Ella Marie Burgess1,2

F, #19670, b. 18 Sep 1913, d. 17 May 2006
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Pedigree
FatherSilas Shelton Burgess2 b. 14 Sep 1887, d. 1 Dec 1948
MotherBertha Selbe2 b. 24 Mar 1893, d. Apr 1982
Birth*18 Sep 1913 Ella Marie Burgess was born on 18 Sep 1913 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co, WV.1,2 
 She was the daughter of Silas Shelton Burgess and Bertha Selbe.2 
(Witness) Census19 Jan 1920 Ella Marie Burgess appeared on the census of 19 Jan 1920 in the household of Silas Shelton Burgess and Bertha Selbe at Minden, Fayette Co, WV.2 
(Witness) Census16 Apr 1930 Ella Marie Burgess appeared on the census of 16 Apr 1930 in the household of Silas Shelton Burgess and Bertha Selbe at Minden, Fayette Co, WV.2 
Marriage* Ella Marie Burgess married William C. Cooke.3 
Residence*1 Dec 1948 Ella Marie Burgess resided at Oak Hill, Fayette Co, WV, on 1 Dec 1948.3 
Residence11 Oct 1955 She resided at Oak Hill, Fayette Co, WV, on 11 Oct 1955.4 
Residence19 Jan 1971 She resided at Oak Hill, Fayette Co, WV, on 19 Jan 1971.5 
Residence17 Oct 1976 She resided at Oak Hill, Fayette Co, WV, on 17 Oct 1976.6 
Death*17 May 2006 Ella died on 17 May 2006 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, Fayette Co, WV, at age 92. OAK HILL - Ella Marie Cooke, 92, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at Plateau Medical Center.

Born Sept. 18, 1913, at Oak Hill, the daughter of the late Silas Burgess and Bertha Silva Burgess.

Ella was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Cooke, and by her daughter, Francis Tapps.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, William C. Cooke of Oak Hill, Charles Cooke of Oak Hill, Russell Cooke of Clarksburg, Fonda Cooke Thomas and her husband, Tom, of Richmond, Va., and Adrian Goff of Oak Hill; sisters, Pat Alderson of Akron, Ohio, and Joanne Perry of San Antonio, Texas; ten grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Bush officiating. Burial will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park.

Arrangements by High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, 1435 E. Main St., Oak Hill..1 
Burial*20 May 2006 She was buried on 20 May 2006 at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co, WV.1 

Census Record Summary

Enumeration DateCensus LocationHousehold Members
19 Jan 1920Minden, Fayette Co, WVSilas Shelton Burgess, Bertha Selbe, John W. Burgess, Ella Marie Burgess, Grace Florene Burgess and Leonard Lester "Penny" Burgess2
16 Apr 1930Minden, Fayette Co, WVSilas Shelton Burgess, Bertha Selbe, John W. Burgess, Ella Marie Burgess, Grace Florene Burgess, Leonard Lester "Penny" Burgess, Lawrence Sidney Burgess, George Edward Burgess, Guy Ray Burgess, Bernice E. Burgess and James A. Burgess2

Partners and Children
Marriage* Ella Marie Burgess married William C. Cooke.3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S237] Obituary, Ella Marie Cooke, Beckley (WV) Register-Herald, 19 May 2006, online at http://www.register-herald.com/archivesearch/…, accessed Nov 2008.
  2. [S205] 1790-1950 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, online at ancestry.com.
  3. [S237] Obituary, Silas Shelton Burgess, Beckley (WV) Post-Herald, Friday, 3 Dec 1948.
  4. [S237] Obituary, Lawrence Burgess, Beckley (WV) Raleigh Register, Thursday, 13 Oct 1955.
  5. [S237] Obituary, Leonard Burgess, Beckley (WV) Post-Herald, Wednesday, 20 Jan 1971.
  6. [S237] Obituary, George Edward Burgess, Beckley (WV) Raleigh Register, Tuesday, 19 Oct 1976.