Raleigh Hamilton BURRESS

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: R H Buress
Age: 19
Birth Date: Aug 1880
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Connie Buress
Marriage Year: 1900
Years Married: 0
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
R H Buress 19
Connie Buress 17

1910 Census
Name: Raleigh Burress
Age in 1910: 27
Birth Year: abt 1883
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Cana M Burress
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Miner
Industry: Coal Mine
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 10
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 9
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: Rollo Baurrass [Raleigh Burress]
Age: 38 [36]
Birth Year: abt 1882 [abt 1884]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
House Number: 312
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Kenny Baurrass [Canie Burress]
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Track Layer
Industry: Coal Mine
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Household Members:
Name Age
Rollo Burress 38 [36]
Kenny Burress 35
Tilda Burress 16
Bird Burress 14
Emery Burress 12
Dora Burress 11
Earnest Burress 9
Sherman Burress 7
Georgia Burress 4
Lola Burress 3

1930 Census
Name: Hamilton Burress
Birth Year: abt 1881
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: Berwind - Newhall Road
House Number in Cities or Towns: 305
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: $8
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 20
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Miner
Industry: Coal Mines
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Hamilton Burress 49
Francis Burress 49
Georgia Burress 15
Elsie Burress 16
Perry Burress 8
Joe S Burress 10

BIOGRAPHY

From the website of Michelle Burress

http://burress.us

Written by Matilda Burress Bledsoe, daughter of Raleigh & Cana Combs Burress in her later years, and at times repeats herself.

My father was the oldest boy. His name was Raleigh Hamilton Burress. He grew up with the Combs family. My father and mother were neighbors. They were raised on farms that joined. They were both large families. My father's family was 5 girls and 4 boys. One set of twins. They were nick named Bud and Sis. Then the next girl was Sarah Ann. Then the next was another John. W. Burress. Then the other girl, Mary Lou. Then Dora Elizabeth. The Flora. The other boy came along, his name was Newt.

My grandfather, John W. Burress, didn't take too much care of his family all though he had a wonderful wife She had a hard life with John. He mistreated his wife and children. He was a horse trader. He was a heavy drunkard. The children, when they would see him coming would ran to safety. Sometimes at the neighbors. If the weather was warm, they would hide other places. I have heard my mother say he would be gone from his family for days just horse trading around. So when Newt was only three weeks old, grandfather was out on one if his sprees. It was a rainy season, low in the 18's and with the children all very young. So Grandmother needed milk for the children. Grandfather wasn't home to help out so she went out and milked the cow so should could have milk for the children. She had a severe cold at the time, so took pneumonia and lived only a few days. Then the children were scattered around their kin folk.

Grandmother had a sister, Ollie, she had another sister Mattie, who married Byrd Patton Brewster. They didn't have any children. They were both middle aged, and they had always liked my father, Raleigh, very much. At the time, Dad was about 15 years old. So he made his home with his Aunt Mattie Brewster and his Uncle Byrd Brewster who was a railroad man. He got his leg cut off by a train. He didn't live to long after that. The other children were scattered around until grandfather married Jennie Chambers. Then they kept all the children together.

Granddad (John W. Burress) met a fine widow, Jennie Chambers. She had two little girls by her first husband. He was a railroad man before he got killed by a train.

The girls were Mollie and Cynthia. So Granddad and Jennie became married. Both had children. Now there were 10 for them to raise and they had two children of their own. Back in those days people raised their food. Some of them were very thrifty. So they did a very good food.

Granddad didn't care to much about work. He would rather beat about then work for the family so the children did little jobs around such as picking berries in the summer and selling them.

At the time Granddaddy would come in drunk and would be very rude with his family. When he wasn't drinking he had a nice personality, but when he drank he was mean. The children were afraid of him. I have heard my mother say, the children and grandmother would have to hide when they saw him coming. Some times they wouldn't have time to hide. He would beat them, he didn't care. Grandmother hardly knew how to please him. He was wicked when he was drinking. My mother said he came in one time after they had a little son. He was three years old. He had had pneumonia, but had got over it and was running across the floor in front of the fireplace, which had a hot fire of logs like they used in those days. The weather was very cold with large snow. So Robert, the child's name, fell into the fireplace and was so severely burned he almost died. But after so long he regained his health and was getting along fine. But one night, Granddaddy came home drunk and mean. Robert was playing.

Granddad got mad at grandmother and threw a large coffe cup at her. The cup hit the child in the head. He took pneumonia and died. Then Grandfather finally began to see himself, but he still couldn't do without his drinking.Granddaddy was a smart man. If he could have left off the liquor, the lawyers could have helped him. They tried to get him to let it alone so they could use him in law work. They told him he was to intellegent to let liquor fool with him. They gave him a law job. He had the opportunity to become a lawyer in Tazewell County. He read law books and could have been a great help to the law service but he could not let liquor alone. So they couldn't use him. So he was a horse trader and a drunkard. He wasn't an honest man either. I have heard my mother say he would bloat horses up on baking soda to make them look healthy until he got them sold. The children were all very young when Grandmother died, they had a very hard life after grandmother's death, but they were all nice children. They all married.

Aunt Sis married a law man by the name of Edgar Harman. They raised a large family. Uncle Bud married a young lady by the name of Mary Quesenberry. They too, had a large family. Sarah married Henry Shortridge in Tazewell. Mary married her cousin, George Quesenberry. Dora Elizabeth married Jim Hooker, John W. married Nora Griffith. Flora married Bill Whitt. Newt married Verge Reedy. The two step children Cynthia and Mollie, Cynthia married Robert and Mollie married Robert Waldron.

Grandmother Jennie had another girl by John. Her name was Beatrice. Then a son, Robert, who died at four years. Beatrice married Walter Reedy, he was from Virginia, he died at a young age. They had 7 children.

After all the children grew up, grandfather came to West Virginia. He was stable boss there for several years when the coal companies had horses and wagons to haul coal to their employee's homes back in the earl 1900's. Grandfather lived to be 85. He lay bedfast for 3 1/2 years with what was called in those days white swelling (in his leg).

My father, Raleigh, married Cannie Combs, but in the meantime, there was an orphan girl. Mother's father had a large family. His name was Richard Combs. He married Susie Totten from Scott County. (Although I'm sure she confused that with Symth County) That was my mother's mother's name. So they took this small girl in and gave her a home with their children. They had at that time about six children, so this girl, her name was Rose Mae Stamper was added to their family.

As time went on the Combs and the Burress' lived on joining farms. As the children grew to what we call today teenagers, they call them the young folks. My father fell in love with Rose and they were engaged, but they broke up. The dad began going with Cannie Mae Combs. Cannie was young, Rose was older. Cannie had four sisters at that time. Three brothers, and a set of twin girls. Mother Cannie had a brother older than she was named Charles. The twins were Laura and Rachel. Laura married a man by the name of William Rose. Rachel married a widower man with four children. His name was Robert Martin. Uncle Charles soon married a lady by the name of Ollie. Mother had a sister Beatrice. She married Jimmy Smith. They only had two girls, but Aunt Laura had four children; two sets of twin girls. Rose, the girl mother's family raised married George Blankenship, who was a relative of my father.

My grandfather Combs was an orphan. He was raised by a relative by the name of Pennington, but grandmother Combs was related to the Catterns (sp).

My Grandfather's father was William Burress. His wife was from the Pack family Her name was Sarah Ann. They had five children that I can remember. Three girls and two boys. One of the boys was John W. The other was George and one was Jim. They had 3 girls, Mollie, Cynthia and Ollie. Mollie married Billy Marrs, Cynthia married Bud Sharader, ollie married a Quesenberry. George, I think married a Lambert.

Grandfather married Sarah Rose Matilda Earls. He was a drunkard and a horse trader. A Horse Jacky, I guess we say, but grandmother was a christian. She loved the Lord. She had a brother, Dudley, older than her. He owned (unreadable) the wool mill there in Tazewell, Virginia. Uncle George was manager of the meat packing house in Tazewell, Va, but Jim wasn't to good. He scouted around.

The house was in a wood land gust. They had padlocks on their doors and hardly any windows. When the twins were only a day or so old, this was in Scott (maybe Smyth) county, there were bears there. So Grandfather had to sit by a small window all night long with a shot gun barrel in the window to keep the bears away. They smelled the young babies.

In those days there were wild onions in Tazewell County. So my father had a sister named Sarah Ann. She was the girl, then John W., a brother, then Mary. Mary married her cousin, a Quesenberry. Flora married a Whitt. Dora Elizabeth married a Hooker. Then there was another boy. They named him Newt.

Back in those days, people had only what they raised. Every family made their own clothes, knitted their stockings, made their bed clothing. They hardly had blankets, all were quilts.

The Combs were a large family when my mother and father got acquainted. Grandmother Combs was Susan Totten. Grandfather Combs was an orphan boy. He was raised by the Pennington family. Grandmother Combs was from Scott County, but at that time the Burress' and combs lived in Tazewell County. So did all the young folks.

My grandfather Combs was Richard Combs. My mother's name was Cannie Mae. She had a brother older than her. His name was Charley. There were a set of twins. Their names were Laura and Rachel. Berty (Bertie) was another girl. John, then Brytain, then Mannie. They had a girl Evelon and Ervin, Robert and Clara. But in the meantime, there was an orphan girl. Her name was Rose Stamper. My mother's father and mother took Rose and raised her too. She was older then Cannie. Mother had a brother Charles. He married a girl by the name of Ollie. They had 2 girls and 1 boy. The boys name was Clarence. One of the girls was Edna.

Mother's sister, Laura married Bill Rose. Her sister Rachel married Robert Martin. He had four children. His first wife died at child birth when the youngest girl was born. There were two girls and two boys, Eric and Lee as the boys names. Elsie and Zulta were the girls.

Uncle John, Mother's other brother, married Norah Jones. They never had any children, but uncle John was wounded in WWI. Mother's other brother married Floocy Bear. There were no children. This brother's name was Britan. Three of mother's brothers were railroad men. Rose Stamper married George Blankenship, my father's cousin. He was tongue-tied. Berta, mother's other sister, married Jim Smith. They had two girls, Lola and Lula.

My mother's first child, Walter, was born December 7, 1900. Matilda Glady's Cannie's next child was born 1902. She was named after Raleigh's mother. They Byrd Patton in 1905. He was named after Raleigh's Uncle Byrd Brewster. Then in 1907, Emery Hamilton was born. Then Dora Helen in 1909. Then Arthur Ernest in 1911. In 1912 Sherman Woodrow. Then twins - a boy and a girl - Emmison and Georgia Emma. The boy died at age four months and the girl Georgia married Bill Harman. In 1921 Perry Vernon was born to the Burress family. He went by the nickname Jack. He was in WWII. He had to marry a girl by the name of Adaline Whitt. They had four children. After the children, they didn't get along too well, so they separated and adopted the children. Adaline died after several years and Jack married a woman, Allen was her name. They both worked at the General Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He was a Janitor and she a nurses aid.

My mother was 16 when she married. My father was a cook on the railroad at that time. My mother's oldest brother was Charles Combs. Grandfather Combs lived on the farm and they were cutting timber when Raleigh and Charles fell out with anger. They threatened each other, but they lived and got along very well as brothers-in-law.

My father had a high temper. He would fight a circle saw. He wasn't afraid of anyone and he lead the banjo picking. He called the figures for the dances. He was very famous. So father and mother lived on the farm for several years until they had four children. At that time the Burress' lived in Pounding Mill, Virginia. in 1905, Byrd Patton was born, then in November the Burress' moved to West Virginia. Then Emory Hamilton was born in 1907. So when Emery was 8 months weeks old, my father moved back to the farm. At that time Dad was working in the coal mines at Canebrake. He worked after the coal cutting machine at Mine No. 3. He helped to open up No. 3 mine. He worked night shift. So one night he got his big toe broken, so he never did work at the machine any more, but moved to the farm in Virginia. Mother's brother in law ran the machine. That was in 1907. So we lived on the farm for a little while.

So dad got dissatisfied and moved back to Canebrake. The company came to see if the would move back, so he did. He had laid track for the railroad company in his young life. So the coal company gave him a job laying main line track. So he later became main line track boss. He liked his job very much, he had several men under him learning to lay track from dad. Then in 1909, there was born the family another child, a daughter. Her name was Dora Elizabeth Helen Burress. She was born February 1909. Then when Dora was two months old, dad flew up and moved back to the farm in Tazewell, Va. So he lived in Virginia until after the fall. Dad moved back to West Virginia and picked up his old job and stayed until 1914. Then he moved back to Virginia and lived in Virginia until after the death of my brother, Walter. Walter died in 1915, on April 6th on Mother's birthday. Georgia and her twin brother were born on April 19, 1915. Then in June dad moved back to West Virginia. He stayed in West Virginia until after the death of my mother. Mother liked West Virginia. She always said she wanted to die in West Virginia, so she died in War and was buried in West Virginia.

My dad was a preacher at that time. So after mother's death, dad met a fine woman, Frances Alley, who had lost her husband a short time before mother's death. This lady lived in Richlands, Virginia, so dad and Frances kept seeing each other, so they got married in 1929. Mother died February 28, 1927. She was quick with TB.

After Raleigh and Frances married they lived in West Virginia for a few years. Then he got cut off from work. He worked outside the mines at Berwind, WV. He had for 32 years. Then the moved to Richlands, VA. He sold products for different companies. She did many extra jobs such as sewing. She was a fine hand to sew scarves, quilt, and did laundry for the hotel there in Richlands. So they both did every well. Raleigh had three boys and one girl at home. At the present, Frances had two boys and one girl, Elsie. Raleigh's daughter was Georgie, the boys were Ernest and Sherman. Frances boys were Cecil and Joe. So Raleighs children stayed with their brothers and sisters until they grew up. When the children married off, Raleigh and Frances moved to Cedar Bluff. They lived there about 12 years and Frances sewed for the sewing factory there in Tazewell. Raleigh sold products and other items as well. They both had to work very hard to earn a living. They were never poor but the work was hard. They farmed, raised the gardens, did lots of canning and some times raised their hogs. Raleigh was a hard working man when his first wife was living most of the time. He raised their hogs, had his cows, kept plenty of milk for the children.

There were three girls that grew to women, Matilda G., Dora Helen, Georgia Emma. There were five boys that grew to be men, Byrd P., Emery H. Earnest A., Sherman W. and Perry N. Burress.

There were several children that died in childhood. Dad had a sweet red-readed boy. Him and Georgia were twins. He lived to be four months old. In April 1916 there was another girl born to the Burress family. He name was Lola Mae. She was killed by a car running over her in 1921 September. There was another son born to the Burress family in October. His name was Perry Vernon. He was 5 years and 4 months when Mother died. She called me to her room on Tuesday, before she died on Monday and told me to move in my furniture with father and take care of the home as I had always done. So my husband and I moved what furniture we wanted to keep and lived on with the family until Dad married Frances Alley. This was in April 1929. Tyler and I had already moved out by the time dad and his new wife came in. She was a wonderful person, a real Christian and was so good to all the children.

Birth:
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Rolie Hamilton Burress
County: McDowell
State: West Virginia
Birth Date: 28 Aug 1880
Race: White
Draft Board: 2

World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name Roy Hamilton Burress [Raleigh]
Birth Date 28 Aug 1880
Birth Place Tazewell, Virginia
Residence Tazewell, Virginia
Race White

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Raleigh Hamilton Burress
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 85
Birth Date: 28 Aug 1880
Death Date: 12 Oct 1964
Death Place: Bristol, Virginia
Registration Date: 11 Dec 1964
Father: John Burress
Spouse: Francis Alley
Burial location: Hankins Cemetery, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA

Raleigh married Cana (Cannie) Combs 31 Jan 1900, Tazewell Co. VA. Cana was born Apr 1883, Tazewell Co. VA; died Bef 1930, McDowell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Raleigh married Frances McCoy. Frances was born 05 Dec 1877, Russell Co. VA; died 31 May 1957, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Hankins Cemetery, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

Name: Walter Burress
Age in 1910: 8
Birth Year: abt 1902
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
Attended School: No
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

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

26 Feb 1915; Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia
Criminal Docket of Circuit Court - Walter Burress and Joe Carter for breaking into a commissary of a coal company at Richlands, sent to reform school.

5 Mar 1915; Clinch Valley News
Armstead Pobst left on TU night for the Virginia reformatory, having in charge Walter Burress and Joe Carter, the two boys sentenced to the school at this term or court.



Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Raleigh Burrus
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 15
Birth Date: 1900
Death Date: 6 Apr 1915
Cause of Death: Acute inflammatory rheumatism
Death Place: Laurel Industrial School, Brookland, Henrico, Virginia
Length of Residence: 1 month, 3 days
Registration Date: Apr 1915
Father: Raleigh Burrus
Mother: Carrio Combs [Cannie]
Burial: Doran, Tazewell Co. VA

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: Tilda Baurras [Tilda Burress]
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1904
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
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: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Rollo Burress 38
Cannie 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: Matilda G Bledsoe
Birth Year: abt 1905
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.
Age at First Marriage: 21
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Tyler J Bledsoe 27
Matilda G Bledsoe 25
Maxine V Bledsoe 7 months
Georgia M Burress 15 [sister]

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Matilda Bledsoe
SSN: 234-92-0218
Last Residence: 43050 Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio
BORN: 7 Sep 1903
Died: Jan 1977
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1971)

Died:
Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2002. Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, OH.

Name: Gladys M Bledsoe
Birth Date: 1904
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence Place: MT Vernon, Knox, Ohio
Death Date: 22 Jan 1977
Hospital of Death: Home
Death Place: MT Vernon, Knox, Ohio
Certificate: 003877
Age at Death: 73
Certifier: Physician
Marital Status: Widowed

Matilda married Tyler Bledsoe 05 Nov 1926, McDowell Co. WV. Tyler was born 12 Oct 1905, Lee Co. VA; died 22 Apr 1971, McDowell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 Census
Name: Sarah R Burress
Age in 1910: 6
Birth Year: abt 1904
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Raleigh Burress
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Cana M Burress
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Attended School: No
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

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



Birth:
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

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=120766291&ref=acom

Died:
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)

Byrd married Ella Rivers Mitchell 23 Jul 1927, McDowell Co. WV. Ella 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. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 Census
Name: Emry H Burress [Emory]
Age in 1910: 3
Birth Year: abt 1907
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 month 3 months

1920 Census
Name: Emery Baurrass [Emery Burress]
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1908
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

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Amery Burress
SSN: 703-03-3449
BORN: 27 Jan 1907
Died: Sep 1961
State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143923244&ref=acom

Emory married Hazel Leona Palmer 03 Aug 1927, Mingo Co. WV. Hazel was born 11 May 1911, Tazewell Co. VA; died 18 Jul 1932, Mingo Co. WV; was buried , Palmer Family Cemetery, Raven, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Emory married Bessie A. Thompson 17 May 1934, McDowell Co. WV. Bessie was born 02 Jul 1903, Summers Co. WV; died 29 Nov 1939, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Roderfield Cemetery, Iaeger, McDowell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Emory married Frances Louise (Fannie) Alberty. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 Census
Name: Dora E Burress
Age in 1910: 1 year 3 months
Birth Year: abt 1909
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
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: Dora Baurrass [Dora Burress]
Age: 11
Birth Year: abt 1909
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
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


Birth:
West Virginia Births Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009.
Name: Dora Eliz Burris
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 1909
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia
Birth County: McDowell
FHL Film Number: 800217

Dora married Clarence W. Brinegar 22 Apr 1925, McDowell Co. WV. Clarence was born 23 Jul 1901, Tazewell Co. VA; died 02 Feb 1936, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Linkous Cemetery-Dry Fork, Adria, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: Earnest Baurrass [Earnest Burress]
Age: 9
Birth Year: abt 1911
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 Baurrass 38
Kenny Baurrass 35
Tilda Baurrass 16
Bird Baurrass 14
Emery Baurrass 12
Dora Baurrass 11
Earnest Baurrass 9
Chairman Baurrass 7
Georgia Baurrass 4
Lola Baurrass 3

1930 Census
Name: Earnest Burress
Birth Year: abt 1912
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Inmate
Home in 1930: Court House, Taylor, West Virginia
Street address: Fairmont and Beverly Pike
[Fairmont Road Beverly Pike]
Institution: West Virginia Industrial School for Boys
House Number: 2
Dwelling Number: 2
Family Number: 2
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
W Edmund Hardin 36
Juanita S Hardin 40
E Barton Hardin 8
Florence L Gassaway 53
James W Davis 16
Elza Rummell 19
Guy Jarrell 18
Leon Hart 18
Earnest Burress 18

1940 Census
Name: Ernest Burress
Respondent: Yes
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1912
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Street: Harmon Branch
House Number: 62
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $12
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 35
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 40
Income: $1400
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Ernest Burress 28
Gussie Burress 27

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Ernest Burress
SSN: 233-12-3835
Last Residence: 49017 Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
BORN: 11 Jun 1911
Died: Jun 1985
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

Died:
Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index. Lansing, MI

Name: Ernest A Burress
Birth Date: 11 Jun 1911
Death Date: 1 Jun 1985
Gender: Male
Residence: Emmet, Calhoun, Michigan
Place of Death: Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Ernest married Gussie Deskins 01 Oct 1936, Buchanan Co. VA. Gussie was born 15 Mar 1915, Wise Co. VA; died 15 Dec 1991, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co. MI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: Chairman Baurrass [Sherman Burress]
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1913
Birthplace: West 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: No
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: Sherman W Burress
Birth Year: abt 1913
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Home in 1930: Big Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Street address: War Ridge Road.
House Number in Cities or Towns: 565
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Coal Mine
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Bird P Burress 24
Ella R Burress 20 [sister-n-law]
Sherman W Burress 17

1940 Census
Name: Sherman W Buress
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1914
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: Middle Creek
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Painter
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $8
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 51
Income: $1250
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Sherman W Buress 26
Virginia Buress 25
James Buress 4
Geier Buress 3

Birth:
West Virginia Births Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009
Name: Sherman Woodrow Burris
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 1913
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia
Birth County: McDowell
FHL Film Number: 800217

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BURR&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSsr=561&GRid=76165959&

Sherman married Virginia Alice McGuire. Virginia was born 26 Jun 1914, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA; died 12 Nov 1993, Burlington, Alamace Co. NC; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: Georgia Baurrass [Georgia Burress]
Age: 4
Birth Year: abt 1916
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
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: No
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: Georgia M Burress
Birth Year: abt 1915
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: sister-in-law
Home in 1930: Big Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Street address: War Ridge Road.
House Number in Cities or Towns: 572
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Tyler J Bledsoe 27
Matilda G Bledsoe 25
Maxine V Bledsoe 7 months
Georgia M Burress 15

1940 Census
Name: Georgia Harman
Respondent: Yes
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1915
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
W Frank Harman 36
Georgia Harman 25
William Harman 3
Jack Buress 19 [brother]

OBITUARY

York Daily Record & York Dispatch; 25 Jan. 2004

Georgia E. (Burress) Frank, 88, of Glen Rock, died Friday, January 23, 2004 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late William F. Harman and the late Louis E. Frank.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Wednesday at the Geiple Funeral Home, Inc. 53 Main St., Glen Rock. Burial will be in Moreland Park Cemetery, Baltimore. A viewing will be held 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Officiating at the service will be Pastor Richard Bishop.

Mrs. Frank was born on April 15, 1915 in Richlands, Va., a daughter of the late Raul and Cannie Mae (Combs) Burress. Formerly of Baltimore, she lived in the Glen Rock area since 1992 and was a member of Shrewsbury Baptist Church. She leaves a son, William G. Harman Sr., of Glen Rock; four grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Terry L. Harman.


Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Georgia Emma Burress
Birth Date: 20 Apr 1915
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Georgia Emma Harman
SSN: 218222688
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1915
Birth Place: Ganbrake Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 23 Jan 2004
Father: Raleigh H Burress
Mother: Canie M Combs
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jul 1943: Name listed as GEORGIA EMMA HARMAN; Aug 1964: Name listed as GEORGIA EMMA FRANK; 31 Jan 2004: Name listed as GEORGIA E FRANK

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Georgia E. Frank
SSN: 218-22-2688
Last Residence: 17327 Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania
BORN: 20 Apr 1915
Died: 23 Jan 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: Maryland (Before 1951)

Georgia married William Frank Harman 27 Sep 1934, McDowell Co. WV. William was born 1905, McDowell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Georgia married Louis E. Frank. Louis was born 21 Jan 1925, Baltimore Co. MD; died 05 Oct 2001, York Co. PA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: Lola Baurrass [Lola Burress]
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1917
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Rollo Baurrass [Burress]
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Kenny Baurrass [Cannie Burress]
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
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


Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1433804&Type=Death
Cause of Death: hemorrhage of lung; automobile accident

West Virginia Deaths, 1853?1970 Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Name: Lola May Burres
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1915
Birth Place: West Virginia
Death Date: 2 Sep 1921
Death Place: Canebrake, McDowell Co., West Virginia
Death Age: 6 years 4 months 14 days
Occupation: Child
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Gender: Female
Father Name: R. H.
Father Birth Place: Virginia
Mother Name: Kemay May
Mother Birth Place: Virginia
FHL Film Number: 801887

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Joe S Burress
Birth Year: abt 1920
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Big Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Street address: Berwind - Newhall Road
House Number in Cities or Towns: 305
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Hamilton Burress 49
Francis Burress 49 [stepmother]
Georgia Burress 15
Elsie Burress 16
Perry Burress 8
Joe S Burress 10

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
ame: Perry Burress
Birth Year: abt 1922
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Big Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Street address: Berwind - Newhall Road
House Number in Cities or Towns: 305
Attended School: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Hamilton Burress 49
Francis Burress 49 [stepmother]
Georgia Burress 15
Elsie Burress 16
Perry Burress 8
Joe S Burress 10

1940 Census
Name: Jack Buress
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: abt 1921
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law
Home in 1940: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Clerk, restaurant
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Duration of Unemployment: 52
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
W Frank Harman 36
Georgia Harman 25 [sister]
William Harman 3
Jack Buress 19

MILITARY RECORDS

Name: Perry V Burress
Birth Year: 1921
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia

Enlistment Date: 13 Jan 1943
Enlistment State: West Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life

Education: Grammar school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 64 in.
Weight: 118 lbs.

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Perry Burress
SSN: 228-05-2299
BORN: 9 Oct 1921
Last Benefit: 21212, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland
Died: Jul 1978
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Died:
Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Name: Perry Burress
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1921
Death Date: 7 Jul 1978
SSN: 228052299
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 20 Jan 1943
Release Date 1: 11 Mar 1946

Perry married Adeline Whitt 07 Jan 1944, McDowell Co. WV. Adeline was born ca 1926, Mingo Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Maxine V Bledsoe
Birth Year: abt 1930 [abt 1929]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Big Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Street address: War Ridge Road.
House Number in Cities or Towns: 572
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Tyler J Bledsoe 27
Matilda G Bledsoe 25
Maxine V Bledsoe 7 months
Georgia M Burress 15 [aunt]

Notes:

Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Unice Tyler Bledsoe
SSN: 269361103
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1939
Birth Place: Squire MacDo, West Virginia
[Squire, West Virginia]
Death Date: 5 Aug 2002
Father: Tyler Bledsoe
Mother: Matilda G Burrus
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Oct 1956: Name listed as UNICE TYLER BLEDSOE; 23 Aug 2002: Name listed as UNICE T BLEDSOE

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Unice T. Bledsoe
SSN: 269-36-1103
Last Residence: 92399 Yucaipa, San Bernardino, California
BORN: 10 Nov 1939
Died: 5 Aug 2002
State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (1956-1957)

Notes:

Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2140653&Type=Death
Cause of Death: Suffocation

Notes:

Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1911457&Type=Death
Cause of Death: gastroenteritis

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]

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]

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]

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]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Vernon Burress
Birth Year: abt 1930 [abt 1929]
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Home in 1930: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia
Street address: Fifth Street
House Number in Cities or Towns: 11
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Blanche Pruitt 29
Pauline Pruitt 12
Jeannette Pruitt 10
Billy Pruitt 4
Hazel Burress 17
Vernon Burress 9 months
Wanda Burress 2 years 5 months
Elmer Schwantes 24
Virginia Adams 56
Worley Adams 18

1940 Census
Name: Vernon Roberts
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: abt 1930
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: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Press Roberts 35
Dessie Roberts 30
Vernon Roberts 10
Ethel Sturgell 16
Ed Sturgell 27
Bill Starling 29
Evert E Tiller 30
Ida Lyod 35

[Note: Unsure of the relationship if any, but according to his daughter, Michelle Burress, Vernon was living with the Roberts family at this time. When he was 15, he lied about his age and joined the Navy in 1944 to fight in World War II. When the Navy discovered his true age, they gave him an honorable discharge. Vernon then enlisted in the US Marine Corps at age 18.]

MILITARY RECORDS

U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1958. Microfilm Publication T977, 460 rolls. ARC ID: 922159. Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127; National Archives in Washington, D.C.

Name: Vernon H Burress
Muster Date: Oct 1946
Rank: Private
Station: First Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S C

Name: Vernon H Burress
Muster Date: Oct 1946
Rank: Private
Station: Marine Barracks, U. S. Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, Virginia.

Name: Vernon H Burress
Muster Date: Apr 1947
Rank: Private
Station: Marine Barracks, U. S. Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, Virginia.

Name: Vernon H Burress
Muster Date: Jul 1947
Rank: Private
Station: Marine Barracks, U. S. Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, Virginia.

Name: Vernon H Burress
Muster Date: Oct 1947
Rank: Private
Station: Marine Barracks, U S Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, Virginia

Name: Vernon H Burress
Muster Date: Oct 1947
Rank: Private
Station: Service Battalion, Marine Barracks and Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia

Name: Vernon H Burress
Muster Date: Jan 1948
Rank: Private First Class
Station: Marine Barracks, U S Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, Virginia

Name: Vernen H Burress
Muster Date: Jan 1951
Rank: Private First Class
Station: Enol #1 To Ud #11-51 Marine Corp Supply Depot Camp Lejeune Nc

Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Vernon Hamelton Burress
SSN: 230243488
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Jul 1928
Birth Place: Bluefield ME, West Virginia
Death Date: 13 Dec 1997
Father: Emery H Burress
Mother: Hazel Palmer
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Feb 1943: Name listed as VERNON HAMELTON BURRESS; 30 Dec 1997: Name listed as VERNON H BURRESS

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=442589
Inscription:
SGT, US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II AND KOREA
Plot: MG, 0, 17

Died:
State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877=1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
Name: Vernon H Burress
Race: White
Age at Death: 68
Birth Date: 2 Jul 1929
Death Date: 13 Dec 1997
Death Place: Citrus

Social Security Death Index
Name: Vernon H. Burress
SSN: 230-24-3488
Last Residence: 34428 Crystal River, Citrus, Florida
BORN: 2 Jul 1929
Died: 13 Dec 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Vernon married Mary Ruth West 24 Dec 1947, Gloucester Co. VA; divorced 25 Nov 1957, Gloucester Co. VA. Mary was born 08 Nov 1930; died 09 Jan 1994, Gloucester Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Vernon married Gwendolyn Kay Chandler 15 Jul 1961, Clark Co. NV; divorced 1964, Arizona. [Group Sheet]

Vernon married Shirley Kornatowski. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Arther Bringer [Vernon]
Birth Year: abt 1926
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Clarence W Brinegar 28
Arther Bringer 4 years 2 months
James R Brinegar 2 years 4 months

1940 Census
Name: Vernon Brinegar
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1926
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Home in 1940: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Household Members:
Name Age
Nannie Brinegar 59
Mary Jane Boothe 82 [great-grandmother]
Vernon Brinegar 14
J R Brinegar 12

OBITUARY

Fayetteville Observer; 8 August 2011

FAYETTEVILLE ? Retired Army Staff Sgt. Vernon St. Clair Brinegar, 85, of Fayetteville, passed away Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, in Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital.

Mr. Brinegar was born Feb. 13, 1926, to the late Winter Brinegar and Helen Burress Brinegar of Tazewell County, Va. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Brinegar of the home; a son, Daniel Brinegar and wife Jacque of St. Louis; a daughter, Cindy Davis and husband Mike of South English, Iowa; four grandchildren, Samantha, Sabrina, Michael and Barbara; and seven great-grandchildren.

Visitation was Sunday at Rogers and Breece Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. today, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake with full military honors. Services entrusted to Rogers and Breece Funeral Home of Fayetteville.

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Vernon St Clair Brinegar
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1926
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75046759&ref=acom
Inscription:
SSGT US Army

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Vernon S. Brinegar
Last Residence: 28312 Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina
BORN: 13 Feb 1926
Died: 4 Aug 2011
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Vernon married Margaret. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: James R Brinegar
Birth Year: abt 1928
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Clarence W Brinegar 28
Arther Bringer 4 years 2 months [Vernon]
James R Brinegar 2 years 4 months

1940 Census
Name: J R Brinegar
Age: 12
Estimated birth year: abt 1928
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Home in 1940: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Household Members:
Name Age
Nannie Brinegar 59
Mary Jane Boothe 82 [great-grandmother]
Vernon Brinegar 14
J R Brinegar 12

MILITARY RECORDS

World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949

Name: James Raleigh Brinegar
Ship, Station or Activity: Mackinac
Ship Number or Designation: AVP-13
Muster Date: 31 Aug 1943

Name: James Raleigh Brinegar
Ship, Station or Activity: Gurke
Ship Number or Designation: DD-783
Muster Date: 12 May 1945

Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: James Raleigh Brinegar
SSN: 233448141
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Jan 1928
Birth Place: Canebrake ME, West Virginia
Death Date: Nov 1986
Father: Clarence W Brinegar
Mother: Helen Betness [Burress]
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Mar 1946: Name listed as JAMES RALEIGH BRINEGAR; 14 Nov 1988: Name listed as JAMES BRINEGAR

Died:
State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.

Name: James Raleigh Brinegar
Social Security #: 233448141
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Jan 1928
Birth Place: West Virginia
Death Date: 30 Nov 1986
Death Place: Solano
Mother's Maiden Name: Burress

Social Security Death Index
Name: James Brinegar
SSN: 233-44-8141
BORN: 17 Jan 1928
Died: Nov 1986
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

James married Zoe Gray Bef Sep 1955. Zoe was born 28 Oct 1925, Chatham Kent, England; died 24 Jun 2002, Solano Co. CA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: James Buress
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1936
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: Middle Creek
Household Members:
Name Age
Sherman W Buress 26
Virginia Buress 25
James Buress 4
Geier Buress 3

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: James Robert Burress
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1936
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: James Robert Burress
SSN: 227441082
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1936
Birth Place: Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Death Date: 23 Sep 2004
Father: Sherman W Burress
Mother: Virginia A McGuire
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Signature on SSN Card: BOBBY BURRESS
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH?s name.
Notes: Nov 1952: Name listed as JAMES ROBERT BURRESS; 06 Oct 2004: Name listed as JAMES R BURRESS

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: James R. Burress
SSN: 227-44-1082
Last Residence: 44094 Willoughby, Lake, Ohio
BORN: 12 Oct 1936
Died: 23 Sep 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1952)

Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2002. Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, OH

Name: James R Burress
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1936
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Place: Willoughby, Lake, Ohio, United States
Residence Zip Code: 44094
Death Date: 23 Sep 2004
Death Time: 06:35 AM
Hospital of Death: Private Residence
Death Place: Ohio
Certificate: 74203
Age at Death: 67
Registrar's Certificate Number: 041233
Certifier: Physician
Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner
Method of Disposition: Cremation
Filing Date: 24 Sep 2004
Hospital Status: Other/residence
Injury at Work: Unclassifiable
Father's Surname: Burress
Mother's Maiden Name: Mcguire
Marital Status: Married
Education: 12
Armed Forces Indicator: Yes
Branch of Service: Navy

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Geier Buress [Gene]
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1937
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Middle Creek
Household Members:
Name Age
Sherman W Buress 26
Virginia Buress 25
James Buress 4
Geier Buress 3


Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Eugene Alfred Burress
Birth Date: 17 Dec 1937
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Gene Alferd Burress [Eugene Alfred Burress]
SSN: 227441080
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Dec 1937
Birth Place: Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Death Date: 4 Feb 1996
Father: Sherman W Burress
Mother: Virginia A McGuire
Death Certificate Number: 007098
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Nov 1952: Name listed as GENE ALFERD BURRESS; Sep 1962: Name listed as EUGENE ALFRED BURRESS; 22 May 1998: Name listed as EUGENE A BURRESS

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=442572&ref=acom
Inscription:
SN, US NAVY

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Eugene A Burress
Death Date: 4 Feb 1996
Death Place: Prince William Co. VA

Social Security Death Index
Name: Eugene A. Burress
SSN: 227-44-1080
Last Residence: 22192 Woodbridge, Prince William, Virginia
BORN: 17 Dec 1937
Last Benefit: 22192, Woodbridge, Prince William, Virginia
Died: 4 Feb 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1952)

Eugene married Doris Jean Price 27 Sep 1961, Tazewell Co. VA. Doris was born 25 Feb 1937, Tazewell Co. VA; died 04 Aug 2004, Prince William Co. VA; was buried , Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Prince William Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: William Harman
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1937
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
W Frank Harman 36
Georgia Harman 25
William Harman 3
Jack Buress 19 [uncle]

Edward married Nancy Carol Givans 24 Jul 1970, Gloucester Co. VA. Nancy was born 05 Jan 1951. [Group Sheet]

Dean married Donna Gail Owens [Group Sheet]

Cindy married Mike Davis. [Group Sheet]