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John Franklin Burton 1875 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1875

Birth Location: Wayne, Michigan, United States

Death Date: 16 July 1956

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Father: George Burton

Mother: Helen Cornish

Spouse(s): Alice Duke

Children(s): Paul Burton, Max Burton, Nadine Burton, John Burton, Arthur Burton, Charles Burton, Gerald Burton

John Franklin Burton Sr was born in 1875 in Wayne, Michigan, United States, the child of George Burton and Helen L Cornish. John Franklin Burton Sr later married Alice Josephine Duke, and together they raised children including Paul A Burton, Max Burton, Nadine Burton, John Franklin Burton, Arthur Lee Burton, Charles Duke Burton and Gerald Curtis Burton. In 1956, John Franklin Burton Sr passed away in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

George Burton
1850 – 1880
Birth Location: Michigan
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Helen Cornish
1851 – 1880
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Alice Duke
1881 – 1968
Birth Location: Putnam, West Virginia
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Children(s)

Paul Burton
1905 –
Birth Location: Missouri
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Max Burton
1909 – 1910
Birth Location: Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, USA
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Nadine Burton
1912 –
Birth Location: Missouri
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John Burton
1913 – 1999
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Arthur Burton
1915 – 1989
Birth Location: New Market J, Tennessee
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Charles Burton
1917 – 1978
Birth Location: Mascot, Tennessee
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Gerald Burton
1919 – 1944
Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 Oct 1875
    Event Place: Wayne, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knox, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03910; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 47-41, Year: 1920; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 18, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1750; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 118, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 15, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 2341994, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Knox County, Year: 1900; Census Place: Webb Ward 3, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: 866; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0051, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stotts Ward 1, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: T624_795; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1374808, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 18 Jul 1956; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.12875573,0.15620182,0.22844487&xid=, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 4687; Page: 63; Enumeration District: 47-70

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: [<year>]
    Event Place: [location]
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 22/ Jun/ 1941; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.4186361,0.489156,0.47798193&xid=3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Webb Ward 3, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Webb Ward 3, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: 866; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0051

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Stotts Ward 1, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stotts Ward 1, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: T624_795; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1374808

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 24 Jan 1914
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, Knoxville Sentinel; Publication Date: 24/ Jan/ 1914; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Knox County

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 18, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Knoxville Ward 18, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1750; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 118

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 15, District 15, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 15, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 2341994

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Trentville, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knox, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03910; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 47-41

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 15, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Knox, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03910; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 47-41

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 4687; Page: 63; Enumeration District: 47-70

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 4687; Page: 63; Enumeration District: 47-70

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 18 Jul 1956; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.12875573,0.15620182,0.22844487&xid=

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Jul 1956
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 18 Jul 1956; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.12875573,0.15620182,0.22844487&xid=

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 July 1956
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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