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Mary Sophronia Burton 1846 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1846

Birth Location: Brown, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 18 Jan 1941

Death Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

Father: John Burton

Mother: Susanah Riggs

Spouse(s): Bluford Richardson

Children(s): Mary Richardson, Lewis Richardson, Ulysses Richardson, Bluford Richardson, John Richardson

In 1846, Mary Sophronia Burton entered the world in Brown, Indiana, USA, born to John Sanders Burton and Susanah Riggs. Mary Sophronia Burton married Bluford Wiley Richardson, and had children including Mary Odessa Richardson, Lewis W Richardson, Ulysses Ellsworth Richardson, Bluford Wiley Jr Richardson, John Wesley Richardson. Mary Sophronia Burton passed away in 1941 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Mary Sophronia Burton entered the world in Brown, Indiana, USA, born to John Sanders Burton and Susanah Riggs.
  • Mary Sophronia Burton married Bluford Wiley Richardson, and had children including Mary Odessa Richardson, Lewis W Richardson, Ulysses Ellsworth Richardson, Bluford Wiley Jr Richardson, John Wesley Richardson.
  • Mary Sophronia Burton passed away in 1941 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Burton
1819 – 1914
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, USA
JB
Susanah Riggs
1821 – 1868
Birth Location: Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA
SR

Spouses(s)

Bluford Richardson
1842 – 1889
Birth Location: Hensley, Johnson, Indiana, USA
BR

Children(s)

Mary Richardson
1869 – 1916
Birth Location: Johnson, Indiana, USA
MR
Lewis Richardson
1871 – 1952
Birth Location: Johnson, Indiana, USA
LR
Ulysses Richardson
1872 – 1958
Birth Location: Johnson, Indiana, USA
UR
Bluford Richardson
1875 – 1898
Birth Location: Johnson, Indiana, USA
BR
John Richardson
1882 – 1972
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
JR

Mary Burton's Ancestors

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Mary Burton
1846 – 1941
Birth Place: Brown, Indiana, USA
Parents
John Sanders Burton
1819 – 1914
Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Susanah Riggs
1821 – 1868
Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA
Grandparents
Ransom Riggs
1789 – 1863
Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut, USA
Sarah Tremaine
1795 – 1863
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Riggs
1750 – 1820
Anna Woodruff
1756 – 1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Woodruff
1717 – 1790
Lucy Farnham
1727 – 1815

Mary Burton's Descendants

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Mary (Sophronia) Burton (18 Apr 1846 – 18 Jan 1941) m. Bluford (Wiley) Richardson (11 Mar 1842 – 17 Sep 1889)
  1. 1. Mary (Odessa) Richardson (6 May 1869 – 12 Jan 1916) m. Henry (Ernest) Aschermann (6 Feb 1862 – 2 Dec 1946)
    1. 1. Ernest (Elsworth) Aschermann (23 Dec 1892 – 15 Mar 1978) m. Sylvia Cruse (6 Nov 1893 – 7 Mar 1976)
      1. 1. Ernest Aschermann (2 Oct 1916 – 17 Mar 1986) m. Cynthia (Jane) Aschermann (20 Jan 1920 – 2 Jan 2004)
      2. 2. Virginia (Ellen) Aschermann (25 Feb 1920 – 24 Jun 2007)
      3. 3. Dorothy (M) Aschermann (10 Feb 1923 – )
    2. 2. Lloyd (Odis) Aschermann (7 Feb 1895 – 3 Nov 1980) m. Violet (Faye) Erhardt (5 Feb 1893 – 3 Nov 1938)
      1. 1. Mildred Aschermann (25 Jul 1921 – 30 May 2006)
      2. 2. Leonard (Wilson) Aschermann (10 Sep 1922 – 5 Feb 1995)
      3. 3. Lawrence (H) Aschermann (1 May 1936 – )
    3. 3. Clyde (Jennings) Aschermann (28 Mar 1898 – 7 Jul 1991) m. Mabel (Ann) Mentzer (18 Nov 1900 – 30 Jul 1997)
      1. 1. Mary (Louise) Aschermann (30 Aug 1921 – 1 Apr 2006) m. James (E) Pate (22 Oct 1919 – 7 Sep 2006)
    4. 4. Bertha (Odessa) Aschermann (22 Apr 1901 – 29 Jul 1947) m. Hoyt (McCloud) Fleming (23 Dec 1898 – 29 Feb 1960)
      1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Fleming (8 Nov 1926 – ) m. Walter (Henry) Opp (26 May 1918 – 26 Aug 1982)
        1. 1. Debra (Ann) Opp (31 Aug 1953 – )
        2. 2. Wendra (Suzanne) Opp (4 May 1955 – )
        3. 3. Marti (J) Opp (2 Sep 1956 – )
      2. 2. Peggy (Sue) Fleming (5 Jun 1932 – 7 Dec 2000) m. Richard (Forrest) Hansen (1929 – 1991)
    5. 5. Edythe Aschermann (5 Jun 1910 – 8 Sep 2009) m. Raymond (K) Fairfield (28 Mar 1901 – 7 Sep 1970)
  2. 2. Lewis (W) Richardson (17 Feb 1871 – 1952) m. Cora (B) Timmons (11 Nov 1873 – 3 Jan 1906)
    1. 1. Linnie (Fern) Richardson (16 Aug 1894 – 26 Sep 1927) m. Jack Packer
      1. 1. Robert (Harold) Packer (17 Dec 1916 – 21 Dec 1986)
    2. 2. Helen (Vida) Richardson (16 Nov 1905 – 21 Oct 1945) m. James (Gardner) Duvall (11 Nov 1901 – 10 Jun 1976)
  3. 3. Ulysses (Ellsworth) Richardson (30 Oct 1872 – 18 Jul 1958) m. Fannie (B) Cochran (5 Nov 1877 – 17 Jan 1958)
    1. 1. Earl (E) Richardson (2 Feb 1905 – 6 Sep 1993) m. Ruth (Fern) Watkins (22 Dec 1907 – 24 Oct 1989)
    2. 2. Thelma Richardson (5 May 1908 – 4 Dec 1982) m. Charles (Melvin) Johnson (24 Feb 1907 – 23 Dec 1991)
    3. 3. Dorothy (Bell) Richardson (14 Mar 1914 – 5 Oct 1989) m. Frederick Moessner (17 Jun 1910 – 6 May 2001)
  4. 4. Bluford (Wiley Jr) Richardson (19 Sep 1875 – 3 Jul 1898) m. Laurel (Belle) Smith (26 Jun 1877 – 18 Dec 1953)
    1. 1. Clarence (Guy) Richardson (5 May 1897 – 29 May 1949) m. Frances (Moselle) Johnson (14 Apr 1909 – 6 Mar 2002)
  5. 5. John (Wesley) Richardson (10 Mar 1882 – 9 Nov 1972) m. Pearl (Arizona) Murray (2 Feb 1883 – 9 Dec 1955)
    1. 1. Letha (F) Richardson (4 Sep 1903 – 18 May 1990)
    2. 2. Bluford (Murray) Richardson (6 Aug 1905 – 4 Jun 1994) m. Dorothy (May) Sleeter (4 Sep 1905 – 16 Feb 1996)
      1. 1. Lloyd (Bluford) Richardson (7 Oct 1927 – )
      2. 2. Curtis (Hugh) Richardson (21 Apr 1929 – 10 Sep 2012)
      3. 3. Shirley (June) Richardson (30 Apr 1932 – 18 Jan 1988) m. William (Dean) Collins (26 Feb 1932 – 17 Oct 1983)
    3. 3. Morris (Glenn) Richardson (9 Sep 1907 – 25 Jun 2001)
    4. 4. Raymond (E) Richardson (22 Apr 1911 – 16 May 1989) m. Helen Rigdon (22 Oct 1911 – 19 Sep 1999)
    5. 5. Jean Richardson (27 Oct 1918 – 10 Apr 2001) m. Clarke (W) Linton (21 Aug 1911 – 19 Nov 1994)
    6. 6. Doris Richardson (8 Oct 1921 – 25 Apr 1990)

Mary Burton's Timeline

2 Records

1846
18 Apr 1846
Birth of Mary Sophronia Burton in Brown, Indiana, USA
Brown, Indiana, USA
1941
18 Jan 1941
Age 95
Death of Mary Sophronia Burton in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1846
    Event Place: Brown, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1941
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
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