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Robert Carl Burton 1933 – 2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1933

Birth Location: United States of America

Death Date: 17 Aug 2016

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Burton

Mother: Pauline Brown

Spouse(s): Barbara Sharp

Children(s): Kim Burton, Jamie Burton, John Burton

The story of Robert Carl Burton began in 1933 in United States of America. In 1940, Robert Carl Burton resided in Civil District No 6, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. In 1950, Robert Carl Burton resided in Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, USA. Robert Carl Burton married Barbara June Sharp, and had children including Kim K Burton, Jamie Deanne Burton, John F Burton. Robert Carl Burton passed away in 2016 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Carl Burton began in 1933 in United States of America.
  • In 1940, Robert Carl Burton resided in Civil District No 6, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1950, Robert Carl Burton resided in Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Robert Carl Burton married Barbara June Sharp, and had children including Kim K Burton, Jamie Deanne Burton, John F Burton.
  • Robert Carl Burton passed away in 2016 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Burton's Ancestors

Self
Robert Burton
1933 – 2016
Birth Place: United States of America
Parents
John Franklin Burton
1913 – 1999
Tennessee, USA
Pauline ("Polly") Brown
1916 – 2003
Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Franklin) Burton
1875 – 1956
Wayne, Michigan, United States
Alice (Josephine) Duke
1881 – 1968
Putnam, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
George Burton
1850 – 1880
Helen Cornish
1851 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burton
1797 – 1870
Cornelia Smith
1801 – 1880

Robert Burton's Descendants

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Robert (Carl) Burton (24 Aug 1933 – 17 Aug 2016) m. Barbara (June) Sharp (abt 1938 – )
  1. 1. Kim (K) Burton (1 Feb 1957 – ) m. Patrick Scattergood
  2. 2. Jamie (Deanne) Burton (28 Feb 1965 – ) m. James (L) Irons (11 Oct 1964 – )
    1. 1. Wesley Irons
    2. 2. Madison Irons
  3. 3. John (F) Burton m. Rebecca

Robert Burton's Timeline

8 Records

1933
24 Aug 1933
Birth of Robert Carl Burton in United States of America
United States of America
1940
1940
Age 7
Robert Carl Burton resided here in Civil District No 6, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District No 6, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Robert Carl Burton resided here in Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
1953
26 Aug 1953
Age 20
Robert Carl Burton resided here in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1964
1964-2020
Age 31
Robert Carl Burton resided here in Clinton, Tennessee, USA
Clinton, Tennessee, USA
1967
10 Feb 1967
Age 34
Robert Carl Burton was married
None
1992
1992
Age 59
Robert Carl Burton resided here in Clinton, TN
Clinton, TN
2016
17 Aug 2016
Age 83
Death of Robert Carl Burton in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1933
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Jones Mortuary, LLC; Publication Place: Clinton, TN, US
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee; Roll: 4871; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 1-25

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1967
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Jones Mortuary, LLC; Publication Place: Clinton, TN, US

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District No 6, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oak Ridge, Anderson, 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: Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee; Roll: 4871; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 1-25

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1953
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 26/ Aug/ 1953; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1964-2020
    Event Place: Clinton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Clinton, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oak Ridge, Anderson, 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: Oak Ridge, Anderson, Tennessee; Roll: 4871; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 1-25

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 2016
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Jones Mortuary, LLC; Publication Place: Clinton, TN, US
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dossett, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Jones Mortuary, LLC; Publication Place: Clinton, TN, US
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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