Burress & Palmer Genealogy

Southwest Virginia & Stokes County, NC

 

John Wesley Burress

Male 1849 - 1920  (~ 70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Wesley Burress was born in Sep 1849 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 2 Jan 1920 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.

    John married Mary Margurite Hall about 1867 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Mary (daughter of Thomas Hall and Margaret Elizabeth McFarland) was born on 28 Apr 1854 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 24 Dec 1917 in Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Victoria E. Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Dec 1870 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 20 Nov 1895 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.
    2. 3. Lydia G. Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jan 1873 in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 31 Jul 1960 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.
    3. 4. Orgie Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Nov 1875 in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 25 Jun 1949 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; was buried on 27 Jun 1949 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.
    4. 5. Bittle Gordon Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Sep 1877 in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 20 Jan 1906 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried on 23 Jan 1906 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.
    5. 6. Elizabeth "Bettie" M. Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 May 1880 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 15 May 1967 in DeLand, Volusia, Florida; was buried on 19 May 1967 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.
    6. 7. Josephine "Josie" Mae Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jul 1882 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 4 Jun 1962 in Draper, Pulaski, Virginia, USA; was buried in Jun 1962 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.
    7. 8. Laura Annabelle Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Aug 1884 in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 13 Apr 1956 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; was buried on 15 Apr 1956 in Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer County, WV.
    8. 9. Hattie E. Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Oct 1886 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 24 Mar 1910 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA.
    9. 10. Vernon Lee Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Apr 1889 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 18 Oct 1961 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; was buried on 20 Oct 1961 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.
    10. 11. Ida Grace Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1891 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died in May 1967 in DeLand, Volusia, Florida, United States; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia.
    11. 12. Jessie Elizabeth Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 May 1894 in Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA; died on 29 Oct 1975 in Broward County, Pompano Beach, Florida; was buried in Lauderdale Memorial Park, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Victoria E. Burress Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 12 Dec 1870 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 20 Nov 1895 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.

  2. 3.  Lydia G. Burress Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 18 Jan 1873 in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 31 Jul 1960 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Family/Spouse: Charles Brown Reynolds. Charles was born in 1871 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 16 Jan 1924 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Orgie Burress Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 29 Nov 1875 in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 25 Jun 1949 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; was buried on 27 Jun 1949 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.

  4. 5.  Bittle Gordon Burress Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 8 Sep 1877 in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 20 Jan 1906 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried on 23 Jan 1906 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.

  5. 6.  Elizabeth "Bettie" M. Burress Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 11 May 1880 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 15 May 1967 in DeLand, Volusia, Florida; was buried on 19 May 1967 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.

  6. 7.  Josephine "Josie" Mae Burress Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 16 Jul 1882 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 4 Jun 1962 in Draper, Pulaski, Virginia, USA; was buried in Jun 1962 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Josephine married Frank Roland Cook on 24 Dec 1901 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Frank (son of Jacob Cook and Ann Barton) was born on 18 Jun 1879 in Giles County, Virginia; died on 11 May 1940 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried on 12 May 1940 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Clyde C. Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Dec 1902 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; died on 22 Feb 1976 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA.
    2. 14. Helen G Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1906 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 28 Dec 1992 in Virginia.
    3. 15. Vernon L. Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jul 1908 in Watkins, West Virginia; died on 14 Jun 1986 in Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA.
    4. 16. Alvin Wesley Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1910 in Virginia, United States; died before 1976.
    5. 17. Edith Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1912 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died after 1976.

  7. 8.  Laura Annabelle BurressLaura Annabelle Burress Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 18 Aug 1884 in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 13 Apr 1956 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; was buried on 15 Apr 1956 in Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer County, WV.

    Laura married Joseph Frederick Shelton on 23 Sep 1903 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Joseph (son of Robert Shelton and Nancy) was born on 9 Jan 1876 in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia; died on 18 Feb 1963 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Scott Shelton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905 in West Virginia, United States.
    2. 19. Joseph V Shelton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1907 in West Virginia, United States.
    3. 20. Kyle B Shelton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Feb 1908 in West Virginia, United States; died on 3 Dec 1997 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA.
    4. 21. Margaret E Shelton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1912 in West Virginia, United States.
    5. 22. Robert L Shelton  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1923.

  8. 9.  Hattie E. Burress Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in Oct 1886 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 24 Mar 1910 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA.

    Hattie married Aubrey Ethelbert Jennings on 4 Dec 1909 in Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky. Aubrey was born on 28 Sep 1876 in Lynchburg, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Vernon Lee Burress Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 11 Apr 1889 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 18 Oct 1961 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; was buried on 20 Oct 1961 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Vernon married Mabel Delilah Givens in Mercer County, West Virginia. Mabel was born on 2 Aug 1902 in Falls Mills, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 25 Dec 1991 in Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. George E. Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1922 in Virginia, United States.
    2. 24. Julian Berkley Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Nov 1924 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; died on 14 Dec 2001 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
    3. 25. Phyllis A Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1926.
    4. 26. Nancy A. Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1927 in Virginia, United States.
    5. 27. Barbara Sue Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1933 in Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 27 May 2017 in Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.
    6. 28. Clifton Marice Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Apr 1946 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia; died on 9 Feb 2016 in Bishopville, Lee, South Carolina; was buried in Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Bishopville, Lee County, SC.
    7. 29. Barry Lee Burress  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Aug 1942 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia; died on 3 Apr 1972 in Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.

  10. 11.  Ida Grace Burress Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 15 Sep 1891 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died in May 1967 in DeLand, Volusia, Florida, United States; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia.

    Ida married Fletcher Gay Atkinson on 2 Jan 1925 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA. Fletcher was born on 26 Nov 1878 in West Virginia, United States; died on 20 Oct 1940 in De Land, Florida; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 12.  Jessie Elizabeth Burress Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 24 May 1894 in Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA; died on 29 Oct 1975 in Broward County, Pompano Beach, Florida; was buried in Lauderdale Memorial Park, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

    Jessie married George William Floyd on 25 Jun 1917 in Tazewell County, Virginia. George (son of William Henderson Floyd and Nancy Staples Clark) was born on 4 Jun 1876 in Henry, Virginia; died on 9 Jul 1948 in Ft. Lauderdale Broward County, Florida; was buried in Lauderdale Memorial Park, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. George William Floyd  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Dec 1919 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia; died on 11 Feb 1970 in Ft. Lauderdale Broward County, Florida.
    2. 31. William "Billy" Frederick Floyd  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1928 in Norton, Wise County, Virginia.
    3. 32. Robert Edward Floyd  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jun 1930 in Wise County, Virginia; died in 1992 in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward, Florida.


Generation: 3

  1. 13.  Clyde C. Cook Descendancy chart to this point (7.Josephine2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Dec 1902 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; died on 22 Feb 1976 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Norma Cooper. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 14.  Helen G Cook Descendancy chart to this point (7.Josephine2, 1.John1) was born in 1906 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 28 Dec 1992 in Virginia.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown Hudgins. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 15.  Vernon L. CookeVernon L. Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (7.Josephine2, 1.John1) was born on 15 Jul 1908 in Watkins, West Virginia; died on 14 Jun 1986 in Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA.

    Vernon married Thelma Thomason on 16 Jan 1922 in Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Sandra Cook  Descendancy chart to this point

    Vernon married Virginia Gertrude Bird on 18 Aug 1928 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA. Virginia (daughter of Doc Hoge Bird and Amanda A. Ruble) was born on 2 Oct 1911 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; died on 12 Aug 1961 in Fitkin Hospital, Neptune, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Vernon Lee Cook, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 16.  Alvin Wesley Cook Descendancy chart to this point (7.Josephine2, 1.John1) was born about 1910 in Virginia, United States; died before 1976.

    Family/Spouse: Madge Kirby. Madge was born about 1913 in West Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 17.  Edith Cook Descendancy chart to this point (7.Josephine2, 1.John1) was born in 1912 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died after 1976.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown Whisman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 18.  Scott Shelton Descendancy chart to this point (8.Laura2, 1.John1) was born about 1905 in West Virginia, United States.

  7. 19.  Joseph V Shelton Descendancy chart to this point (8.Laura2, 1.John1) was born about 1907 in West Virginia, United States.

  8. 20.  Kyle B Shelton Descendancy chart to this point (8.Laura2, 1.John1) was born on 5 Feb 1908 in West Virginia, United States; died on 3 Dec 1997 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Florence Virginia Thompson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 21.  Margaret E Shelton Descendancy chart to this point (8.Laura2, 1.John1) was born about 1912 in West Virginia, United States.

  10. 22.  Robert L Shelton Descendancy chart to this point (8.Laura2, 1.John1) was born about 1923.

  11. 23.  George E. Burress Descendancy chart to this point (10.Vernon2, 1.John1) was born about 1922 in Virginia, United States.

  12. 24.  Julian Berkley Burress Descendancy chart to this point (10.Vernon2, 1.John1) was born on 4 Nov 1924 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; died on 14 Dec 2001 in Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Julian married Helen Gillespie French on 05 Dec 1942 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Helen (daughter of G.R. French and Sarah Gillespie) was born in 1921 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Julian married Maxine J. Oney in Apr 1949 in Jarrell's Valley, Beckley, West Virginia. Maxine (daughter of William Oney) was born in 1928. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Dianne Gale Burress  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 25.  Phyllis A Burress Descendancy chart to this point (10.Vernon2, 1.John1) was born about 1926.

  14. 26.  Nancy A. Burress Descendancy chart to this point (10.Vernon2, 1.John1) was born about 1927 in Virginia, United States.

    Family/Spouse: Jerry Downs. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  15. 27.  Barbara Sue Burress Descendancy chart to this point (10.Vernon2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Nov 1933 in Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 27 May 2017 in Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Barbara married Hallie Clifton Bane on 27 Oct 1951 in Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, and was divorced on 21 Oct 1976 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Hallie was born on 12 Aug 1932 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 6 May 2005 in Roanoke, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  16. 28.  Clifton Marice BurressClifton Marice Burress Descendancy chart to this point (10.Vernon2, 1.John1) was born on 13 Apr 1946 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia; died on 9 Feb 2016 in Bishopville, Lee, South Carolina; was buried in Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Bishopville, Lee County, SC.

    Family/Spouse: Melba Cumalander. Melba was born on 8 Nov 1953 in Lee County, South Carolina; died on 16 Aug 2011 in Lee County, South Carolina; was buried in Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Bishopville, Lee County, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  17. 29.  Barry Lee BurressBarry Lee Burress Descendancy chart to this point (10.Vernon2, 1.John1) was born on 20 Aug 1942 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia; died on 3 Apr 1972 in Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.

  18. 30.  George William Floyd Descendancy chart to this point (12.Jessie2, 1.John1) was born on 15 Dec 1919 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia; died on 11 Feb 1970 in Ft. Lauderdale Broward County, Florida.

  19. 31.  William "Billy" Frederick Floyd Descendancy chart to this point (12.Jessie2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Aug 1928 in Norton, Wise County, Virginia.

  20. 32.  Robert Edward Floyd Descendancy chart to this point (12.Jessie2, 1.John1) was born on 23 Jun 1930 in Wise County, Virginia; died in 1992 in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward, Florida.


Generation: 4

  1. 33.  Sandra Cook Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vernon3, 7.Josephine2, 1.John1)

  2. 34.  Vernon Lee Cook, Jr.Vernon Lee Cook, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (15.Vernon3, 7.Josephine2, 1.John1)

  3. 35.  Dianne Gale Burress Descendancy chart to this point (24.Julian3, 10.Vernon2, 1.John1)




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