Jeremiah Burton

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Jeremiah Burton (1814-1902) was a farmer . He was born about 1814 in South Carolina before moving to Rabun County, Georgia and first settled at Jones Ford on the Tallulah River. The town of Burton, Georgia was named after its Postmaster Jacob Silas Burton, Jeremiah's son. Jeremiah Burton was a popular area citizen who occasionally served as a baliff for the local superior court. According to family legend, he was buried with his hat on.

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NAME Burton, Jeremiah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jery
SHORT DESCRIPTION farmer,
DATE OF BIRTH abt 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH Jan. 9, 1902
PLACE OF DEATH Popcorn Creek, Rabun Co., Georgia