Biographical Sketch of Lafayette Burton, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
**********************************************************************

Lafayette Burton, P. O. Greenton, Missouri.  Was born in this county,
and here raised and educated, and has made it his home.  He has been
running on the river most of his life, as pilot and captain.  He now
owns a fine farm in Greenton Valley, where he resides, and devotes his
time to farming and raising stock.  His father Jesse Burton came to 
this county in 1838, and lived here until his death.  He was married 
in 1869, to Miss Jennie Price, of this county, and has two children,
Jesse K. and Lizzie.  His wife died August 27, 1876.  He married again
October 20, 1880, to Miss Blanchie Chinn, also of this county, and has
one child, Vinie R.  He is a member of the Masonic order, and of the
Grange.

====================================================================
     USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing
         free information on the Internet, data may be used by
         non-commercial entities, as long as this message
         remains on all copied material. These electronic
         pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit
         or for presentation by other persons or organizations.

         Persons or organizations desiring to use this material
         for purposes other than stated above must obtain the
         written consent of the file contributor.

         This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb
         Archives by: Joe Miller <mio@netins.net>
		      Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell <Incog3678@aol.com>

====================================================================