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Subject: Re: BURTONS of Boone County
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 18:32:18 +0000

Hi Dan,

We'll, you certainly have given me a lot to think
about! Thanks so much for providing me with the
information you sent me on the BURTONS in Boone Co. It
has been very helpful!

You are right about Nathan and Nancy's first four
children - they were all probably born in New York.
When it came down to my GG-Grandfather, Charles W., I
was always unclear exactly where he was born. Charles
eventually married and moved to Pendleton, OR. The 1900
census for Pendleton listed Charles' birthplace as New
York(?). Another record that I obtained was a Delayed
Birth Record that belonged to my Great-Grandmother,
Martha (one of Charles W. daughters). The birth record
asks for Charles W. place of birth, and it states it as
being Garden Prairie, Illinois (I'm assuming this must
be near the Bonn Township). So, I decided to go looking
for him there first. However, with the information that
you have just provided, I am more than convinced that he
and the sister born after him (Adelaide) were also born
in New York with their older siblings. That would, in
fact, leave only Frederick as being born in Illinois.
Now, the question is: Where in New York were they all
born??? My next challenge, I guess.

I appreciate the information that you sent on Hiram
(Hyram) as well. I was aware of him, and have been
wondering if there couldn't be some connection between
him and Nathan. The one thing that I didn't know about
Hiram is that he was also born in Vermont (as was
Nathan) and that some of his children were also born in
New York. Makes me think that there must be a
connection now between these two. So, I really
appreciate the additional information that you provided
about Hiram.

Not sure what to think about Jacob Barton/Burton. But,
it is interesting that there is some simualarity in
names and places of origin. I will have to keep him in
mind as I continue my research.

Thanks again for being so helpful! It was a very
unexpected, yet welcomed surprise!

Lynn Wells
> The only Burton that appears in the surname index of Boone Co 1850
> census available online is a Gideon Burton that doesn't seem to match
> your family below.
> Nathan Burton appears on p. 524 of the 1860 Census microfilm and p. 371
> of the 1870 Census microfilm. Those are both in Bonus Twp.
>
> 1860 Census Bonus, Boone, IL p. 524
> Nathan, Nancy and the children are pretty much as you write below except
> for places of birth recorded by the census taker. (or the copier of the
> census in 1860) Nathan b. Vermont, Nancy Penn. The first two children
> "NY". The first written, the second a ditto mark (") in the column.
> Stephen has two or three letters in his column that could be NY or Wis
> or something else. It would be unusual to repeat NY rather than just
> continue the dittos down the column. Sabrina, Charles and Adelaide have
> dittos of whatever Stephen had for place of birth. Frederick age 1 has
> a clear "Ills" the entry used elsewhere for those born in IL. The census
> taker believed that only Frederick was born in IL suggesting they did
> not arrive until 1859 and your GG grandfather was not born in Garden
> Prairie.
>
> In 1870 p. 371B Nathan b. "Vt", Nancy b. "Pa". "Sophia", "CW", "Adelia"
> and Fred at home. Ages 20, 19, 16 and 13. The first three children
> listed as b. "NY", Fred as "Ills".
>
> There is a Hiram Burton age 48 b. Vt on p. 369B of 1970 census in Bonus
> Twp. His wife age 35 from NY. Six children ages 14 to 3/12. First two
> born NY, with the younger of the two New Yorkers, Daniel, age 12 in
> 1870. Last 4 beginning
> with 9 year old b. Ills. This could match an 1858 or 9 move from NY to
> IL as
> with Nathan's census data.
>
> In 1860 p. 531 Bonus, Boone, "Hyram Burton is age 32 b. Vt and his wife
> age 28 b. NY. They have three children age 5, 4 and 1 with the oldest b.
> NY and the two youngest b. Ills . These are the same three children
> that are 14, 12 and 9 in 1870. Daniel was born in Ills in 1860 census,
> NY in 1870.
>
> On p. 369A 1870 there is a Jacob Barton or Burton age 63, b. NY with 57
> year old wife b. Vt. Three other Burton/Barton in household Nathan,
> Henry W. and Fred ages 30, 23, 14 all b. NY. Notice similarity of given
> names.
>
> There is an 1865 IL census that you could look at to see if Nathan was
> in Boone county.
>
>
>
> wrote:
> >
> > I am searching for information on my GGG-Grandparents
> > and their family. My GGG-Grandfather's name was Nathan
> > BURTON (born 1812 in Vermont) and his wife's name was
> > Nancy ? (born ca. 1812 in Pennsylvania or Tennessee).
> > They were residing in Boone County, near Garden Prairie
> > at least by 1850 if not earlier. They had the following
> > children:
> >
> > Mary, born 1842.
> > Ransom, born 1844.
> > Stephen, born 1847.
> > Sabrina, born 1849.
> > Charles William (my GG-Grandfather) born 1852 in Garden
> > Prairie, Boone Co., Illinois.
> > Adelaide, born 1854
> > Frederick, born 1859.
> >
> > I am uncertain if Nathan and Nancy (and some of their
> > children) remained in Boone Co., or moved on, but I do
> > know that my GG-Grandfather, eventually moved out west
> > to Utah, and then onto Oregon.
> >
> > Any information on this family would certainly be
> > welcomed! Hope to hear from someone working on these
> > same family ties!
> >
> > Lynn Wells
> >
> >
> >
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