Frances Mureldean Burton (1922 - 1998)

Born 3 Feb 1922 in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois

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Died 24 Feb 1998 at age 76 in Ridgecrest, Kern, California

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March 18, 1925 The Day the Great Winds Blew

Biography

Mureldean Burton survived the Tri-State Tornado on 18 Mar 1925

I decided to attempt to find something, just one thing to say about Mureldean that would be positive, regardless that we didn't like each other. She was a survivor. She talked about the great tornado ^[1] She survived! She had meningitis shortly after that, it messed up her eyes, one pointed up and one pointed down. At a time when meningitis usually meant death, she survived. Being orphaned at a young age and raised by her grandmother, I began relating to what my own father went through being orphaned young and not knowing who you are or where you came from.

So Mureldean, for all the years you couldn't or wouldn't tell Darcy or me about your family, this is for you, your grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Marriage record to Elmer hasn't been found yet.

"United States Census, 1930," Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois,^[2]

Roy Burton Head M 36 Illinois

Helen Burton Wife F 29 Illinois

Myradean Burton Daughter F 8 Illinois

Raymond Ferrill Stepson M 4 Illinois

Margaret Ferrill Stepdaughter F 2 Illinois

"United States Census, 1940," Murphysboro Township, Jackson, Illinois^[3]

Dela Hanson Head F 73 Illinois

Minerdean Burton Granddaughter F 18 Illinois

SSDI "United States Social Security Death Index," ^[4]

Public records "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database,^[5]

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75389704

Researcher's Notes

I asked former brother-in-law Charlie, who his father was.

Sources

1. ↑ March 18, 1925 The Day the Great Winds Blew
2. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XSYG-NX6 : accessed 09 Oct 2013), Roy Burton, Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0029, sheet , family 387, NARA microfilm publication .
3. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWHD-SYK : accessed 09 Oct 2013), Minerdean Burton in household of Dela Hanson, Ward 4, Murphysboro, Murphysboro Township, Jackson, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39-33, sheet 6B, family 152, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 814.
4. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYF2-1MQ : accessed 23 July 2015), Mureldean Stewart, 24 Feb 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KB2M-RKZ : accessed 23 July 2015), Mureldean Stewart, Residence, Inyokern, California, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.