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Mary Frances Burress

Female 1887 - 1959  (72 years)


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  1. 1.  Mary Frances Burress was born on 22 Feb 1887 in Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 24 Nov 1959 in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1900: 1900, Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    • Census 1910: 1910, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Newspaper: 24 Apr 1914, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; The new cases of measles are Mrs. George QUESENBERRY and one child, Ray ALTIZER, Mabel RILEY. Mrs. QUESENBERRY was caught in the rain last night which made her much worse.
    • Newspaper: 12 Feb 1915, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. George Quesenberry's three month old baby died Sunday of pneumonia. The child had been very delicate from birth. Burial took place in the public cemetery.
    • Census 1920: 1920, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Newspaper: 15 Feb 1929, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Rev. Hawks preached at Mr. George Quesenberry's on Sunday night.
    • Census 1930: 1930, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Newspaper: 8 Jun 1934, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. James Brewster and Mrs. George Quesenberry (Mary L. Burress) visited Tilda Steele and family Sunday at Bandy and heard Rev. Peak Preach.
    • Census 1940 : 1940, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Newspaper: 2 May 1941, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Quesenberry, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Laura, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Quesenberry, of War, WV, was visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Quesenberry Tuesday.
    • Newspaper: 20 Jun 1941, Cliffield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA; Mr. & Mrs. G. B. Bruster, Mr. & Mrs. Edd Simpson, Mrs. George Quesenberry (Mary Burress), Mrs. Bill Quesenberry, Mrs. J. T. Pruett, Mrs. C.H. Robinette & son, David, attended the funeral and burial of Mrs. Cynthia Bruster at Cliffield Wed
    • Newspaper: 12 Feb 1943, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Miss Juanita Quesenberry, of Tazewell and Miss Minnie Belle, of Cedar Bluff, were weekend visitors of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Quesenberry.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917, P258" Mary F. Burress 28 Feb 1887 Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia Parents: J.W. and Matilda Burress

    Mary married George Mansfield Quesenberry in 6 May 1902 in Tazewell County, Virginia. George (son of Frederick Quesenberry and Cynthia E. Pack) was born on 16 Aug 1877 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died after 1943 in Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Maude Georgia Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 May 1905 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 14 May 1990 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in May 1990 in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.
    2. 3. James Frederick Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Aug 1907 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 15 Feb 1994 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
    3. 4. John Elbert Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Aug 1907 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 18 Jul 1997 in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Jul 1997 in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.
    4. 5. Emory I. Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jul 1909 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 27 Oct 1978 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried on 29 Oct 1978 in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.
    5. 6. Byrd Patton Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1912 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 31 Mar 1988 in Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.
    6. 7. Unknown Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1914 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died in 1915 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
    7. 8. Minnie Belle Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Mar 1916 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died in Jul 1976 in Brooklyn, New York.
    8. 9. Floria Juanita Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1918 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 08 Dec 1975 in Charlotte, North Carolina; was buried in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Bluefield, West Virginia.
    9. 10. Rebecca J. Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1921 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
    10. 11. Herbert Homer M. Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1924 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia.
    11. 12. Gretchen "Gretchie" Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1926 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
    12. 13. Frances E. Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 02 May 1927 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 09 Apr 1973 in Charlotteville, Virginia, USA; was buried in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Bluefield, West Virginia.
    13. 14. Nancy Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1928 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
    14. 15. Jackie Quesenberry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1931 in Virginia.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Maude Georgia Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 1 May 1905 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 14 May 1990 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in May 1990 in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1910: 1910, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Census 1920: 1920, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia


  2. 3.  James Frederick Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 9 Aug 1907 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 15 Feb 1994 in Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1910: 1910, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Census 1920: 1920, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Census 1930: 1930, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Conviction: 26 Feb 1934, Tazewell County, Virginia; Fred Quesenberry, White, Height 5'8" 1/2 Eyes; Brown Hair; very dark almost black Scar on lower left jaw Age 26, Laborer offence; Breaking and entering in the nighttime. Court in which convicted; Tazewell Circuit court Date of conviction Feb 26, 1934

    Family/Spouse: Millie Dickerson Hill. Millie (daughter of John H. Hill and Sarah Brown) was born in 1906 in Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 24 Dec 1994 in Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  John Elbert Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 09 Aug 1907 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 18 Jul 1997 in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Jul 1997 in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1910: 1910, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Census 1920: 1920, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia

    Family/Spouse: Etta Mae Harris. Etta (daughter of John Harris and Florence Lowe) was born in 1907 in Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 12 Sep 1961 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Emory I. Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 30 Jul 1909 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 27 Oct 1978 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried on 29 Oct 1978 in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Military: US Army, WWII
    • Occupation: TV and Radio Repairman
    • Census 1910: 1910, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Census 1920: 1920, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Census 1930: 1930, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia

    Notes:

    Died:
    1 Nov 1978 (CVN)

    Mr. Emory I. Quesenberry, 69, of Pounding Mill, died in a Richlands hospital Friday afternoon, Oct. 27, following a brief illness. He was born in Tazewell County and was a son of the late George and Mary Burress Quesenberry, both Tazewell County Natives. He was a retired radio and T.V. repairman. He had made his home in the Richlands area his entire life. He had served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of WWII. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Tate Quesenberry December 31, 1977. Survivors include five sisters, Mrs. Robert Maxfield and Mrs. Tom Lowe, both of Tazewell; Mrs. Sylvia Lambert, Mrs. Bill Hoover and Mrs. Bill Helmandollar, all of Bluefield; five brothers, John Quesenberry of Richlands, Fred Quesenberry of Tazewell, Byrd Quesenberry of Dallas TX, Herbert Quesenberry of Cedar Bluff and Wilburn Quesenberry of Houston TX. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Hurst Scott Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Clyde Sparks officiating. Interment followed in Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill. Nephews served as pallbearers.

    Emory married Myrtle Virginia Tate on 22 Jun 1932 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia. Myrtle (daughter of Edward Tate and Mary Ward) was born on 04 Jun 1908 in New Hope, West Virginia; died on 31 Dec 1977 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in 1978 in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Byrd Patton Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 26 Jul 1912 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 31 Mar 1988 in Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1920: 1920, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Census 1930: 1930, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Conviction: 26 Feb 1934, Tazewell County, Virginia; Byrd Quesenberry, White, Height 5'10 1/2 eyes brown, hair sandy dark, scar on left hand age 21 Laborer; offence, breaking & entering in the nighttime Court in which convicted; Tazewell Circuit court Date of conviction Feb 26, 1934 (arrested with bro J.F)
    • Newspaper: 31 May 1936, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) The Amateur Program at Pounding Mill on Friday night of last week was a real success...Second prize in the children's group was Billy McGhee and Homer Quesenberry singing "My Old Coon Dog." Second prize in the adult group went to Byrd Quesenberry and Al Meade, playing guitar and banjo.

    Byrd married Georgia Pauline Brewster on 24 Sep 1938 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Georgia (daughter of George Maxwell Bruster and Mary Ann Earls) was born on 24 Feb 1911 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 9 Jan 1991 in Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Unknown Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born in 1914 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died in 1915 in Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Mr. and Mrs. George Quesenberry's three month old baby died Sunday of pneumonia. The child had been very delicate from birth. Burial took place in the public cemetery.

    Died:
    Mr. and Mrs. George Quesenberry's three month old baby died Sunday of pneumonia. The child had been very delicate from birth. Burial took place in the public cemetery.


  7. 8.  Minnie Belle Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 20 Mar 1916 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died in Jul 1976 in Brooklyn, New York.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1920: 1920, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Census 1930: 1930, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Newspaper: 12 Feb 1943, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Miss Juanita Quesenberry, of Tazewell and Miss Minnie Belle, of Cedar Bluff, were weekend visitors of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Quesenberry.

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


  8. 9.  Floria Juanita Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 24 Jul 1918 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 08 Dec 1975 in Charlotte, North Carolina; was buried in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Bluefield, West Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1920: 1920, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Census 1930: 1930, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Census 1940 : 1940, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Newspaper: 12 Feb 1943, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Miss Juanita Quesenberry, of Tazewell and Miss Minnie Belle, of Cedar Bluff, were weekend visitors of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Quesenberry.
    • Newspaper: 25 June 1943, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; Miss Juanita Quesenberry, from Tazewell, spent the weekend with her parents here.

    Family/Spouse: Claude Delk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Rebecca J. Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born about 1921 in Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1930: 1930, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia


  10. 11.  Herbert Homer M. Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born in 1924 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1930: 1930, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Newspaper: 31 May 1936, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) The Amateur Program at Pounding Mill on Friday night of last week was a real success...Second prize in the children's group was Billy McGhee and Homer Quesenberry singing "My Old Coon Dog." Second prize in the adult group went to Byrd Quesenberry and Al Meade, playing guitar and banjo.
    • Census 1940 : 1940, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Occupation: 1946; Laborer

    Herbert married Pearl Lowe on 16 Jun 1946 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia. Pearl (daughter of Wilburn S. Lowe and Annie F. Hill) was born in 1927 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 8 Jul 1987 in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 12.  Gretchen "Gretchie" Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born about 1926 in Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1930: 1930, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Census 1940 : 1940, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia

    Gretchen married Charlie Lambert on 7 Feb 1942 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 13.  Frances E. Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 02 May 1927 in Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 09 Apr 1973 in Charlotteville, Virginia, USA; was buried in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Bluefield, West Virginia.

    Frances married Clarence Martin on 02 Dec 1942 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Clarence (son of Walter Martin) was born in in Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Barbara Ann Martin  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Grace Martin  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 19. James Martin  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 20. Patsy Lee Martin  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 21. Pendora Martin  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 22. Walter Martin  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 14.  Nancy Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born about 1928 in Tazewell County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1930: 1930, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
    • Census 1940 : 1940, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia


  14. 15.  Jackie Quesenberry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born in 1931 in Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1940 : 1940, Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia



Generation: 3

  1. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Mary1)

  2. 17.  Barbara Ann Martin Descendancy chart to this point (13.Frances2, 1.Mary1)

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


  3. 18.  Grace Martin Descendancy chart to this point (13.Frances2, 1.Mary1)

  4. 19.  James Martin Descendancy chart to this point (13.Frances2, 1.Mary1)

  5. 20.  Patsy Lee Martin Descendancy chart to this point (13.Frances2, 1.Mary1)

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


  6. 21.  Pendora Martin Descendancy chart to this point (13.Frances2, 1.Mary1)

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


  7. 22.  Walter Martin Descendancy chart to this point (13.Frances2, 1.Mary1)



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