Show nn i Early arly Pioneer Of vf Jensen Dies at Coast I Joseph Burton Who Cant camel Cameto to Ashley Valley in 1879 Succumbs of Lingering Ling Illness aing-Illness Illness Was Working Working With With Surveyors During Indian Uprising Word was received Friday by Isaac Burton that his brother Joseph Barton Burton 75 78 had died Nov NaY 12 at Portland Oregon were not given but it was waa known Mr Burton had been in poor health for se several seend end months Joseph Burton one of the early parly settlement pioneers of the Ashley Valley isell is well sell known to hundreds or of people of this section He move moved moved ed to the Oregon section 11 II years ago He was born June 27 1861 1661 at Coalville Ut Utah h his parents being Isaac and Clara Bartlett Burton In 1877 his parents came to the Valley and settled at Jen- Jen Jensen Jensen sen Jen-sen sen on what is now the William Oakley pla place Joseph did not come until the next year ear and later in 1879 worked with a U S survey surer sune surveying ing Lag crew and wa vas waa with them atthe at atthe atthe the time of the Meeker trouble surveying near the now famous KT Kr ranch The entire new crew of surveyors ors returned to the Ashley Valley for protection a atthe the Burton Durton fort at Jensen and the fort in what is now Vernal Staying at the Burton fort dur dur- dur- dur during during during ing the trouble he later became interested In 11 livestock estock and homesteaded home home- homesteaded home the land owned by the ate John E E ans ans on Brush creek Here he lived Hied with his young l ife Miss Floretta Green whom he mar mar- marrIed marled married ried led in Old Ashley Town After selling out he mm moved moed ed to ward ard v where here he engaged in farming and stock raising and then later to Vernal living next door neighbor to A N Johnson Besides his widow the deceased is surf sun survived ived by three sons Ezra Burton Roosevelt who attended the he funeral Orson Burton Green Green- Greendale Green dale dale lale who ho could not be reached in inline time line to go o out 1 with aith ith his brother Ezra Lawrence TenCe Burton of Rose Rose- Roseale Rose Rose-lale lale ale Calif one daughter Mrs Clara lara Hunter of Provo The following brothers and sis sis- sisters ers also survive e Isaac and Ira Burton Vernal Wm H McMinn- McMinn McMinnVille McMinnville McMinn Ville Ore Bartlett Death val val- valley Valey Vial Vial-ley ley ey Calif Mrs Charlotte Chest Chest- Chestnut Chestnut nut rut Wash Mrs Clara Knight Los Las Angeles AngelIs Calif Mrs MIS Nellie lellie McKee Vernal Mrs Har Har- Harriett Harriett fett McKee Lo 10 Angeles Calif Mrs Lilly McKee Mrs Sarah Ste- Ste Steens vens Ste-vens ens ens and Miss Dora Burton all of Salt alt Lake City Cito Interment was as made at Portland |