Byrd Patton BURRESS

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:

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]