This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RAB.2ACI/2882.1.1.1 Message Board Post: OK here is more info.... 1900 Census Adair County E. Columbia TWp. This community was probably "Vester" (named in honor of my GGgrandfather) These four families were living close together: William Burton Head 1848 Elvura Burton Wife 1849 Sam Burton Son 1889 Louiza Burton Daugh.1890 Ollie Powell Step Son 1893(don't understand this relationship) Thomas Burton Head 1847-(1903) Hictoria Burton Wife 1854-(1906) Minnie Burton Daugh. 1879 Lilly Burton Daugh. 1882-(1900) Tobe Burton Son 1885 Nona Burton Daugh. 1887-(1966) m.Avin Burton Mert. Burton Daugh. 1888 John W. Burton Son 1890-(1977) m. Alta Burton James F. Burton Son 1892-(1900) David R. Burton Son 1895-(1945) Sylvester Burton Head 1871-(1910) Louella Burton Wife 1880-(1901) Earnest M. Burton Son 1895-(1945) m. Hattie Corbin Clarence I.Burton Son 1897-(1901) Luther E. Burton Son 1899 Phillip Sinclair Head 1859-1948 Margarette Wife 1858-1945 Melvin Son 1881-1940 m. Mahala Burton Pearl daugh. 1883-1973 m. Mason Burton Josie A. daugh. 1886- Robert Son 1889-1939 m Estelle Burton Simon Son 1892-1973 m Rosie Shaw Mary Bettie daugh. 1894-1969 m James Burton Joel Son 1896-1971 m Lora Burton and Martha Burton 1910 Miracode census Adair County Hamilton Sinclair Head age 51 Maggie Wife age 51 Robert Son age 21 Sim Son age 19 Mary Daugh. age 16 Joe son age 13 Sam Burton son in law age 23 Lura Burton Daugh. age 24 My Question is Who was the Josie Sinclair in 1900?? Are Josie and Lena/Lura the same person??? If not what happend to Josie and where was Lena/Lura in 1900? Some additional info on the above: 1- Alvin Burton was the son of Ambrose burton and Serena Goodn 2-Alta Burton was the daugh. of Ben Burton and Nancy Smiley 3-Mason Burton was the son of John Logan Burton and Nancy Cowan (we have talked about them before) 4-Estelle Burton was the daughter of Elijah Milton Burton and Mary Elizabeth Powell 5-James Burton was the son of Milton Burton and Hannah Jane Bryant. 6-Martha Burton was the daughter of Samuel "Granny Sam" Burton and Sarah Nan Burton 7-Sylvester Burton (My GGgrandpa) was a small time merchant east of columbia. The area he lived in was called "Vester". He is buried their off of HWY 206 in a field enclosed with a chain link fence, Along with his first wife Louella Perryman and Two sons Luther and Clarence. I descend from his second wife Priscilla Ann Harmon 1883-1981(Daughter of James William Harmon and Rebecca Eastham) Sylvester and Priscilla had Ned Burton and Clara Burton. Clara Burton married Charles White Harmon( son of George Dudley Harmon and Sarah Ellen Bryant) and were my great grandparents. After Sylvester died in 1910, Priscilla married Richard Burton (son of James Madison Burton and Elizabeth Harmon). When Richard Burton died in 1917 she married John Goodin and moved to Mason City, IL. They both died there. Priscilla had children by all three men. Including a son, Marvin Burton, with Richard Burton when he was over 60 years old!!! keep in touch Jason