Eliza Telitha (Alford) Burton (abt. 1840 - abt. 1884)

Born about 1840 in Alabama

Descendants

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Biography

Eliza (Alford) Burton is a part of US Black heritage.

Birth abt 1840 • Alabama Haplogroup L1c2b1 Soc Security record of daughter Henrietta shows: Telitha Burton. Daughter Sallie's death record shows mom as Lilitha. The surname Alford come's from dtr Matilda's records.

Eliza daughter of Matilda Saved 15 May 2016 by Karen Allman

From the transcribed records of Chambers County, Alabama Slaves Listed By Names^[1] we have the following.

SOURCE:

Slave: Eliza

Gender: (blank)

Age: (blank)

Owner: BURTON, David J

Vol, Page: 8,301

Sold to / Given to: (blank)

Date: 2 Sep 1863

Notes: Matilda's child

Slave: Matilda

Gender: (blank)

Age: (blank)

Owner: BURTON, David J

Vol, Page: 8,301

Sold to / Given to: (blank)

Date: 2 Sep 1863

Notes: Eliza's mother

For context of this information see the records of Eliza's husband Jeff Burton, per the estate of slave-holder Jacob Burton and his son Andrew J Burton, We can make the reasonable inference that this is the same Eliza as Jeff's wife. Note that in the census records of Jeff and Eliza, it is shown that they named a daughter Matilda.

Birth of Daughter Anna Burton "Barton" (1860–) abt 1860 • Alabama

Birth of Daughter Harriet Burton "Barton" L1c2b1 (1861–1928) ABT 1861 • Alabama

Birth of Son Joseph Burton "Barton" (1864–) abt 1864 • Alabama

Birth of Son Sherman "Sirmon" Burton "Barton" (1865–1927) abt 1865 • Alabama

Birth of Son Perry Burton (1867–1927) abt 1867 • Alabama

Birth of Daughter Matilda Burton Barton (1870–1937) Feb 1870 • Alabama

Residence 1870 • Chambers County, Alabama

Jeff Barton 30

Liza Barton 30

Anna Barton 10

Harriet Barton 8

Joseph Barton 6

Sirmon Barton 5

Matilda Barton 6/12

Birth of Son Oscar Burton (1872–) abt 1872 • Alabama

Birth of Son Nathan Burton (1878–) abt 1878 • Alabama

Birth of Son Edward J Burton "Barton" (1880–)

Residence 1880 • Huguleys Mill, Chambers, Alabama, USA Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Jeff Burton 45

Eliza Burton 35

Anna Burton 24

Sherman Burton 15

Perry Burton 13

Tillmawy Burton 10

Oscar Burton 8

Nathan Burton 2

John Burton 4

Emma Burton 2

Birth of Son Zebedee Burton (1883–1947) abt 1883 • Alabama, United States

Birth of Daughter Sallie Burton (1884–) abt 1884 • Alabama

Birth of Daughter Henrietta Burton (1885–1963) Jul 1885 • Alabama

Death Bef. 1900

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ compiled by Cliff Murray from Inventory Records, Chambers County Probate Court, 1834 - 1866. Note: In 1992 this set of eight books was kept in the Extension Building of the Chambers County Courthouse, Lafayette, Alabama.
   These slaves were listed in the inventories of owners who's property was appraised and processed through the Probate Court of Chambers County, Alabama between 1834 and 1866. The Inventory Records list the slaves along with the other "property" of the deceased, and the slaves are listed by name. Those records have been compiled and listed here alphabetically. The table can be sorted by clicking on the heading that you want to sort. Accessed via WayBack Machine at Archiv.org, 9 Jan 2024.

• 1870 Census

• 1880 Census

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=81944622&pid=84