Husband: Bruce B. Burgess
Born: Dec-26-1887 in Reader, Wetzel Co, WV 1 Died: Feb-24-1947 at Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Buried: in Eight Mile Ridge, Pine Grove, Wetzel Co, WV 1 Census: 1930 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Occupation: Carnegie Gas Co. 1 Father: William Martin Burgess (1849 - 1930) Mother: Rachel Evelyn Garner (1850 - 1930)
Wife: Amy Dale Sheets 2,3 Married: in Doddridge Co, WV 1
Born: Oct- 8-1896 in Ritchie Co, WV 4 Died: Jan-16-1992 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 5 Buried: in Wetzel Co, WV 4 Census: 1930 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Father: William J. Sheets Mother: Lottie Scott
M Child 1: Charles Walter Burgess Born: Aug-31-1917 in Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV 6 Died: Jul-29-1983 Buried: in Memorial Park Cemetery, Plant City, Hillsborough Co, FL 7 Resided: 1943 at Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Military: U.S. Army, World War II 8 Wife: Virginia Belle White b. Dec- 5-1919 Married: May-13-1943 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 6
M Child 2: Harold Roscoe "Jim" Burgess Born: Nov-25-1919 in Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV 4,9 Died: Apr-24-2003 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 4,11 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: 1951 in Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1930 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Occupation: Carnegie Gas Co (43 yrs) 4 Military: (enlisted 3/28/1942) Sgt, U.S. Army (Purple Heart w/ Oak Leaf Cluster) 4,11,12 Wife: Naomi Jacqueline Jones b. Oct-21-1929 Also known as: Jacqueline Jones 13,14,15 Married: Aug- 4-1951 in St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV 6
M Child 3: William Joseph Burgess Born: May-27-1925 9,16 Died: Dec-20-1988 9,16 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV Military: (enlisted 9/17/1943) U.S. Army, World War II 12 Wife: Betty Lee Gribble b. Nov-16-1927 d. Feb- 7-1988 Married: Dec-20-1947 16
F Child 4: Alice Evelyn Burgess Born: May-27-1925 in Reader, Wetzel Co, WV 4 Died: Nov-29-2004 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 5 Buried: in Fort Steuben Burial Estates, Wintersville, Jefferson Co, OH 4 Resided: 2003 in Richmond, Jefferson Co, OH 13 Census: 1930 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: William D. Koch
M Child 5: Hobert Fleming Burgess
Census name: Hobert F. Burgess 17
Born: Dec-21-1926 in Wetzel Co, WV 18,9
Died: Aug-11-2010 9
Buried: in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Medina Co, OH 7
Resided: in Tampa, Hillsborough Co, FL 19
Resided: 2003 in Tennessee 13
Census: 1930 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV
Military: enlisted 11/16/1945 Tec 5, U.S. Army Field Artillery, World War II 12
M Child 6: Sherrell Eugene Burgess Born: May- 3-1928 at Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV 6,9 Died: Jul-30-1999 9 Buried: in Ridgecrest Memory Gardens, Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH 20 Resided: in Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH 9 (see note 1) Resided: 1954 at Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1930 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Wife: Living
M Child 7: Phillip Max Burgess Also known as: Max Burgess 13 Born: Jun-22-1930 9 Died: Jan- -1986 9 Buried: in Dover Burial Park, Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH 20 Resided: in Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH 9 (see note 2)
F Child 8: Phyllis Maxine Burgess Also known as: Maxine P. Burgess 6,13,21 Born: Jun-22-1930 in Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: 2003 in Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH 13 Resided: 1948 at Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Husband: James William "Bill" Waldo b. Apr-12-1925 Census name: J. William Waldo 22 Married: May-12-1948 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 6
F Child 9: Bernadine Pearl Burgess Also known as: Pearl 20 Born: Mar-26-1933 in Ritchie Co, WV 23 Resided: 2003, 2012 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 13,14 Husband: Ralph Duane Leggett b. Mar-16-1931 d. Jan- 6-2012 Also known as: Duane Leggett 20 Married: Dec-17-1951 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 10: Bernard Burl Burgess Born: Mar-26-1933 in Ritchie Co, WV 24 Died: Mar- 3-1936 in Ritchie Co, WV 25 Buried: in Wetzel Co, WV 1
F Child 11: Living Husband: Living
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Death record of husband. (3) Marriage record of daughter. (4) Obituary. (5) Obituary - Hospital. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) Findagrave.com. (8) Cemetery marker. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (11) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (12) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (13) Obituary of brother. (14) Obituary of husband. (15) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (16) Headstone. (17) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District). (18) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (20) Immediate family. (21) Obituary of husband's sister. (22) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (23) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, BR Bk 6, p. B-4. (24) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, BR Bk 6, p. B-34. (25) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, DR Bk 6, p. B-22. Event Notes Note (1) Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Note (2) Social Security card issued in NC/WV before 1951.