Burress, Evelyn
Daughter of the Republic of Texas member and genealogist Evelyn Burress was actively involved in the preservation and restoration of historic buildings throughout Texas. Along with her husband Walter March Burress, a geologist by profession, they sponsored an annual Texas Independence Day celebration at Washington-on-the-Brazos.
Source:
W. M. Burress, who foretold East Texas Oil Field, dies. Dallas News . October 20, 1950.
From the guide to the Burress, Evelyn, Papers, 1939-1946, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
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