Jeremiah Burton

Jeremiah Burton (1814-1902) was a farmer . He was born about 1814 in South Carolina before moving to Rabun County, Georgia and first settled at Jones Ford on the Tallulah River. The town of Burton, Georgia was named after its Postmaster Jacob Silas Burton, Jeremiah's son. Jeremiah Burton was a popular area citizen who occasionally served as a bailiff for the local superior court. According to family legend, he was buried with his hat on.

ources

* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~garabun/bios/burtjere.html Family of Jeremiah Burton on Rootsweb]
* [http://roadsidegeorgia.com/city/burton.html Burton, Georgia on Roadside Georgia]
* [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/garabun/1860/539.html 1860 Federal Census, Rabun County, page 539]
* [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/rabun/vitals/marriages/marr0010.txt Rabun County Marriage Book 1820-1850]

Persondata
NAME=Burton, Jeremiah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Jery
SHORT DESCRIPTION=farmer,
DATE OF BIRTH=abt 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH=South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH=Jan. 9, 1902
PLACE OF DEATH=Popcorn Creek, Rabun Co., Georgia