*Note: The town of Evansville in Comanche County, where Bertram was born in 1889, was the headquarters of the largest cattle ranch in Kansas's history in 1880s. But now it is a ghost town, its once-thriving commissary building, with post office, grocery store and possibly a hotel, are long gone.
Bertram's parents were:
John W. Burton, b. Dec. 4, 1859 in MO. and d. Oct. 17, 1915 of cancer in Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS. &
Sarah Catherine Goff, b. Jan. 26, 1859 in IL. and d. Nov. 3, 1948 in San Bernardino County, CA.
John & Sarah Burton's children were:
1. Effie Jane Burton, b. Dec. 13, 1882 in MO. and d. Nov. 5, 1961 in Banning, Riverside county, CA. Effie marr. John R. McGrath in 1909.
2. Lucy May "Lulu" Burton, b. Jan. 16, 1885 in KS. and d. Apr. 8, 1971 in San Bernardino county, CA. Lulu marr. James Compton McGarvin, Fred Arthur Waltz and Daniel Eiler "Dan" Fabun.
3. Cora Lee Burton, b. Jan. 31, 1887 in KS. and d. Oct. 16, 1955 in San Bernardino county, CA. Cora marr. James Ernest Woodward
4. Bertram "Bertie" Alvin Burton, b. Mar. 10, 1889 in Evansville, Commanche, KS. and d. Dec. 21, 1959 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. Bertram marr. Jo Hazel _.
In the 1900 U. S. census, 11 yr. old Bertie Burton, a farm hand, b. Mar. 1889 in MS., was attending school and living in Aetna (Astrid Township), Barber county, KS. with his
40 yr. old father, J. (John) Burton, a farmer, b. Dec. 1859 in MO.
41 yr. old mother, S. (Sarah) C. Burton, b. Jan. 1859 in IL.
17 yr. old sister, E J Burton, b. Dec. 1882 in MO.
15 yr. old sister, Lucy Burton, b. Jan. 1885 in KS.
13 yr. old sister, Cora Burton, b. Jan. 1887 in KS.
30 yr. old boarder, H S Sterling, a stock raiser, b. Aug. 1869 in MO.
John and Sarah had been married for 20 years.
Sarah was the mother of 5 children, only 4 still alive by this census.
John's father was b. in MO. and his mother in IN.
Sarah's father was b. in NC. and her mother in IL.
According to his Jun. 5, 1917 WWI Draft Registration card, 28 yr. old B. A. Burton, a farmer and a stockman, b. Mar. 10, 1889 in Evansville, KS., was unmarried and living in Deerhead, KS. He was employed six miles north of Aetna.
He was claiming exemption from the draft (the grounds for which were illegible - "Oeinlation"?).
B. A. Burton was described as medium in height, with a stout build, brown eyes, dark brown hair, with no physical disabilities of any kind.
According to his Apr. 27, 1942 WWII Draft Registration card, 53 yr. old Bertram Alvin Burton, b. Mar. 10, 1889 in Commanche, KS., was living in Salida, Chaffee county, Colorado.
Bertram was described as 5'5" tall, weighing 180 lbs., with blue eyes, brown hair, a ruddy complexion, wearing glasses, and with the third finger on his right hand broken.
The person who would always know his address was his wife, Jo Hazel Burton.
The Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 14, last three columns
Wed., Dec. 23, 1959
BERTRAM A. BURTON
Bertram Alvin Burton, 70, of 118 E. 18th St. died Monday at a San Bernardino hospital. A native of Kansas, he had resided in San Bernardino 14 years.
He was a retired packer at Norton Air Force Base and was a World War I veteran.
He was a member of Mt. Moriah No. 15, AF&AM of Canyon City, Coll., the Eastern Star of Canyon City, the Wichita Consistory of Wichita, Kan., and St. Paul's Methodist Church.
Surviving is his wife, J. Hazel,
two daughters, Mrs. Eugene West, Redlands, and Mrs. Eugene Lee, Osgood, Ind.;
two sisters, Mrs. Lulu Fabun, San Bernardino, and Mrs. Effie McGrath, Yucaipa;
five grandsons and three granddaughters.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Grove Colonial Mortuary. Interment will be in Montecito Memorial Park.
The family suggests that donations be made to St. Paul's Methodist Church memorial fund.
Bertram's parents were:
John W. Burton, b. Dec. 4, 1859 in MO. and d. Oct. 17, 1915 of cancer in Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS. &
Sarah Catherine Goff, b. Jan. 26, 1859 in IL. and d. Nov. 3, 1948 in San Bernardino County, CA.
John & Sarah Burton's children were:
1. Effie Jane Burton, b. Dec. 13, 1882 in MO. and d. Nov. 5, 1961 in Banning, Riverside county, CA. Effie marr. John R. McGrath in 1909.
2. Lucy May "Lulu" Burton, b. Jan. 16, 1885 in KS. and d. Apr. 8, 1971 in San Bernardino county, CA. Lulu marr. James Compton McGarvin, Fred Arthur Waltz and Daniel Eiler "Dan" Fabun.
3. Cora Lee Burton, b. Jan. 31, 1887 in KS. and d. Oct. 16, 1955 in San Bernardino county, CA. Cora marr. James Ernest Woodward
4. Bertram "Bertie" Alvin Burton, b. Mar. 10, 1889 in Evansville, Commanche, KS. and d. Dec. 21, 1959 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. Bertram marr. Jo Hazel _.
In the 1900 U. S. census, 11 yr. old Bertie Burton, a farm hand, b. Mar. 1889 in MS., was attending school and living in Aetna (Astrid Township), Barber county, KS. with his
40 yr. old father, J. (John) Burton, a farmer, b. Dec. 1859 in MO.
41 yr. old mother, S. (Sarah) C. Burton, b. Jan. 1859 in IL.
17 yr. old sister, E J Burton, b. Dec. 1882 in MO.
15 yr. old sister, Lucy Burton, b. Jan. 1885 in KS.
13 yr. old sister, Cora Burton, b. Jan. 1887 in KS.
30 yr. old boarder, H S Sterling, a stock raiser, b. Aug. 1869 in MO.
John and Sarah had been married for 20 years.
Sarah was the mother of 5 children, only 4 still alive by this census.
John's father was b. in MO. and his mother in IN.
Sarah's father was b. in NC. and her mother in IL.
According to his Jun. 5, 1917 WWI Draft Registration card, 28 yr. old B. A. Burton, a farmer and a stockman, b. Mar. 10, 1889 in Evansville, KS., was unmarried and living in Deerhead, KS. He was employed six miles north of Aetna.
He was claiming exemption from the draft (the grounds for which were illegible - "Oeinlation"?).
B. A. Burton was described as medium in height, with a stout build, brown eyes, dark brown hair, with no physical disabilities of any kind.
According to his Apr. 27, 1942 WWII Draft Registration card, 53 yr. old Bertram Alvin Burton, b. Mar. 10, 1889 in Commanche, KS., was living in Salida, Chaffee county, Colorado.
Bertram was described as 5'5" tall, weighing 180 lbs., with blue eyes, brown hair, a ruddy complexion, wearing glasses, and with the third finger on his right hand broken.
The person who would always know his address was his wife, Jo Hazel Burton.
The Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 14, last three columns
Wed., Dec. 23, 1959
BERTRAM A. BURTON
Bertram Alvin Burton, 70, of 118 E. 18th St. died Monday at a San Bernardino hospital. A native of Kansas, he had resided in San Bernardino 14 years.
He was a retired packer at Norton Air Force Base and was a World War I veteran.
He was a member of Mt. Moriah No. 15, AF&AM of Canyon City, Coll., the Eastern Star of Canyon City, the Wichita Consistory of Wichita, Kan., and St. Paul's Methodist Church.
Surviving is his wife, J. Hazel,
two daughters, Mrs. Eugene West, Redlands, and Mrs. Eugene Lee, Osgood, Ind.;
two sisters, Mrs. Lulu Fabun, San Bernardino, and Mrs. Effie McGrath, Yucaipa;
five grandsons and three granddaughters.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Grove Colonial Mortuary. Interment will be in Montecito Memorial Park.
The family suggests that donations be made to St. Paul's Methodist Church memorial fund.
*Note: The town of Evansville in Comanche County, where Bertram was born in 1889, was the headquarters of the largest cattle ranch in Kansas's history in 1880s. But now it is a ghost town, its once-thriving commissary building, with post office, grocery store and possibly a hotel, are long gone.
Bertram's parents were:
John W. Burton, b. Dec. 4, 1859 in MO. and d. Oct. 17, 1915 of cancer in Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS. &
Sarah Catherine Goff, b. Jan. 26, 1859 in IL. and d. Nov. 3, 1948 in San Bernardino County, CA.
John & Sarah Burton's children were:
1. Effie Jane Burton, b. Dec. 13, 1882 in MO. and d. Nov. 5, 1961 in Banning, Riverside county, CA. Effie marr. John R. McGrath in 1909.
2. Lucy May "Lulu" Burton, b. Jan. 16, 1885 in KS. and d. Apr. 8, 1971 in San Bernardino county, CA. Lulu marr. James Compton McGarvin, Fred Arthur Waltz and Daniel Eiler "Dan" Fabun.
3. Cora Lee Burton, b. Jan. 31, 1887 in KS. and d. Oct. 16, 1955 in San Bernardino county, CA. Cora marr. James Ernest Woodward
4. Bertram "Bertie" Alvin Burton, b. Mar. 10, 1889 in Evansville, Commanche, KS. and d. Dec. 21, 1959 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. Bertram marr. Jo Hazel _.
In the 1900 U. S. census, 11 yr. old Bertie Burton, a farm hand, b. Mar. 1889 in MS., was attending school and living in Aetna (Astrid Township), Barber county, KS. with his
40 yr. old father, J. (John) Burton, a farmer, b. Dec. 1859 in MO.
41 yr. old mother, S. (Sarah) C. Burton, b. Jan. 1859 in IL.
17 yr. old sister, E J Burton, b. Dec. 1882 in MO.
15 yr. old sister, Lucy Burton, b. Jan. 1885 in KS.
13 yr. old sister, Cora Burton, b. Jan. 1887 in KS.
30 yr. old boarder, H S Sterling, a stock raiser, b. Aug. 1869 in MO.
John and Sarah had been married for 20 years.
Sarah was the mother of 5 children, only 4 still alive by this census.
John's father was b. in MO. and his mother in IN.
Sarah's father was b. in NC. and her mother in IL.
According to his Jun. 5, 1917 WWI Draft Registration card, 28 yr. old B. A. Burton, a farmer and a stockman, b. Mar. 10, 1889 in Evansville, KS., was unmarried and living in Deerhead, KS. He was employed six miles north of Aetna.
He was claiming exemption from the draft (the grounds for which were illegible - "Oeinlation"?).
B. A. Burton was described as medium in height, with a stout build, brown eyes, dark brown hair, with no physical disabilities of any kind.
According to his Apr. 27, 1942 WWII Draft Registration card, 53 yr. old Bertram Alvin Burton, b. Mar. 10, 1889 in Commanche, KS., was living in Salida, Chaffee county, Colorado.
Bertram was described as 5'5" tall, weighing 180 lbs., with blue eyes, brown hair, a ruddy complexion, wearing glasses, and with the third finger on his right hand broken.
The person who would always know his address was his wife, Jo Hazel Burton.
The Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 14, last three columns
Wed., Dec. 23, 1959
BERTRAM A. BURTON
Bertram Alvin Burton, 70, of 118 E. 18th St. died Monday at a San Bernardino hospital. A native of Kansas, he had resided in San Bernardino 14 years.
He was a retired packer at Norton Air Force Base and was a World War I veteran.
He was a member of Mt. Moriah No. 15, AF&AM of Canyon City, Coll., the Eastern Star of Canyon City, the Wichita Consistory of Wichita, Kan., and St. Paul's Methodist Church.
Surviving is his wife, J. Hazel,
two daughters, Mrs. Eugene West, Redlands, and Mrs. Eugene Lee, Osgood, Ind.;
two sisters, Mrs. Lulu Fabun, San Bernardino, and Mrs. Effie McGrath, Yucaipa;
five grandsons and three granddaughters.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Grove Colonial Mortuary. Interment will be in Montecito Memorial Park.
The family suggests that donations be made to St. Paul's Methodist Church memorial fund.
Bertram's parents were:
John W. Burton, b. Dec. 4, 1859 in MO. and d. Oct. 17, 1915 of cancer in Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS. &
Sarah Catherine Goff, b. Jan. 26, 1859 in IL. and d. Nov. 3, 1948 in San Bernardino County, CA.
John & Sarah Burton's children were:
1. Effie Jane Burton, b. Dec. 13, 1882 in MO. and d. Nov. 5, 1961 in Banning, Riverside county, CA. Effie marr. John R. McGrath in 1909.
2. Lucy May "Lulu" Burton, b. Jan. 16, 1885 in KS. and d. Apr. 8, 1971 in San Bernardino county, CA. Lulu marr. James Compton McGarvin, Fred Arthur Waltz and Daniel Eiler "Dan" Fabun.
3. Cora Lee Burton, b. Jan. 31, 1887 in KS. and d. Oct. 16, 1955 in San Bernardino county, CA. Cora marr. James Ernest Woodward
4. Bertram "Bertie" Alvin Burton, b. Mar. 10, 1889 in Evansville, Commanche, KS. and d. Dec. 21, 1959 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. Bertram marr. Jo Hazel _.
In the 1900 U. S. census, 11 yr. old Bertie Burton, a farm hand, b. Mar. 1889 in MS., was attending school and living in Aetna (Astrid Township), Barber county, KS. with his
40 yr. old father, J. (John) Burton, a farmer, b. Dec. 1859 in MO.
41 yr. old mother, S. (Sarah) C. Burton, b. Jan. 1859 in IL.
17 yr. old sister, E J Burton, b. Dec. 1882 in MO.
15 yr. old sister, Lucy Burton, b. Jan. 1885 in KS.
13 yr. old sister, Cora Burton, b. Jan. 1887 in KS.
30 yr. old boarder, H S Sterling, a stock raiser, b. Aug. 1869 in MO.
John and Sarah had been married for 20 years.
Sarah was the mother of 5 children, only 4 still alive by this census.
John's father was b. in MO. and his mother in IN.
Sarah's father was b. in NC. and her mother in IL.
According to his Jun. 5, 1917 WWI Draft Registration card, 28 yr. old B. A. Burton, a farmer and a stockman, b. Mar. 10, 1889 in Evansville, KS., was unmarried and living in Deerhead, KS. He was employed six miles north of Aetna.
He was claiming exemption from the draft (the grounds for which were illegible - "Oeinlation"?).
B. A. Burton was described as medium in height, with a stout build, brown eyes, dark brown hair, with no physical disabilities of any kind.
According to his Apr. 27, 1942 WWII Draft Registration card, 53 yr. old Bertram Alvin Burton, b. Mar. 10, 1889 in Commanche, KS., was living in Salida, Chaffee county, Colorado.
Bertram was described as 5'5" tall, weighing 180 lbs., with blue eyes, brown hair, a ruddy complexion, wearing glasses, and with the third finger on his right hand broken.
The person who would always know his address was his wife, Jo Hazel Burton.
The Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 14, last three columns
Wed., Dec. 23, 1959
BERTRAM A. BURTON
Bertram Alvin Burton, 70, of 118 E. 18th St. died Monday at a San Bernardino hospital. A native of Kansas, he had resided in San Bernardino 14 years.
He was a retired packer at Norton Air Force Base and was a World War I veteran.
He was a member of Mt. Moriah No. 15, AF&AM of Canyon City, Coll., the Eastern Star of Canyon City, the Wichita Consistory of Wichita, Kan., and St. Paul's Methodist Church.
Surviving is his wife, J. Hazel,
two daughters, Mrs. Eugene West, Redlands, and Mrs. Eugene Lee, Osgood, Ind.;
two sisters, Mrs. Lulu Fabun, San Bernardino, and Mrs. Effie McGrath, Yucaipa;
five grandsons and three granddaughters.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Grove Colonial Mortuary. Interment will be in Montecito Memorial Park.
The family suggests that donations be made to St. Paul's Methodist Church memorial fund.
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