Library of Congress: call # CS71.B97
Subject Title: Arkansas - Genealogy 87-111014
Parents:
Unknown
Siblings:
Polly (born 1797)
Robert (born 1814)
Miles R. (born 1815)
Thomas (born 1817)
Spouses:
Mary Pruett**
Mary Jane Smith
Franklin
A record exists of a marriage between a William T. Burton and a Mary Pruett in Monroe County, Georgia on June 11, 1827.
**Marriage Record -
Name: Mary Pruett
Spouse: William T. Burton
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1827
Marriage County: Monroe
Marriage State: Georgia
(Record provided by GGG Granddaughter of Mary Jane Smith Franklin Burton, originally of Abbeville, South Carolina, moving to Kentucky where she married Thomas D. Franklin whom she divorced in Attala County, Mississippi.)
Williams was also married to Mary Franklin. Exact date and location of marriage is unknown. (information exists that it was prior to the birth of Miles F.)
(from 'Our Burton Family' by Brian W. Burton 1986):
Williams and his wife Mary migrated to Madison County, Alabama where the following five children were raised:
John S. (born 1828)
Sarah Ann (born 1832)
Robert M. (born 1834)
James W. (born 1836)
Miles F. (born 1839)
In 1841 the family migrated to Tippah County, Mississippi where five more children were raised:
William Wesley (born 1842)
Lucy Jane (born 1845)
Allen Franklin (born 1848)
Mary Elizabeth (born 1851)
Minerva S. (born 1853)
On January 26, 1859, Williams and his wife Mary, sold their land in Tippah County and moved the family to a growing settlement in Arkansas, known as Belfast, in what is now Grant County.
Williams died in 1861 and was laid to rest in the Graves-Concord Cemetery, east of Prattsville, Arkansas.
Library of Congress: call # CS71.B97
Subject Title: Arkansas - Genealogy 87-111014
Parents:
Unknown
Siblings:
Polly (born 1797)
Robert (born 1814)
Miles R. (born 1815)
Thomas (born 1817)
Spouses:
Mary Pruett**
Mary Jane Smith
Franklin
A record exists of a marriage between a William T. Burton and a Mary Pruett in Monroe County, Georgia on June 11, 1827.
**Marriage Record -
Name: Mary Pruett
Spouse: William T. Burton
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1827
Marriage County: Monroe
Marriage State: Georgia
(Record provided by GGG Granddaughter of Mary Jane Smith Franklin Burton, originally of Abbeville, South Carolina, moving to Kentucky where she married Thomas D. Franklin whom she divorced in Attala County, Mississippi.)
Williams was also married to Mary Franklin. Exact date and location of marriage is unknown. (information exists that it was prior to the birth of Miles F.)
(from 'Our Burton Family' by Brian W. Burton 1986):
Williams and his wife Mary migrated to Madison County, Alabama where the following five children were raised:
John S. (born 1828)
Sarah Ann (born 1832)
Robert M. (born 1834)
James W. (born 1836)
Miles F. (born 1839)
In 1841 the family migrated to Tippah County, Mississippi where five more children were raised:
William Wesley (born 1842)
Lucy Jane (born 1845)
Allen Franklin (born 1848)
Mary Elizabeth (born 1851)
Minerva S. (born 1853)
On January 26, 1859, Williams and his wife Mary, sold their land in Tippah County and moved the family to a growing settlement in Arkansas, known as Belfast, in what is now Grant County.
Williams died in 1861 and was laid to rest in the Graves-Concord Cemetery, east of Prattsville, Arkansas.
Bio by: Michael F. Burton
Inscription
Settled near Belfast 1859
(Note: Belfast, Arkansas)
Family Members
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John S. Burton
1828 – unknown
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Sarah Ann "Sallie" Burton Leatherwood
1832–1910
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Robert M. Burton
1834–1862
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James W. Burton
1836–1868
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Miles F. Burton
1839–1863
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William Wesley "Will" Burton
1842–1908
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Lucy Jane Burton Hicks
1845–1922
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Allen Franklin Burton
1848–1908
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Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Burton Poe
1851–1928
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Minerva S. Burton Gillis
1854–1923
