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Rockcastle County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Margaret Anne Brooks Burton in Pulaski County, Kentucky, on August 26, 1838. Father of Eliza Burton, Nancy Burton, Susan Burton, John B. Burton, Sarah Burton, Thomas Burton, Permelia Burton, William H. Burton, and James S. Burton. Resident of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Rockcastle County in 1860. Killed by William G. Capps in Rockcastle County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Southern District, p. 171A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, p. 501.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Pulaski County Marriages, Film #004261137, p. 162

KYR-0001-021-0010

Citation

Burton, Jesse. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206172 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Unknown to Beriah Magoffin
1860-12-12

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