Laura Annabelle Burress

1884 - 1956  (71 years)

• Name	Laura Annabelle Burress
  Birth	18 Aug 1884	Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virgina
  Census 1900	1900	Clear Fork, 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 26 63 Wesley Burress Head M White Sep 1852 47 M Virginia Virginia Virginia Day Laborer 27 63 Maggie Burress Wife F White Jun 1856 43 M Virginia Virginia Virginia 28 63 Bittle G. Burress Son M White Nov 1877 22 S Virginia Virginia Virginia RR Flagman 29 63 Betty M. Burress Daughter F White Apr 1880 20 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 30 63 Josie M. Burress Daughter F White Jul 1882 17 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 31 63 Laura B. Burress Daughter F White Aug 1884 15 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 32 63 Hattie E. Burress Daughter F White Oct 1886 13 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 33 63 Vernon L Burress Son M White Apr 1889 1 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 34 63 Ida G. Burress Daughter F White Sep 1891 8 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 35 63 Jessie Burress Daughter F White May 1894 6 S Virginia Virginia Virginia   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=n16y_164
  Census 1910	1910	Bluefield/Beaver Pond, Mercer, West 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 9 907 Jeff L (Should be Joseph) Shelton Head Male White 1878 32 M West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia Type Setter Printing Office 10 907 Laura Shelton Wife Female White 1885 25 M Virginia Virginia Virginia 11 907 Scott Shelton Son Male White 1904 6 S West Virginia West Virginia Virginia 12 907 Joseph Shelton Son Male White 1907 3 S West Virginia West Virginia Virginia 13 907 Kyle Shelton Son Male White 1 3/12 S West Virginia West Virginia Virginia   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=2m1y_202
  Census 1920	1920	Bluefield/Beaver Pond, Mercer, West 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 98 987 Joseph F. Shelton Head Male White 1877 43 M West Virginia Printer Newspaper 99 987 Laura Shelton Wife Female White 1887 33 M Virginia 100 987 Scott Shelton Son Male White 1905 15 S West Virginia 101 987 Joseph V. Shelton Son Male White 1907 13 S West Virginia 102 987 Kyle Shelton Son Male White 1909 11 S West Virginia 103 987 Margaret Shelton Son Male White 1912 8 S West Virginia   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=vf6b_203
  Newspaper	13 Sep 1931	Tazewell County, Virginia
  	Miss Shelton Hostess (Margaret Shelton, daughter of Laura).
  Newspaper	13 Jul 1949	Tazewell County, Virginia
  	Attending funeral of sister Orgie
  		Orgie Burress death
  Death	13 Apr 1956	Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia
  		Laura Burress Shelton Death Certificate
  		Laura Burress Shelton Obit
  Burial	15 Apr 1956	Monte Vista Park Cem, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia
  Siblings	10 siblings
  1. Victoria E. Burress           b. 12 Dec 1870, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 20 Nov 1895, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 24 years)   2. Lydia G. Burress           b. 18 Jan 1873, Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virgina           d. 31 Jul 1960, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia  (Age 87 years)   3. Orgie Burress           b. 29 Nov 1875, Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virgina           d. 25 Jun 1949, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia  (Age 73 years)   4. Bittle Gordon Burress           b. 8 Sep 1877, Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virgina           d. 20 Jan 1906, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 28 years)   5. Elizabeth "Bettie" M. Burress           b. 11 May 1880, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 15 May 1967, DeLand, Volusia, Florida  (Age 87 years) + 6. Josephine "Josie" Mae Burress           b. 16 Jul 1882, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 4 Jun 1962, Draper, Pulaski, Virginia  (Age 79 years)   7. Hattie E. Burress           b. Oct 1886, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 24 Mar 1910, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia  (Age 23 years) + 8. Vernon Lee Burress           b. 11 Apr 1889, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 18 Oct 1961, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia  (Age 72 years)   9. Ida Grace Burress           b. 15 Sep 1891, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. May 1967, DeLand, Volusia, Florida  (Age 75 years) + 10. Jessie Elizabeth Burress           b. 24 May 1894, Graham, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 29 Oct 1975, Broward County, Florida  (Age 81 years)
  Person ID	P1228	Burress

  
  

  Father	John Wesley Burress           b. Sep 1849, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 2 Jan 1920, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Mary Margurite Hall           b. 28 Apr 1854, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 24 Dec 1917, Graham, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1867	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Family ID	F185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	Joseph Frederick Shelton           b. 9 Jan 1876, Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia           d. 18 Feb 1963, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1903	Tazewell County, Virginia
  	Newspaper Mention, In the Tazewell Republican - 24 September 1903 Mr. Joesph F. Shelton was married at Graham, Va on Tuesday afternoon to Miss Laura Burress, daughter of J.W. Burress. Mr. Shelton is a painter and the first three months of the present year was a member of the "Republican" force. He is an excellent young man. Joe came up to Tazewell on Monday to get his license and called to see us, but did not let the boys know he was in town on such important business. We extend our congratulations.
  		Shelton-Burress Wedding 1903
  Children	4 sons and 1 daughter
  	1. Scott Shelton           b. Abt 1905, West Virginia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Joseph V Shelton           b. Abt 1907, West Virginia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Kyle B Shelton           b. 5 Feb 1908, West Virginia           d. 3 Dec 1997, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia (Age 89 years)   4. Margaret E Shelton           b. Abt 1912, West Virginia   5. Robert L Shelton           b. Abt 1923  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Photos		Joseph & Laura Burress Shelton
  Family ID	F1065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Aug 1884 - Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virgina Census 1900 - 1900 - Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia Marriage - 23 Sep 1903 - Tazewell County, Virginia Newspaper - Miss Shelton Hostess (Margaret Shelton, daughter of Laura). - 13 Sep 1931 - Tazewell County, Virginia Newspaper - Attending funeral of sister Orgie - 13 Jul 1949 - Tazewell County, Virginia Death - 13 Apr 1956 - Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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