Emma Cox

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Emiline Cox
Age in 1870: 11
Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
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: Emily Burress
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter-in-law
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Benjamin Burress
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
Name Age
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: Emma Burress
Age: 33
Birth Date: Nov 1866
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Benjamin R Burress
Marriage Year: 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 8
Mother: How many children: 8
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

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma Burress
Age in 1910: 45
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Benjamin 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: Emmily Burress
Age: 55
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Benjamin Burress
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: No
Household Members:
Benjamin Burress 65
Emmily Burress 55
Oconner Burress 26
William C Burress 13

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma Buruss
Gender: Female
Age:
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Ben Buruss
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Ben Buruss 72
Emma Buruss 64

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma Burress
Age: 80
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Home in 1940: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: US Highway 19 No Side
Inferred Residence in 1935: Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Woman Marriages: No
Woman Age at First Marriage: 16
Number of Children Ever Born: 10
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Ray M Burress 45
Agnes T Burress 38
Emma Burress 80

Birth:
Tombstone has her year of birth as 1859, but her death certificate has it as 1858.

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photos:
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=20313740&df=all&

Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1117922&Type=Death

Emma married Benjamin Rush Burress 09 Aug 1877, Tazewell Co. VA. Benjamin (son of James Burress and Mary Frances (Franky) Neel) was born 30 Sep 1857, Tazewell Co. VA; died 01 Apr 1937, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]