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Burtons of Denison, Texas


Levi B. Burton, Sr.
1892-1892 Levi [B.] Burton [Sr.} (colored) is porter at Louis Lebrecht, 102 West Main Street
1893-1894 Levi B. Burton [Sr.] (colored) is porter at Louis Lebrecht, 102 West Main Street.  Levi resides at 609 West Bond Street
1896-1897 Levie B. Burten  [Levi B. B urton] (colored) working for Louis Lebrecht, 100 West Main Street.  Levi's residence is at 613 North Mirick Avenue
1896-1897 To judge from City Directory information, several "colored" barbers seem to have had close relationships with Levi B. Burton and Edward D. Burton.  Living next door to Levi Burton at 615 North Mirick Avenue is Harry Platt, who worked at 307 West Main Street..  Peter Williams, who operated a barber shop at 106 North Rusk Avenue, lived at 522 North Houston Avenue.  Sherley O. Platt worked at Peter Williams' barber shop and resided at 527 West Bond Street
1898-1899 Levi [B.} Burton [Sr.} (colored is porter at Louis Lebrecht, "Mayor of Deniosn" and wholesale purveyor of cigars, 100 West Main Street.  Levi and wife Viola Burton (colored) live at 414 West Walker Street.
1899-1900 No mention of any Levi Burton in City Directory
1901-1902 Levi Burton {Sr.} has keft Louis Lebrecht and is night porter, Union Depot Hotel.  The hotel is owned by the MKT Railway.
1907-1908 Levi Burton [Sr.] (colored), laborer on the MKT Railway, lives at 608 West Johnson Street.
1913 Levi [B.} Burton, [Sr.} (colored) died in Sedalia [Missouri?] on May 3.  Body brought to Denison for burial in Magnolia Cemetery on May 4.  [Source : City of Denison death records, Vol. 2, pg.14]
1913 Viola (colored; widow of Levi Burton) boards at 904 West Washington.  This is the residence of Mrs. Lizza Wimbly [Liza Wimberly].
1913 Esther Burton (colored; widow of Levi) lives at 608 West Johnson Street.
1915 Esther Burton (colored; widow of Levi) lives at 606 West Johnson Street.
1917 Esther Burton (colored; widdow of Levi) is boarding at 718 West Johnson Street. This is the home of George Burton (colored), a laborer, and his wife Callie Pope/Parke Burton.
1917 Boarding at 908 [elsewhere, 903] West Washington Street with Mrs. Liza Wimbley [Wimberley, widow of James] (colored] are Viola Burton (colored) and Samuel Burton (colored), bottler with Red River Bottling Company, 107 East oodard Street.  Also boarding there are Burrell Wimberly and Stella Wimberly (both colored).
1927-1928 Viola Burton (colored) lives at 631 West Elm Street
1929 Viola Burton (colored) lives at 631 West Elm Street.
1940 Samuel Burton is a meat cvutter at Alex Barclow/Bartow Meats (colored), 523 West Bond Street.  Living with Samuel and his wife Faustine Burton at 608 West Johnson Street are Viola Burton and Samuel Burton Jr. (all colored).  Alex Barclow and wife Addie Barclow (colored) live at 921 West Elm Street.  Living with them are Maggie Barclow and Newell Barclow (both colored).
1946 Samuel E. Burton, cook, Fred's Lunch, 224 West Woodard St.  He lives at 608 West Johnson Street with other Burtons: Faustina, Viola, Alex, Cleo L., and Samuel Jr.
1957 Samuel E. Burton is porter at the American Legion Memorial Home, 419 West Crawford.  Samuel and wife Faustine live at 608 West Johnson Street.  Viola Burton lives with them.
Source : City Directory










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