Ella Rivers Mitchell: Appalachian Aristocracy

1909 - 1970 (61 years)

Generation: 1

Ella Rivers Mitchell was born 10 Oct 1909, Tazewell Co. VA; died 17 Oct 1970, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: Ella Rivers Mitchell
Age: 10
Birth Year: abt 1910
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: Dry Fork Road
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Zackary Mitchell
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Hannah Mitchell
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Zackary Mitchell 38
Hannah Mitchell 35
Felen Kirk Mitchell 14
Mary Lou Mitchell 13
Ella Rivers Mitchell 10
Charlie Greever Mitchell 8
Hobart Mitchell 6
Henry Mitchell 4 years 11 months
Roscoe Mitchell 3 years 2 months
Thomas Mitchell 0 months

1930 Census
Name: Ella R Burress
Birth Year: abt 1910
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Big Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Street address: War Ridge Road.
House Number in Cities or Towns: 565
Age at First Marriage: 18
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Bird P Burress 24
Ella R Burress 20
Sherman W Burress 17 [brother-in-law]

1940 Census
Name: Ella Burres
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: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
House Number: 128
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, McDowell, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, McDowell, West Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Byrd Burres 34
Ella Burres 30
Raymond Burres 9
Betty J Burres 6
Margaret Burres 4

Birth:
POB according to marriage certificate.

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Burress&GSiman=1&GScid=50447&GRid=120765308&

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Ella Rivers Burress
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 61
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1909
Birthplace: Virginia
Death Date: 17 Oct 1970
Death Place: Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia
Registration Date: 4 Nov 1970
Father: Zack Mitchell
Mother: Hannah Sparks
Spouse: Byrd P Burress

Ella married Byrd Patton BURRESS 23 Jul 1927, McDowell Co. WV. Byrd (son of Raleigh Hamilton BURRESS and Cana (Cannie) Combs) was born 11 Jul 1905, Tazewell Co. VA; died 15 Jun 1971, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Hannah Mae BURRESS was born 29 Apr 1928, McDowell Co. WV; died 18 Aug 1928, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Vallscreek, McDowell Co. WV.
3. Raymond Alfred BURRESS was born 27 Apr 1930, McDowell Co. WV; died 09 Jul 2009, Tazewell Co. VA.
4. Constance Joan BURRESS was born 27 Sep 1932, McDowell Co. WV; died 05 Jul 1936, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Hartwell, McDowell Co. WV.
5. Betty Jean BURRESS was born ca 1934, McDowell Co. WV.
6. Margaret Ella BURRESS was born 18 Jan 1935, McDowell Co. WV; died 04 May 1990; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.

Generation: 2

2.	Hannah Mae BURRESS (1.Ella¹) was born 29 Apr 1928, McDowell Co. WV; died 18 Aug 1928, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Vallscreek, McDowell Co. WV. Notes: Died: West Virginia Death Certificate: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1911457&Type=Death Cause of Death: gastroenteritis

Raymond Alfred BURRESS

(1.Ella¹) was born 27 Apr 1930, McDowell Co. WV; died 09 Jul 2009, Tazewell Co. VA.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Raymond Burres
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1931
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, McDowell, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, McDowell, West Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade
Household Members:
Name Age
Byrd Burres 34
Ella Burres 30
Raymond Burres 9
Betty J Burres 6
Margaret Burres 4

OBITUARY

Obituary Collection, 1930-2015 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Name: Raymond A Burress
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Residence (at time of death): Tazewell, Virginia
Death Date: 9 Jul 2009
Obituary Date: 11 Jul 2009
Spouse: Cheryl
Parents: Byrd Patton and Ella Mitchell Burress,
Children: Mr. Alan W. Burress and wife, Cheryl of Pounding Mill, VA
Siblings: Betty Jean Burress Holmes of Richlands, VA; Margaret Addison

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Raymond A. Burress
Last Residence: 24651 Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia
BORN: 27 Apr 1930
Died: 9 Jul 2009
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Raymond A Burress
Death Date: 9 Jul 2009
Death Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Raymond married Pauline Blankenship 04 Sep 1951, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

7. Allan W. BURRESS

Constance Joan BURRESS

(1.Ella¹) was born 27 Sep 1932, McDowell Co. WV; died 05 Jul 1936, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Hartwell, McDowell Co. WV.

Notes:

Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1282611&Type=Death
Cause of Death: Marasmus
[a form of severe malnutrition characterized by protein deficiency or resulting from an inability to assimilate or use protein because of a defect in metabolism]

Betty Jean BURRESS

(1.Ella¹) was born ca 1934, McDowell Co. WV.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Betty J Burres
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1934
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, McDowell, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, McDowell, West Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: None
Household Members:
Name Age
Byrd Burres 34
Ella Burres 30
Raymond Burres 9
Betty J Burres 6
Margaret Burres 4

Betty married Alvin Lane Holmes 17 Jun 1950, Tazewell Co. VA. Alvin was born 17 Feb 1926, Tazewell Co. VA; died 23 Jan 2004, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Margaret Ella BURRESS

(1.Ella¹) was born 18 Jan 1935, McDowell Co. WV; died 04 May 1990; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Margaret Burres
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1936
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Byrd Burres 34
Ella Burres 30
Raymond Burres 9
Betty J Burres 6
Margaret Burres 4

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19732018

Margaret married Jo Ed Addison 19 Dec 1957, Tazewell Co. VA. Jo was born 20 Jun 1935, Tazewell Co. VA; died 30 Oct 2003, Mercer Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 3

7. Allan W. BURRESS (3.Raymond², 1.Ella¹)