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John May Burton
1861 - 1937 (76 years)-
Name John May Burton Born 27 Mar 1861 Willamina, Yamhill, Oregon, United States 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Buried Oct 1937 Otis, Lincoln, Oregon, United States [4] Died 25 Oct 1937 Otis, Lincoln, Oregon, United States [5, 6, 7, 8] Person ID I2120 Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark Last Modified 11 Jan 2014
Father Richmond Cailing Burton, b. 17 Jan 1829, Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, United States , d. 10 Nov 1898, Otis, Lincoln, Oregon, United States (Age 69 years) Mother Mary Ann Eads, b. 4 Jan 1839, Cole, Missouri, United States , d. 17 Feb 1916, Lincoln, Oregon, United States (Age 77 years) Married 10 Feb 1861 Willamina, Yamhill, Oregon, United States [9, 10, 11, 12] Family ID F729 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Lucinda Ann Goodwin, b. 9 Feb 1868, Lodi, San Joaquin, California, United States , d. 13 Feb 1902, Three Rox, Tillamook, Oregon (Age 34 years) Married 1884 [13, 14] Children 1. Mary Melissa Jane Burton, b. 6 Jan 1886, Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, United States , d. 20 Jan 1886, Oregon, United States (Age 0 years)2. Burton, b. 1887, Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, United States , d. 1887 (Age 0 years)+ 3. Olive Francis Burton, b. 19 Oct 1888, Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, United States , d. Dec 1982, McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States (Age 94 years)4. Sarah Evaline Burton, b. 18 Sep 1890, Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, United States , d. 9 Apr 1902, Otis, Lincoln, Oregon, United States (Age 11 years)5. Burton, b. Abt 1892, Oregon, United States , d. Abt 1892, Oregon, United States (Age ~ 0 years)6. Jesse Richmond Burton, b. 30 Jun 1893, Otis, Lincoln, Oregon, United States , d. 30 Oct 1944, Otis, Lincoln, Oregon, United States (Age 51 years)7. William Thomas Burton, b. 15 Jul 1896, d. 7 Apr 1971, Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States (Age 74 years)Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 Family ID F764 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Ruby Pearl Countryman, b. 9 Dec 1883, d. 30 Mar 1950 (Age 66 years) Married 10 Oct 1913 [15, 16] Children 1. Earnest Orville Burton, b. 16 Feb 1915, d. 25 Feb 1915 (Age 0 years) 2. Vernon Clay Burton, b. 27 Oct 1916, d. 1 Dec 1967 (Age 51 years) 3. Chester Ansen Burton, b. 14 Jan 1919, d. 14 Nov 1985, Texas, United States (Age 66 years)4. Living 5. Living Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 Family ID F765 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 27 Mar 1861 - Willamina, Yamhill, Oregon, United States 
Buried - Oct 1937 - Otis, Lincoln, Oregon, United States Died - 25 Oct 1937 - Otis, Lincoln, Oregon, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - 1861 BIRTH: OR,Polk Co: John May Burton was born March 27, 1861
1884 MARRIAGE #1: John May Burton married Lucindy Ann Goodwin, no date or place shown. 5 children, all died in childhood but Olive, Jesse, & William.
1902 DEATH: Lucinda Ann Goodwin Burton died Feb 13, 1902, no place shown.
1913 MARRIAGE #2: John May Burton married Ruby Pearl Countryman in 1913, no place shown. He had 5 more children.
1915 DEATH: Orville Burton died soon after birth.
1920 CENSUS:OR,Lincoln Co-Devils Lake: Roll T625_1495 pg 2A,111,Img 0801-3/5-Anc.com,Dw 123:
BURTON, John M-head 58/OR (MO,MO) md farmer; Ruby P-wife 37/PA (US,US);
Veline [Vernon?]-son 3/OR (OR,PA); Chester-son 1/OR;
Jessie-adopted son 22/OR (US,US)single, none;
Thomas W-adopted son 24/OR (US,US) single,none
HIST: Dec 1954 letter from Hattie L Church to Mary Gray Marks, Eads Doc 17: "John May (my grandfather) ... married twice. My Mom and one brother, Bill Burton (William Thomas Burton) are all that are living of the first family. Grandad had 5 children by his second marriage. 4 are living..."
1937 DEATH: OR,Lincoln Co-Otis: John May Burton died Oct 25, 1937 of Typhoid Fever. Buried at McMinnville or Pleasant Hill in Sheridan OR.
ACTION - CK OUT - John May Burton:
1. Censuses: 1920, 1930
2. Who this pertain to? Orville died soon after birth, but the rest are all married and living. Lived at Rufus during 1950s, then in Canby 1955
- 1861 BIRTH: OR,Polk Co: John May Burton was born March 27, 1861
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Sources - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
My own Grandfather John May was the oldest child. He was born March 27, 1861, Polk Co, Ore
May 1955 letter from Hattie Church Gnos, oldest grandaughter of John May Burton, to Mary Gray Marks, Eads doc #19 - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
John May Burton born March 27, 1861 [no place shown]
Note in Mary Mark's handwriting, Eads doc #22 - [S173] Family Rcds: CLAPIER, Connie, page 15, 25.
John May Burton b March 27, 1861, Willamina Oregon
Nov 2002 email from Connie to Pam Wagner - [S229] Family Rcds: GNOS, Hattie CHURCH.
"John May Burton buried at McMinnville or Pleasant Hill in Sheridan, OR."
July 1991 visit with Hattie by Pam Wagner - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"John May Burton died Oct 25, 1937," no place shown.
May 1955 letter from Hattie Church Gnos, oldest grandaughter of John May Burton, to Mary Gray Marks, Eads doc #19 - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"John May Burton died Oct 25, 1937," no place shown.
Note in Mary Mark's handwriting, Eads doc #22 - [S229] Family Rcds: GNOS, Hattie CHURCH.
"John May Burton died of typhoid fever 25 Oct 1937, Otis, Lincoln Co OR"
July 1991 visit with Hattie by Pam Wagner - [S173] Family Rcds: CLAPIER, Connie, page 15.
"John May Burton d October 25, 1937, Otis, Lincoln, Oregon"
Nov 2002 email from Connie to Pam Wagner - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"Mary Ann Eads md to Richmond Cailing Burton about 1860," no place shown
Fam rcds collected by Mary Gray Marks,gdau of Solomon & Susannah, papers in poss of Pam Hallmark Wagner in "Eads Box, doc #1-5 - [S168] History of the Eads Family, Page 5.
"Mary Ann Eads md Richmond Burton," no date or place shown.
Hist of the Eads Family by Rev Geo R Eads, 1945, Pg 5, Eads doc 1a
Date: 1945 - [S230] Oregon: State Marriage Rcds, Page 21.
"Richmond Burton of Tillamock Co and Marry Ann Eades of Yamhill Co married 10 Feb 1861 at the house of Joseph Pearson, Nath'l A Newble, J.P., page 130" - Polk Co OR
Polk County MG Rcds 1849-1879 - [S173] Family Rcds: CLAPIER, Connie, page 15.
"Mary Ann Eads md Richmond Calling Burton February 10, 1861 in Polk, Oregon, in the home of her sister, Eletha Eads and husband Joseph N Pearson"
Nov 2002 email from Connie to Pam Wagner - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
My own Grandfather John May - married, no date. Lucindy Ann Goodwin had 5 children [no place shown]
May 1955 letter from Hattie Church Gnos, oldest grandaughter of John May Burton, sent to Mary Gray Marks, Eads doc #19 - [S173] Family Rcds: CLAPIER, Connie, pg 25.
John May Burton married (1) Cynthia Goodwin [no date or place shown]
Nov 2002 email from Connie to Pam Wagner - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"...in 1913 he [John May Burton] married again to Ruby Pearl Countryman. He had 5 more children by that marriage," no place shown.
May 1955 letter from Hattie Gnos to Mary Marks, Eads doc #19 - [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.
"John May Burton md Ruby Pearl Countryman on Oct 10, 1913," no place shown.
Note in Mary Mark's handwriting, Eads doc #21
- [S204] Family Rcds: MARKS, Mary GRAY.