Born 22 Aug 1837 in Randolph, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Coleman (Battle) Burton — married 1 Jun 1865 in Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Jan 1923 in Slidell, Wise, Texas, United States

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Biography

BIll was born in 1837 as the oldest child of Ambrose Waller Burton and Martha Emily Fort. He enlisted in Company F, Missouri 3rd Infantry Regiment for the CSA army. ^[1]After the war he married Sarah Coleman Battle of Bowie County, Texas. We can find them in Denton, Texas by 1870 where Sarah's father had relocated and started a mercantile on the square. Bill was involved in starting educational opportunities first with organizing a Sunday School for the small town and then being involved with organizing the public school for Denton. He served as a missionary to the frontier that included many Native Americans. He was involved with the construction of the granite facade of the Denton County courthouse.^[2]At the age of 77 he registered for his CSA pension in 1915.^[3]He died in 1923 and is buried in the Slidell Cemetery in WIse County.^[4]

• Fact: baptism (1 Jun 1865) Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Justice Precinct 4, Hale, Texas
• Fact: Occupation Baptist Minister
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility Rev.
• Fact: Burial Burton Cemetery, Higbee, Randolph, Missouri, USA
• Fact: Church affiliation Baptist
• Fact: Occupation surveyor, horse trader, minister, merchant, educator

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, Ancestry.com
2. ↑ C.A. Bridges, History of Denton, Texas From Its Beginning to 1960. Waco, TX: Texas Press, ©1978.
3. ↑ U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Ancestry.com
4. ↑ Rev Wiliam Fort Burton on Find A Grave: Memorial #44316491 retrieved accessed 21 January 2019

See also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 March 2019, 07:53), entry for William Fort Burton(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KVV4-FW3); contributed by various users.
• 1850 US Federal Census: Census Place: Salt River, Randolph, Missouri; Roll: M432_411; Page: 274B
• 1870 US Federal Census: Census Place: Precinct 1 Denton, Denton, Texas; Roll: M593_
• 1880 US Federal Census: Census Place: Precinct 6, Wise, Texas; Roll: 1333; Family History Film: 1255333; Page: 219A; Enumeration District: 130
• 1900 US Federal Census: Census Place: Slidell, Wise, Texas; Roll: T623_1681; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 148.
• 1910 US Federal Census: Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Wise, Texas.
• 1920 US Federal Census: Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Hale, Texas; Roll: T625_1808; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 105.
• Texas Death Certificate, Wise County certificate #3562.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 January 2019), memorial page for Rev Wiliam Fort Burton (22 Aug 1837–25 Jan 1923), Find A Grave Memorial no. 44316491, citing Slidell Cemetery, Slidell, Wise County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Nancy Meadows (contributor 47219916) .
• H.B Battle, Lois Yelverton, and W. J. Battle, The Battle Book – A Genealogy of the Battle Family in America, Montgomery, Alabama, Paragon Press, 1930. Page 578
• Homer T. Fort, Jr. and Ducilla Stovall Jones. A Family Called Fort. Midland, Texas: West Texas Printing Company, 1970. Page 357 and 360.

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