Show father of ezra bar biron on was buried at portland nov 16 ezra burton returned saturday night from portland oregon where he went to attend the funeral of his father joseph burton 75 an 1878 pioneer of jensen on november 11 I 1 death occurred november r 1 bat hs home in portland iland following a long illness of diseases incident to age he was born at coalville Co alville on june 27 1861 a son of isaac and clara bartlett burton his parents moved to jensen in 1877 and took a homestead at t the mouth of brush creek on green river the burton house became a stockade fort for protection from indians in 1879 80 where the people of the valley went during the time ioime of the meeker massacre young burton joined his parents in 1878 and during the time of t the he indian trouble was with a U S survey crew near the IC ranch on the colorado utah line they were driven to the burton fort by the indians later he homesteader homesteaded ed on 0 n brush creek where he raised stock then moved to glines ward and 12 years ago to portland ile he married miss floretta green in in old ashley town before the founding of vernal besides his widow he is survived by three sons and a daughter ezra burton roosevelt orson burton green dale lawrence burton rosedale cal and mrs clara hunter provo 11 brothers broehl rs and sisters isaac and ira burton vernal william H burton mcminnville Minn ville ore bartlet bartiet burton death valley cal mrs charlotte chestnut wenatchee We natchee wash mrs clara knight and mrs harriett mckee both of los angeles cal mrs nellie mckee vernal mrs S sarah arah stev stevens ens mrs lill lilly mckee and miss dora I 1 lurton burton salt lake city |