Born in Richmond, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Lincoln Dawley
and Rose Etta (Byrne) Dawley
Sister of
Jeanette (Dawley) Pease, Willie Ruth (Dawley) Carr, Reubin Avery Dawley Sr., Bertha E Dawley and Frances Elwyn (Dawley) Wittsell
Wife of
William Roland Burton
— married
24 Dec 1944 (to 10 Aug 1950) in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 47
in Riverside, Newport News, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Irene was born in 1902. She was the daughter of William Dawley and Rose Byrne. She passed away in 1950.[1] She is buried in the Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, USA.[2]
In 1944, Irene married William Roland Burton.[1]
Burton-Dawley
The marriage of Miss Irene Barham Dawley, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William L. Dawley and Private First Class William Roland Burtonm United States Army Air Forces, son of Mrs. W. T. Burton and the late Mr. Burton took place in Wichita Falls, Texas December 24.
Private Burton is stationed at Luke Field, Arizona.[3]
On her passing the following notices were published.
Mrs. Irene Burton
Mrs. Irene Burton, 46, of 7008 River Drive, Newport News, died yesterday morning in Riverside Hospital after a short illness.
A native of Richmond, she had lived in this City for the past two years. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, W. Roland Burton, in charge of purchasing at Riverside Hospital; two sisters, of Washington and Richmond; and a brother of Irvington.
Funeral services will be in Richmond.[4]
Besides her husband she is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Percy J. Carr, of Richmond, and Mrs. Elwyn D. Wittsell, of College Park Md., and a brother R. A. S. Dawley, of Kilmarnock.[5]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Death Registration:
"Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
Citing Newport News, Warwick, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
FamilySearch (accessed 17 December 2022)
FamilySearch Image Image number 00286
Irene Dawley Burton, 10 Aug 1950 - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177135194/irene-b-burton: accessed 17 December 2022), memorial page for Irene B. Dawley Burton (17 Oct 1902–10 Aug 1950), Find A Grave: Memorial #177135194, citing Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Ron Stewart (contributor 47046011).
- ↑ The Richmond News Leader, 6 Jan 1945. Sat. p 7. Accessed at https://www.newspapers.com subscription required.
- ↑ Daily Press, 11 Aug 1950. p. 2. Accessed at https://www.newspapers.com subscription required.
- ↑ The Richmond News Leader, 10 Aug 1950, Thursday. p. 6. Accessed at https://www.newspapers.com subscription required.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Irene by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Irene:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Irene by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Irene:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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~3.12%
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