Byrd Patton BURRESS b. 11 Jul 1905 Tazewell Co. VA d. 15 Jun 1971 Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA: Appalachian Aristocracy

1905 - 1971 (65 years)

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Name	Byrd Patton BURRESS
Born	11 Jul 1905	Tazewell Co. VA
	Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Name: Byrd Patton Buress Gender: Male Birth Date: 11 Jul 1905 Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia Father: Riley H Buress Mother: Cannie May Combs
Gender	Male
Died	15 Jun 1971	Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA
	Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Name: Byrd Patton Burress Gender: Male Race: White Age at Death: 65 Birth Date: 11 Jul 1905 Death Date: 15 Jun 1971 Death Place: Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia Registration Date: 23 Jun 1971 Father: Raleigh Burress Mother: Carrie Combs Spouse: Mrs Maggie E Lamie Burress Social Security Death Index Name: Byrd Burress SSN: 232-14-6129 Last Residence: 24609 Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia BORN: 11 Jul 1905 Died: Jun 1971 State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)
Buried	Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA
	Grave location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=120766291&ref=acom
Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1910 Census Name: Bird B Burress Age in 1910: 4 Birth Year: abt 1906 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's name: Raleigh Burress Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's name: Cana M Burress Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Name Age Raleigh Burress 27 Cana M Burress 25 Walter Burress 8 Sarah R Burress 6 Bird B Burress 4 Emry H Burress 3 Dora E Burress 1 year 3 months 1920 Census Name: Bird Baurrass [Bird Burress] Age: 14 Birth Year: abt 1906 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1920: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's name: Rollo Baurrass [Burress] Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's name: Kenny Baurrass [Cannie Burress] Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Attended School: Yes Household Members: Name Age Rollo Burress 38 Kenny Burress 35 Tilda Burress 16 Bird Burress 14 Emery Burress 12 Dora Burress 11 Earnest Burress 9 Chairman Burress 7 Georgia Burress 4 Lola Burress 3 1930 Census Name: Bird P Burress Birth Year: abt 1906 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Virginia Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Big Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia Street address: War Ridge Road. House Number in Cities or Towns: 565 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Home Value: $8 Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: No Age at First Marriage: 22 Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Miner Industry: Coal Mine Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Household Members: Name Age Bird P Burress 24 Ella R Burress 20 Sherman W Burress 17 [brother] 1940 Census Name: Byrd Burres Age: 34 Estimated birth year: abt 1906 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Virginia Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, McDowell, West Virginia Residence in 1935: Rural, McDowell, West Virginia Resident on farm in 1935: No Occupation: Brakeman, coal mine House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $10 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 28 Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939: 39 Income: $1075 Income Other Sources: No Household Members: Name Age Byrd Burres 34 Ella Burres 30 Raymond Burres 9 Betty J Burres 6 Margaret Burres 4 LAND RECORDS Tazewell County Deed Book 152 Page 286 This deed made this 15th day of February 1941 between R.H. Burriss (sic) and Frances Burriss (sic), husband and wife, parties of the first part, and Byrd P. Burress and Ella Burress, husband and wife, parties of the second part: Witnesseth: That for one dollar cash in hand paid by the parties of the second part to the parties of the first part, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledges, and other consideration as hereinafter set forth, the said parties of the first part do hereby grand, sell and convey, with covenants of general warranty of title, unto the said Byrd P. Burress and Ella Burress all those two certain lots or parcels of land, together with all improvements thereon and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situated and being in Baptist Valley, in Tazewell County, Virginia designated and described as Lots No 15 and 16 on that certain map or plat entitled: sub-division of the Gus Farm situate in Baptist Valley, Tazewell County, Virginia: which said map or plat is attached to and recorded with a certain deed from J.P. Payne and wife to Kathleen Payne, of record in the Office of the Clerk of Circuit Court of Tazewell County, Virginia, reference to which is here made for a more complete description of the property hereby conveyed; and being the same real estate which was conveyed to the grantors herein by J. Ed Bandy and Blanche Bandy, his wife, by deed dated the 24th day of July, 1939 and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Deed Book 145 page 306 reference to which is also made for a more complete description of the property hereby conveyed.Reserving, however, unto the grantors, and to the survivor of said grantors, so long as either of said grantors may live, a life estate in said lots or parcels of land hereby conveyed.It is expressly understood between the parties hereto that there is a Vendors Lien subsisting against this property to secure certain deferred installments of the purchase price owing to J.A. Payne as set forth and mentioned in the aforesaid deed from J. Ed Bandy and wife. Of the notes therein mentioned, the last two in the principal sum of $22.22 and $22.23, respectively, are unpaid and outstanding. The parties of the second part, by their acceptance of this deed, do hereby assume the payment of the said unpaid deferred purchase money, as evidence by the notes aforesaid, witness the following signatures and seals.R.H. Burriss (sic) Frances Burriss (sic)T.G Shufflebarger - Notary Public
Person ID	I33911	Master File
Last Modified	27 Apr 2016

Father	Raleigh Hamilton BURRESS, b. 28 Aug 1880, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 12 Oct 1964, Bristol, Washington, Co. VA (Age 84 years)
Mother	Cana (Cannie) Combs, b. Apr 1883, Tazewell Co. VA , d. Bef 1930, McDowell Co. WV (Age ~ 46 years)
Married	31 Jan 1900	Tazewell Co. VA
	Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Name: Roley Burress Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Race: White Age: 19 Birth Date: 1881 Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA. Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1900 Marriage Place: Tazewell Co., Virginia Father: Jno. W. Burress Mother: Matilda Burress Spouse: Canny Combs Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Race: White Age: 16 Birth Date: 1884 Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA. Father: Richard Combs Mother: Susan Combs FHL Film Number: 2048451
Family ID	F14121	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ella Rivers Mitchell, b. 10 Oct 1909, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 17 Oct 1970, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 61 years)

Married 23 Jul 1927 McDowell Co. WV

West Virginia Vital Records
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Children

	1. Hannah Mae BURRESS, b. 29 Apr 1928, McDowell Co. WV , d. 18 Aug 1928, McDowell Co. WV (Age 0 years)
+	2. Raymond Alfred BURRESS, b. 27 Apr 1930, McDowell Co. WV , d. 09 Jul 2009, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 79 years)
	3. Constance Joan BURRESS, b. 27 Sep 1932, McDowell Co. WV , d. 05 Jul 1936, McDowell Co. WV (Age 3 years)
	4. Betty Jean BURRESS, b. ca 1934, McDowell Co. WV
	5. Margaret Ella BURRESS, b. 18 Jan 1935, McDowell Co. WV , d. 04 May 1990 (Age 55 years)

Last Modified 27 Apr 2016

Family ID F14122 Group Sheet | Family Chart