Born in Randolph, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Daniel Butler
and Malissa Ann (Edwards) Butler
Wife of
Monroe Nelson Burden
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
James Monroe Burden, William Gurley Burden, Mattie Pearl (Burden) Partridge, Opal Burden, Leler Opal Burden, Euel Daniel Burden, Etoil Burden, Hazel Etoile (Burden) Powell and Curtis Burden
Died
at age 73
in Cullman, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Oct 2014
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Biography
Lelar Mary Jane Butler was born October 16, 1887 in Randolph County, Alabama
She married Monroe Nelson Burden on December 14, 1902. Lelar was 15.
Together they had eleven children. Unfortunately the first born died around age one.
- Bertha E Burden 1903–1904 • 9N78-C1D
- Lillian Ora Burden 1905–1990 • L5ZT-B8S
- James Monroe Burden 1907–1985 • L5GZ-XH9
- William Gurley Burden 1909–1986 • L5ZT-665
- Mattie Pearl Burden 1911–1998 • KFYG-JMB
- Opal Burden 1915–1999 • GMRN-FTD
- Euel Daniel Burden 1917–1997 • 9N78-C1F
- Hascal Doyle Burden 1921–2005 • L5ZT-C6X
- Hazel Etoile Burden 1921–2008 • L5ZR-1LR
- Hoil Curtis Burden 1926–2001 • 9N78-C1N
- Frances Burden 1934–1995 • LKLK-F8X
My dad, Curtis, used to talk about his mother being left handed and how odd it looked when she would wring a chicken's neck with that hand.
On April 19, 1961 she died and was buried at Mt. Vernon Congregational Church Cemetery, where she had been a member for many years.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24503917/lelar-mary_jane-burden: accessed 01 September 2022), memorial page for Lelar Mary Jane Butler Burden (16 Oct 1887–19 Apr 1961), Find A Grave: Memorial #24503917 citing Mount Vernon West Congregational Methodist Cemeter, Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Bill Burden (contributor 46966933) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lelar by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lelar:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lelar by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lelar:
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~25.00%
Greg Burden
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member A891234
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~25.00%
~25.00%
Uzellia (Wright) Finley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A412351 [compare]
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~1.56%
Benjie Blair :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T959780 [compare], FTDNA kit #5822
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Categories: Mount Vernon West Congregational Methodist Cemetery, Cullman County, Alabama
Edit: I just did a relationship to me and it says that we are 13th Cousins! LOL
edited by Sheila Tidwell