Sarah's parents were:
George Oliver Goff, b. Mar. 17, 1825 in Rockingham, NC. and d. Jul. 10, 1907 in Blue Mound, Avalon, Livingston Co., MO &
Christina Zerenberg, b. Dec. 24, 1834 in Pleasant Hill, Pike county, IL. and d. Nov. 5, 1905 in Blue Mound Cemetery, Avalon, Livingston Co., MO.

On Jan. 1, 1852, George Oliver Goff and Christina Zerenberg were married at Pleasant Hill, Pike county, IL.

George & Christina Goff's children were:
1. Charles "Charlie" Franklin Goff, b. Oct. 12, 1852 in IL. and d. Oct. 22, 1916. Charlie marr. Martha Ann Rose.
2. Joseph Daniel Goff, b. 1854 and d. 1855.
3. James Taylor Goff, b. 29 Dec 1857 at Pleasant Hill, Pike county, IL. and d. May 10, 1937 at Avalon, Livingston county, MO. James marr. Dora D. Shephard.
4. Mary Margaret Goff, b. Jul. 28, 1858 at Pleasant Hill, Pike County, IL. and d. Apr. 26, 1939 in Patterson, Greene County, IL. (or West Chicago, Du Page, IL.). Mary marr. Harry M. Groce in 1880.
5. Sarah Catherine Goff, b. Jan. 26, 1859 in IL. and d. Nov. 3, 1948 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. Sarah marr. John W. Burton.
6. John William Goff, b. Oct. 10, 1860 at Pleasant Hill, Pike county, IL. and d. Mar. 1, 1939 in Liberty, Clay county, IL. John marr. Sarah Catherine Burner in 1885.
7. Ellen Christine Goff, b. Jun. 11, 1863 in Decatur City, Decatur county, IA. and d. Oct. 23, 1918. Ellen marr. William H. Bowen in 1884.
8. Henry Lewis Goff, b. 7 Apr 1864 in MO. (IA.) and d. Nov. 13, 1922 at Pleasant Hill, Pike County, IL. Henry marr. Laura May Guthrie.
9. Ada Elizabeth Goff, b. abt 1867 in MO. and d. 1937.
10. Ida Jane Goff, b. 1870 in MO.
11. Lucy Emaline Goff, b. Sep. 8, 1872 in Blue Mound, Livingston county, MO. and d. May 3, 1946 in Chula, Livingston, MO. Lucy marr. Joseph Ragan/Regan/Ragen Trumbo in 1896.
12. Timothy "Tip" Oliver Goff, b. Mar. 11, 1874 in MO. and d. Dec. 7, 1945 in Douglas County, OR.
13. Martha Ann Goff, b. Aug. 18, 1877 in MO. and d. Sep. 26, 1929 in Bogard, Carroll County, MO. Martha marr. Lewis Charles Barnes.

In the 1870 U. S. census, 10 yr. old Sarah C Goff, b. in IL., was attending school and living in Fairview Township (Post office: Avalon), Livingston county, MO. with her
40 yr. old (inferred) father, George Goff, a farmer, b. in NC.
30 yr. old (inferred) mother, Christina Goff, keeping house, b. in IL.
18 yr. old (inferred) brother, Charlie F Goff, attending school, b. in IL.
15 yr. old (inferred) brother, James T Goff, attending school, b. in IL.
12 yr. old (inferred) sister, Mary M Goff, attending school, b. in IL.
7 yr. old (inferred) brother, John W Goff, attending school, b. in IL.
6 yr. old (inferred) brother, Ellen Goff, attending school, b. in IA.
5 yr. old (inferred) brother, Henry L Goff, b. in IA.
3 yr. old (inferred) sister, Ada E Goff, b. in MO.
2 mth. old (inferred) sister, Ida J Goff, b. in MO.
Christina's parents were both of foreign birth.
George's real estate was valued at $500 and his personal estate at $1,000.

On Jan. 6, 1880, Sarah C. Goff and John W. Burton were married in Livingston county, MO.

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 Jun. 1, 1880 U. S. census, 20 yr. old Sarah Burton, b. in IL., was keeping house and living in Blue Mound, Livingston, MO. with her
20 yr. old husband, John W. Burton, a farmer, b. in MO.
Sarah's father was b. in IN. and her mother in IL.
John's father was b. in MO. and his mother in IN.

In the 1900 U. S. census, 41 yr. old S. (Sarah) C. Burton, b. Jan. 1859 in IL., was living in Aetna (Astrid Township), Barber county, KS. with her
40 yr. old husband, J. (John) Burton, a farmer, b. Dec. 1859 in MO.
17 yr. old daughter, E J Burton, b. Dec. 1882 in MO.
15 yr. old daughter, Lucy Burton, attending school, b. Jan. 1885 in KS.
13 yr. old daughter, Cora Burton, b. Jan. 1887 in KS.
11 yr. old son, Bertie Burton, a farm hand, b. Mar. 1889 in MS.
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.

In the 1910 U. S. census, 51 yr. old Sarah Burton, b. in IL., was living on a farm in Aetna, Barber county, KS. with her
50 yr. old husband, John W. Burton, a farmer on a stock farm and an employer, b. in MO.
Sarah's father was b. in NC. and her mother in IL.
John's father was b. in MO. and his mother in the U. S.
This was a first marriage for both John and Sarah. They had been married for 30 years.
(*The number of children Sarah had is not listed.)

On Oct. 17, 1915, Sarah's husband, John W. Burton died of cancer at the age of 55 in
Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS.

In the 1920 U. S. census, 59 yr. old widow, Sarah C Burton, b. in IL., was living on North Fifth St. in Canon, Fremont, Colorado with her
38 yr. old son-in-law (and head of household), Fred A Waltz, a self-employed retail merchant at a grocery store, b. in KY.
34 yr. old daughter, Lulu M Waltz, no occupation, b. in KS.
Lulu's father was b. in MO.
Sarah's father was b. in IN. and her mother in IL.

In the 1930 U. S. census, 70 yr. old widow, Sarah Burton, b. in IL., was living at 168 Julia in San Bernardino Ward 1, San Bernardino, CA. with her
51 yr. old son-in-law (and head of household), Daniel E Fabun, a self-employed violin maker in his own shop, b. in CA.
45 yr. old daughter, Lulu Fabun, b. in KS.
There was not a radio in the home.
Daniel was 25 yrs. old and Lulu was 17 at the time of their first marriages.
Daniel's father was b. in NY. and his mother in Michigan.
Lulu's father was b. in MO. and her mother in IL.
Sarah's father was b. in IN. and her mother in IL.
Daniel was a veteran of the Spanish-American War.

In the 1940 U. S. census, 79 yr. old widow, Sarah C Burton, living off an old age pension, b. in IL., was living at 546 East 3rd St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with her
62 yr. old (head of household) son-in-law, Dan Fabun, a Construction Foreman in the building trade, b. in CA.
55 yr. old daughter, Lulu Fabun, b. in KS.
Dan, Lulu & Sarah were all living in the same house in 1935.
The highest grade Dan and Lulu had completed was 8th grade; Sarah had gone as far as 5th.
Dan worked 44 hours in the week prior to the census and 52 weeks in 1939.
His income was listed as $1,560 and he had no income from other sources.

The Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 13, Col. 3
Fri., Nov. 5, 1948
SARAH C. BURTON
Mrs. Sarah Catherine Burton, 89, of 329 East Fourth street, San Bernardino, died Wednesday at her home. A native of Illinois, she had been in San Bernardino and in California 26 years.Surviving are a son, Bertram A. Burton, of San Bernardino;
three daughters, Mmes. Effie McGrath, Dan Fabun (Lulu) and James Woodward (Cora), all of San Bernardino;
eight grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Mark B. Shaw Memorial chapel with interment to follow at City cemetery.