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James Thomas Burton 1840 – 1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1840

Birth Location: Brown, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1933

Death Location: Trafalgar, Johnson, Indiana, USA

Father: John Burton

Mother: Susanah Riggs

Spouse(s): Mary McIlvaine

Children(s): John Burton, William Burton, George Burton

The story of James Thomas Burton began in 1840 in Brown, Indiana, USA. James Thomas Burton married Mary Ann McIlvaine, and had children including John Thomas Jr Burton, William Albert Burton, George Sanders Burton. James Thomas Burton passed away in 1933 in Trafalgar, Johnson, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Thomas Burton began in 1840 in Brown, Indiana, USA.
  • James Thomas Burton married Mary Ann McIlvaine, and had children including John Thomas Jr Burton, William Albert Burton, George Sanders Burton.
  • James Thomas Burton passed away in 1933 in Trafalgar, Johnson, Indiana, USA.

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James Burton's Ancestors

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James Burton
1840 – 1933
Birth Place: Brown, Indiana, USA
Parents
John Sanders Burton
1819 – 1914
Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Susanah Riggs
1821 – 1868
Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA
Grandparents
Ransom Riggs
1789 – 1863
Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut, USA
Sarah Tremaine
1795 – 1863
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Riggs
1750 – 1820
Anna Woodruff
1756 – 1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Woodruff
1717 – 1790
Lucy Farnham
1727 – 1815

James Burton's Descendants

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James (Thomas) Burton (11 Dec 1840 – 28 Oct 1933) m. Mary (Ann) McIlvaine (18 Nov 1844 – 27 Sep 1921)
  1. 1. John (Thomas Jr) Burton (20 Jan 1864 – 26 Mar 1931) m. Anna (Mary) Cochran (Feb 1866 – 3 Jun 1932)
    1. 1. Paul (Cochran) Burton (9 Aug 1894 – 1956) m. Helen (Lois) Graham (17 Jul 1892 – 26 Feb 1980)
      1. 1. Mary (Jean) Burton (23 Sep 1916 – 7 Nov 2005) m. Schmidt
      2. 2. Marjorie (Ann) Burton (22 Jan 1918 – 18 Oct 1998) m. John (Edward) Edwards (1917 – 1976)
      3. 3. James (Franklin) Burton (26 Aug 1923 – 23 Jan 2005)
    2. 2. James (Mark) Burton (11 Mar 1897 – 13 Oct 1918)
    3. 3. John (Rodney) Burton (Aug 1898 – 1957) m. Gladys Rogers (1905 – )
      1. 1. Roy (Dean) Burton (8 Aug 1927 – 21 Mar 2010) m. Lynnette (Sue) Pattee (1947 – )
    4. 4. Annabell Burton (20 Aug 1902 – 21 Nov 1956) m. Glenn (Alden) Baker (6 Mar 1903 – 27 Mar 1996)
      1. 1. Donald (Eugene) Baker (30 Apr 1925 – 22 Feb 2006)
      2. 2. Robert (Glen) Baker (1927 – 11 Jan 1981)
    5. 5. Allan (Reid) Burton (1904 – 1955) m. Janice (K) Lewellen (5 Nov 1907 – 19 Jun 1976)
      1. 1. David Burton (1931 – )
      2. 2. John Burton (1934 – )
      3. 3. Rebecca Burton (1939 – )
  2. 2. William (Albert) Burton (19 Jan 1871 – 27 May 1958) m. Mabel (Alvira) Fraley (5 Dec 1886 – 12 Jan 1969)
    1. 1. Martha (Ruth) Burton (14 Aug 1906 – 15 Apr 2008) m. William (Robert) Flaitz (25 Nov 1907 – 23 Jun 2001)
      1. 1. Mary Flaitz (1940 – 2 Jun 1989)
        1. 1. William (J) Grisham (7 Apr 1964 – 14 Nov 2002)
  3. 3. George (Sanders) Burton (6 Sep 1877 – 12 Nov 1933) m. Lora Wilkes (14 Aug 1883 – 12 May 1973)
    1. 1. Grace (Kathleen) Burton (30 Aug 1909 – 12 Oct 2009) m. William (H) Andrews (5 Jan 1915 – 30 Aug 1995)
    2. 2. Margerett (Adelaid) Burton (9 Jan 1912 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Burton (2 Feb 1915 – 22 Nov 2002) m. George (E) Rogers (11 Jan 1914 – 19 Feb 1989)

James Burton's Timeline

2 Records

1840
11 Dec 1840
Birth of James Thomas Burton in Brown, Indiana, USA
Brown, Indiana, USA
1933
28 Oct 1933
Age 93
Death of James Thomas Burton in Trafalgar, Johnson, Indiana, USA
Trafalgar, Johnson, Indiana, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1840
    Event Place: Brown, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1933
    Event Place: Trafalgar, Johnson, Indiana, USA

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