Obituary of Ellen Jane (McKenzie) BURTON (1909); Allegany Co., MD

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ELLEN JANE (MCKENZIE) BURTON

"Frostburg News in Brief Form.  Two Aged and Venerable Ladies Pass Away".  
Cumberland Evening Times, Monday, May 17, 1909.

Bureau of the Evening Times.  Frostburg, Md., May 17
  Mrs. Jane Burton, aged 73, one of the oldest residents of this place, died at 
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mollie [sic, Julia] Gatewood, in Washington, 
D.C., on Friday morning.  Mrs. Burton went to Washington about a week before the 
inauguration of President Taft, and has been making her home with the above 
named daughter since that time.  She was taken ill on last Wednesday and 
continued getting weaker until her death.  The remains were brought here on 
Saturday evening and taken to the home of her son, Jesse, at Borden Mines, from 
which place the funeral occurred this afternoon at 2 o'clock.  Interment was 
made in Allegany cemetery, Rev. Geo. E. Maydwell, pastor of the First M.E. 
Church, officiating at the services.
  Mrs. Burton is survived by the following children:  Mr. S.W. Burton [William 
Scott], of this place; Mr. Jesse Burton, of Borden Mines; Mr. Walter Burton, of 
Clarksburg, W. Va.; Mrs. Ann Russell, of Frostburg; Mrs. Mollie [sic, Julia] 
Gatewood, of Washington, D.C.; Mrs. Fannie Merrill, of Meyersdale, Pa., and Mrs. 
Kate Ort, of Portsmouth, Ohio.".

"Funeral of Mrs. Burton".  Cumberland Evening Times, May 18, 1909.

  The funeral of Mrs. Jane Burton, who died in Washington on Friday, took place 
today from the home of her son, Jesse, at Borden Mines.  The remains of the aged 
lady were taken to the First M.E. Church, on Main street, where appropriate 
services were held, the deceased having been a member of this church for many 
years.  Interment was made in Allegany cemetery, Rev. Geo. E. Maydwell 
officiating.
 
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Mrs. Margie Graham, of Pittsburg, Pa., is spending a few days with her parents, 
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Burton, at Borden Mines.
Mrs. Mollie [sic, Julia] Gatewood, of Washington, D.C., is the guest of 
relatives and friends for a few days in this place.
Mr. Walter Burton, a former Frostburg boy, now train despatcher for the B. & O. 
at Clarksburg, W. Va., is here for a few days, the guest of relatives.