Hi John, I'm a little confused here. If Ambrose and his wife both died before 1850, how can they both be shown in the 1850 census? Kathy Bowlin -----Original Message----- From: John Wayland <johnway@abts.net> To: MORANDOL-L@rootsweb.com <MORANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 1:16 PM Subject: [MORANDOL-L] Burton; Terrill; Gorham; Pigg; Fort >Ambrose Waller Burton, b. 1 Feb 1812 KY, d. 1847, m. Martha Emily Fort, b. 8 Nov >1818 TN, d. abt 1840. The below was publicly posted 8/99: > >======================== >Collecting information on the Burton family is something of a habit with me. I >believe that I may have found the above named May Burton. I recently got a copy >of a page of the 1850 census for Randolph Co., MO - specifcially page 274. On >the page is listed the family of "A.W. Burton" - or Ambrose Waller Burton (age >39 in the census). This Ambrose Burton was the son of May Burton and Nancy >Woodfoldk. Listed in the household with Ambrose is his wife Martha Emily Fort > age 32) and their children William (12), Martha (10), Frances (8), May (6 and a >male), John (3) and Burilla (1 month). Eleven years after this census the child >May would have been the same age as the May Burton who enlisted in the army. >There are a number of other May Burton's in my database but none of them are >close enough in age to be a match. Just >thought you might find this interesting. > >Carole Falsor2000@aol.com >=================================