then in June dad moved back to West Virginia. He stayed in West Virginia until after the death of my mother. Mother liked West Virginia. She always said she wanted to die in West Virginia, so she died in War and was buried in West Virginia.

My dad was a preacher at that time. So after mother's death, dad met a fine woman, Frances Alley, who had lost her husband a short time before mother's death. This lady lived in Richlands, Virginia, so dad and Frances kept seeing each other, so they got married in 1929. Mother died February 28, 1927. She was quick with TB.

After Raleigh and Frances married they lived in West Virginia for a few years. Then he got cut off from work. He worked outside the mines at Berwind, WV. He had for 32 years. Then the moved to Richlands, VA. He sold products for different companies. She did many extra jobs such as sewing. She was a fine hand to sew scarves, quilt, and did laundry for the hotel there in Richlands. So they both did every well. Raleigh had three boys and one girl at home. At the present, Frances had two boys and one girl, Elsie. Raleigh's daughter was Georgie, the boys were Ernest and Sherman. Frances boys were Cecil and Joe. So Raleighs children stayed with their brothers and sisters until they grew up. When the children married off, Raleigh and Frances moved to Cedar Bluff. They lived there about 12 years and Frances sewed for the sewing factory there in Tazewell. Raleigh sold products and other items as well. They both had to work very hard to earn a living. They were never poor but the work was hard. They farmed, raised the gardens, did lots of canning and some times raised their hogs. Raleigh was a hard working man when his first wife was living most of the time. He raised their hogs, had his cows, kept plenty of milk for the children.

There were three girls that grew to women, Matilda G., Dora Helen, Georgia Emma. There were five boys that grew to be men, Byrd P., Emery H. Earnest A., Sherman W. and Perry N. Burress.

There were several children that died in childhood. Dad had a sweet red-readed boy. Him and Georgia were twins. He lived to be four months old. In April 1916 there was another girl born to the Burress family. He name was Lola Mae. She was killed by a car running over her in 1921 September. There was another son born to the Burress family in October. His name was Perry Vernon. He was 5 years and 4 months when Mother died. She called me to her room on Tuesday, before she died on Monday and told me to move in my furniture with father and take care of the home as I had always done. So my husband and I moved what furniture we wanted to keep and lived on with the family until Dad married Frances Alley. This was in April 1929. Tyler and I had already moved out by the time dad and his new wife came in. She was a wonderful person, a real Christian and was so good to all the children.

Buried:
Grave location, portrait and death certificate photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42742098&ref=acom

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: John Burress
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Date: 24 May 1929
Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Registration Date: 25 May 1929
Father: Billy Burress
Mother: Sarah Pack
Spouse: Jennie Burress

John married Matilda Rose EARLS 09 Sep 1879, Tazewell Co. VA. Matilda (daughter of Samuel EARLS and Amanda Melvina DELONG) was born 1863, Tazewell Co. VA; died 03 Nov 1896, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: 37AD0A04147841439982EDCE8B7305916C5A

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1870 Census
Name: Matilda Earls
Age in 1870: 9
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Knob
Household Members:
Name Age
Samiel Earls 56
Amanda E Earls 55 [56]
Amaniel Earls 22
James Earls 10
Dudley Earls 12
Cyntha Earls 14
Matilda Earls 9
Martha Earls 3

Died:
"Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010.
Name: Matilda Burress
Birth Date: abt 1863
Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Death Date: 3 Nov 1896
Death Place: Cavatts Creek, Tazewell, Virginia
Death Age: 33
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: J. W. Burress
FHL Film Number: 2048586


Tazewell County Death Register, Maiden Springs District, Line 7

Name of Deceased: Matilda Burress Race: White Sex: Female Date of Death: November 3, 1896 Place of Death: Cavatts Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia Cause of Death: Fever Father: Not Given Mother: Not Given Age: 33 Birth Place: Not Given Marital Status: Married Name of Informant: J.W. Burress (Husband)

Notes:

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Name: John Burrass
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 18
Birth Date: 1861
Birth Place: Tazewell County
Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1879
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father: L Burrass
Mother: S. E
Spouse: Matilda Early
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 16
Birth Date: 1863
Birth Place: Tazewell County, VA
Father: S Early
Mother: M
FHL Film Number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 52 Line 71

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• _UID: 66143762F135481EB02642754F1AEEDB5E99

Notes:

Enlisted as a Private on 16 September 1861 at the age of 23; Enlisted in Company B, 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 16 September 1861; Furloughed on 01 May 1862; Reenlisted in Company B, 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 01 May 1862; Received a disability discharge Company B, 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 14 May 1862; Enlisted in Company B, 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 31 December 1862; POW on 03 July 1864 at Marietta, GA; Confined on 05 July 1864 at Camp Douglas, IL

Enlist Date 16 September 1861
Residence Floyd County, Virginia
Enlist Rank Private
Enlist Age 23
Occupation Farmer
Discharge Rank
State Served Virginia
Company B
Unit 54th Infantry Regiment Virginia
Army Confederacy
Height 5'10"
Eye Color Blue
Hair Color Light
Complexion Light

54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry was organized in October, 1861. It was soon ordered to Kentucky and took an active part in the engagement at Middle Creek. Later the unit was assigned to Trigg's, Reynolds', Brown's and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It participated in many battles of the army from Chickamauga to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations, and fought in North Carolina. On April 9, 1865, it merged into the 54th Battalion Virginia Infantry. This regiment sustained 47 casualties at Chickamauga, totalled 390 men and 329 arms in December, 1863, andhad 128 present in December, 1864 and 212 in January, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Robert C. Trigg; Lieutenant Colonels Henry A. Edmundson, William B. Shelor, and John J. Wade; and Majors John S. Deyerle, Austin Harman, and James C. Taylor.

Frederick married Cynthia PACK 18 Mar 1868, Floyd Co., VA. Cynthia (daughter of John PACK and Matilda Ann DELONG) was born 17 Oct 1844, Tazewell Co VA; died 29 Mar 1921, Pounding Mill, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried 31 Mar 1921, Ringstaff Cemetary, Pounding Mill, VA. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: C7E6952A66494DEFAADDA8B2EE32686727D0

Notes:

Isom was born in Floyd Co. VA, all the rest of the children were born in Tazewell Co. VA.

Clinch Valley News
1912 Pounding Mill
March 22 - Mrs. Fred Quesenberry (nee Cynthia Pack) is very ill at her home near here, with neuralgia (?) of the stomach. She has been unable to turn herself or raise her head off the pillow.

April 12 - Mrs. Quesenberry, (Cynthia Pack) who suffered a relapse last week, is better at this writing.

4 Feb 1921 Clinch Valley News
Bandy
Mrs. Cynthia QUESENBERRY, who has been sick, is reported some better at this writing, as is also Mrs. Maggie CREEK, who has been ill for some time.

1928 Pounding Mill
March 16 - Mrs. Cynthia Quesenberry is able to sit up and is feeling better.

May 11 - Mrs. George Steele (nee Miss Matilda Quesenberry) of near Bandy, visited her mother Cynthia Queseberry and sister, Mrs. James Brewster, Monday. Mrs. Quesenberry still remains ill.

June 29 - Mrs. Cynthia Quesenberry, who has been confined to her home at Mr. and Mrs. James Brewster's is some better.

November 30 - Mrs. Cynthia Quesenberry has been very ill this week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Bruster.

1929 Cliffield
February 15 - Mrs. George F. Steele, (Matilda Quesenberry) Bandy, visited her sick mother, Mrs. Cynthia Quesenberry at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruster, the past week.

1929 Pounding Mill
October 25 - Mrs. Cynthia Quesenberry observed her 85th birthday on Thursday, October 17th, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Bruster. She is bedfast but sits up in bed some.

1930 Pounding Mill
May 23 - Mrs. George Steele (Matilda Quesenberry) and daughter, Mrs. Virgie, of Bandy, spent Sunday with their mother and grandmother, Mrs. Cynthia Quesenberry.



Cynthia Pack Quesenberry Widows Pension


NOTICE: NO FEE TO BE CHARGED FOR SERVICES RENDERED APPLICANT; PENALTY; EXEMPT FROM LEVY, GARNISHMENT OR ATTACHMENT.

That no fee or other compensation shall be charged or received by any clerk, attorney, officer, or other person for any service rendered to any applicant under the provisions of this act; and any person who shall purchase from a soldier, sailor, or marine, or from any widow of any deceased, soldier, sailor or marine, any claim allowed under the provisions of this act for a price or sum of money less than the full amount thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon indictment and conviction thereof shall be fined not less than twenty-five, nor more then one hundred dollars, or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the court. The provisions hereby made for disabled soldiers, sailors, or marines and widows of deceased soldiers, sailors, or marines, shall be exempt from levy, garnishment, or attachment for any debt or pecuniary demand. (Section 18, Pension Law).

May 1 (??). 192???
Filed in the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Tazewell County, Virginia this 19th day of April 192???

Pension application for Widow of a Confederate Soldier (Act 1918)
Roll Number: 283
County/City: Tazewell
Name: Cynthia Quesenberry
Post Office: Bandy (??)
Paid Warrant No: 16157 $30.00

FORM NO. 5
APPLICATION of a Widow or a Soldier, Sailor, or Maine of the Late Confederacy Under Act Approved February, 18, 1918

I, Cynthia Quesenberry, do hereby apply for a pension under the provisions of the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved February, 28, 1918, entitled "An Act in ??? an act approved March 21st, 1914, relating to Confederate pensions."

I do by solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the State of Virginia, and that I have been an actual resident of the said state for two years ??? preceding the date of this application and that I am the widow of Frederick Quesenberry, who was a soldier, in the service of the Confederate States in the war between the states, and that, to the best of my knowledge during the said war my husband was loyal and true to his duty, and never at any time deserted his command or ??? abandoned his ?? of duty in the said service, and that I was never divorced from my said husband, and that I never voluntarily abandoned his during his life, but remained his true, faithful and lawful wife up to the date of his death, and that I am a widow at the date of making this application, and that I am now entitled to receive a pension under the provisions of said act. And I do further swear that I do not hold any position or office, either national, State, City or County, which pays me in salary or ?? Three hundred dollars per ??? nor have I ??? from any other employment or source whatsoever which amounts to three hundred dollars per ???, nor do I receive from any source whatsoever, money or other means of support amounting in value to three hundred dollars per ???? nor do I own in my own right, nor does any ??? hold in trust for my benefit or ???? estate or property, either real, personal or ???? Nor do I receive any pension from any other state, or from the United States, or from any other source, and that I am without ??? means of support, from any source, and I do further swear that answers given to the following questions are true.

All questions must be answered fully. Widows married after May 1, 1870 are not entitled to pensions.

What is your name? Cynthia Quesenberry
What is your age? 75
Where were you born? Floyd County, Va.
How long have you resided in Virginia? All my life
How long have you resided in the City/County of your present residence? 70 Years
Where do you reside? Bandy, County of Tazewell, Va.
With whom do you reside? My son, James Quesenberry
What was your husbands full name? Frederick Quesenberry
When, where and by whom were you married? March 18, 1868, Helton, Floyd County, Va. by the rev. Hardin Helton
When and were did your husband die? Pounding Mill, Va; January 2, 1918
What was the cause of death? Died suddenly, had no physician at time of death
Give name and address of physician who attended your husband at the time of his death: None
Have you married since the death of your husband? No
In what branch of the army did your husband serve? Does not remember
Who were his immediate superior officers? Col. ?? Trigg; Captain ?? Harman (?)
Give the names and addresses of two comrades who served in the same command with your husband during the war: All dead as far as I can find out.
Give the name and addresses of two person who are familiar with the circumstances of your husbands service and death; George W. Barnett, Pounding Mill; W.B. Steele, Pounding Mill
What assistance do you receive and what income have you from all sources. No money whatever, my children furnish me with clothes and board.
How much property do you own? None
Was your husband on the pension roll of Virginia? If Yes, in what county or city was his pension allowed? Yes, Tazewell Co., Virginia.
Have you ever applied for a pension in Virginia before? If yes, why are you not drawing one at this time? No

A signature made by X mark is not valid unless attested by a witness.
Witness: ?? Brittian
Signature of Applicant: Cynthia Quesenberry

I, S. Surface, a clerk in and for the county of Tazewell in the State of Virginia, do certify that the applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing application, personally appeared before me in my county aforesaid, having the aforesaid application read to her and fully explained, as well as the statements and answers herein made, the said applicant made oath before me that the said statements and answers were true.

Given under my hand this 19th day of April, 1920.