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George W. Burton 1870 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1870

Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan

Death Date: 6 Jul 1940

Death Location: Eloise, Wayne County, Michigan

Father: Jacob Burton

Mother: Maranda Towne

Spouse(s): Susan Olmstead

Children(s): Harry Burton, Lawrence Burton, Jacob Burton

Born in 1870 in Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, George W. Burton was the child of Jacob Burton and Maranda Town \ Towne. In time, George W. Burton married Susan Mary Olmstead, and they raised a family that included Harry George Burton, Lawrence O Burton and Jacob Burton. George W. Burton died in Eloise, Wayne County, Michigan in 1940.

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Parents

Jacob Burton
1832 – 1912
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
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Maranda Towne
1845 – 1913
Birth Location: Onondaga County, New York
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Spouses(s)

Susan Olmstead
1873 – 1939
Birth Location: Brownstown, Wayne County, Michigan
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Children(s)

Harry Burton
1892 – 1940
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan
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Lawrence Burton
1905 –
Birth Location: Michigan
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Jacob Burton
1908 – 1908
Birth Location: Michigan
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Jul 1870
    Event Place: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1889
    Event Place: Liockwood
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Detroit Free Press; Publication Date: 18/ Dec/ 1889; Publication Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA; ,0.82

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 754; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0178; FHL microfilm: 1240754

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rockwood, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 40; Film Description: 1889 St Clair-1890 Eaton

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Jul 1940
    Event Place: Eloise, Wayne County, Michigan
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