Donald W Burton^{[1, 2]}

1927 - 1956  (29 years)

• Name	Donald W Burton
  Birth	31 Mar 1927	Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois   [2]
  Census	1930	Grant, Vermilion, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Census	1930	Grant, Vermilion, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Residence	1930	Grant, Vermilion, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Census	1940	Grant Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States   [4]
  Census	1940	Grant Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States   [4]
  Residence	1940	Grant Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States   [4]
  Death	01 Jul 1956	Proviso Township, Cook, Illinois, United States   [2]
  	Age: 29y 3m 0d
  Christening	19649
  Gender	Male
  Funeral	Agency: Hamilton Funeral Home  [5]
  Burial	Floral Hill, Hoopeston, Illinois   [5]
  Person ID	I10448	The Skaggs-Files
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Claude Wilson Burton,   b. 09 Jan 1894, Delmar, KY d. 29 Aug 1972, Hoopeston, IL (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mattie Lee Hudson,   b. 14 Jan 1899, Delmar, KY d. 01 Sep 1983, Hoopeston, IL (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	07 Jun 1917	Fowler, IN
  Notes	[Ancestors of Susan Stephenson Hussmann.FTW] Married at Presbyterian Manse, Fowler, IN. Lived in Boswell, IN for seven years before moving to Hoopeston Route 2, Dice Addition, Hoopeston, where they lived until Claud's death. He was self-employed as a carpenter.
  Family ID	F09731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [source4071138023] Dee, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=all-my-relations&id=I32115 All My Relations, (Publication Date: 27 AUG 2009 Media: Website / URL). # ID: I32115 # Name: Lydia Memes Purvis # Sex: F # Birth: 26 MAY 1798 in NC # Death: 25 DEC 1874 in Pulaski Co KY # Burial: Souls Chapple Cem # Event: Alt. Birth 26 MAY 1798 North Carolina # Event: Alt. Death 25 DEC 1874 Pulaski County, Kentucky # Reference Number: 4764 # Note: Lydia Colyer had a slave, Clara, age 16 who died 11 December, 1853. No cause of death was given. Pulaski County death records, 1853, page 2 Census: 1850 Pulaski Co., KY Census: 1870 in the Samuel Black household Burial: Soul's Chapel Cemetery, Pulaski Co., KY, E Hwy 80. Near Sugar Hill Note: Will of Lydia Purvis Colyer reads: As life is uncertain and death is certain, I deem it prudent wilst in the enjoyment of sound mind and discretion to dispose of my worldly effects and wish to do so in the following manner to wit: I sold to Manerva Richardson several years ago a (pop?) that I never bequeath to her my (sadale?) and a white counterpaine. I give to Harriet Black for services rendered one bed quilt, to Martin Colyer my beds and their clothing and my furniture I will sold to the highest bidder. I wish after my debts are collected, my burial expenses and other debts paid, the remainder be equally divided between my children, Manerva Richardson, excepted as I have given her all I wish her to have. I wish my son, C. W. Colyer to act as executor to this my last will and testament and to afixed my name and seal this 8 day of April, 1874. Done at C. G. Colyer's in Pulaski, State of Ky. Signed: Lydia Colyer Father: James Purvis b: ABT 1762 in Martin Co NC Mother: Rhoda Roberts b: ABT 1765 in Near Neuse River, Johnston Co, NC Marriage 1 John Wesley Colyer b: 20 AUG 1781 in Washington Co Tennessee * Married: 6 JAN 1818 in Pulaski Co KY * Event: Alt. Marriage 6 JAN 1818 in Pulaski County, Kentucky 1 Children 1. Has Children Elizabeth Colyer b: 15 NOV 1812 in Pulaski County, Kentucky 2. Has Children Harriet Colyer b: 27 SEP 1818 in Pulaski County, Kentucky 3. Has Children St. Clair Colyer b: 15 DEC 1819 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky 4. Has Children Lindsey Robert Colyer b: 27 APR 1821 in Pulaski County, Kentucky 5. Has Children Cyrenus Wait Colyer b: 23 JUN 1824 in Pulaski County, Kentucky 6. Has No Children Manerva (Menerva) Colyer b: 31 AUG 1825 7. Has No Children Jehu Colyer b: 24 FEB 1827 in Pulaski County, Kentucky 8. Has Children James Perry Colyer b: 6 DEC 1828 in Pulaski County, Kentucky 9. Has No Children Martin Colyer b: 19 AUG 1830 in Pulaski County, Kentucky 10. Has Children Charles Grenade Colyer b: 8 AUG 1832 in Pulaski County, Kentucky 11. Has No Children Stephen Colyer b: ABT 1837 in Pulaski County, Kentucky Sources: 1. Title: Pulaski County Kentucky Marriage Books Author: County Government Records, transcribed from microfilm Publication: Pulaski County Historical Society Somerset, Kentucky Note: ABBR Pulaski County Kentucky Marriage Books Note: ABBR Pulaski County Kentucky Marriage Books Repository: Note: NAME Not Given (See Notes) ADDR Not Given (See Notes) NOTE NAME Gilmer Callison Page: Book 1, page 30 Surety, James Purvis Presiding, Wesley White Text: QUAY 3 QUAY 3 e-mail: dwindancer@yahoo.com [source4071144757] GW4Z-2SH FamilySearch.org, (Publication Date: 09 JAN 2023 Media: Website / URL). When Donald W Burton was born on 31 March 1927, in Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, his father, Claude Wilson Burton, was 33 and his mother, Mattie Lee Hudson, was 28. He lived in Grant Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 1 July 1956, in Proviso Township, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States. [source4071144758] Donald Burton in household of Claud Burton, "United States Census, 1930", (Publication Date: 1930 Media: Census), "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3MG-K3V : accessed 9 January 2023), Donald Burton in household of Claud Burton, Grant, Vermilion, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 6B, line 74, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 563; FHL microfilm 2,340,298. Name Donald Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Grant, Vermilion, Illinois, United States District 51 Sex Male Age 3 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1927 Birthplace Illinois Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Relationship to Head of Household Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 6 Record Number 46384 Donald Burton's Parents and Siblings Claud Burton Father M 36 Kentucky Name Claud Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Grant, Vermilion, Illinois, United States District 51 Sex Male Age 36 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1894 Birthplace Kentucky Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 6 Record Number 46378 Mattie Burton Mother F 31 Kentucky Name Mattie Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Grant, Vermilion, Illinois, United States District 51 Sex Female Age 31 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1899 Birthplace Kentucky Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Relationship to Head of Household Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 6 Record Number 46379 Alma Burton Sister F 12 Indiana Name Alma Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Grant, Vermilion, Illinois, United States District 51 Sex Female Age 12 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1918 Birthplace Indiana Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 6 Record Number 46380 Robert Burton Brother M 10 Indiana Name Robert Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Grant, Vermilion, Illinois, United States District 51 Sex Male Age 10 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1920 Birthplace Indiana Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Relationship to Head of Household Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 6 Record Number 46381 Esma Burton Sister F 8 Indiana Name Esma Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Grant, Vermilion, Illinois, United States District 51 Sex Female Age 8 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1922 Birthplace Indiana Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 6 Record Number 46382 Jennie L Burton Sister F 6 Indiana Name Jennie L Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Grant, Vermilion, Illinois, United States District 51 Sex Female Age 6 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1924 Birthplace Indiana Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 6 Record Number 46383 Alice A Burton Sister F 0 Illinois Name Alice A Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Grant, Vermilion, Illinois, United States District 51 Sex Female Age 0 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1930 Birthplace Illinois Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Kentucky Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 6 Record Number 46385 [source4071144759] Donald W Burton in household of Claude W Burton, "United States Census, 1940", (Publication Date: 1940 Media: Census), "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW89-7JJ : 8 January 2021), Donald W Burton in household of Claude W Burton, Grant Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 92-67, sheet 3B, line 51, family 57, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 899. Name Donald W Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Grant Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States Event Place (Original) Illinois, Vermilion, Grant Township Last Place of Residence Same Place Sex Male Age 13 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1927 Birthplace Illinois Relationship to Head of Household Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Donald W Burton's Parents and Siblings Claude W Burton Father M 46 Kentucky Name Claude W Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Grant Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States Event Place (Original) Illinois, Vermilion, Grant Township Last Place of Residence Same Place Sex Male Age 46 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1894 Birthplace Kentucky Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Mattie L Burton Mother F 41 Kentucky Name Mattie L Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Grant Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States Event Place (Original) Illinois, Vermilion, Grant Township Last Place of Residence Same Place Sex Female Age 41 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1899 Birthplace Kentucky Relationship to Head of Household Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Esma Burton Sister F 18 Indiana Name Esma Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Grant Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States Event Place (Original) Illinois, Vermilion, Grant Township Last Place of Residence Same Place Sex Female Age 18 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1922 Birthplace Indiana Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Louise Burton Sister F 16 Indiana Name Louise Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Grant Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States Event Place (Original) Illinois, Vermilion, Grant Township Last Place of Residence Same Place Sex Female Age 16 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1924 Birthplace Indiana Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Alice Ann Burton Sister F 10 Illinois Name Alice Ann Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Grant Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States Event Place (Original) Illinois, Vermilion, Grant Township Last Place of Residence Same Place Sex Female Age 10 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1930 Birthplace Illinois Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Other People on This Record Gary Lee Burton M 1 Name Gary Lee Burton Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Grant Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States Event Place (Original) Illinois, Vermilion, Grant Township Last Place of Residence , , Sex Male Age 1 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Birth Year (Estimated) 1939 Relationship to Head of Household Grandson Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Grandson [source4071144760] Donald W Burton, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998", (Publication Date: 01 JUL 1956), "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MH-Y96X : 17 March 2018), Donald W Burton, 01 Jul 1956; citing Proviso, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm . Name Donald W Burton Event Type Death Event Date 01 Jul 1956 Event Place Proviso, Cook, Illinois, United States Address R R # 2 Sex Male Age 29 Marital Status Married Race White Occupation Laborer Birth Date 31 Mar 1927 Birthplace Hoopeston, , Illinois Funeral Home Hamilton Funeral Home Burial Place Hoopeston, , Illinois Cemetery Floral Hill Father's Name Claude Burton Mother's Name Mattie Hudson Informant's Name Jerome R Dolezal Entry Number 576 Donald W Burton's Parents and Siblings Claude Burton Father M Name Claude Burton Sex M Mattie Hudson Mother F Name Mattie Hudson Sex F Other People on This Record Jerome R Dolezal Name Jerome R Dolezal Sex U