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Gerald Curtis Burton 1919–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 December 1919

Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: Aug 02 1944

Death Location: Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: John Sr

Mother: Alice Duke

Spouse(s): Louise Pedigo

Children(s):

The story of Gerald Curtis Burton began in 1919 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America. In 1930, Gerald Curtis Burton resided in District 15, District 15, Knox, Tennessee, USA. In 1941, Gerald Curtis Burton resided in Madisonville. Gerald Curtis Burton married Louise Pedigo. Gerald Curtis Burton passed away in 1944 in Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Gerald Curtis Burton began in 1919 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • In 1930, Gerald Curtis Burton resided in District 15, District 15, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1941, Gerald Curtis Burton resided in Madisonville.
  • Gerald Curtis Burton married Louise Pedigo.
  • Gerald Curtis Burton passed away in 1944 in Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gerald Burton's Ancestors

Self
Gerald Burton
1919–1944
Birth Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
John Franklin Burton Sr
1875–1956
Wayne, Michigan, United States
Alice (Josephine) Duke
1881–1968
Putnam, West Virginia
Grandparents
George Burton
1850–1880
Michigan
Helen (L.) Burton
1851–1880
New York
Great-Grandparents
John Burton
1797–1870
Cornelia Smith
1801–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Billings Burton
1775–1855
Mary Hilts
1769–1850

Gerald Burton's Timeline

5 Records

1919
7 December 1919
Birth of Gerald Curtis Burton in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 11
Gerald Curtis Burton resided here in District 15, District 15, Knox, Tennessee, USA
District 15, District 15, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1941
Abt 1941
Age 22
Gerald Curtis Burton resided here in Madisonville
Madisonville
1943
1943
Age 24
Gerald Curtis Burton resided here in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1944
Aug 02 1944
Age 25
Death of Gerald Curtis Burton in shot down over Romania WWll
shot down over Romania WWll

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 December 1919
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [3] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [6] U.S., Defense POWMIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975, Defense PowMia Accounting Agency; Washington DC; Defense PowMia Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-For Remains, Group B, 1941-1975

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 15, District 15, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1941
    Event Place: Madisonville
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 14 Jun 1941; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 22 Jun 1941; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.4186361,0.489156,0.47798193&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, American Battle Monuments Commission; Arlington, VA; Cemetery Records
    [2] U.S., Defense POWMIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975, Defense PowMia Accounting Agency; Washington DC; Defense PowMia Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-For Remains, Group B, 1941-1975

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: of the Bride 's Parents
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 22 Jun 1941; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.4186361,0.489156,0.47798193&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 02 1944
    Event Place: shot down over Romania WWll
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
    [2] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [3] U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, American Battle Monuments Commission; Arlington, VA; Cemetery Records
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [6] U.S., Defense POWMIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975, Defense PowMia Accounting Agency; Washington DC; Defense Pow/Mia Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-For Remains, Group B, 1941-1975

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, American Battle Monuments Commission; Arlington, VA; Cemetery Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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