BURTON, John - Revision history

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	[[Image:JBURTON.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]BURTON, John. (Bonsall, Derbyshire, England, abt. 1795--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 21, 1854) John partnered with his brother Thomas first at farming in New York state, then in Dubuque as smelters of [[LEAD]] in Durango.		[[Image:JBURTON.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]BURTON, John. (Bonsall, Derbyshire, England, abt. 1795--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 21, 1854) John partnered with his brother Thomas first at farming in New York state, then in Dubuque as smelters of [[LEAD]] in Durango.

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	''I do not have the date of the death of the General but assume it was in 1860 or 18612 for I have a letter dated June 7, 1861 directed to Mrs. Mary Stokely reappointment of Montford S. Stokely and Geo. Mason joint administrators of the estate of General Stokely and placed their bond at $30,000. This would indicate a very substantial estate to be administered for the benefit of the widow and child of the first and second marriages.		''I do not have the date of the death of the General but assume it was in 1860 or 18612 for I have a letter dated June 7, 1861 directed to Mrs. Mary Stokely reappointment of Montford S. Stokely and Geo. Mason joint administrators of the estate of General Stokely and placed their bond at $30,000. This would indicate a very substantial estate to be administered for the benefit of the widow and child of the first and second marriages.
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	''The next matrimonial venture, and each seemed to be venture above and beyond the ordinary, was a union with Judge Thomas S. Wilson. Judge Wilson was a distinguished jurist, honored in great measure by the community and the state. As a young lawyer recently arrived from Ohio, Thomas S. Wilson was chairman or mayor of the first city governing body. This was in 1834, less than a year after the first settlement of the area was permitted by treaty with the [[SAUK~~]] and [[~~FOX]] Indians.''		''The next matrimonial venture, and each seemed to be venture above and beyond the ordinary, was a union with Judge Thomas S. Wilson. Judge Wilson was a distinguished jurist, honored in great measure by the community and the state. As a young lawyer recently arrived from Ohio, Thomas S. Wilson was chairman or mayor of the first city governing body. This was in 1834, less than a year after the first settlement of the area was permitted by treaty with the [[SAUK AND FOX]] Indians.''

	''Judge Wilson's mother, Frances Stokely Polk Wilson, was a sister of General Stokely and the only person living during the Revolutionary War to be buried in Linwood Cemetery (honored thirty years ago by a special bronze emblem on the grave by the local chapter of the ~~Daughters of the American Revolution~~.''		''Judge Wilson's mother, Frances Stokely Polk Wilson, was a sister of General Stokely and the only person living during the Revolutionary War to be buried in Linwood Cemetery (honored thirty years ago by a special bronze emblem on the grave by the local chapter of the [[DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION]].''

	''Again Grandma Wilson selected a mate many years her senior. The marriage took place in 1864. The important item to record is the fact the fourth marriage was the only one to end in divorce. And this came after several years of hopefully trying to patch up differences. Two children were born to the union, Grace and Ernest. All the good qualities of Grandmother and the Judge were built into Aunt Grace. Ernest Wilson, as late as August 22, 1958, was called heroic in keeping the pumps operating during the greatest and most destructive of the famous lumber yard fires. The story in the local paper fifty-four years after the fire gives this account:''		''Again Grandma Wilson selected a mate many years her senior. The marriage took place in 1864. The important item to record is the fact the fourth marriage was the only one to end in divorce. And this came after several years of hopefully trying to patch up differences. Two children were born to the union, Grace and Ernest. All the good qualities of Grandmother and the Judge were built into Aunt Grace. Ernest Wilson, as late as August 22, 1958, was called heroic in keeping the pumps operating during the greatest and most destructive of the famous lumber yard fires. The story in the local paper fifty-four years after the fire gives this account:''

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	''A few years after Stephen's death, Aunt Janet Barton became Mrs. [[SMITH, Platt\|Platt SMITH]]. Again this was a case of a young attractive widow marrying a man of great prominence but many years older. Platt Smith was another of the pioneer lawyers of the early days. He became recognized as a skillful trial lawyer and later as a famous railroad lawyer and promoter. He was intimately associated with Uncle Herod in early railroad projects such as the [[DUBUQUE AND PACIFIC RAILROAD]]--later to become a part of the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]].		''A few years after Stephen's death, Aunt Janet Barton became Mrs. [[SMITH, Platt\|Platt SMITH]]. Again this was a case of a young attractive widow marrying a man of great prominence but many years older. Platt Smith was another of the pioneer lawyers of the early days. He became recognized as a skillful trial lawyer and later as a famous railroad lawyer and promoter. He was intimately associated with Uncle Herod in early railroad projects such as the [[DUBUQUE AND PACIFIC RAILROAD]]--later to become a part of the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]].
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	A lasting memorial to his [John Burton's] name was created in 1929, when Camp John Burton was dedicated as a Scout Camp. The land for this purpose, some 26 acres, was given by James Harold ~~Wallis~~ and John Rider ~~Wallis~~, both grandsons of John Burton, whose daughter [Mary Burton] had married a Wallis [John William Wallis]. (1)		A lasting memorial to his [John Burton's] name was created in 1929, when Camp John Burton was dedicated as a Scout Camp. The land for this purpose, some 26 acres, was given by [[WALLIS, James Harold\|James Harold WALLIS]] and [[WALLIS, John Rider\|John Rider WALLIS]], both grandsons of John Burton, whose daughter [Mary Burton] had married a Wallis [John William Wallis]. (1)

	The smelting furnace was located just south of the present [in 1973] red bridge at Durango- immediately behind the stone structure was a very steep hill. As a young boy my great uncle, Jos. Herod, showed me the remains of a stone flume or chimney built on the hill side and connected with the chimney of the smelter - an ingenious way of increasing the draft to carry the smoke and fumes without building a high vertical chimney. (2)		The smelting furnace was located just south of the present [in 1973] red bridge at Durango- immediately behind the stone structure was a very steep hill. As a young boy my great uncle, Jos. Herod, showed me the remains of a stone flume or chimney built on the hill side and connected with the chimney of the smelter - an ingenious way of increasing the draft to carry the smoke and fumes without building a high vertical chimney. (2)

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	[[Image:MB.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Mary Burton, daughter of John and Mary Barton Gell Burton. Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]		[[Image:MB.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Mary Burton, daughter of John and Mary Barton Gell Burton. Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]
	[[Image:sisters.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Mary Barton Gell Burton Stokely Wilson, Joseph Herod, and Elizabeth Barton Herod. Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]		[[Image:sisters.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Mary Barton Gell Burton Stokely Wilson, Joseph Herod, and Elizabeth Barton Herod. Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]

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	1. Wallis, John Rider. Platt Smith 1813-1882 A Brief Biography; Notes From the Bonson Diary 1840-1854; Rambles Thru Linwood, History in a Graveyard, 1973:		1. Wallis, John Rider. '''Platt Smith 1813-1882 A Brief Biography; Notes From the Bonson Diary 1840-1854; Rambles Thru Linwood, History in a Graveyard''', 1973

	2. Ibid.		2. Ibid.

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	[[Image:JBURTON.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]BURTON, John. (Bonsall, Derbyshire, England, abt. ~~1799~~--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 21, 1854) John partnered with his brother Thomas first at farming in New York state, then in Dubuque as smelters of [[LEAD]] in Durango.		[[Image:JBURTON.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]BURTON, John. (Bonsall, Derbyshire, England, abt. 1795--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 21, 1854) John partnered with his brother Thomas first at farming in New York state, then in Dubuque as smelters of [[LEAD]] in Durango.

	The following is quoted from "The Wallis Family Tree and other facts"		The following is quoted from "The Wallis Family Tree and other facts"
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	''A few years after Stephen's death, Aunt Janet Barton became Mrs. [[SMITH, Platt\|Platt SMITH]]. Again this was a case of a young attractive widow marrying a man of great prominence but many years older. Platt Smith was another of the pioneer lawyers of the early days. He became recognized as a skillful trial lawyer and later as a famous railroad lawyer and promoter. He was intimately associated with Uncle Herod in early railroad projects such as the [[DUBUQUE AND PACIFIC RAILROAD]]--later to become a part of the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]].		''A few years after Stephen's death, Aunt Janet Barton became Mrs. [[SMITH, Platt\|Platt SMITH]]. Again this was a case of a young attractive widow marrying a man of great prominence but many years older. Platt Smith was another of the pioneer lawyers of the early days. He became recognized as a skillful trial lawyer and later as a famous railroad lawyer and promoter. He was intimately associated with Uncle Herod in early railroad projects such as the [[DUBUQUE AND PACIFIC RAILROAD]]--later to become a part of the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]].
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			A lasting memorial to his [John Burton's] name was created in 1929, when Camp John Burton was dedicated as a Scout Camp. The land for this purpose, some 26 acres, was given by James Harold Wallis and John Rider Wallis, both grandsons of John Burton, whose daughter [Mary Burton] had married a Wallis [John William Wallis]. (1)

	The Burton's Furnace Road ~~in the area~~ in 2012 undoubtedly relates to the smelter he operated in the 1830s.		The smelting furnace was located just south of the present [in 1973] red bridge at Durango- immediately behind the stone structure was a very steep hill. As a young boy my great uncle, Jos. Herod, showed me the remains of a stone flume or chimney built on the hill side and connected with the chimney of the smelter - an ingenious way of increasing the draft to carry the smoke and fumes without building a high vertical chimney. (2)

			The Burton's Furnace Road in 2012 undoubtedly relates to the smelter he operated in the 1830s.

	[[Image:MGB.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Mary Barton Gell Burton. Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]		[[Image:MGB.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Mary Barton Gell Burton. Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]
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			Source:

			1. Wallis, John Rider. Platt Smith 1813-1882 A Brief Biography; Notes From the Bonson Diary 1840-1854; Rambles Thru Linwood, History in a Graveyard, 1973:

			2. Ibid.










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	Amundson, Lloyd. Rootsweb World Connect. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:383871&id=I17913723		Amundson, Lloyd. Rootsweb World Connect. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:383871&id=I17913723

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	The Burton's Furnace Road in the area in 2012 undoubtedly relates to the smelter he operated in the 1830s.		The Burton's Furnace Road in the area in 2012 undoubtedly relates to the smelter he operated in the 1830s.

	[[Image:MGB.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Mary Barton Gell Burton. Photo courtesy: Andrea ~~W. Petho~~]]		[[Image:MGB.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Mary Barton Gell Burton. Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]
	[[Image:MB.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Mary Burton, daughter of John and Mary Barton Gell Burton. Photo courtesy: Andrea ~~W. Petho~~]]		[[Image:MB.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Mary Burton, daughter of John and Mary Barton Gell Burton. Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]
	[[Image:sisters.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Mary Barton Gell Burton Stokely Wilson, Joseph Herod, and Elizabeth Barton Herod. Photo courtesy: Andrea ~~W. Petho~~]]		[[Image:sisters.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Mary Barton Gell Burton Stokely Wilson, Joseph Herod, and Elizabeth Barton Herod. Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]

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	[[Image:JBURTON.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Andrea ~~W. Petho~~]]BURTON, John. (Bonsall, Derbyshire, England, abt. 1799--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 21, 1854) John partnered with his brother Thomas first at farming in New York state, then in Dubuque as smelters of [[LEAD]] in Durango.		[[Image:JBURTON.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Andrea Wallis Aven]]BURTON, John. (Bonsall, Derbyshire, England, abt. 1799--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 21, 1854) John partnered with his brother Thomas first at farming in New York state, then in Dubuque as smelters of [[LEAD]] in Durango.

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	''John & Thos. Burton Smelters		''John & Thos. Burton Smelters
	Dubuke		Dubuke (sic)
	Territory Winconsin		Territory Winconsin (sic)
	US''		US''

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	~~Petho,~~ Andrea W.--e-mail with Wallis Family Tree and photographs		Andrea Wallis Aven--e-mail with Wallis Family Tree and photographs

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	Petho, Andrea W.--e-mail		Petho, Andrea W.--e-mail with Wallis Family Tree and photographs

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