Benjamin Rush Burress b. 30 Sep 1857 Tazewell Co. VA d. 01 Apr 1937 Tazewell Co. VA: Appalachian Aristocracy

1857 - 1937 (79 years)

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Name	Benjamin Rush Burress
Born	30 Sep 1857	Tazewell Co. VA
	According to census records he was born around 1853.
Gender	Male
Died	01 Apr 1937	Tazewell Co. VA
Buried	Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield Tazewell Co. VA
	Grave location and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=burress&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScnty=2891&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=20313658&df=all&
Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Benjamin Burris Age in 1860: 7 Birth Year: abt 1853 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia Gender: Male Post Office: Baptist Valley and Knob Household Members: James Burris 58 Francis Burris 50 Margaret Burris 15 Wesley Burris 13 Wiley Burris 10 Benjamin Burris 7 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Benjamin Bump [Benjamin Burress] Age in 1870: 16 Birth Year: abt 1854 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Burkes Garden Household Members: Polly Cox 35 Jefferson Cox 16 Artemisa Cox 13 Emiline Cox 11 George E Cox 8 Norman Cox 3 James Burress 56 Benjamin Burress 16 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Benjamin Burress Age: 22 Birth Year: abt 1858 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1880: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Emily Burress Father's Name: James Burress Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Name: Polly Burress [stepmother] Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Farmer Household Members: James Burress 65 Polly Burress 45 Benjamin Burress 22 Emily Burress 19 Virginia A. Burress 2 George B. Cox 16 Norman Cox 12 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Benjamin R Burress Age: 40 Birth Date: Sep 1859 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1900: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Emma Burress Marriage Year: 1880 Years Married: 20 Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Benjamin R Burress 40 Emma Burress 33 Virginia A Burress 19 Lula C Burress 17 Hattie Shother Burress 15 Ollette Burress 13 Oconner Burress 11 Lathrop Burress 9 Roy Burress 6 Nannie M Burress 3 [Minnie] 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Benjamin Burress Age in 1910: 49 Birth Year: abt 1861 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1910: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Emma Burress Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Benjamin Burress 49 Emma Burress 45 Maggie S Burress 21 Roy Burress 14 Minnie M Burress 12 Hazel G Burress 6 William C Burress 3 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Benjamin Burress Age: 65 Birth Year: abt 1855 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1920: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Emmily Burress Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Home Owned: Rent Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Benjamin Burress 65 Emmily Burress 55 Oconner Burress 26 William C Burress 13 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Ben Buruss Gender: Male Age: Birth Year: abt 1858 Birthplace: Virginia Race: White Home in 1930: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Emma Buruss Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Name Age Ben Buruss 72 Emma Buruss 64 NEWSPAPER ARTICLES Bluefield Daily Telegraph; 21 August 1926 Automobile and Radio were Forecast by Joel Old Man Joel hundreds of years ago forecast the advent of the automobile and wireless, says Ben Burress, veteran Bible student of St. Clair's Crossing. Mr. Burress maintains that every thing for its time and proves his logic from the Bible. He says that Joel spoke of these modern inventions and innovations, mentioning the "wireless" and described the Fords and automobiles by another name, knocking the bulls eye as straight as an arrow. Mr. Burress has started reading the Bible through for the sixth time to determine if possible, if there may be other modern inventions hinted at of which we have as yet been kept in the dark. While not a church member himself, Mr. Burress attends church and whenever he imagines the preacher has made a slip, Mr. Burress awaits his chance to start an argument with the minister to put him straight on that part of the sermon to which Mr. Burress does not agree. OBITUARY Obituary kindly provided by Sharon Baker Burress Pending the arrival of his daughter from Utica, N.Y., funeral service arrangements for Benjamin Rush Burress, 79, who died suddenly at 12:10 yesterday morning at his home at St.Clair's Crossing, had not been completed last night. It was announced by relatives that the services would probably be held Saturday and burial would follow at Maple Hill cemetery in West Graham. Mr. Burress, a widely known Tazewell County farmer, had suffered from a heart ailment for a number of years but his condition was never regarded as serious. He suffered a hemorrhage soon after midnight and died within a few minutes. Mr. Burress was a native of Burkes Garden and had spent his entire life in Tazewell County where he had engaged in farming. He was born September 31 [sic], 1857, being a son of the late Jimmie and Frances Neal Burress. Sixty years ago he married Emma Cox, of Tazewell County, and they moved to St. Clair's Crossing 41 years ago from Clearfork. He is survived by his wife and the following children: Mrs. J.R. Witten, of Bluefield, Mrs. D.C. Weaver, of Utica, N.Y., Mrs. R.M. Milfeet, of Washington, D.C., Conner Burress, Roy Burress, Lake Burress, all of St. Clair's Crossing, and Claude Burress of Washington. He also leaves ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Person ID	I22484	Master File
Last Modified	3 Jul 2013

Father	James Burress, b. Apr 1807, Montgomery Co. VA , d. 07 Jun 1883, Tazewell Co. VA (Age ~ 76 years)
Mother	Mary Frances (Franky) Neel, b. ca 1808, Virginia , d. Aft 1860, Tazewell Co. VA (Age ~ 53 years)
Family ID	F10155	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Emma Cox, b. 18 Oct 1858, Virginia , d. 03 Nov 1954, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 96 years)
Married	09 Aug 1877	Tazewell Co. VA
	Source: Tazewell County Marriage Records Book 3 Page 55 Line 55 Tazewell Va., August 9, 1877 Benjamin Burress, 21 and Emily Cox, 16 Both Single; Husband born: Tazewell Co., Wife born: Floyd County; Both Reside: Tazewell; Husband Parents: James and Frances Burress; Wife Parents: Joshua and Polly Cox. Husband: Farmer. Married By: John A Smith
Notes	Benjamin and Emily were step brother and sister. In the 1870 census, Benjamin and his father, James, were living with Emily's mother Polly Cox. By the 1880 census, Polly and James had married, as well as Benjamin and Emily, and were living in the same household.
Last Modified	3 Jul 2013
Family ID	F10242	Group Sheet \| Family Chart