| Name |
Adam Anderson Burress |
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Adam Burress
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| Birth |
9 Mar 1910 |
St. Clair's Crossing, Tazewell, Virginia  |
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Adam Burress Birth Certificate
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| Census 1920 |
1920 |
Bluestone, 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 |
|---|
| 9 | 6161 | Joseph A | Burress | Head | M | White | 1866 | 54 | M | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia | | Farmer Own Farm | | | | 10 | 6161 | Mary | Burress | Wife | F | White | 1870 | 50 | M | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia | | | | | | 11 | 6161 | Fred L. | Burress | Son | M | White | 1902 | 18 | S | Virginia | | | | Farmer Home Farm | | | | 12 | 6161 | Adam A. | Burress | Son | M | White | 1912 | 8 | S | Virginia | | | | | | |
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| Newspaper |
3 Aug 1926 |
Havaco, McDowell, West Virginia |
| Adam Burress placed under arrest for attack on child. (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) |
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Adam Burress Arres
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| Newspaper |
4 Aug 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Adam Burress Accused of attacking child (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) |
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Adam Burress Trial
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| Newspaper |
5 Aug 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| No Grand Jury in Adam Burress Case (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) |
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Adam Burress Assault Case
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| Newspaper |
10 Aug 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Evidence to be taken Tuesday (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) |
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Adam Burress Case
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| Newspaper |
11 Aug 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Adam Burress to be Indicted |
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Adam Burress Assault Trial
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| Newspaper |
17 Aug 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Adam Burress Trial (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) |
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Adam Burress Assault Trial
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| Newspaper |
18 Aug 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Adam Burress Sentenced to Die on Scaffold October 29 |
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Adam Burress Assault Trial
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| Newspaper |
20 Aug 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Adam Burress sentenced to hang (Xenia Ohio Evening Gazette; Beckley Raleigh Register) |
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Adam Burress
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Adam Burress Trial
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| Newspaper |
29 Aug 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
Under the Shadow of the Gallows
Charleston Daily Mail |
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Adam Burress Trial
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| Newspaper |
11 Sep 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Adam Burress Examined (Charleston Daily Mail) |
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Adam Burress Trial
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| Newspaper |
18 Sep 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Adam Burress says he hopes to escape the noose. |
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Adam Burress Assault Trial
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| Newspaper |
3 Oct 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Adam Burress mental age only 7 years old. (Beckley Raleigh Register) |
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| Newspaper |
10 Oct 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Adam Burress Trial |
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Adam Burress Trial
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| Newspaper |
11 Oct 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Adam Burress Assault Trail (Charleston Daily Mail) |
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Adam Burress Assault
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| Newspaper |
21 Oct 1926 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| New Trial Ordered (the Danville VA Bee) |
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Adam Burress Trial
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| Newspaper |
14 Jan 1927 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Adam Burress is to be arraigned. (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) |
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Adam Burress Trial
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| Newspaper |
5 Feb 1927 |
McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Adam Burress gets 20 years (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) |
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Adam Burress Trial
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| 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, 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 |
|---|
| 10 | 11 | Adam A | Burress | Head | Male | White | 1911 | 29 | M | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia | | | | | | 11 | 11 | Mary | Burress | Wife | Female | White | 1918 | 22 | M | West Virginia | | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | Warren | Croy | Brother in Law | Male | White | 1923 | 17 | S | West Virginia | | | | | | |
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| Military |
28 Jun 1945 |
Camp Atterbury Columbus, Indiana |
- 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
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| Death |
1 Aug 1961 |
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio |
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Adam Burress Headstone Application
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 Siblings |
9 siblings |
| | 1. Brookman "Brooksy" Burress
b. 22 Nov 1886, Tazewell County, Virginia
d. 30 Nov 1890, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 4 years) | | + | 2. Effie Gray Burress
b. 1 Dec 1888, Tazewell County, Virginia
d. 08 Jun 1973, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia (Age 84 years) | | + | 3. Joseph Edward Burress
b. 15 Feb 1889, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia
d. 19 Aug 1935, Welch, McDowell, West Virginia (Age 46 years) | | + | 4. Clara Victoria Burress
b. 13 Oct 1896, Tazewell County, Virginia | | | 5. No Name Burress
b. Sep 1894, Bluestone, Tazewell, Virginia
d. 20 Sep 1894 , Bluestone, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 0 years) | | + | 6. James Robert Burress
b. 15 Mar 1896, Bluestone, Tazewell, Virginia
d. 2 July 1969, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia (Age 73 years) | | | 7. Mary E. Burress
b. Jun 1899, Tazewell County, Virginia | | + | 8. Freddie Lee Burress
b. 16 Jun 1902, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia
d. 1 Jan 1964, McDowell County, West Virginia (Age 61 years) | | | 9. Helen Louise Burress
b. 1907, Tazewell County, Virginia
d. 8 Nov 1926, Graham, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 19 years) |
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| Person ID |
P1241 |
Burress |
1910 - 1961 (51 years)
