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William Wesley Burton 1838 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1838

Birth Location: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: aft 1900

Death Location: Grant County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Williams Burton

Mother: Mary Franklin

Spouse(s): Sarah Lokey, Sarah Clark, Nancy McRight

Children(s): James Burton, William Burton, (John) Burton, Ida Burton, Minerva Burton, Nancy Burton, Emanuel Burton, Sarah Burton, Laura Young, Mary Burton, Tennessee Burton, Leavy Burton

William Wesley Burton was born in 1838 in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Williams Thomas Burton and Mary Elizabeth Franklin. In 1850, William Wesley Burton resided in District 2, Tippah, Mississippi, USA. William Wesley Burton married Sarah M "Sis" Lokey, Sarah Frances Clark, Nancy E McRight, and had children including James Ellis Burton, William Franklin "Frank" Burton, (John) Willoughby Burton, Ida Emily Burton, Minerva Frances Burton, Nancy Burton, Emanuel W Burton, Sarah O Burton, Laura Frances Burton Young, Mary Elizabeth Burton, Tennessee Arbell "Bell" Burton, Leavy Burton. William Wesley Burton passed away in 1900 in Grant County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Wesley Burton was born in 1838 in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Williams Thomas Burton and Mary Elizabeth Franklin.
  • In 1850, William Wesley Burton resided in District 2, Tippah, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Wesley Burton married Sarah M "Sis" Lokey, Sarah Frances Clark, Nancy E McRight, and had children including James Ellis Burton, William Franklin "Frank" Burton, (John) Willoughby Burton, Ida Emily Burton, Minerva Frances Burton, Nancy Burton, Emanuel W Burton, Sarah O Burton, Laura Frances Burton Young, Mary Elizabeth Burton, Tennessee Arbell "Bell" Burton, Leavy Burton.
  • William Wesley Burton passed away in 1900 in Grant County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Williams Burton
1801 – 1861
Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York
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Mary Franklin
1811 – 1893
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Lokey
1840 – 1880
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Sarah Clark
1854 – 1884
Birth Location: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
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Nancy McRight
1841 – 1906
Birth Location: Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

James Burton
1868 – 1929
Birth Location: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
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William Burton
1869 – 1958
Birth Location: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
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(John) Burton
1869 – 1930
Birth Location: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
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Ida Burton
1872 – 1918
Birth Location: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
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Minerva Burton
1874 –
Birth Location: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
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Nancy Burton
1875 –
Birth Location: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
NB
Emanuel Burton
1879 –
Birth Location: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
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Sarah Burton
1879 –
Birth Location: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
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Laura Young
1880 – 1934
Birth Location: Grant, Arkansas, USA
LY
Mary Burton
1882 – 1979
Birth Location: Merry Green, Grant, Arkansas, USA
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Tennessee Burton
1883 – 1940
Birth Location: Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, USA
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Leavy Burton
1887 –
Birth Location: –
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William Burton's Ancestors

Self
William Burton
1838 – 1900
Birth Place: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Williams Thomas Burton
1801 – 1861
Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Mary (Elizabeth) Franklin
1811 – 1893
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Billings Burton
1775 – 1855
Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States
Mary (Ann) Hilts
1769 – 1850
Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Burton
1750 – 1820
(Barbara) Steelman
1752 – 1794
Anthony Hilts
1741 – 1791
Mary Young
1741 – 1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Burton
1727 – 1806
Elizabeth Welles
1728 – 1783
Charles Steelman
1697 – 1779
Mary Adams
1722 – 1777
Anthony Hilts
Jane Durland
Thomas Young
1723 – 1769
Thankful Roberts
1726 – 1759

William Burton's Descendants

1.
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William (Wesley) Burton (Apr 1838 – aft 1900) m. Sarah (M "Sis") Lokey (1840 – bef 1880) m. Sarah (Frances) Clark (15 Oct 1854 – 10 Jan 1884) m. Nancy (E) McRight (Nov 1841 – 10 Sep 1906)
  1. 1. James (Ellis) Burton (abt 1868 – 20 Feb 1929)
  2. 2. William (Franklin "Frank") Burton (28 Mar 1869 – 28 JUL 1958)
  3. 3. (John) (Willoughby) Burton (Sep 1869 – aft 1930)
  4. 4. Ida (Emily) Burton (20 Mar 1872 – 15 Oct 1918)
  5. 5. Minerva (Frances) Burton (abt 1874 – )
  6. 6. Nancy Burton (1875 – )
  7. 7. Emanuel (W) Burton (abt 1879 – )
  8. 8. Sarah (O) Burton (abt 1879 – )
  9. 9. Laura (Frances Burton) Young (9 Dec 1880 – 2 Aug 1934)
  10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Burton (21 Mar 1882 – 14 SEP 1979)
  11. 11. Tennessee (Arbell "Bell") Burton (29 Dec 1883 – bef 1940)
  12. 12. Leavy Burton (1887 – )

William Burton's Timeline

9 Records

1838
Apr 1838
Birth of William Wesley Burton in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
1842
Apr 1842
Age 4
Birth of William Wesley Burton in Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Tippah, Mississippi, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
William Wesley Burton resided here in District 2, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
District 2, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 22
William Wesley Burton resided here in De Kalb, Belfast, Saline, Arkansas, USA
De Kalb, Belfast, Saline, Arkansas, USA
1870
1870
Age 32
William Wesley Burton resided here in Dekalb, Sandy Springs, Grant, Arkansas, USA
Dekalb, Sandy Springs, Grant, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 42
William Wesley Burton resided here in De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 62
William Wesley Burton resided here in Merry Green, Grant, Arkansas, USA
Merry Green, Grant, Arkansas, USA
1900
aft 1900
Age 62
Death of William Wesley Burton in Grant County, Arkansas, USA
Grant County, Arkansas, USA
1908
16 Jun 1908
Age 70
Death of William Wesley Burton in Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, USA
Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1842
    Event Place: Tippah, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1838
    Event Place: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 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: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: 381; Page: 420a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: De Kalb, Belfast, Saline, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 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: De Kalb, Saline, Arkansas; Roll: M653_50; Page: 598; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Dekalb, Sandy Springs, Grant, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dekalb, Grant, Arkansas; Roll: M593_53; Page: 201B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: De Kalb, Grant, Arkansas; Roll: 45; Page: 192A; Enumeration District: 097

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Merry Green, Grant, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Merry Green, Grant, Arkansas; Roll: 59; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1240059

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: DeKalb, Grant, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grant, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935, Arkansas History Commission; Application Number: 4707

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1908
    Event Place: Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1900
    Event Place: Grant County, Arkansas, USA

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