Byrd Patton Burress

Other Events:

• Census: 1910, Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
• Census 1920: 1920, Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
• Census 1930: 1930, Berwind, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
• Census 1940 : 1940, Big Creek District, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
• Deed: 15 Feb 1941, Baptist Valley, Tazewell County, Virginia; R.H. Burress & Byrd P. Burress Deed

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Deed:
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

Died:
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Obit 17 June 1971

Byrd married Ella Rivers Mitchell on 23 Jul 1927 in Canebrake, McDowell County, West Virginia. Ella (daughter of Zachariah Taylor Mitchell and Hannah Jane Sparks) was born on 10 Oct 1909 in West Virginia, United States; died on 17 Oct 1970 in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census 1940 : 1940, Big Creek District, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

Notes:

Died:
Raymond A. Burress, age 79, of Tazewell, Va., died Thursday, July 9th, 2009 in a Tazewell, Va. hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born in Berwind, W.Va. and was a son of the late Byrd Patton and Ella Mitchell Burress, both McDowell County natives. He was a U. S. Army Korean War Veteran, retired Chief Warrant Officer 3. Mr. Burress made his home in the Tazewell County area the past 31 years, was a former employee of Mullins Ford in Richlands and attended the North Tazewell United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Margaret Addison. Survivors are: His Wife, Mrs. Pauline Blankenship Burress; one son, Mr. Alan W. Burress and wife, Cheryl of Pounding Mill, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Betty Jean Burress Holmes of Richlands, Va.; grandchildren, Kevin Wayne Burress, wife, Cindy, Christopher Burress, and Gregory Keith Burress and wife, Teresa; great-grandchildren, Kaylee Brooke Burress, Jordyn Burress, Miranda Burress, Cody Lester, Cheyenne Hope Burress, and Shonna Lester; special caregivers, members of North Tazewell United Methodist Church and Fincastle Baptist Church. Funeral services for Mr. Raymond A. Burress will be conducted Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands with the Rev. Gordon McBride officiating. Entombment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be Kevin Wayne Burress, Gregory Keith Burress, Fred Lester, Avery Barton, Don Lord, and Jack Fizer, Sr. The staff of Mercy Ambulance Service will serve as honorary pallbearers. Members of Casey-Shortt VFW Post #9640 Richlands will conduct military graveside rites. Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans Association, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, KY 41076. Friends may call at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands after 6:00 p.m. Saturday. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Va. is in charge of arrangements.

Published in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph on 7/11/2009

Raymond married Pauline Blankenship on 4 Sep 1951 in Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census 1940 : 1940, Big Creek District, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

Family/Spouse: Joe Edd Addison. Joe (son of Earl Addison Sr and Evelyn Williams) was born on 20 Jan 1935; died on 30 Oct 2003 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Hannah M. Burress, Berwind. Date of Birth: April 29, 1928 Date of Death: August 18, 1928 Father: Byrd Mother: Ella. Cause of Death: Gastro.