Elizabeth Alice "Bessie" Thompson

1903 - 1939  (36 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Alice "Bessie" Thompson
  Newspaper	1935 Apr 17	Caretta, Mcdowell, West Virginia
  Patients admitted to the Stevens Clinic: Mrs. Emory Burress
  Birth	2 Jul 1903	Summers County, West Virginia
  Newspaper	25 Nov 1936	Welch, McDowell, West Virginia
  Charging that her husband, E.H. Burress, had "beaten me up." Mrs. Bessie Burress, of Welch, had Magistrate H.W. Herndon of Welch issue a warrant for his arrest Tuesday. Officers lodged him in jail to await a hearing before the magistrate.
  	Bessie Thompson Burress Death Notice 28 November 1939 Roderfield, West Virginia
  Death	27 Nov 1939	McDowell County, West Virginia
  Person ID	P1124	Burress | My Ancestors

  
  

  Father	Henry Thompson           b. Abt 1882, Hinton, Summers, West Virginia
  Mother	Gussie Frances Albert           b. 1867, Hinton, Summers, West Virginia
  Family ID	F1340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband 1	McClellon Hall           b. 1898, Virginia           d. 1968 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1920	Raleigh, West Virginia
  Children	1. McClellon Hall, Jr           b. 1920  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband 2	Emery "Red" Hamilton Burress           b. 27 Jan 1907, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 26 Sep1961, Lansing, Clinton, Michigan
  Marriage	17 May 1934	McDowell County, West Virginia
  	Newspaper Notice in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph about the marriage of Bessie and Emery. 17 May 1934 McDowell County, West Virginia Miss Bessie Thompson, of War, became the bride of Emory H. Burris of Tazewell, Va Thr, May 17. They were married at the Methodist parsonage in the presence of friends with the Rev. C.E. Painter, officiating. Husband's Name Emory H. Burress { Marriage License } Husband's Age 28 Husband's Birthplace Tazewell, Virgina Husband's Residence War, West Virginia Husband's Condition Widow Husband's Father RH Burress Husband's Mother Cannie Husband's Occupation Miner Wife's Name Bessie Thompson Wife's Age 31 Wife's Birthplace McDowell, WV Wife's Residence War, McDowell, WV Wife's Condition Divorced Wife's Father Henry Wife's Mother Frances Marriage Date 17 May 1934 Marriage Place McDowell Co, West Virginia Performed By Chas. E. Painter
  		Emery Burress and Bessie Thompson
  Family ID	F162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Newspaper - Patients admitted to the Stevens Clinic: Mrs. Emory Burress - 1935 Apr 17 - Caretta, Mcdowell, West Virginia Birth - 2 Jul 1903 - Summers County, West Virginia Marriage - 1920 - Raleigh, West Virginia Marriage - 17 May 1934 - McDowell County, West Virginia Newspaper - Charging that her husband, E.H. Burress, had "beaten me up." Mrs. Bessie Burress, of Welch, had Magistrate H.W. Herndon of Welch issue a warrant for his arrest Tuesday. Officers lodged him in jail to await a hearing before the magistrate. - 25 Nov 1936 - Welch, McDowell, West Virginia Death - 27 Nov 1939 - McDowell County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth