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Joseph Toliver Burton 1870–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1870

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: May 1939

Death Location: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Francis Burton

Mother: Hattie Burton

Spouse(s): Dicey Pittman, Sallie Burton

Children(s): Franklin Burton, Marion Burton, Lifus Burton, Marion Burton, Jole Burton, Lifus Burton

Joseph Toliver Burton was born in 1870 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Francis M Burton And Hattie Burton. In 1850, Joseph Toliver Burton resided in Saluda, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA. In 1860, Joseph Toliver Burton resided in Lowndesville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA. Joseph Toliver Burton married Dicey Merinder Pittman, Dycie Pittman, Sallie Burton, and had children including Franklin G W Burton, Jole Burton, Lifus L Burton, Lifus L Burton, Marion J Burton, Marion Jake Burton. Joseph Toliver Burton passed away in 1939 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Toliver Burton was born in 1870 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Francis M Burton And Hattie Burton.
  • In 1850, Joseph Toliver Burton resided in Saluda, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Joseph Toliver Burton resided in Lowndesville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Joseph Toliver Burton married Dicey Merinder Pittman, Dycie Pittman, Sallie Burton, and had children including Franklin G W Burton, Jole Burton, Lifus L Burton, Lifus L Burton, Marion J Burton, Marion Jake Burton.
  • Joseph Toliver Burton passed away in 1939 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Burton's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Burton
1870–1939
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
Francis M. Burton
1839–
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Hattie Burton
1852–
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Joseph) Burton
1796–1846
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Delilah Toliver
1810–1851
Ireland
George (Shotwell McJunkin) *
1803–1882
South Carolina, USA
Marinda (McJunkin *) ^
1825–1860
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Burton
1753–1839
Daniel @@
1756–1825
Jane *
1763–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sergeant
1731–1811
Elizabeth Prudy
1741–1818

Joseph Burton's Descendants

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Joseph (Toliver) Burton (1870–May 1939) m. Dicey (Merinder) Pittman (28 Mar 1864–Dec 28, 1943) m. Sallie Burton (abt 1865–)
  1. 1. Franklin (G. W.) Burton 1894–1943 m. Florence Morgan 1892–1941
    1. 1. George (Joseph) Burton 1928–1965 m. Patsy (Ruth) Bolton 1927–2004 m. Patsy (R.) Foster 1927–2004
      1. 1. Jo (Ann) Davis 1947–2023
      2. 2. Olive (J) Burton 1948–2023
      3. 3. Olive (J) Burton 1948–2023
    2. 2. Jessie (M) Burton 1922–1993
    3. 3. Viola Burton 1920–2001
    4. 4. Frank Burton 1926–
    5. 5. L (Clayton) Burton 1935–1985
    6. 6. Viola (Burton) Hames 1920–2001
  2. 2. Marion (Jake) Burton 1888–1960
  3. 3. Lifus (L.) Burton 1896–1916
  4. 4. Marion (J) Burton 1891–
  5. 5. Jole Burton 1894–
  6. 6. Lifus (L) Burton 1896–

Joseph Burton's Timeline

15 Records

1850
22 Oct 1850
Joseph Toliver Burton resided here in Saluda, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Saluda, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1851
1851
Birth of Joseph Toliver Burton in Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1860
28 Aug 1860
Joseph Toliver Burton resided here in Lowndesville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Lowndesville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Birth of Joseph Toliver Burton in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Joseph Toliver Burton resided here in Cleavlan, Oil Camp, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Cleavlan, Oil Camp, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1877
1877
Age 7
Joseph Toliver Burton resided here in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 10
Joseph Toliver Burton resided here in Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1887
1887
Age 17
Joseph Toliver Burton resided here in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1890
21 Aug 1890
Age 20
Joseph Toliver Burton resided here in Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 30
Joseph Toliver Burton resided here in Greenville Ward 1, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville Ward 1, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 40
Joseph Toliver Burton resided here in Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 50
Joseph Toliver Burton resided here in Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 60
Joseph Toliver Burton resided here in Butler, Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Butler, Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1939
18 May 1939
Age 69
Death of Joseph Toliver Burton in Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1939
May 1939
Age 69
Death of Joseph Toliver Burton in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1697; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 5
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341932
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1238; Page: 37c; Enumeration District: 129
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cleavlan, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1498; Page: 538A
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenville Ward 1, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 1529; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0031
    [7] 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: Saluda Regiment, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1219; Page: 198; Family Hi
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1460; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375473
    [9] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: The District, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: 852; Page: 179b
    [10] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1972, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Greenville
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [13] The National Archives; Kew, London, England; PCOM 2: Metropolitan Police: Criminal Record Office: Habitual Criminals Registers and Miscellaneous Papers
    [14] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1850
    Event Place: Saluda, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Nonpopulation Census Schedules; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: The District, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: 852; Page: 179b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1860
    Event Place: Lowndesville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Nonpopulation Census Schedules; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    [3] 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: Saluda Regiment, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1219; Page: 198; Family Hi
    [4] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cleavlan, Oil Camp, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cleavlan, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1498; Page: 538A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Nonpopulation Census Schedules; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] South Carolina Department of History and Archives; Columbia, South Carolina; U.S. Federal Census - 1880 Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes; Year: 1880
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1238; Page: 37c; Enumeration District: 129

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1890
    Event Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Intelligencer; Publication Date: 21 Aug 1890; Publication Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Greenville Ward 1, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenville Ward 1, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 1529; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0031

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1460; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375473

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1697; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 5

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Butler, Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341932

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bishopville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greenville, Cardville, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina Department of History and Archives; Columbia, South Carolina; U.S. Federal Census - 1880 Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes; Year: 1880

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Irmo, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: The National Archives; Kew, London, England; PCOM 2: Metropolitan Police: Criminal Record Office: Habitual Criminals Registers and Miscellaneous Papers

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1939
    Event Place: Butler, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1972, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Greenville
    [3] South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills (Anderson County, South Carolina), 1792-1857; Author: Anderson County (South Carolina). Probate Judge
    [4] South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1787-1868; Author: Abbeville County (South Carolina). Judge of Probate
    [5] South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, South Carolina Will Transcripts, 1782-1868; Author: Brimelow, Judith M.
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1939
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1787-1868; Author: Abbeville County (South Carolina). Judge of Probate
    [2] South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, South Carolina Will Transcripts, 1782-1868; Author: Brimelow, Judith M.

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills (Anderson County, South Carolina), 1792-1857; Author: Anderson County (South Carolina). Probate Judge
    [2] South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, South Carolina Will Transcripts, 1782-1868; Author: Brimelow, Judith M.

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Genealogical Collection; Author: Daughters of the American Revolution (South Carolina)
    [2] South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, South Carolina Will Transcripts, 1782-1868; Author: Brimelow, Judith M.

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