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John M Burton 1828 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1828

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1863

Death Location: Rock Island Civil War Prison Illinois, USA

Father: Williams Burton

Mother: Mary Franklin

Spouse(s): Margaret Boyd

Children(s): William Burton, James Burton, Robert Burton, Minerva Burton, Margaret Burton, Nancy Burton, Mortimer Burton

It was in 1828 that John M Burton was born in South Carolina, USA, a child of Williams Thomas Burton and Mary Elizabeth Franklin. John M Burton went on to marry Margaret Caledonia Boyd and had children such as William D Burton, James Berry "J.B." Burton, Robert F Burton, Minerva E Burton, Margaret Martha Sarah Burton, Nancy Elizabeth Pearl Burton and Mortimer Columbus Burton. John M Burton was deceased by 1863 in Rock Island Civil War Prison Illinois, USA.

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Parents

Williams Burton
1801 – 1861
Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York
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Mary Franklin
1811 – 1893
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
MF

Spouses(s)

Margaret Boyd
1834 – 1896
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

William Burton
1851 –
Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi, USA
WB
James Burton
1852 – 1926
Birth Location: Alabama
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Robert Burton
1853 –
Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi, USA
RB
Minerva Burton
1859 –
Birth Location: De Kalb, Saline, Arkansas, USA
MB
Margaret Burton
1859 – 1935
Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
MB
Nancy Burton
1860 – 1931
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
NB
Mortimer Burton
1867 – 1945
Birth Location: –
MB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Sep 1828
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: De Kalb, Belfast, Saline, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: De Kalb, Saline, Arkansas; Roll: M653_50; Page: 599; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Feb 1863
    Event Place: Rock Island Civil War Prison Illinois, USA

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