Helen C. Burress

1906 - 1977  (71 years)

• Name	Helen C. Burress
  Birth	6 Jun 1906	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Census 1910	1910	Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 2 1111 Henry P Burress Head Male White 1883 27 M Virginia Virginia Virginia Farmer 3 1111 Mary Burress Wife Female White 1886 24 M Virginia Virginia Virginia 4 1111 Arry (Ira) Burress Son Male White 1905 5 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 5 1111 Helen Burress Daughter Female White 1907 3 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 6 1111 Melvin Burress Son Male White 1908 2 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 7 1111 Dora M. Burress Daughter Female White 4/12 S Virginia Virginia Virginia   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=rdg1_187
  Census 1920	1920	Baptist Valley, Tazewell, Virginia
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 3 1112 Bud Burress Head Male White 1884 36 M Virginia Virginia Virginia Famer/Owns Farm Baptist Valley Road 4 1112 Mary F. Burress Wife Female White 1886 34 M Virginia Virginia Virginia 5 1112 Ira F Burress Son Male White 1906 14 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 6 1112 Helen C. Burress Daughter Female White 1907 13 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 7 1112 Melvin W. Burress Son Male White 1908 12 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 8 1112 Dora M. Burress Daughter Female White 1911 9 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 9 1112 William Burress Son Male White 1912 8 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 10 1112 Rosa G. Burress Daughter Female White 1913 7 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 11 1112 Luther H. Burress Son Male White 1914 6 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 12 1112 Clarence B. Burress Son Male White 1915 5 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 13 1112 Pearl Burress Daughter Female White 1917 3 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 14 1112 Margaret Burress Daughter Female White 1 8/12 S Virginia Virginia Virginia   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=qn8r_188
  Death	31 Aug 1977	Medina, Ohio
  	Mrs. Helen C. Whitt, 71, of 206 Liberty St., Spencer, died in the Wellington Hospital yesterday after an illness of one year. Mrs. Whitt, who was born in Virginia, lived in Mount Vernon before moving to Spencer 17 years ago. She was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church in Layfayette. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Fay Davis, Spencer and Mrs. Bernice O'Byrne, Mount Vernon, a son Charlie, Chicago, ILL; ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Three sisters, Mrs. Gray Aldrich, Mrs. Blanche Rasnake and Mrs. Dora Taylor, all of Virginia; six brothers, Melvin, George, James, Bernard and Bill Burress, all of Virginia, and Luther Burress of West Virginia. Friends will be received in the Parker Funeral Home, Spenser, Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Services will be Sunday at 2 PM in the funeral home with the Rev. bobby Wheeler, Lafayette, officiating. Burial will be in Amity Cemetery, Knox County.
  Burial	Amity Cemetery, Knox County, Ohio
  		Helen and Homer Whitt Gravestone
  Siblings	14 siblings
  1. Ira F. Burress           b. 6 Jun 1905, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 24 Sep 1932, Raven Nest, Tazewell, Virginia  (Age 27 years)   2. Melvin Wesley Burress           b. 7 Sep 1907, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 31 Mar 1985, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia  (Age 77 years)   3. Vergi Burress           b. 4 Mar 1908, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia           d. Dec 1908, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia  (Age 0 years) + 4. Dora Mae Burress           b. 5 Apr 1910, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 2 Feb 1994, Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia  (Age 83 years) + 5. William Henry "Bill" Burress           b. 12 Apr 1911, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 12 Mar 1990, Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia  (Age 78 years)   6. Rose Gray "Betty" Burress           b. 4 Jun 1912, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 20 Aug 2007, Mt. Dora, Eustis, Florida  (Age 95 years)   7. Luther Hobert Burress           b. 13 Nov 1913, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 22 Nov 1991, West Virginia  (Age 78 years)   8. Clarence Bernard Burress           b. 29 Dec 1915, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 26 Jul 1987, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 71 years) + 9. Pearl Lena Burress           b. 18 Dec 1916, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 18 May 1969, Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia  (Age 52 years)   10. Margaret Lillie Burress           b. 5 May 1918, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 12 Dec 1973, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 55 years)   11. Blanche Virginia Burress           b. 2 Feb 1920, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 27 Jul 2003, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 83 years) + 12. George Edward Burress           b. 13 Feb 1920, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 15 Jul 1999, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 79 years)   13. Geraldine Burress           b. 8 Jan 1921, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. Oct 1931, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 10 years)   14. James "Jim" Irvin Burress           b. 2 Aug 1923, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 28 May 2001, Maxwell, Tazewell, Virginia  (Age 77 years)
  Person ID	P1165	Burress

  
  

  Father	Henry Preston "Bud" Burress           b. 30 May 1883, Clinch River, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 22 Dec 1964, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Frances Quesenberry           b. 10 Aug 1885, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 26 Jul 1942, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1904	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Family ID	F172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	Homer Alva Whitt           b. 18 Oct 1904, Virginia           d. 21 Jun 1963, MT Vernon, Knox, Ohio (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1926	Tazewell County, Virginia
  		Homer and Helen Burress Whitt
  Children	1 daughter and 2 persons of an unknown gender
  	1. Living   2. Marjorie Bernice Whitt           b. 1931   3. Bernard Charlie Whitt           b. 9 Jan 1937, Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 26 Nov 2006 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F1284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Jun 1906 - Tazewell County, Virginia Census 1910 - 1910 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Census 1920 - 1920 - Baptist Valley, Tazewell, Virginia Marriage - 19 Jun 1926 - Tazewell County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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