I have a Cora Bess whose maiden name was Burris. She was born in 1897, and died in 1981. She was the d/o Lewis Franklin Burris and Louvenia McMillian, sister of George Herman, Ella D., Everett French, Hobert Mitchell, Samuel H., Greek S., Nellie, and Shirley R. Burris. Cora is buried -- alone -- under the surname of Boone. I have found Cora in the 1910 and 1920 census records, living with her parents (1910-Elk Creek; 1920-Black Lick, Wythe Co.) Her parents were in Pulaski Co. in the 1930 census, but she was not with them. I can not find her at all in the 1930 census records. I have done a search for just "Cora" born in VA, thinking either "Burris" or "Boone" could have been botched, but have found nothing even remotely possible. I've even done a search for "Bess." I have searched the SSDI and come up empty also. Does anyone have any information on Cora, or who she married? Sue Dotson [email protected]

Dear Sue, I want to make sure I am not misunderstanding anything(I have been guilty of that on some occasions). Cora Bess was the SISTER of George Herman .....Shirley R. Burris? There is a Nellie Burris in my children's ancestry. Diane Renfrow ----- Original Message ----- From: "buzzybee" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: [VAGRAYSO] Burris -- Boone > I have a Cora Bess whose maiden name was Burris. She was born in 1897, and died in 1981. She was the d/o Lewis Franklin Burris and Louvenia McMillian, sister of George Herman, Ella D., Everett French, Hobert Mitchell, Samuel H., Greek S., Nellie, and Shirley R. Burris. Cora is buried -- alone -- under the surname of Boone. > > I have found Cora in the 1910 and 1920 census records, living with her parents (1910-Elk Creek; 1920-Black Lick, Wythe Co.) Her parents were in Pulaski Co. in the 1930 census, but she was not with them. I can not find her at all in the 1930 census records. I have done a search for just "Cora" born in VA, thinking either "Burris" or "Boone" could have been botched, but have found nothing even remotely possible. I've even done a search for "Bess." I have searched the SSDI and come up empty also. > > Does anyone have any information on Cora, or who she married? > > Sue Dotson > [email protected] > > > > > ==== VAGRAYSO Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Grayson Co., VA > mailing list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to > [email protected] or if your are on the Digest > list to [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Diane, Yes, Cora was their sister. I show George Herman was md. to Lillie Bell Unknown. I don't have a spouse for Shirley, but show this child was a male. He was listed as "Worley" in the 1920 census. I show Nellie md. to Unknown Byall. I forgot to mention in my original posting that in addition to all of the siblings there were also three unnamed infants. Any help would be appreciated. Sue Dotson [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Diane Renfrow To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [VAGRAYSO] Burris -- Boone Dear Sue, I want to make sure I am not misunderstanding anything(I have been guilty of that on some occasions). Cora Bess was the SISTER of George Herman .....Shirley R. Burris? There is a Nellie Burris in my children's ancestry. Diane Renfrow ----- Original Message ----- From: "buzzybee" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: [VAGRAYSO] Burris -- Boone > I have a Cora Bess whose maiden name was Burris. She was born in 1897, and died in 1981. She was the d/o Lewis Franklin Burris and Louvenia McMillian, sister of George Herman, Ella D., Everett French, Hobert Mitchell, Samuel H., Greek S., Nellie, and Shirley R. Burris. Cora is buried -- alone -- under the surname of Boone. > > I have found Cora in the 1910 and 1920 census records, living with her parents (1910-Elk Creek; 1920-Black Lick, Wythe Co.) Her parents were in Pulaski Co. in the 1930 census, but she was not with them. I can not find her at all in the 1930 census records. I have done a search for just "Cora" born in VA, thinking either "Burris" or "Boone" could have been botched, but have found nothing even remotely possible. I've even done a search for "Bess." I have searched the SSDI and come up empty also. > > Does anyone have any information on Cora, or who she married? > > Sue Dotson > [email protected] > > > > > ==== VAGRAYSO Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Grayson Co., VA > mailing list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to > [email protected] or if your are on the Digest > list to [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > ==== VAGRAYSO Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Grayson Co., VA mailing list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] or if your are on the Digest list to [email protected] ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237