| 1. |  Adam Anderson Burress was born on 9 Mar 1910 in St. Clair's Crossing, Tazewell, Virginia; died on 1 Aug 1961 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. Other Events:
- Census 1920: 1920, Bluestone, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
- Newspaper: 3 Aug 1926, Havaco, McDowell County, West Virginia; Adam Burress placed under arrest for attack on child. (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
- Newspaper: 4 Aug 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; Adam Burress Accused of attacking child (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
- Newspaper: 5 Aug 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; No Grand Jury in Adam Burress Case (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
- Newspaper: 10 Aug 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; Evidence to be taken Tuesday (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
- Newspaper: 11 Aug 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; Adam Burress to be Indicted
- Newspaper: 17 Aug 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; Adam Burress Trial (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
- Newspaper: 18 Aug 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; Adam Burress Sentenced to Die on Scaffold October 29
- Newspaper: 20 Aug 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; Adam Burress sentenced to hang (Xenia Ohio Evening Gazette; Beckley Raleigh Register)
- Newspaper: 29 Aug 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; Under the Shadow of the Gallows
Charleston Daily Mail
- Newspaper: 11 Sep 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; Adam Burress Examined (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Newspaper: 18 Sep 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; Adam Burress says he hopes to escape the noose.
- Newspaper: 3 Oct 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; Adam Burress mental age only 7 years old. (Beckley Raleigh Register)
- Newspaper: 10 Oct 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; Adam Burress Trial
- Newspaper: 11 Oct 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; Adam Burress Assault Trail (Charleston Daily Mail)
- Newspaper: 21 Oct 1926, McDowell County, West Virginia; New Trial Ordered (the Danville VA Bee)
- Newspaper: 14 Jan 1927, McDowell County, West Virginia; Adam Burress is to be arraigned. (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
- Newspaper: 5 Feb 1927, McDowell County, West Virginia; Adam Burress gets 20 years (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
- Residence: 1930, Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia; Adam is listed in the West Virginia Penitentiary, Jefferson Avenue, 19 years of age, inmate, tasked as a clerk
- Census 1940 : 1940, Beaver Pond, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
- Military: 28 Jun 1945, Camp Atterbury Columbus, Indiana
Notes:
Military:
First drafted in 1941 - so he was either out of prison by then or offered military for early release.
Name: Adam A Burress
Birth Year: 1911
Race White,
State or Country: Virginia
State of Residence: Ohio
County or City: Stark
Enlistment Date: 28 Jun 1945
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Camp Atterbury Columbus
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Skilled mechanics and repairmen, railroad and car shop
Marital Status: Married
Family/Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Croy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1910 - 1961 (51 years)
