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Family HistoryFamily History - Jerome Louis Burton


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Jerome Louis Burton and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Jerome Louis Burton,1 born 31 March 1911 in International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota, the son of Mitchell Burton and Lena Greengard;1, 2 died 14 August 1971 in Los Angeles, California.1, 2 Jerome married Martha Ann Welker2 (born 30 June 1914 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, the daughter of Ray Welker and Ruth Anna Payne;3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Martha died 28 February 1990 in Los Angeles, California3, 4, 5). Jerome is buried in Mount Zion Temple Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.1 Martha is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.3

  1. Find a Grave (website). Mount Zion Temple Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, Jerome Louis Burton, born: 31 March 1911 in International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota; died: 14 August 1971 in Los Angeles, California (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and wife).
  2. California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000, Jerome L. Burton, died: 17 August 1971 in San Gabriel, California; born: 31 March 1911 in Minnesota; married; salesman; father: Michell Burton, born in Wisconsin; mother: Lena Greengard, born in Missouri; spouse: Martha W. Welker.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, Martha Welker Welker Burton, born: 30 June 1914; died: 28 February 1990 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  4. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Martha Anna Welker, alias: Martha Welker Burton, died: 28 February 1990; born: 30 June 1914 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan; father: Ray Welker; mother: Ruth A. Payne.
  5. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Martha Welker Burton, died: 28 February 1990 in Los Angeles, California; born: 30 June 1914 in Michigan; father: Welker; mother: Payne.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 180, Sheet No. 10B, Ray Walker [sic, Welker], 26, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife Ruth Walker, 23, Michigan; daughter Martha A. Walker, 5, Michigan; border Claud P. Johnson, 47, New York, widow, laborer, farm; border Theron Johnson, 11, Michigan.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-7, Sheet No. 3B, Ray Welker, 37, Michigan, first married age 19, farmer, general; wife Helen Welker, 22, Ohio, first married age 20; daughter Martha Welker, 15, Michigan; son James Welker, 8, Michigan; mother Martha Welker, 73, Michigan, widow, first married age 19.