Sunday, November 24, 2019

Green Burton of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Green Burton.
Green Burton was born in 1843 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. According to the 1880 United States Federal Census was 37 years old when the census was taken. He lived in the 2nd Ward in St. Helena Parish.  He was listed as a Mulatto. He was married to Elcy Holden Burton. They were the parents of; Nancy, Leah, Alice, Charles, Sally, and Manzell Burton.

Some Burton family trees list John "Jack" Burton as his father and his mother was an enslaved woman. John "Jack" Burton's father was Col. Jacob Burton of St. Helena Parish.

John "Jack" Burton was born in 1803 in Elbert County, Georgia. and died in 1871 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. John's father Jacob was born in 1755 in Buckingham County, Virginia and died March 1835 in St. Helena Parish. Jacob's father was Robert Burton and he was born in 1732 in Deep Creek, Amelia County, Virginia. He died 1810 in Buckingham County, Virginia.

Some Burton family trees listed him as being married twice. He was married to Hannah Durnin August 12, 1875. They were the parents of; Handy, Eddie, Milton, Lula, Lizzie, and Emma Burton.