Benjamin Rush Burress

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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.


Birth:
According to census records he was born around 1853.

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
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Benjamin married Emma Cox 09 Aug 1877, Tazewell Co. VA. Emma (daughter of Joshua Cox and Polly Cox) was born 18 Oct 1858, Virginia; died 03 Nov 1954, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]