Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Burton was born on 27 July 1878, in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States, her father, William R Burton, was 41 and her mother, Minerva Acton, was 32. She married Haviland Ewell Reed on 10 April 1907, in Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 3 Waynesburg, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Ludlow, Kenton, Kentucky, United States in 1930. She died on 20 December 1938, in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Somerset City Cemetery, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Mary Reed in household of Haviland E Reed, "United States Census, 1930"
- Mary Burton, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Burton in entry for Elizabeth Reed, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
Spouse and Children
1878–1945 Male
1878–1938 Female
Children (4)
1907–1939 Female
1910–1980 Female
1914–1914 Female
1915–2000 Female
Parents and Siblings
1836–1928 Male
1846–1921 Female
Siblings (6)
1878–1938 Female
1879–1915 Male
1879– Female
1881–1973 Female
1883–1931 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 3
1892 · The Radio is invented
Age 14
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 18
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a placename that is very common in central and northern England. The derivation in most cases is from Old English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
French (northeastern): regional variant of Berton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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