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Herbert Edgar Burgess 1897–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jul 1897

Birth Location: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia

Death Date: 10 Oct 1987

Death Location: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA

Father: John Burgess

Mother: Julia Dixon

Spouse(s): Clara Burgess, Mildred Oliver

Children(s): Herbert Jr

In 1897, Herbert Edgar Burgess entered the world in Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, born to John Granville Burgess And Julia Jessie Ella Dixon. In 1900, Herbert Edgar Burgess resided in Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA. In 1917, Herbert Edgar Burgess resided in Portsmouth, Ohio. Herbert Edgar Burgess married Clara Burgess, Mildred Norene Oliver, and had children including Herbert Edgar Burgess Jr, Patricia Faith Burgess. Herbert Edgar Burgess passed away in 1987 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Herbert Edgar Burgess entered the world in Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, born to John Granville Burgess And Julia Jessie Ella Dixon.
  • In 1900, Herbert Edgar Burgess resided in Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1917, Herbert Edgar Burgess resided in Portsmouth, Ohio.
  • Herbert Edgar Burgess married Clara Burgess, Mildred Norene Oliver, and had children including Herbert Edgar Burgess Jr, Patricia Faith Burgess.
  • Herbert Edgar Burgess passed away in 1987 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Burgess
1879–1968
Birth Location: Elk District Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
JB
Julia Dixon
1877–1963
Birth Location: Ashland, Kentucky
JD

Spouses(s)

Clara Burgess
1901–
Birth Location: Ohio
CB
Mildred Oliver
1903–1996
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
MO

Children(s)

Herbert Jr
1933–1933
Birth Location: Spencer, Kentucky, USA
HJ

Herbert Burgess's Ancestors

Self
Herbert Burgess
1897–1987
Birth Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
Parents
John Granville Burgess
1879–1968
Elk District Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Julia ("Jessie" Ella) Dixon
1877–1963
Ashland, Kentucky
Grandparents
Henry (W.) Burgess
1854–1939
Buffalo, Logan County, West Virginia
Emmazetta Burdette
1857–1949
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
William (A.) Dixon
1855–
Virginia
Sarah (Elizabeth) Miller
1858–1891
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
John Burgess
1799–1880
Precious Mullins
1809–1880
Archibald Burdette
1830–1910
Susanna Wines
1823–1923
John Miller
1815–1883
Hannah Rice
1817–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Burgess
1754–1839
Wynna Key
1765–1850
Nathaniel II
1786–1845
Margaret Wilson
1790–1865
John Burdett
1785–1836
Eleanor Swope
1788–1850
John Wines
1800–1880
Sarah Stewart
1800–1882

Herbert Burgess's Descendants

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Herbert (Edgar) Burgess (30 Jul 1897–10 Oct 1987) m. Clara Burgess (abt 1901–) m. Mildred (Norene) Oliver (23 Sep 1903–1 January 1996)
  1. 1. Herbert (Edgar Burgess) Jr 1933–1933

Herbert Burgess's Timeline

22 Records

1897
30 Jul 1897
Birth of Herbert Edgar Burgess in Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
1900
1900
Age 3
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
1917
April 1917
Age 20
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth, Ohio
1920
1920
Age 23
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1937
abt 1937
Age 40
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here
None
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 43
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1942
1942
Age 45
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
1945
1945
Age 48
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in Pomona, California, USA
Pomona, California, USA
1949
1949
Age 52
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, California, USA
1960
1960
Age 63
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
1968
1968
Age 71
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in San Jose, California, USA
San Jose, California, USA
1969
1969
Age 72
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
1970
1970
Age 73
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
1971
1971
Age 74
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
1972
1972
Age 75
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in San Jose, California, USA
San Jose, California, USA
1973
1973
Age 76
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
1976
1976
Age 79
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
1980
1980
Age 83
Herbert Edgar Burgess resided here in San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA
1987
10 Oct 1987
Age 90
Death of Herbert Edgar Burgess in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: 1760; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1241760
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1775; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0411; Image: 1019.0; FHL microfilm: 2341509
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_421; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60-1115
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 569-05-6394; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] California, Death Index, Date: 1987-10-10
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_820; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 726; Image: 17
    [7] Ohio Soldiers in WWI
    [8] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [9] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Fresno, California

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: 1760; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1241760

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: April 1917
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Ohio
    Record Source: Ohio Soldiers in WWI

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_820; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 726; Image: 17

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1775; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0411; Image: 1019.0; FHL microfilm: 2341509

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1933
    Event Place: Beckley, West Virginia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Beckley Post-Herald - 12 Apr 1933 - Page 22, Herbert and Claudia visit father, John Burgess 12 Apr 1933

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_421; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60-1115

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1937
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_421; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60-1115

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 240

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Pomona, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Fresno, California

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Voter Registrations, California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: San Jose, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1969
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1970
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1971
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1972
    Event Place: San Jose, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1976
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1980
    Event Place: San Jose, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1987
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 569-05-6394; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] California, Death Index, Date: 1987-10-10
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
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