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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

According to available records, Mary Sophronia Burton was born in 1846 in Brown, Indiana, USA, the child of John Sanders Burton and Susanah Riggs. Following those early years, Mary Sophronia Burton married Bluford Wiley Richardson, and their family grew to include Mary Odessa Richardson, Lewis W Richardson, Ulysses Ellsworth Richardson, Bluford Wiley Jr Richardson and John Wesley Richardson. In the later years of life, Mary Sophronia Burton died in 1941 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA.

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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

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

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