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George Wright Burgess

Male 1814 - 1891  (76 years)


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  • Name George Wright Burgess 
    Born 17 May 1814  Louisa Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Jan 1891  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Geo W/Burgess
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 1/17/1891
      Death Place: Spencer, Roane, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 76y8m
      Birth Place: Louisa Co VA
      Marital Status: m
      Informant: son
    Person ID I61636  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2010 

    Family Mary Clementine Rapp,   b. Abt 1829, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 25 May 1843  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850
      Groom Name: George W. Burgess
      Bride Name: Mary C. Rapp
      Marriage Date: 25 May 1843
      County: Augusta
      State: Virginia

      1850 Lewis, VA # 498 all born VA
      George W Burgus 24 shoemaker
      Mary C 23
      Martha A S 4
      John S 3
      Right B 1

      1860 Roane, VA #415 all born Va
      Geo W Burgess 45 shoe & boot maker
      Mary C 31
      Martha A 15
      John H 13
      Wright 11
      Margaret 8
      George 4
      Lucinda 3
      Mary 10/12

      1870 Spencer, Roane, WV # 189-202
      Burgess, G W 58 boot & shoe maker VA Apr
      Mary C 43 VA Apr
      Wright B 21 WV Apr
      Margaret A 18 Sept
      George P 16 Apr
      Lucinda C 14 Oct
      Mary 10 Augt
      Rosalia 7 May
      Amelia B 4 Feb

      1880 Spencer, Roane, WV # 382
      Short, W Hudson 30 VAVAVA
      Olive 22 WV WV WV
      Burgess, Geo W fil shoe maker VAVAVA
      Mary 52 mil VAVAVA
      Mary C Jr 20 sil WV
      Rosa 17 sil WV
      Bell 14 sil WV
      Brown 9 bil WV
      Promise C 11/12 July neph WVWVWV

      RCBR
      female 8/13/1869
    Children 
     1. Martha A S Burgess,   b. Abt 1845, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. John Hansel Burgess,   b. 13 Aug 1846, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1922, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Wright B Burgess,   b. 18 Apr 1849, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1933, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Margaret A Burgess,   b. Sep 1851, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. George Penell Burgess,   b. 28 Apr 1854, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1929, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     6. Lucinda Olive Burgess,   b. Oct 1856, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1890, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 34 years)
     7. Mary C Burgess,   b. 20 Aug 1859, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Rosalia Burgess,   b. May 1863, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Amelia Belle Burgess,   b. 8 Feb 1866, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1926, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     10. Brown Burgess,   b. CA 1871, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F16509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S799] 1860 United States Federal Census.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S403] Virginia Marriages 1740-1850.