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James Major Burton 1881 – 1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1881

Birth Location: Adger, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 15 Feb 1969

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Father: James Burton

Mother: Lucy Humpreys

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James Major Burton was born in 1881 in Adger, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA, the child of James Berry "J.B." Burton and Lucy Ann Humpreys. James Major Burton passed away in 1969 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • James Major Burton was born in 1881 in Adger, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA, the child of James Berry "J.B." Burton and Lucy Ann Humpreys.
  • James Major Burton passed away in 1969 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.

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James Burton's Ancestors

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James Burton
1881 – 1969
Birth Place: Adger, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Berry "J.B." Burton
1852 – 1926
Alabama
Lucy (Ann) Humpreys
1860 – 1929
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (M) Burton
1828 – 1863
South Carolina, USA
Margaret (Caledonia) Boyd
1834 – 1896
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Williams Burton
1801 – 1861
Mary Franklin
1811 – 1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Billings Burton
1775 – 1855
Mary Hilts
1769 – 1850

James Burton's Timeline

2 Records

1881
1 Sep 1881
Birth of James Major Burton in Adger, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Adger, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
1969
15 Feb 1969
Age 88
Death of James Major Burton in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Adger, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1969
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

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