Lawrence Van Orden Burton

Brief Life History of Lawrence

When Lawrence Van Orden Burton was born on 25 March 1917, in Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States, his father, Christopher Fielding Burton, was 41 and his mother, Miriam Van Orden, was 36. He married Maybell Hoopes on 14 May 1942, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Lincoln, Wyoming, United States in 1950 and World in 1950. He died on 28 November 2005, in Millville, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Millville City Cemetery, Millville, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lawrence Van Orden Burton
1917–2005
Maybell Hoopes
1917–2011
Marriage: 14 May 1942
Laurence Devere Burton
1943–

Sources (32)

  • Lawrence V Burton, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lawrence VanOrden Burton - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Lawrence VanOrden Burton
  • Lawrence Vanorden Burton, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

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World Events (8)

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

1920

Women got to vote first time in the state of Wyoming.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

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

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Life History of Lawrence VanOrden Burton

Lawrence VanOrden Burton Life Story -Written by DeVere Burton, April 2010 Lawrence VanOrden Burton was born in Afton, Wyoming on March 25, 1917, the sixth child of Christopher Fielding and Mamie Va …

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