Melvin Wesley Burress

1907 - 1985  (77 years)

• Name	Melvin Wesley Burress
  Birth	7 Sep 1907	Tazewell County, Virginia
  		Melvin Burress Birth Certificate
  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
  Newspaper	9 Aug 1929	Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
  Miss Margaret Burress is visiting her brother, Mr. Melvin Burress.
  Newspaper	20 July 1932	Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
  Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Burress spent Saturday night with grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Mose Beavers.
  Newspaper	5 Jan 1940	Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
  Miss Raye Whitt of Caretta, West Virginia, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. M.W. Burress of this place.
  WWII Draft Card	1942	Tazewell County, Virginia
  	Melvin W. Burress WWII Draft Card Info
  Newspaper	3 July 1965	Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
  Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Burress were Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Beavers and Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Elkins, Karen and Beth and Mr. and Mrs. Danny Ferrara.
  Newspaper	21 Oct 1965	Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
  Mr. and Mrs. Milt Simmons and Bonnie of Raven, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Neel and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Burress, visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Burress visited Mr. and Mrs. Pete Beavers and Mr. Willie Sparks in War. WV Sunday. Mr. Sparks underwent surgery recently.
  Death	31 Mar 1985	Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
  		Melvin Burress Obit Bluefield Daily Telegraph / April 1, 1985
  		Melvin Burress Death Certificate
  Burial	Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell, Virginia
  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. Helen C. Burress           b. 6 Jun 1906, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 31 Aug 1977, Medina, Ohio  (Age 71 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	P473	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

  
  

  Wife	Ollie Uva Beavers           b. 1 Jan 1911, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. Dec 1980, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	27 Mar 1929	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Family ID	F197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Sep 1907 - Tazewell County, Virginia Census 1910 - 1910 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Census 1920 - 1920 - Baptist Valley, Tazewell, Virginia Marriage - 27 Mar 1929 - Tazewell County, Virginia Newspaper - Miss Margaret Burress is visiting her brother, Mr. Melvin Burress. - 9 Aug 1929 - Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia Newspaper - Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Burress spent Saturday night with grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Mose Beavers. - 20 July 1932 - Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia Newspaper - Miss Raye Whitt of Caretta, West Virginia, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. M.W. Burress of this place. - 5 Jan 1940 - Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia WWII Draft Card - 1942 - Tazewell County, Virginia Newspaper - Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Burress were Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Beavers and Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Elkins, Karen and Beth and Mr. and Mrs. Danny Ferrara. - 3 July 1965 - Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia Newspaper - Mr. and Mrs. Milt Simmons and Bonnie of Raven, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Neel and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Burress, visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Burress visited Mr. and Mrs. Pete Beavers and Mr. Willie Sparks in War. WV Sunday. Mr. Sparks underwent surgery recently. - 21 Oct 1965 - Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia Death - 31 Mar 1985 - Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia Burial - - Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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