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Robert Thomas Burton 1862 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1862

Birth Location: Dumas, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 9 Feb 1942

Death Location: Dumas, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Pvt. KIA?

Mother: Sarah Neely

Spouse(s): Icie Wiggington, Leona Burton

Children(s): William Burton, Viola Burton, Robert Burton, Buela Burton, Marion Burton, Frances Burton

It was in 1862 that Robert Thomas Burton was born in Dumas, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA, a child of Pvt. Robert M Burton CSA KIA? and Sarah Jane Neely. Robert Thomas Burton went on to marry Icie D Wiggington and Leona Burton and had children such as William C Burton, Viola Pearl Burton, Robert E Burton, Buela B Burton, Marion Frank Burton and Frances M Burton. Robert Thomas Burton was deceased by 1942 in Dumas, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA.

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Parents

Pvt. KIA?
1835 – 1862
Birth Location: Madison County, Alabama, United States of America
PK
Sarah Neely
1840 – 1900
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
SN

Spouses(s)

Icie Wiggington
1869 – 1905
Birth Location: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
IW
Leona Burton
1881 – 1945
Birth Location: Mississippi
LB

Children(s)

William Burton
1891 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
WB
Viola Burton
1895 – 1897
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
VB
Robert Burton
1897 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
RB
Buela Burton
1900 – 1980
Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi
BB
Marion Burton
1902 – 1993
Birth Location: Dumas, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America
MB
Frances Burton
1902 – 1993
Birth Location: Dumas, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
FB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Oct 1862
    Event Place: Dumas, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 9 Dec 1888
    Event Place: Tippah, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Township 5 Range 4, Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5 Range 4, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: M593_750; Page: 221A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: 666; Page: 462D; Enumeration District: 192

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: 829; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1240829

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: T624_757; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1374770

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: T625_896; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 109

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 4, Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340902

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Dumas, Tippah, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02070; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 70-15

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02070; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 70-15

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 Feb 1942
    Event Place: Dumas, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dumas, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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