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Meredith 'Babe' Burgess 1848–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 June 1848

Birth Location: Cotton Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 August 1924

Death Location: Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Allen Burgess

Mother: Susanna Arthur

Spouse(s): Flora Fink, Sarah Blake

Children(s): Malinda Burgess, Laura Burgess, Basil Burgess, Charles Burgess, Hazel Burgess, Opel Burgess, Anny Burgess, Rosa Burgess, Richard Burgess, Cora Burgess, Charles Burgess, Luwey Burgess

The story of Meredith 'Babe' Burgess began in 1848 in Cotton Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA. In 1860, Meredith 'Babe' Burgess resided in District 2, Fayette, Virginia, USA. In 1868, Meredith 'Babe' Burgess established residence. Meredith 'Babe' Burgess married Flora Victoria Fink, Sarah Jane Blake, and had children including Anny F Burgess, Basil S Burgess, Charles H Burgess, Charles Wheeler Burgess, Cora S Burgess, Hazel Burgess, Laura Augusta Gussie Burgess, Luwey M Burgess, Malinda Belle Burgess, Opel A Burgess, Richard Edward Burgess, Rosa M Burgess. Meredith 'Babe' Burgess passed away in 1924 in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA.

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Reliability Score:
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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Meredith 'Babe' Burgess began in 1848 in Cotton Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Meredith 'Babe' Burgess resided in District 2, Fayette, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1868, Meredith 'Babe' Burgess established residence.
  • Meredith 'Babe' Burgess married Flora Victoria Fink, Sarah Jane Blake, and had children including Anny F Burgess, Basil S Burgess, Charles H Burgess, Charles Wheeler Burgess, Cora S Burgess, Hazel Burgess, Laura Augusta Gussie Burgess, Luwey M Burgess, Malinda Belle Burgess, Opel A Burgess, Richard Edward Burgess, Rosa M Burgess.
  • Meredith 'Babe' Burgess passed away in 1924 in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Allen Burgess
1819–1880
Birth Location: Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
AB
Susanna Arthur
1819–1870
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
SA

Spouses(s)

Flora Fink
1861–1938
Birth Location: West Virginia
FF
Sarah Blake
1843–1898
Birth Location: Virginia
SB

Children(s)

Malinda Burgess
1867–1924
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
MB
Laura Burgess
1892–1953
Birth Location: West Virginia
LB
Basil Burgess
1899–1974
Birth Location: West Virginia
BB
Charles Burgess
1877–1907
Birth Location: Quinnimont, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
CB
Hazel Burgess
1901–1994
Birth Location: Oak Hill, West Virginia
HB
Opel Burgess
1904–
Birth Location: West Virginia
OB
Anny Burgess
1866–
Birth Location: West Virginia
AB
Rosa Burgess
1872–
Birth Location: West Virginia
RB
Richard Burgess
1873–1944
Birth Location: West Virginia
RB
Cora Burgess
1875–1939
Birth Location: West Virginia
CB
Charles Burgess
1877–
Birth Location: Meadow Fork, Fayette, West Virginia
CB
Luwey Burgess
1879–
Birth Location: Loop, Fayette, West Virginia
LB

Meredith Burgess's Ancestors

Self
Meredith Burgess
1848–1924
Birth Place: Cotton Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Allen B Burgess
1819–1880
Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Susanna Arthur
1819–1870
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Burgess
1790–1853
Virginia
Rachel Huddleston
1799–1860
Virginia
Chandler Arthur
1777–1872
Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Jenkins
1780–1853
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Burgess
1754–1839
Wynna Key
1765–1850
Joel Arthur
1761–1837
Nancy
1758–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Burgess
1721–1778
Susannah Garland
1724–1792
John III
1731–1790
Elizabeth Witt
1732–1788

Meredith Burgess's Descendants

1.
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Meredith ('Babe') Burgess (10 June 1848–26 August 1924) m. Flora (Victoria) Fink (14 October 1861–9 October 1938) m. Sarah (Jane) Blake (1 May 1843–1 May 1898)
  1. 1. Malinda (Belle) Burgess 1867–1924 m. William (Henry) Treadway 1863–1949
    1. 1. Wyatt (Clark) Treadway 1888–1932 m. Mary (E.) Dooley 1890–
      1. 1. William (Clinton) Treadway 1913– m. Earline (Elizabeth) Love 1915–1995
        1. 1. Patricia (Carrolle) Treadway 1937–2007
      2. 2. Louise (L.) Treadway 1914–1976 m. George (Grablick) Jr. 1909–1979
      3. 3. Edith (C.) Tredway 1918–
    2. 2. Will Treadway 1893–
    3. 3. Mary (Dove) Treadway 1887– m. Ashby Dickinson 1880–
    4. 4. Levi (Thomas) Treadway 1884–1940 m. Belle (M.) French 1887–
      1. 1. Fred (W.) Tredaway 1911–1947
    5. 5. Walter (Melvin) Treadway 1890–1979 m. Rebecca (J.) Stevens 1894–1992
      1. 1. Melvin (Ray) Treadway 1914–1987
      2. 2. Billy (Burke) Treadway 1917– m. Mary (Catherine) Yarber 1921–
        1. 1. Thomas (W.) Treadway 1940–2007
      3. 3. Paul (Leon) Treadway 1918–1986 m. Iona (Mildred) Miller 1921–
      4. 4. Wanda (Estella) Treadway 1922–
      5. 5. Ruth (Evelyn) Treadway 1923–1972
  2. 2. Laura (Augusta "Gussie") Burgess 1892–1953 m. Ira (Abel) Crowder 1892–1964
    1. 1. Charles (E.) Crowder 1926–1971
    2. 2. Bernard (E. Crowder) Sr 1925–1983 m. Ruth (Katherine) Noble 1930–2003
      1. 1. Bernard (Edward Crowder) Jr 1950–2001
      2. 2. Ralph (Edward) Crowder 1947–1948
      3. 3. Raymond (Howard Crowder) Sr 1947–2003
    3. 3. Leonard (Ray) Crowder 1921–2006 m. Martha Rosenberry 1928–2012
    4. 4. Clyde Crowder 1924– m. Margaret (Ann) Roseberry 1924–
    5. 5. Eulin Crowder 1916–
  3. 3. Basil (S.) Burgess 1899–1974
  4. 4. Charles (Wheeler) Burgess 1877–1907 m. Georgia (Belle) Rhodes 1881–1975
    1. 1. Carl (H.) Burgess 1904–
    2. 2. Janie Burgess 1907–1953 m. Samuel Cowley 1899–
      1. 1. James (Henry) Cowley 1926–2003 m. Virginia Knosky 1926–
  5. 5. Hazel Burgess 1901–1994 m. Louis Roncaglione 1898–1990
    1. 1. Howard (Marshall Roncagloine) Sr. 1920–1982 m. Elizabeth Blevins 1919–2010
    2. 2. Carl (James) Roncaglione 1923–2010 m. Tommie Ballard 1925–2007
    3. 3. Virginia Roncaglion 1925–
    4. 4. Lillian (Mae) Roncaglione 1926– m. Ernest Bazzle 1923–
    5. 5. Johnny (Elwood) Roncaglione 1929–2000
    6. 6. Sybillia (F.) Rancaglione 1925–
  6. 6. Opel (A.) Burgess 1904– m. Rose Carter 1902–
  7. 7. Anny (F.) Burgess 1866–
  8. 8. Rosa (M.) Burgess 1872–
  9. 9. Richard (Edward) Burgess 1873–1944 m. Rose (Ethel) Johnson 1883–1974
    1. 1. Edgar (R.) Burgess 1910–
    2. 2. Eugene (Burleigh) Burgess 1912–1998
    3. 3. Lloyd (Richard) Burgess 1919–1987
    4. 4. William (Franklin) Burgess 1923–1991 m. Opal (Ileen) Evans 1929–2002
    5. 5. Charles (Wallace) Burgess 1904–1943
    6. 6. Bellma Burgess 1906–
    7. 7. Edith (Loraine) Burgess 1909–1927
    8. 8. Kathaline (Belle) Burgess 1912–2004 m. Chester (R.) Bledsoe 1907–1989
      1. 1. Jackie (Lee) Bledsoe 1933–1991 m. Lynda (Mae Lafferty) Redden 1951–2001 m. Nila (Jean) Adkins 1939–1988
    9. 9. Leona Burgess 1916– m. Carnis (Lee) Bragg 1912–1978
    10. 10. Robert (Edward) Burgess 1910–1990
    11. 11. Ester Burgess 1899–
  10. 10. Cora (S.) Burgess 1875–1939 m. John (Edward) Blake 1872–1936
    1. 1. Melba (A.) Blake 1906– m. Cecil (G.) Frantz 1906– m. Charles (A.) Duncan 1906–
  11. 11. Charles (H.) Burgess 1877–
  12. 12. Luwey (M.) Burgess 1879–

Meredith Burgess's Timeline

12 Records

1848
10 June 1848
Birth of Meredith 'Babe' Burgess in Cotton Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Cotton Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 12
Meredith 'Babe' Burgess resided here in District 2, Fayette, Virginia, USA
District 2, Fayette, Virginia, USA
1868
1868
Age 20
Meredith 'Babe' Burgess resided here
None
1870
1870
Age 22
Meredith 'Babe' Burgess resided here in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1877
1877
Age 29
Meredith 'Babe' Burgess resided here
None
1879
1879
Age 31
Meredith 'Babe' Burgess resided here
None
1880
1880
Age 32
Meredith 'Babe' Burgess resided here in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 52
Meredith 'Babe' Burgess resided here in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1901
1901
Age 53
Meredith 'Babe' Burgess resided here
None
1910
1910
Age 62
Meredith 'Babe' Burgess resided here in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 72
Meredith 'Babe' Burgess resided here in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
1924
26 August 1924
Age 76
Death of Meredith 'Babe' Burgess in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 June 1848
    Event Place: Cotton Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1679; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1375692
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: 1757; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1241757
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1947; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 718
    [5] West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: 1402; Family History Film: 1255402; Page: 35A; Enumeration District: 027
    [7] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [8] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1686; Page: 117A; Image: 67171; Family History Library Film: 553185
    [9] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [10] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Fayette, Virginia; Roll: M653_1344; Page: 302; Image: 309; Family History Library Film: 805344

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 2, Fayette, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Fayette, Virginia; Roll: M653_1344; Page: 302; Image: 309; Family History Library Film: 805344

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1868
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1686; Page: 117A; Image: 67171; Family History Library Film: 553185

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1877
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1879
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: 1402; Family History Film: 1255402; Page: 35A; Enumeration District: 027

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: 1757; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1241757

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1679; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1375692

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1947; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 718

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 August 1924
    Event Place: Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] West Virginia, Deaths Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] West Virginia, Deaths Index
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