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William Thomas Burton 1873 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1873

Birth Location: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1944

Death Location: Radford City, Virginia, USA

Father: Ransom Burton

Mother: Sarah Clark

Spouse(s): Ada Mourer

Children(s): Gladys Burton, Dora Burton

In 1873, William Thomas Burton entered the world in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA, born to Ransom Walker Burton and Sarah J Clark. William Thomas Burton married Ada M Mourer, and had children including Gladys Crystal Burton, Dora Eunice Burton. William Thomas Burton passed away in 1944 in Radford City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1873, William Thomas Burton entered the world in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA, born to Ransom Walker Burton and Sarah J Clark.
  • William Thomas Burton married Ada M Mourer, and had children including Gladys Crystal Burton, Dora Eunice Burton.
  • William Thomas Burton passed away in 1944 in Radford City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ransom Burton
1848 – 1901
Birth Location: Johnson, Indiana, USA
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Sarah Clark
1852 – 1917
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ada Mourer
1876 – 1959
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
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Children(s)

Gladys Burton
1895 – 1989
Birth Location: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
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Dora Burton
1897 – 1958
Birth Location: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, USA
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William Burton's Ancestors

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William Burton
1873 – 1944
Birth Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Parents
Ransom Walker Burton
1848 – 1901
Johnson, Indiana, USA
Sarah (J) Clark
1852 – 1917
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Sanders) Burton
1819 – 1914
Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Susanah Riggs
1821 – 1868
Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ransom Riggs
1789 – 1863
Sarah Tremaine
1795 – 1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Riggs
1750 – 1820
Anna Woodruff
1756 – 1808

William Burton's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Burton (19 Jul 1873 – 25 Jan 1944) m. Ada (M) Mourer (16 Oct 1876 – 12 Jun 1959)
  1. 1. Gladys (Crystal) Burton (28 Oct 1895 – 21 Aug 1989) m. Thomas (Kyle) Farley (24 Oct 1887 – 27 Oct 1964)
    1. 1. Doramae (Louise) Farlay (20 Feb 1913 – 7 Oct 1949) m. Luther (Clarence) Farris (28 Nov 1899 – 23 Mar 1965)
    2. 2. William (Henderson French) Farley (11 Oct 1915 – 20 May 1998) m. Noka (Faye) Garten (31 Mar 1918 – 1 Jul 2010)
    3. 3. Gladys (Odette) Farley (24 Jul 1920 – ) m. James (Lewis) Graham (31 Oct 1916 – 29 Feb 1992)
    4. 4. Hubert (Kyle) Farley (22 Feb 1923 – 8 Mar 1990)
  2. 2. Dora (Eunice) Burton (20 Jan 1897 – 19 Sep 1958) m. Perry (Raymond) Carden (22 Mar 1894 – 11 Sep 1968)
    1. 1. Charles (Perry) Carden (1922 – ) m. Virginia (Doreen) Matthews (29 Mar 1920 – 28 Dec 2013)

William Burton's Timeline

2 Records

1873
19 Jul 1873
Birth of William Thomas Burton in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
1944
25 Jan 1944
Age 71
Death of William Thomas Burton in Radford City, Virginia, USA
Radford City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1873
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1944
    Event Place: Radford City, Virginia, USA
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