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James Earl BURTON 1917–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1917

Birth Location: Alton, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 30 Dec 1986

Death Location: Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Earl BURTON

Mother: Sarah SWEENEY

Spouse(s): Jane PEIFER

Children(s): Robert Sr, Thomas BURTON

James Earl BURTON was born in 1917 in Alton, Illinois, USA, the child of Earl James Burton And Sarah Elizabeth Sweeney. In 1930, James Earl BURTON resided in Chicago (Districts 1251-1500), Chicago, Cook, Illi. In 1951, James Earl BURTON resided in Illinois. James Earl BURTON married Jane Elizabeth Peifer, and had children including Robert Joseph Burton Sr, Thomas Lawrence Burton. James Earl BURTON passed away in 1986 in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Earl BURTON was born in 1917 in Alton, Illinois, USA, the child of Earl James Burton And Sarah Elizabeth Sweeney.
  • In 1930, James Earl BURTON resided in Chicago (Districts 1251-1500), Chicago, Cook, Illi.
  • In 1951, James Earl BURTON resided in Illinois.
  • James Earl BURTON married Jane Elizabeth Peifer, and had children including Robert Joseph Burton Sr, Thomas Lawrence Burton.
  • James Earl BURTON passed away in 1986 in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James BURTON's Ancestors

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James BURTON
1917–1986
Birth Place: Alton, Illinois, USA
Parents
Earl James BURTON
1891–
Sidney Illinois USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) SWEENEY
1890–1972
Cook Illinois USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James BURTON's Descendants

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James (Earl) BURTON (6 Jan 1917–30 Dec 1986) m. Jane (Elizabeth) PEIFER (2 Sep 1917–2 Jun 1980)
  1. 1. Robert (Joseph BURTON) Sr 1944–2014
  2. 2. Thomas (Lawrence) BURTON 1941–2015

James BURTON's Timeline

4 Records

1917
6 Jan 1917
Birth of James Earl BURTON in Alton, Illinois, USA
Alton, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
James Earl BURTON resided here in Chicago (Districts 1251-1500), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago (Districts 1251-1500), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 34
James Earl BURTON resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1986
30 Dec 1986
Age 69
Death of James Earl BURTON in Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Alton, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago (Districts 1251-1500), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 1375; FHL microfilm: 2340209

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 234

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1986
    Event Place: Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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