Life History

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  Melvin Benjamin “Ben” Burton
  BIRTH 3 Sep 1903 Oklahoma, USA
  DEATH 18 Aug 1935 (aged 31) Oklahoma, USA
  BURIAL Alex Cemetery, Alex, Grady County, Oklahoma
  
  According to Ancestry trees, Ben Burton's full name was Melvin Benjamin Burton.
  
  Son of Clarence Albert Burton & Martha "Mattie" M. [Vann].
  
  Stepson of Edward Lee Martin
  
  Stepson of James Alfred Charles Martin
  
  Husband of Ethel [Nichols] Burton.
  Children of Ben and Ethel Burton:
  J D Burton
  Melvin Burton
  Loraine Hazel Burton
  
  Alex Tribune, Alex Grady Co, OK, August 23, 1935, Obit
  "Former Alex Man Passes Saturday - Ben Burton, 31, passed away Saturday morning at 8 o'clock at a Clinton sanitarium where he had been a patient for the past week.  For several years Mr Burton was a resident of Alex, moving to Waurika about four years ago.  He returned here about three weeks ago.  Funeral services were held Sunday at the Missionary Baptist church, Rev Johnson officiating.  Burial was in the Morris cemetery.  He leaves a wife, two sons, J D, and Melvin, a daughter, Hazel, and his mother, Mrs L M Martin, of Edmond.
  
  Unmarked grave - No tombstone was found during cemetery surveys for this individual.
  
  Parents:
  Clarence Albert Burton 1872-1905
  Mattie Malinda Vann Martin 1876-1959
  Spouse Ethel Lora Nichols Burton Holland Collins Paxton 1907-1970
  
  Half Siblings:
  Lydia Lee Martin Howser 1906-1977
  Mary Stella Martin Nichols 1909-1998
  Arthur Edgar Martin 1911-1929
  Dessie Martin Key 1913-1937
  
  Created by Shirley Horn Bray 30 Mar 2014
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 127135502, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127135502/melvin-benjamin-burton
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Sources

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