Jul-28-2018
Husband: James Burton
Born: ca 1801 1 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 2 Father: Mother:
Wife: Mariah Richards 3,4,5 Also known as: Mary Richards 4
Born: Aug-31-1805 6,1 Died: Nov- 6-1890 in Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Buried: in Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Medical condition: 1880 scrofula 8 Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: Thomas W. Burton Born: ca 1826 9 Died: Jan-30-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV Cause of death: fractured skull (voluntary manslaughter by Thomas S. Powell) Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Priscilla Ann Bland b. ca 1838 Also known as: Anna Bland 10 Married: Jan-24-1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9
F Child 2: Sarah E. Burton Born: Jun- -1828 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 11,1,10 Died: bef Jul 1910 12 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: John Henry Keister b. Sep- 7-1825 d. Jul-17-1910 Census name: John Kiester Married: Oct-26-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13
M Child 3: Allen Burton Born: May- -1831 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 14,15 Resided: 1871 in Gilmer Co, WV 15 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Sarah L. Hurst b. Oct-14-1850 d. Jun-22-1933 Census name: Sally L. Hurst Married: May-19-1871 in Lewis Co, WV 15
M Child 4: Madison E. Burton Born: ca 1831 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,15 (see note 1) Census: 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Resided: 1858 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 15 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Elizabeth Osburn b. ca 1834 Married: Dec-24-1858 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 16
F Child 5: Mary Burton Born: Feb- -1837 11 (see note 2) Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: John Lafayette Hurst b. ca 1831 d. 1897 Also known as: Lafayette Hurst 5,4 Married: Dec- 1-1870 in Lewis Co, WV 17,18
M Child 6: Elmore Burton Also known as: Elmer Burton 19,14 Born: Mar-10-1840 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 20 (see note 4) Died: Dec-27-1916 near Conings, Gilmer Co, WV 21 Buried: in Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV 20 Resided: most of life near Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Sophia Brannon b. Nov- 9-1855 d. Nov-28-1895 Also known as: Sophie Brannon 22
M Child 7: James Irvin Burton Also known as: Irvin Burton 4 Born: Jun- -1844 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,23 Census: 1910, 1920 in Holly District, Braxton Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 23 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Elizabeth Jane Rymer b. Jun- -1848 Married: Jan-28-1869 in Gilmer Co, WV 23
F Child 8: Amanda Columbia Burton Also known as: Manda 24,25 Born: Feb- 8-1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 26 Died: Dec-16-1937 at Rush Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 27,24 (see note 5) Buried: in Hurst Cemetery, Rush Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Resided: in Rush Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1920, 1930 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1874 in Gilmer Co, WV 28 Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: George W. Lowther b. Mar- 2-1849 d. May- 7-1931 Married: Dec-17-1874 in Gilmer Co, WV 29
Sources: (1) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (2) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (3) Obituary of daughter. (4) Death record of daughter. (5) Marriage record of son. (6) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (7) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (8) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (10) Death record of son. (11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (12) Death record of husband. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as J. H. Kester, res. Doddridge Co; and Sarah E. Burton, res. Doddridge Co, dau of James. Married Oct 26 1850. (14) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (15) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (16) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10710285&Type=Marriage. (17) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (18) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (19) Birth record of daughter. (20) Obituary. (21) Obituary - At home, Doddridge County Republican, Jan 4 1917. (22) Findagrave.com. (23) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (24) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (25) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District). (26) Obituary, She was the youngest of ten children, and had lived all her life within a few miles of her birthplace. (27) Obituary - At home. (28) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (29) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989), Identified as G. W. Lowther, 25, b. Doddridge Co, res. Gilmer Co; and A. C. Burton, 25, b. Doddridge Co, res. Gilmer Co. Married Dec 17 1874. Event Notes Note (1) Age 23 in 1858 marriage record would put birth in about 1835. But age 19 in 1850 Census puts it in about 1831, while age 47 in 1880 Census puts it in about 1833. Note (2) Age 48 given in 1870 Census would put birth in about 1832, but 1900 Census specifies Feb 1837. Note (3) Listed as a widow in household of stepdaughters of Mary and Ruhama. Note (4) 1900 Census gives birth date as Mar 1843, age 56. But age was 40 in 1880 Census, and age 76y 9m 17d in obituary calculates to a birth date of Mar 10 1840. Note (5) Obituary reports death date as Dec 16 1937, while death record states Dec 17 1937. Obituary specifies funeral services as "10:30 a.m. Saturday." She was the youngest of ten children.Name Index