Burress & Palmer Genealogy

Southwest Virginia & Stokes County, NC

 
Rosa "Rosie" Ethel Lee Griffith

Rosa "Rosie" Ethel Lee Griffith

Female 1898 - 1977  (79 years)

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  1. 1.  Rosa "Rosie" Ethel Lee GriffithRosa "Rosie" Ethel Lee Griffith was born on 21 Sep 1898 in Jewel Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA (daughter of Jeff Griffits and Rebecca Pruitt); died on 06 October 1977 in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried on 08 Oct 1977 in Day Cem. Jewell Ridge, Pea Patch, Tazewell Co., Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1930: 1930, Rustburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
    • Census 1940 : 1940, Garden District, Buchanan, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Mrs. Rosa Ethel Lee Burress, 84, of the Pea Patch section of Jewell Ridge died Thursday, Oct. 6 in a Richlands hospital following a long illness. Born in Jewell Ridge, she was a daughter of the late Jeff and Rebecca Pruitt Griffitts. She (More...)

    Rosa married John Thomas Burress on 28 Sep 1910 in Tazewell County, Virginia. John (son of John Wesley Burress and Matilda "Tildie" Rose Earls) was born on 11 May 1889 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 15 Oct 1958 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Earls Cemetery, Cliffield, Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    Marriage Record, Tazewell County Marriage Register 3, Page 202, Line 189, 28 September 1910.

    Husband's Name John Burress Husband's Age 21 Husband's Birthplace Tazewell County, Virginia Husband's Residence Tazewell County, Virginia Husband's Condition Single Husband's Father John Husband's Mother Matilda Husband's Occupation Miner Wife's Name Rose Griffits Wife's Age 17 Wife's Birthplace Tazewell County, Virginia Wife's Residence Tazewell County, Virginia Wife's Condition Single Wife's Father M.J Wife's Mother B.J Marriage Date 28 September 1910 Marriage Place Tazewell County, Virginia Performed By G.G. Martin

    Children:
    1. Virginia Mae Burress was born on 06 Sep 1911 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 05 Jul 1981 in Thompson Valley, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.
    2. James Hobart Burress was born on 13 Nov 1913 in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 22 May 1984 in Whitewood, Buchanan County, Virginia; was buried in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia.
    3. William Ira "Bill" Burress was born on 5 Jan 1916 in Jewel Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Nov 1979 in Jewel Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA; was buried in Day Cem. Jewell Ridge, Pea Patch, Tazewell Co., Virginia.
    4. Harvey Mckinley Burress was born on 4 May 1918 in Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 11 Aug 1988 in Reno, Washoe, Nevada.
    5. Marcie Helen Burress was born on 18 Jul 1920 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 20 Feb 2001 in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia.
    6. Clyde Hubert Burress was born on 3 May 1922 in Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 23 Jan 1946 in Jewell Valley, Buchanan County, Virginia ; was buried in Rosa Cole Cemetery, Whitewood, Buchanan County, VA.
    7. Frank "Frankie" Jefferson Burress was born on 11 Dec 1926 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 17 Jul 1987 in Thonotosassa, Hillsborough County, Florida; was buried in Hillsboro Memorial Cemetery, Brandon, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA.
    8. John Thomas Burress was born on 26 Apr 1927 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died in 1927 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
    9. Lila Burress was born about 1929 in Virginia, United States; died after 1958 in Baltimore.
    10. Oliver Titus Burress was born on 05 Apr 1931 in McDowell County, West Virginia; died on 09 Jun 1984 in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Wimmer Cemetery, Compton Mountain, Whitewood, Buchanan County, Virginia.
    11. Paul Daniel Burress was born in 1933 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died after 2001 in Kentucky.
    12. Alvin Henry "Blue Bird" Burress was born on 6 Jul 1935 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 1 Oct 1989 in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia; was buried in Day Family Cemetery, Buchanan County, Virginia.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jeff Griffits

    Jeff married Rebecca Pruitt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Rebecca Pruitt
    Children:
    1. 1. Rosa "Rosie" Ethel Lee Griffith was born on 21 Sep 1898 in Jewel Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA; died on 06 October 1977 in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried on 08 Oct 1977 in Day Cem. Jewell Ridge, Pea Patch, Tazewell Co., Virginia.




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