Hubert Burington (1879 - 1932)

Born 7 Sep 1879 in Forest Township, Rice, Minnesota, United States

Husband of Marie (Giese) Muller — married 1898 (to about 1904) in Stevens County, Minnesota

Husband of Eva Malinda (Brooks) Burrington — married 13 Aug 1908 (to 11 Jul 1928) in Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Sep 1932 at age 53 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana

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Biography

Hubert “Bert” Burrington, son of Wilber Burington (1837–1902) and Mary A (Prunk) Hinshaw (1844–1934), was born 7 Sep 1879 at Rice County, Minnesota, USA.,^[1] and he died 16 Sep 1932 (aged 52) at Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA. He was buried in the Old Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana.^[2] The cited source materials reveal two areas of conflicting information regarding the subject of this profile; the first of these is his name. A review of his birth records, census records and death records reveals that the name given to the subject by his parents at his birth ^[1] was Hubert Burrington, and it was spelled exactly in this manner. His name is cited in this fashion in most of the early census records, but as Hubert reaches adulthood, his name becomes more frequently rendered as Herbert Burington and upon his death this is how his name is etched on his tombstone, ^[2] and this tombstone also makes it clear that he was known by his family and friends as Bert. It seem the most likely explanation for this shift is that Bert preferred the name Herbert over Hubert; thus by usage and physical separation (the parents who named him remained in Minnesota) Herbert Burington became his defacto name identity. A second conflicting data item for Bert is the date of his birth. His Forest, Minnesota birth records states that he was born on 7 September 1779; and the 8 June 1880 Forest, Minnesota census enumeration ^[3] of his birth family affirms that Herbert was eight months old when this census was recorded. Thus, there are two primary records which affirm and independently correlate the 7 Sept 1779 birth date as accurate and correct. However, a number of records in his adult life, in particular his tombstone, record the date of his birth as 7 Sept 1880, ^[2] which, by correlation to the 1880 census, ^[3] may clearly be demonstrated to be in error, because this tombstone asserted birth date would require that the 1880 census enumeration would have counted Hubert as eight monts old on a date that was three months prior to the birth date asserted on his tombstone.

Marriage and Family

Genealogical Data and Analysis

Birth Records

• Primary Source, Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980; ^[1] Data Summary:

1. ) Birth: Hubert Burrington, son of Wilbur (b. Ohio) and Mary A. (b. Ill.) Burrington, was born on 7 Sept 1879 at Forest Township, Rice, Minnesota.

Death Records

• Primary Source, (burial); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[2] Data Summary:

1. ) Find A Grave: Memorial #37367272: Herbert “Bert” Burington, son of Wilber Burington (1837–1902) and Mary A (Prunk) Hinshaw (1844–1934), was born 7 Sep 1880 at Rice County, Minnesota, USA., and he died 16 Sep 1932 (aged 52) at Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA. {Editorial Note: the birth date on the tombstone (1880) does not agree with his birth record 1779. The 1880 Forest, Rice, Minnesota census has Herbert Burrington enumerated in the household of his father Wilbur Burrington age months on a census that was enumerated on 8 June 1880; therefore affirming the date, 7 Sept 1879, on his birth record ^[1] is correct and that the date, 7 Sep 1880, inscribed on his tombstone is incorrect. }
   1. ) Siblings:
      1. ) Ida K (Burington) Haskell (1870–1906)
      2. ) Wilber Burington (1876–1963)
      3. ) Jesse (Harlow) Burington (1877–1964)
      4. ) Rosetta Freer (1881–1968)
      5. ) Chauncy Burrington (1886–1947)
      6. ) Anabel Burington (1888–1972)
   2. ) Marriage. Herbert “Bert” Burington married (first) Mary Giese (1878-1930); (second) Eva Malinda Brooks (1874-1928) in 1908; and (third) Electa Widner (1860-1942) in 1930.
   3. ) Children:
      1. ) Lila Burrington Vervalin (1899–1947)
      2. ) Virrell J Burrington (1902–1968)
      3. ) Gerald Burrington (1903–1924)
      4. ) Louis Francis Burington (1909–1995)
2. ) BURIAL. Herbert “Bert” Burington was buried in the Old Highland Cemetery at Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA.; PLOT--Old Highland.
   1. ) Find a Grave Notes: " "
   2. ) Tombstone Photo: Inscription, "HERBERT BURINGTON | "BERT" | SEPT. 7 1880 -- SEPT. 16. 1932"

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980; database, FamilySearch (Rev date: 5 February 2020), Hubert Burrington, 07 Sep 1879; citing Forest, Rice, Minnesota, reference item 5 p 109; FHL microfilm 1,379,368.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Find a Grave, database and images (Rev date: accessed 06 November 2021), memorial page for Herbert “Bert” Burington (7 Sep 1880–16 Sep 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37367272, citing Old Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA ; Maintained by JVV (contributor 46986773) . Rev date
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States Census, 1880; database with images, FamilySearch (Rev date: 19 February 2021), Herbert Burrington in household of William Burrington, Forest, Rice, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district ED 133, sheet 230D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,632.

Other Sources

• "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQFJ-P17 : 27 September 2019), Hubert Burrington in household of Wilber Burrington, Moore, Stevens, Minnesota; citing p. 2, volume Stevens, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,756.
• "Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQDW-NG7 : 22 February 2021), Bert Burrington in household of Oscar Burrington, Moore township, Stevens, Minnesota; citing p. 4, line 24, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,813.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Q9-XBX : accessed 6 November 2021), Hubert Burington in household of Wilbur Burington, Hodges & Moore Townships Hancock village, Stevens, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 264, sheet 3A, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,793.

• 1910 Fergus, Montana Census
• 1920 United States Federal Census; [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1920; Census Place: School District 97, Fergus, Montana; Roll: T625_970; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 104.
• 1930 United States Federal Census; [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: Christina, Fergus, Montana; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 2340990.

• Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950; [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8QN-DRG : 23 February 2021), Herbert Burrington, 1917-1918.

• Montana, U.S., Birth Records, 1897-1988 [Ancestry.com. database on-line. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Montana, Birth Records, 1860-1988. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana. Birth Record Gloria Pauline Burington.
• Montana, U.S., Birth Records, 1897-1988; [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Montana, Birth Records, 1860-1988. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana. Montana delayed birth record;

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Web based Genealogies

• FamilySearch profile for Hubert Burrington