Well I am not sure if there is a connection but I am descendant from Burtons who at one time resided in Kemper County.? I will have to go back and review my information but will keep your info on file.? My Burton ancestor was James Polk Burton. He was born in North Carolina?in?1843.? When he was five years old he, his mother and sister were sold at auction.? He and his sister were sold to two Burton brothers in Kemper county.? When slavery ended, he found his sister and carried her on his back from Kemper County to Meridian looking for?their mother but they never found where or who she was sold to.? He eventually married Mary Ellen Shumate and they lived in Meridian.? They had nine children. ?I am a descendant of their daughter Annie Burton.? However, before he married Mary Ellen he was married to another woman and had three children with her.? I am told the children were named James, John and Savannah.???We have been unable to find the descendants of those three children.? ! If we are not connected to your Burtons by blood then we are probably connected by plantation.?I will keep your info in mind as I continue?my research. Shirley Titus? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, Jul 23, 2009 2:20 pm Subject: [MSKEMPER] African American Burtons In Kemper County This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: trisinger1 Surnames: Burton, Parker Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1660/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm doing some research for a friend of mine and I'm having trouble going further from what I've found below. His gr-grandfather was Edward Burton who married Ellena ?. Some of their census information is listed below. His grandfather was Egertis "Girt" Burton who married Mary Anna Parker. His gr-grandfather lived in DeKalb, while his grandfather moved to Meridian, Lauderdale County and married Mary Anna Parker shortly after his move. They married shortly before 1920. After Girt died, Mary Anna moved the family to Chattanooga, TN, probably in the early 1940's. Below is the census information that I have found. I am particularly interested in finding out who Edward's father was. I can not find them in the 1900 census. 1910 Kemper Co., MS, Beat 2, District 27 (p. 20) Edmond Burton, male, black, 40, first marriage, married 14 years, b. MS, father b. VA, mother b. USA, farmer Everlena, wife, female, mulatto, 35, first marriage, married 14 years, had 4 children 4 living, b. MS, father b. USA, mother b. MS, farm laborer Egertus, son, male, black, 13, b. MS, parents b. MS, farm laborer Mary N., daughter, female, black, 11, b. MS, parents b. MS, farm laborer Willie C., son, male, black, 10, b. MS, parents b. MS Stewart, so, male, black, 8, b. MS, parents b. MS 1920 Kemper Co., MS, Oak Grove, District 28 (p. 5) Edward Burton, male, black, 55, married, b. MS, parents b. MS, farmer Ellena, wife, female, black, 40, married, b. MS, parents b. MS May Nannie, daughter, female, black, 21, single, b. MS, parents b. MS Jack, nephew, male, black, 12, b. MS, parents b. MS Retea?, neice, female, mulatto, 10, b. MS, parents b. MS Lucile, granddaughter, female, black, 11 months, b. MS, parents b. MS Jacob, servant, male, black, 10, b. MS, parents b. MS 1920 Lauderdale Co., MS, Lauderdale, District 55 (p. 11-12) John Parker, male, black, 48, married, b. MS, parents b. MS, farmer Annie, wife, female, black, 37, married, b. AL, parents b. AL Gurtis Burden, son-in-law, male, black, 22, married, b. MS, parents b. MS, farming Mary Burden, daughter, female, black, 20, married, b. MS, father b. MS, mother b. AL Marie Burden, granddaughter, female, black, 3 months (bc. October 1919), b. MS, parents b. MS 1930 Kemper Co., MS, Beat 2, District 7 (p. 18) Ed Burton, male, negro, 50, married, first married at age 20, b. MS, parents b. MS, farmer Ellena, wife, female, negro, 40, married, first married at age 28, b. MS, parents b. MS NOTE: This states that Edward was 20 when he first married and Ellena was 28 when she first married. Could it be that Edward married someone else before he married Ellena? 1930 Lauderdale Co., MS, Beat 2, District 21 (p. 7-8) Girt Burton, male, negro, 33, married, first married at age 22, b. MS, parents b. MS, farmer Mary, wife, female, negro, 31, married, first married at age 20, b. MS, parents b. MS, farm laborer Marie, daughter, female, negro, 10, b. MS, parents b. MS Calvin, son, male, negro, 8, b. MS, parents b. MS Clara, daughter, female, negro, 7, b. MS, parents b. MS Ellena, daughter, female, negro, 5, b. MS, parents b. MS Bernice, daughter, female, negro, 6 months (bc. October 1929), b. MS, parents b. MS If anyone connects with this family, PLEASE let me know! Sincerely, Dana Risinger Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message