Orgie Burress

1875 - 1949  (73 years)

• Name	Orgie Burress
  Born	29 Nov 1875	Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia
  	Orgie Burress Birth Certificate
  Census 1880	1880	Clear Fork District, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Occupation Street 1 20 Wesley Burress Head M White 1845 35 M Virginia Virginia Virginia Farmer 2 20 Margaret Burress Wife F White 1855 25 M Virginia Virginia Virginia Keeping House 3 20 Victoria Burress Daughter F White 1868 12 Virginia Virginia Virginia 4 20 Lydia Burress Daughter F White 1870 10 Virginia Virginia Virginia 5 20 Oridan Burress Daughter F White 1875 5 Virginia Virginia Virginia 6 20 Bittle Burress Son M White 1879 1 Virginia Virginia Virginia 7 20 AM - Elizabeth? Burress Daughter F White 2/12 Virginia Virginia Virginia
  Census 1910	1910	Clear Fork District, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
  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 56 91 John W. Burress Head M White 1850 60 M Virginia Virginia Virginia Farmer 57 91 Mary M. Burress Wife F White 1854 56 M Virginia Virginia Virginia 58 91 Orgie Burress Daughter F White 1876 34 S Virginia Virginia Virginia Phone Operator 59 91 Bettie Burress Daughter F White 1881 29 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 60 91 Ida Burress Daughter F White 1892 18 S Virginia Virginia Virginia Phone Operator 61 91 Vernon Burress Son M White 1889 21 S Virginia Virginia Virginia Dreyman 62 91 Jessie Burress Daughter F White 1895 15 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 63 91 Lydia Burress Daugter F White 1874 36 Widowed Virginia Virginia Virginia
  Newspaper	30 Aug 1911	Graham, Tazewell, Virginia
  Miss Orgie Burress, who has been in training at Thorne and Retreat hospital at Lynchburg, VA is home on her vacation.
  Newspaper	17 Aug 1913	Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
  Evidence that Graham Nurse Stands at Head of Profession....
  	Orgie Burress ~ Evidence that Graham Nurse Stands at Head of Profession.
  Newspaper	9 Oct 1913	Graham, Tazewell, Virginia
  Graham Nurse Attended Apperson
  Residence	1914	Lynchburg, Virginia
  In 1914 (to 1917) Orgie is listed in the Lynchburg City directory living at 1324 Church St. Occupation, nurse.
  In Chancery	27 Oct 1914	Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
  Orgie Burress Vs. Bill Graham Land & Improvement Company.
  Filed in Court Office October 27, 1914 In the Circuit Court of Tazewell County, Virginia: To the Hon. Fulton Kegley, Judge of the Circuit Court of the said County: Humbly complaining your Oratrix, Orgie Burress, would respectfully represent that on the ---- day of-------19l4, she bought from the Graham Land & Improvement Company, in Graham, through Walter Graham, its President, a lot of land in what is commonly called South Graham, on the opposite side of the road that passes by the residence of her father, J. W. Burress. This road is the main thoroughfare leads from the said Town of Graham to and intersects with the main Cumberland Turnpike road near the residence of Mrs. Vicie A. Burress, and which has been recently macadamized out of the bond issue road money of Tazewell county; and is a road that has a great deal of travel over it. For the lot in question your Oratrix was to pay the Graham Land & Improvement Company the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars; but, if she paid all cash she was to have a discount of Eighteen Dollars. Shortly thereafter she sent the said Walter Graham a check on the Bank of Graham for this Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, expecting him to return to her the said Eighteen Dollars when the said check was cashed. The said Walter Graham obtained the cash the said check in a very short time thereafter; but to date he has never returned to her the said Eighteen Dollars. Your Oratrix took possession, under this purchase, of the said lot, and had the same enclosed by a wire fence and she promptly applied to the said Graham Land & Improvement Company, and the said Walter Graham, it's President, for a deed to the said lot. And although she has made repeated demands on them for her deed, she has thus far failed to get any satisfaction. At the time she made the contract in question, it was agreed between your Oratrix and the said Walter Graham that the said lot was to be 60 feet in width, and was to face and front on the before named street from the North, and was to run back between parallel lines, at right angles to the said street, that width, to the line of J. W. Hicks, near the top of a hill that lies just North of the said street, and on the side of which hill the said lot is located, thus making the said lot about 305 feet in length. This lot lies just west of and adjacent to the West line of Mr. Frank Cook; but is longer than his said line. Your Oratrix was very particular with Mr. Walter Graham to have a distinct understanding with him that the lot in question was to run straight up this hill. When your Oratrix applied to him for a deed, he informed her that he was having the said hillside laid off into lots; and that as soon as he got this done, he would make her a deed. He did have this land laid off into lots: but he did not run them straight up the hill, as was agreed; but he ran them so as to run up this hill in a very slanting manner, and in such shape that no man in his right mind would have them. He then made and tendered to your Oratrix a deed to one of these lots; but it did not convey the land she had bought, and she refused to accept it. At this juncture he admitted that there had been a mistake made in making this survey and map; and he said he would have a correct survey made, and make a correct map of it, and make a correct deed. Whether he ever made this map or not your Oratrix does not know; but he did make a small map of the said Frank Cook lot; and he laid off a lot West of and adjacent to this lot, making it 56.25 feet wide on the front, and 56.25 feet on the rear, and only 120.7 feet in length; and he thereby did not run it back to the aforesaid Hicks line. He then made another deed to this lot thus laid out; and tendered it to your Oratrix; but as it did not comply with her contract with him, she refused likewise to accept this new deed. Since that time she has not been able to get him to do anything, one way or the other; and he refuses to make her a correct deed. The lot in question should front the street mentioned, bordering on the North side thereof, of the width of 60 feet, and should run straight up the hill that width, between parallel lines, N. 17 45 E. 305 feet to the Hicks line, the Easterly line thereof bordering on the westerly line of the said Frank Cook lot. Being without remedy, save in a Court of Equity, your Oratrix comes into this court and prays that the Graham Land & Improvement Company be made a party defendant to this Bill, and required to answer the same, but not on oath, that being waived; that a proper survey be made of the lot in question, according to the terms of the purchase herein set forth; that a commissioner be appointed by this court to convey the same to your Oratrix; and that this be done at the costs of the defendant Graham Land & Improvement Company. And she prays for all such other, further and general relief as to a Court of Equity may seem proper; And as in duty bound she will ever pray, & c. Orgie Burress, By Counsel.J. W. Hicks, Counsel for Complainant. Orgie Burress vs. Graham Land & Improvement Company. Enter this decree this May 27th, 1915. This cause came on again to be heard upon this 27th day of May 1915, upon the bill and exhibits therewith filed, and on the demurrer heretofore filed therein, and the joinder therein by the complainant. Thereupon the complainant moved the court to allow her to amend the said bill, which said amendment was allowed by the court, and was made by inserting in the said bill the following amendment: "and since this bill was filed your oratrix has broken up the ground of the entire lot, planted the same, and now has a growing crop upon the entire lot. And thereupon the defendant renewed its demurrer to the said bill as amended, and the court having heard the argument on the said demurrer, it is adjudge, ordered and decreed that the said demurrer be and it is hereby sustained, and that said bill be and it is hereby dismissed, and that the defendant recover of the plaintiff its costs in this suit. (something hand written after this, but unreadable).
  Newspaper	29 Jul 1915	Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
  Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 29 July 1915.
  A number of Grahamites, including several ladies, enjoyed a big fox chase on East River Mountain Tuesday night. Grace Hall was chosen master of hounds and the dogs were not long in finding a good trail. The chase lasted an hour when the fox went to earth near the big bluffs under the brink of the mountain. It WaS the first experience at chasing for some of the ladies but they enjoyed the fun immensely. Those in the party were Mrs. J.W Moore, Misses Orgie, Ida and Jessie Burress, Marue Scott, Mandeline Trout, Gertrude and Mabel Rucker, Billie and Marie Hall and Edna Kelster and Donald Sanders, Ray Hart, Verny Burress, Bob Greever, Walter Keister, A.G. Hall and Amos Wade.
  Census 1920	1920	Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
  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 5 64 Vernon Burress Head M White 1891 29 S Virginia Virginia Virginia Truck Dr 6 64 Orgie Burress Sister F White 1880 40 S Virginia Virginia Virginia Nurse Pr 7 64 Bettie Burress Sister F White 1883 37 S Virginia Virginia Virginia Seamstre 8 64 Ida Burress Sister F White 1892 28 S Virginia Virginia Virginia Milliner
  Residence	1921	Lynchburg, Virginia
  In 1921 (list until 1923) Orgie is listed in the Lynchburg, Virginia directory as a "Trained Nurse" her address is listed as 701 Federal St. (this is the street the hospital was on)
  Newspaper	2 Dec 1923	Graham, Tazewell, Virginia
  2 Dec 1923 Vernon Burress and sisters, Misses Orgie and Ida and Miss Edith Cook motored to Norton for the weekend to visit Mrs. G.W. Floyd
  Newspaper	8 Jan 1924	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Miss Orgie Burress was called home from Lynchburg to nurse her brother in law, C.B. Reynolds, who is very ill with heart trouble. (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
  Census 1930	1930	Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
  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 5 119 Vernon L Burress Head M White 1890 40 M Virginia Virginia Virginia General Hauling 6 119 Mabel G. Burress Wife F White 1902 28 M Virginia Virginia Virginia 7 119 Barkley Burress Son M White 1925 5 Virginia Virginia Virginia 8 119 Phyllis A. Burress Daughter F White 1927 3 Virginia Virginia Virginia 9 119 Nancy A. Burress Daughter F White 1928 2 Virginia Virginia Virginia 10 119 George E. Compton Step Son M White 1923 7 Virginia Virginia Virginia 11 119 Orgie Burress Sister F White 1876 54 S Virginia Virginia Virginia Hospital Nurse 12 119 Bettie Burress Sister F White 1882 48 S Virginia Virginia Virginia
  Died	25 Jun 1949	Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
  	Orgie Burress Death Certificate
  	Orgie Burress death
  	26 June 1949 // Bluefield Daily Telegraph
  Age	73 years
  Buried	27 Jun 1949	Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, 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 County, Virginia           d. 31 Jul 1960, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 87 years)   3. Bittle Gordon Burress           b. 8 Sep 1877, Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 20 Jan 1906, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 28 years)   4. Elizabeth "Bettie" M. Burress           b. 11 May 1880, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 15 May 1967, DeLand, Volusia, Florida  (Age 87 years) + 5. Josephine "Josie" Mae Burress           b. 16 Jul 1882, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 4 Jun 1962, Draper, Pulaski, Virginia, USA  (Age 79 years) + 6. Laura Annabelle Burress           b. 18 Aug 1884, Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 13 Apr 1956, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 71 years)   7. Hattie E. Burress           b. Oct 1886, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 24 Mar 1910, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 23 years) + 8. Vernon Lee Burress           b. 11 Apr 1889, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 18 Oct 1961, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 72 years)   9. Ida Grace Burress           b. 15 Sep 1891, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. May 1967, DeLand, Volusia, Florida, United States  (Age 75 years) + 10. Jessie Elizabeth Burress           b. 24 May 1894, Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA           d. 29 Oct 1975, Broward County, Pompano Beach, Florida  (Age 81 years)
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  Person ID	P1230	Burress
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2019

  
  

  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, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Married	Abt 1867	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Family ID	F185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Nov 1875 - Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia Newspaper - Evidence that Graham Nurse Stands at Head of Profession.... - 17 Aug 1913 - Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA In Chancery - Orgie Burress Vs. Bill Graham Land & Improvement Company. - 27 Oct 1914 - Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Newspaper - Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 29 July 1915. - 29 Jul 1915 - Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Census 1920 - 1920 - Graham, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Newspaper - Miss Orgie Burress was called home from Lynchburg to nurse her brother in law, C.B. Reynolds, who is very ill with heart trouble. (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) - 8 Jan 1924 - Tazewell County, Virginia Died - 25 Jun 1949 - Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Buried - 27 Jun 1949 - Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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