Raleigh Walter Burress

1900 - 1915  (14 years)

• Name	Raleigh Walter Burress
  Birth	7 Dec 1900	Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia
  Census	1910	Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
  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 6 327 Raleigh Burress Head Male White 1883 27 Married Virginia Virginia Virginia 7 327 Cana M Burress Wife Female White 1885 25 Married Virginia Virginia Virginia 8 327 Walter Burress Son Male White 1902 8 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 9 327 Sarah R Burress Daughter Female White 1904 6 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 10 327 Bird B Burress Son Male White 1906 4 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 11 327 Emry H Burress Son Male White 1907 3 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia 12 327 Dora E Burress Daughter Female White 1909 1 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia  ED:  District 0106   Transcript ID is  dbid=7884&iid=4454882_01428
  Court	26 Feb 1915	Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia
  Criminal Docket of Circuit Court - Walter Burress and Joe Carter for breaking into a commissary of a coal company at Richlands, sent to reform school.
  Newspaper	5 Mar 1915	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Armstead Pobst left on TU night for the Virginia reformatory, having in charge Walter Burress and Joe Carter, the two boys sentenced to the school at this term or court.
  Death	6 Apr 1915	Brookland, Henrico, Virginia
  	According to Newspaper article and Maxine Bledsoe, Walter and another boy were caught stealing and sent to reform school. Where he died from Asthma. Maxine claimed Raleigh blamed himself as he had Walter sent there to teach him a lesson.
  		Walter Burress Death Certificate
  Siblings	11 siblings
  + 1. Matilda Gladys Burress           b. 7 Sep 1903, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 22 Jan 1977, MT Vernon, Knox, Ohio  (Age 73 years) + 2. Byrd Patton Burress           b. 11 Jul 1905, Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 11 Jun 1971, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 65 years) + 3. Emery "Red" Hamilton Burress           b. 27 Jan 1907, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 26 Sep1961, Lansing, Clinton, Michigan + 4. Dora Helen Burress           b. 05 Feb 1909, Canebrake, McDowell, West Virginia           bur. 1976, Baltimore, Maryland  (Age ~ 66 years) + 5. Ernest Arthur Burress           b. 11 June 1911, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 01 June 1985, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan  (Age 73 years) + 6. Sherman Woodrow Burress           b. 19 Dec 1912, Canebrake, McDowell, West Virginia           d. 27 Mar 1978, Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee  (Age 65 years)   7. Emerson William Burress           b. 15 Apr 1915, Canebrake, McDowell, West Virginia           d. 06 Aug 1915, Canebrake, McDowell, West Virginia  (Age 0 years) + 8. Georgia Emma Burress           b. 15 Apr 1915, Canebrake, McDowell, West Virginia           d. 23 Jan 2004, Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania  (Age 88 years)   9. Lola Mae Burress           b. 19 Apr 1916, Canebrake, McDowell, West Virginia           d. 02 Sep 1921, Canebrake, McDowell, West Virginia  (Age 5 years)   10. Joseph S. Burress           b. 09 Feb 1920, Canebrake, McDowell, West Virginia   11. Perry Vernon "Jack" Burress           b. 09 Oct 1921, Canebrake, McDowell, West Virginia           d. Jul 1978, Baltimore, Maryland  (Age 56 years)
  Person ID	P1383	Burress

  
  

  Father	Raleigh "Raul" Hamilton Burress           b. 28 Aug 1880, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 12 Oct 1964, Bristol, Virginia (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Cana Mae "Cannie" Combs           b. 6 April 1883, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 28 Feb 1927, War, McDowell, West Virginia (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	31 Jan 1900	Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia
  Family ID	F204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Dec 1900 - Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia Census - 1910 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Court - Criminal Docket of Circuit Court - Walter Burress and Joe Carter for breaking into a commissary of a coal company at Richlands, sent to reform school. - 26 Feb 1915 - Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia Newspaper - Armstead Pobst left on TU night for the Virginia reformatory, having in charge Walter Burress and Joe Carter, the two boys sentenced to the school at this term or court. - 5 Mar 1915 - Tazewell County, Virginia Death - 6 Apr 1915 - Brookland, Henrico, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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