BIBLE: John Richard Burton [Hopkins Co, Ky?]

The Bible of John Richard Burton and Louisa Paralee Roberts.  Only
the leaf with the family record is left.  William Burton copied it in 
the bible before 1900. Bible is in the possession of Flora Owen and 
Vergie Burton, who are granddaughters. 
Copied by Randa Bearden, Madisonville, Ky
[Note: the first 9 children were by a previous marriage to Margaret 
Madison in Granville, N.C. on Oct. 18, 1845.]

Births:
 Jno. R. Burton, Jan. 19, 1825
 Louisa P. Burton, July 12, 1849
 Jno. Y. Burton, May 23, 1846
 Jess J. Burton, Oct. 15, 1847
 Paul Burton, Sept. 28, 1849
 Missouri A. Burton, July 15, 1851
 Serbrina Burton, Jan. 29, 1853
 Martha R. Burton, Mar. 6, 1854
 Richard Burton, Sept. 25, 1856
 William Burton, Apr. 22, 1861
 Mary L. Burton, ___ (blank)
 Virgin Nora Burton, June 15, 1868
 Thomas J. Burton, Aug. 15, 1872
 Joseph N. Burton, Oct. 29, 1874
 Naomi Burton, June 14, 1880
 Benjamin Burton, Jan. 9, 1884

Deaths:
 J. R. Burton died April 16, 1903
 Nora Burton died May 9, 1897
 Naoma Burton died Feb. 26, 1897
 Louisa Burton died Sept. 23, 1912
 Subrina Jackson died April 18, 1931
 Richard Burton died Oct. 11, 1931
 Martha Bowles died Oct. 17, 1931
 T. J. Burton died Jan. 28, 1926
 J. N. Burton died April 10, 1953
 Ben F. Burton died Jan. 9, 1956
 William Burton died Dec. 29, 1942

Marriages:
 Wm. and M. F. Burton was married Nov. 2, 1880
 T. J. and Adie Burton was married Mar. 21, 1894
 J. N. and F. A. Burton was married Dec. 19, 1894
 Ben and Gertie Burton was married Sept. 27, 1908


>From Hopkins County Genealogical Society
Yesterdays Tuckaways, Volume IX, Issue 3, July 1976


From: Nancy T r i c e <t r i c e@vci.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998