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John Wesley Perky Burton 1828–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 October 1828

Birth Location: Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 11 May 1888

Death Location: Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Allen Burton

Mother: Sylvia Reeves

Spouse(s): Nancy Baker

Children(s): Jesse Burton, Edker Burton, Virgil Burton, Mary Reyman, Volney Sr, Anna Boyd, Stephen Burton, Clara Monical

John Wesley Perky Burton was born in 1828 in Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Allen Burton And Sylvia Reeves. John Wesley Perky Burton married Nancy Jane Baker, and had children including Anna Obedience Boyd, Clara Etta Monical, Edker Edgar Burton, Jesse Lee Burton, Mary L Reyman, Stephen Arnold Douglas Burton, Virgil A Burton, Volney T Burton Sr. John Wesley Perky Burton passed away in 1888 in Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Perky Burton was born in 1828 in Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Allen Burton And Sylvia Reeves.
  • John Wesley Perky Burton married Nancy Jane Baker, and had children including Anna Obedience Boyd, Clara Etta Monical, Edker Edgar Burton, Jesse Lee Burton, Mary L Reyman, Stephen Arnold Douglas Burton, Virgil A Burton, Volney T Burton Sr.
  • John Wesley Perky Burton passed away in 1888 in Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America.

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John Burton's Ancestors

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John Burton
1828–1888
Birth Place: Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Allen Burton
1786–1861
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sylvia Reeves
1792–1855
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Pleasants) Burton
1758–1836
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Sussanah Stamper
1767–1845
Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Burton's Descendants

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John (Wesley Perky) Burton (12 October 1828–11 May 1888) m. Nancy (Jane) Baker (2 May 1836–13 March 1913)
  1. 1. Jesse (Lee) Burton 1870–1943
  2. 2. Edker (Edgar) Burton 1867–1927
  3. 3. Virgil (A) Burton 1873–1890
  4. 4. Mary (L.) Reyman 1864–1936
  5. 5. Volney (T Burton) Sr 1856–1887
    1. 1. Volney (Robert Burton) Jr 1887–1942 m. Ruth Dodd 1888–1960
  6. 6. Anna (Obedience) Boyd 1857–1921
  7. 7. Stephen (Arnold Douglas) Burton 1859–1926
  8. 8. Clara (Etta) Monical 1861–1902

John Burton's Timeline

2 Records

1828
12 October 1828
Birth of John Wesley Perky Burton in Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America
Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America
1888
11 May 1888
Age 60
Death of John Wesley Perky Burton in Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America
Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 October 1828
    Event Place: Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1888
    Event Place: Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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