Here Cecil, this might help. 1850 US Census, pg 259B, Prairie Twp, Randolph county, MO, 1 Nov 1850, Dwelling 843, family 843. Joseph Burton, 33 year old white male farmer, $100, KY Orpha Burton, 28 year old white female, MO May Burton, 11 year old white male, MO Benj Burton, 8 year old white male, MO Thos. Burton, 6 year old white male, MO Speed Burton, 4 year old white male, MO Irene Burton, 3/12 year old white female born MO. From "The Higbee News" dated 9 Oct 1908--MISS IRENE BURTON DEAD--The many Higbee friends and acquaintances of Miss Irene Burton were pained to learn of her death which occurred at the home of her uncle, Judge May M. Burton, at Huntsville Friday of last week. She had been a sufferer from cancer for several months and had only recently returned from St. Louis where she underwent an operation in the hope of relief. It only hastened her death, which came as a welcome relief from untold suffering. Miss Irene was a daughter of Joseph W. Burton of this place but had always lived with her uncle since her mother's death which occurred when she was but two years of age. She was about 58 years of age and was a lady of saintly character, being a devout and consistent member of the Christian church. Funeral services were held Sunday at the home of her father by Eld. E. Y, Keiter and the remains tenderly laid to rest in the Rennolds burying ground. The large crowd of sorrowing relatives and and friends present spoke more eloquently than words of the high esteem in which she was held. The News joins the community in sympathy to the bereaved ones. Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cecil Boyd" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 9:27 PM Subject: [MoRandolph] Irene Burton questions & May Medley Burton Obituary > Linda, Carole and other Burton/Brooks researchers, > Thank you all for your help. It is very much appreciated. > I have a problems with the children of May Medley Burton and Minerva > Brooks. Everything I have seen that shows their children states that > there were two, not three. They are shown as Ambrose Chiles Burton and > William Henry Burton. I have always assumed that Irene was their > daughter. She is shown first on the 1860 census as being 10 years old, on > the 1870 census as being 20 years old, and on the 1880 as being 24 years > old. On the 1880 census she is listed as daughter. > The problem - On the 1900 Salt Spring Twp., Huntsville City, Randolph > Co., Missouri, SD 2, ED 138, Sheet 1A, Ancestry.com image 1 of 38, > dwelling 4, family 5, I found what I believe to be May Medley Burton. > It appears to be - > Burton, May M., head, W, M, Dec. 1822, 77, Wd., MO, VA, KY > - Irine, NIECE, W, F, March 1851, 49, S, MO, KY, MO > > Does anyone have any information on Irene Burton? I do not believe > that she is the daughter of May Medley and Minerva (Brooks) Burton, but I > could be wrong. > I am going to cut and paste his obituary for anyone that does not have > it. > > "The Higbee News" Friday, 11 Feb 1916 > JUDGE M. M. BURTON DEAD > Judge M. M. Burton, familiarly and affectionately known as "Uncle May," > died at the home of his son, A. C. Burton, just southeast of town, at 9:30 > o'clock Sunday evening, Feb 6, 1916, following an illness of several > months, the direct cause of his demise being general debility incident to > his great age, he being in his 94th year. Following the custom of the > family, funeral services were held at the home Tuesday, being in charge of > Eld E. Y. Keiter of Moberly. Despite the bad roads and the cold, the > large and commodious house would not begin to accommodate the large crowd > of sorrowing friends and relatives who had assembled to pay their last > respects to this grand old man. Interment was made in the Burton cemetery > on the farm where he was born, and on which he spent the most of his life > and within sight of the home in which he died. > Thus ends the life of one of the best men this county, or any other, for > that matter, ever produced. He was all that father, husband, friend and > Christian gentleman ought to be, and to know him was to love him. During > his active years he conducted extensive > business interests, and we have yet to hear of a person who had any > dealings with him > speak of him in anything but terms of veneration and respect. Even when > he entered the field for political honors, which was at a time when > manhood and real worth alone > counted, his enemies, if he ever had such, could not point to a single low > or mean thing > he had ever done. He was above such things, even as a young boy, and > Death found him in his old age patiently waiting with a record about as > spotless as it is possible for a > mortal to have. While he was as firm as granite, he was as gentle as a > woman and hardly knew the meaning of the word harshness. His life was > such that, looked at from any and all angles, it will be a monument to his > memory more enduring than bronze, and the influence of it in an > ever-widening circle may, for all we can tell, go on and on, turning to > God many yet unborn until it laps the shores of eternity. To the only > son, who though a father and grandfather, feels that he is, in a way, the > last of his race, the sympathy of all goes out. > The following sketch is taken from "The History of Randolph County," > published in 1884: > "Judge May M. Burton was born in this county, December 14, 1822, and > was reared on his father's farm. His father being a man in good > circumstances, the son was given an excellent general education. In early > life he started as a school teacher, which he followed for several years, > and became quite popular and successful in his chosen calling. On the > 5th of December, 1845, he was married to Miss Minerva Brooks, a daughter > of William H. and Susan (Pyle) Brooks, of this county. After his marriage > Judge Burton settled down and engaged in farming. He secured an extensive > tract of land near his father's old homestead, on which he resided and > continued farming and stock raising until 1870. Inheriting to a marked > degree the stronger and better qualities of his father's character, he > too, became successful in agricultural life, and quite prominent as a > citizen. In 1856 he was elected to the Legislature over George Settle, a > prominent man of the county, by a large majority.! > In 1870 he was elected a member of the county court, and has since been > re-elected from time to time, having served in all nearly eight years. > The year that he was first elected a member of the county court he retired > from the farm and engaged in mercantile business in Higbee, Mo, and in > 1878 he moved to Sweet Springs, in Saline county, where he continued for > about three years. Returning to the farm in 1881, he has since lived a > retired life, having an ample competency on which to rely as old age comes > on apace, and something to leave each of his children. Judge Burton's > first wife died in April, 1881. She had borne him two sons whom survive: > Ambrose C. and William H., both of whom are carrying on the farm at the > old homestead. Judge Burton was married to his present wife July 5, 1883. > Her > maiden name was Sarah A. Lassiter, a daughter of Henry Lassiter, an early > settler of the county from Kentucky. Her first husband, Robert G. Gilman, > was for many years treasurer of the county and one of its most highly > respected citizens. He died November 9, 1872. The Judge is a man still > hale and well preserved. His eye is as bright and his step as elastic as > would be expected of one 10 or 15 years his junior. Only 62 years of age > as yet, to all appearances he still has much activity and usefulness. No > man in the county is more highly esteemed." > > Once again I would appreciate any and all help. > Ms. Cecil V. Boyd > > > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > >