Dr. John Clement Burton[1, 2, 3, 4]  1853 - 1939

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• Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	29 May 1853	Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, USA   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Union Twp., Randolph, Missouri, USA
  	John C., hh of L.T. Burton, age 15, b. MO (abt 1855)
  Census	1900	Keokuk Twp., Lincoln, Stroud, Oklahoma, USA
  	John Burton, head, age 47, druggist, b. MO, May 1853
  Census	1910	North Keokuk Twp., Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
  	John C Burton, head, age 56, druggist - drug store, b. MO (abt 1854), parents b. VA, KY
  1920 Census	5 Jan 1920	North Keokuk Twp., Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA   [6]
  	John C Burton, head, age 66, pharmacist, b. MO (abt 1854), parents b. VA, KY
  1930 Census	3 Apr 1930	Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA   [7]
  	Burton, John C., head, age 76, not working, b. MO (abt 1854), parents b. VA, KY
  Died	24 Feb 1939	Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA   [8]
  		Obituary - Burton, Dr. John Clement Undated, unsourced - probably The Stroud Democrat (Oklahoma). Adobe Acrobat PDF
  Buried	Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA   [9]
  Person ID	I104	Pearce
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2010
  Family	Dora Ellen Miller,   b. 28 Jul 1864, Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, USA ,   d. 27 Jan 1931, Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
  Married	23 Nov 1883	Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, USA   [10, 11]
  Children	1. Daughter Burton,   b. Cal 6 Nov 1884,   d. 10 Nov 1884   2. Glade Clement Burton,   b. 21 Oct 1885, Saint Francis, Cheyenne, Kansas, USA ,   d. 6 May 1969, Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA   3. Lucius Wesley Marmaduke Burton,   b. 25 May 1887, Saint Francis, Cheyenne, Kansas, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mable E Burton,   b. 17 Mar 1889, , Cheyenne, Kansas, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 1960, Seattle, King, Washington, USA   5. Dora Vest Burton,   b. 18 Dec 1890, Saint Francis, Cheyenne, Kansas, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1971, Pampa, Gray, Texas, USA   6. Sylva Caecile Burton,   b. 7 Feb 1893, Saint Francis, Cheyenne, Kansas, USA ,   d. 16 Sep 1981, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA   7. Nellie Aleann Burton,   b. 19 Apr 1901, , , Oklahoma, USA ,   d. 1967   8. Daisy Ethel Burton,   b. 12 Dec 1904, , , Oklahoma, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2010
  Family ID	F66	Group Sheet

• Event Map

  Event Birth - 29 May 1853 - Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, USA Census - John C., hh of L.T. Burton, age 15, b. MO (abt 1855) - 1870 - Union Twp., Randolph, Missouri, USA Married - 23 Nov 1883 - Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, USA Census - John Burton, head, age 47, druggist, b. MO, May 1853 - 1900 - Keokuk Twp., Lincoln, Stroud, Oklahoma, USA Census - John C Burton, head, age 56, druggist - drug store, b. MO (abt 1854), parents b. VA, KY - 1910 - North Keokuk Twp., Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA 1920 Census - John C Burton, head, age 66, pharmacist, b. MO (abt 1854), parents b. VA, KY - 5 Jan 1920 - North Keokuk Twp., Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA 1930 Census - Burton, John C., head, age 76, not working, b. MO (abt 1854), parents b. VA, KY - 3 Apr 1930 - Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Died - 24 Feb 1939 - Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Buried - - Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth




• Photos		Dr. John Clement Burton, 1853-1939
  		Dr. John Clement Burton, 1853-1939 back of photo says: State Drug Inspector
  		Dr. John Clement Burton, 1853-1939
  		Dr. John Clement Burton and wife Dora Ellen Miller
  		Lucius Tanner Burton, father of Dr. John Clement Burton Born 14 March 1819 in Mill Creek, VA, died 1909.
  		The Burton family drug store in Stroud, Oklahoma. Photo 1 0f 3. Daisy to the left, John Clement, Dora Ellen and Nellie on the right. The jeweler is between Daisy and the scale.
  		The Burton family drug store in Stroud, Oklahoma. Photo 2 0f 3. “Burton’s drug store had the distinction of being both the oldest establishment in Stroud, and the first to occupy a frame building in the city – the others using tents.” – The Stroud Democrat April 28, 1948.
  		The John Clement Burton Family
  		Burton - Dr. John Clement Burton and Dora Ellen Miller Family, 1910
  		Burton - Dr. John Clement Burton and Dora Ellen Miller Family, 1896
  		The John Clement Burton House in Stroud, Oklahoma. This is the house that J.C. Burton built outside the town limits of Stroud – he caught grief for being off the tax rolls and not able to participate in town politics. The house is still there. Note the horse and buggy to far right. House was built in 1906 – eleven rooms.
  		The John Clement Burton House, Stroud, Oklahoma, in 2002.
  		The Burton family drug store in Stroud, Oklahoma. Photo 3 0f 3. John Clement Burton opened the first public library in Stroud, in the back of the drugstore (December 1912). By Feb. 1913 there were 94 books in the Library.

• Notes	Father: Lucious Tanner Burton. Mother: Elizabeth Miller Jeter. Source: Bill Johnson.

• Sources

  [S53] Census - 1870 US Federal Census. Union, Randolph, Missouri; Roll: M593_802; Page: 344; Image: 687. [S21] Census - 1900 US Federal Census; Rep. A. Keokuk, Lincoln, Oklahoma; Roll: T623 1339; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 121. [S26] Census - 1910 US Federal Census. North Keokuk, Lincoln, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1259; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 96; Image: 181 [S782] Burton family. Photographs, group sheets and documents. digital images. Privately held by Bill Johnson.. John Clement Burton. b. 29 May 1853, Moberly, Randolph, Missouri. d. 24 Feb 1939, Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma. Father: Lucious Tanner Burton. Mother: Elizabeth Miller Jeter. Married: 23 Nov 1883. Various photographs - portraits and buildings, Stroud, Oklahoma. [S785]  Stroud Democrat, Oklahoma. Stroud., "Obituary - Dr. J. C. Burton," undated, unsourced clip, probably from the Stroud Democrat., 10 Feb 2010. 29 May 1853 in Randolph County, Missouri Provided by Bill Johnson [S767] 1920 U.S. census, FamilySearch Record Search, Digital images, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T625, District 116, North Keokuk, Lincoln, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 116, sheet 2a, p. 2 (stamped), Film number: 1821470 Digital GS number: 4384977 Image number: 00008, dwelling 32, family 32, John C Burton, accessed 26 Dec 2009, 26 Dec 2009. [S719] 1930 U.S. census, Footnote, Digital images, (http://www.footnote.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), T626, Stroud City, Lincoln, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 41-41, sheet 2b, p. 1073 (hand written), dwelling 21, family 22, Burton, John C., accessed 8 Aug 2009, 7 Sep 2009. [S785]  Stroud Democrat, Oklahoma. Stroud., "Obituary - Dr. J. C. Burton," undated, unsourced clip, probably from the Stroud Democrat., 10 Feb 2010. 24 Feb 1939 at his home in Stroud Provided by Bill Johnson [S785]  Stroud Democrat, Oklahoma. Stroud., "Obituary - Dr. J. C. Burton," undated, unsourced clip, probably from the Stroud Democrat., 10 Feb 2010. Rose Hill Mausoleum in Tulsa, Oklahoma Provided by Bill Johnson [S785]  Stroud Democrat, Oklahoma. Stroud., "At Rest (Dora Ellen Miller Burton)," undated, unsourced clip, probably from the Stroud Democrat., 10 Feb 2010. 22 Nov 1883, Shenandoah, Iowa Provided by Bill Johnson [S785]  Stroud Democrat, Oklahoma. Stroud., "Obituary - Dr. J. C. Burton," undated, unsourced clip, probably from the Stroud Democrat., 10 Feb 2010. 22 Nov 1883, Shenandoah, Iowa Provided by Bill Johnson