Vernon Hamilton BURRESS

1929 - 1997  (68 years)

• Name	Vernon Hamilton BURRESS
  Born	02 Jul 1929	Mercer Co. WV
  	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
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Dec 1997	Citrus Co. FL
  	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)
  Buried	Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter Co. FL
  	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
  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
  Person ID	I33928	Master File
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Emory Hamilton BURRESS,   b. 27 Jan 1907, Tazewell Co. VA ,   d. 26 Sep 1961, Clinton Co. MI  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Hazel Leona Palmer,   b. 11 May 1911, Tazewell Co. VA ,   d. 18 Jul 1932, Mingo Co. WV  (Age 21 years)
  Married	03 Aug 1927	Mingo Co. WV
  Family ID	F14128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ruth West,   b. 08 Nov 1930,   d. 09 Jan 1994, Gloucester Co. VA  (Age 63 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1947	Gloucester Co. VA
  	Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Name: Vernon Hamilton Burress Gender: Male Race: White Age: 21 Birth Date: abt 1926 Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1947 Marriage Place: Gloucester, Virginia Registration Place: Gloucester, Virginia Father: Ernest Arthur Burress Mother: Hazel Palmer Spouse: Mary Ruth West Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Race: White Spouse Age: 17 Spouse Father: James Elwood West Spouse Mother: Doris Ruth Croswell
  Divorced	25 Nov 1957	Gloucester Co. VA
  	Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Name: Vernon Hamilton Burress Gender: Male Race: White Divorce Age: 31 Birth Date: abt 1926 Residence: East Chicago, IL Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1947 Divorce Date: 25 Nov 1957 Divorce Place: Gloucester, Virginia Spouse: Mary Ruth Burress Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Race: White Residence: Gloucester, VA Spouse Divorce Age: 27 Number of Children: 2 minors Divorce granted to wife. Cause: desertion and abandonment. No alimony. Divorce was not contested,
  Children	1. Edward Hamilton BURRESS   2. Dean Ray BURRESS
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F14131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Gwendolyn Kay Chandler
  Married	15 Jul 1961	Clark Co. NV
  	Clark County, Nevada Marriage Bureau. Clark County, Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-1966. Las Vegas, Nevada: Clark County, Nevada Marriage Bureau. Name: Vernon Hamilton Burress Spouse: Gwe Lyn K Chandler Marriage Date: 15 Jul 1961 Recorded County: Clark Page: L12
  Divorced	1964	Arizona
  Children	1. Son BURRESS
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F14134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Shirley Kornatowski
  Children	1. Son BURRESS   2. Michelle BURRESS
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F14135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart