Burress & Palmer Genealogy

Southwest Virginia & Stokes County, NC

 

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A PERPETUAL WORK IN PROGRESS

I have been researching my family genealogy since 1997. I am not a professional, nor am I a novice. I have invested a lot of time and effort into my research and while I will not claim that all the information on this site is 100% accurate, I do try to back up my finds with documents and sources.

As I discover new information I will try and regularly update the page. If you don't see source information for a connection, there may not be any and the connection may not be solid, so please use this information as a guide for your own research and do not rely on mine. If you see any information on the site that you know to be incorrect, please let me know. If you have better information, or a source to add, please contact me.

The lines I am researching are in the Southwest Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky area's and include, Burress, Palmer, Neal, Collins, Lawson, Combs, Newberry, Earls, Pack, Totten, Strouth, Kidd, McFarland, Delong, Reed, McGeorge, and Vier/Via.



Emery

My grandfather Emery, his nick name was "Red" due to his reddish hair. Married Hazel Palmer in 1926. He died in Lansing MI in 1961 at the age of 54.

Powell

My great grandfather Powell. He owned a lot of the land in and around Raven, in Tazewell County, Virginia. He died in 1954 at the age of 64.

James

James was born July 5, 1867. He is the son of Elizabeth Jane Collins. He married Margaret Lawson on April 22, 1886. He is the father of Powell O. Palmer.

Margaret

Margaret Lawson came to Tazewell with her parents Tucker and Lucinda Lawson. Traveling with this was James Palmer, who Margaret married in 1886.


Burress Family

The Burress' probably migrated here from England in the early 1700's. They made their way to southwest Virginia, where they eventually settled in Tazewell County.


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Palmer Family

James Palmer came to Virginia from Stokes County, North Carolina. He married Margaret Lawson in Patrick County, Virginia, then made is way to Raven, in Tazewell County.


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Military Ancestors

Ancestors who fought in this nation's various wars and conflicts and those who saw conflict with Indians along the Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland Frontier.


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