Melvin Wesley BURRESS

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910
Name: Melvin Burris
Age in 1910: 2
Birth Year: abt 1908
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Henry P Burris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mary Burris
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry P Burris 24
Mary Burris 24
Arry Burris 4
Helen Burris 3
Melvin Burris 2
Dora M Burris 4 months

1920 Census
Name: Melvin W Burris [Melvin W Burress]
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1908
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: Baptist Valley Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Bud Burris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mary F Burris
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Bud Burris 36
Mary F Burris 34
Ira F Burris 14
Helen C Burris 13
Melvin W Burris 12
Dora M Burris 9
William Burris 8
Rosa G Burris 7
Luther H Burris 6
Clarence B Burris 5
Pearl Burris 3 years 9 months
Margaret Burris 1 year 8 months

1930 Census
Name: Melvin W Burress
Birth Year: abt 1908
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Street address: Baptist Valley Road 2
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 21
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Farm
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Melvin W Burress 22
Ollie U Burress 19

1940 Census
Name: Melvin Burress
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1907
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $5
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 36
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 38
Income: $325
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Melvin Burress 33
Ollie Burress 29


Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Melvin Wesley Burress
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 7 Sep 1907
Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father: Henry Preston Burress
Mother: Mary Francis Qusenberry

Social Security Death Index
Name: Melvin Burress
SSN: 224-22-3141
Last Residence: 24609 Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
BORN: 7 Sep 1907
Died: Mar 1985
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Melvin Wesley Burress
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 76
Birth Date: 9 Sep 1908
Death Date: 31 Mar 1985
Death Place: Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia
Registration Date: 11 Apr 1985
Father: Henry Preston Burress
Mother: Mary Frances Quesenberry
Spouse: Ollie Uva Beavers Burress

Melvin married Ollie Uva BEAVERS. Ollie (daughter of James Harvey BEAVERS and Martha Elizabeth (Lizzie) Sparks) was born 01 Jan 1911, Tazewell Co., VA; died 27 Dec 1980, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]