Lela Blanche Mayberry

Brief Life History of Lela Blanche

When Lela Blanche Mayberry was born on 2 August 1881, in Delphos, Marion Township, Allen, Ohio, United States, her father, Alonzo Mayberry, was 33 and her mother, Philurah H Lewis, was 38. She married Charles William Burson on 13 August 1899, in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Mills, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Center Township, Mills, Iowa, United States in 1930. She died on 7 April 1980, in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, United States, at the age of 98.

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Family Time Line

Charles William Burson
1875–1948
Lela Blanche Mayberry
1881–1980
Marriage: 13 August 1899
Denton Robert Orlando Burson
1900–1969
Philura Elizabeth Burson
1902–1990
Amber Susanna Burson
1905–1978
Hazel Arnetta Burson
1907–
Elizabeth P Burson
1909–
Charles William Burson Jr.
1909–1994
Freda May Burson
1912–2012
Freedom A Burson
1913–
Aaron Emanuel Burson
1915–1915
June Bernice Burson
1917–2015

Sources (24)

  • Blanche Burson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Blanche Mayberry, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Blanche Burson, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1884 · There is now a Capital Building

The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

English: most probably an altered form of Mowbray . It is also found as Maybury , which has the form of an English habitational name. There is a place near Woking in Surrey so called; however, this is not recorded until 1885 and is probably derived from the surname. In England this surname is found mainly in the West Midlands; it has also spread into Wales. In Ireland this form is common in Ulster; MacLysaght records that it was taken there from England in the 17th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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