Burton, Joseph Odell

1844 - 1902  (57 years)

• Name	Burton, Joseph Odell
  Birth	15 Sep 1844  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BURT.J012
  _FGRAVE	29361879
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company B, 48th Illinois Infantry  [1, 2]
  	Struck by a shell during the Battle of Fort Donelson, lost his left leg. Discharged June 17, 1862. Joseph O. Burton, lawyer, Flora, Ill., is a native of Lawrence County, Ind., born September 15, 1844 The father, Alexander J. Burton, was a native of Virginia, and in early manhood went to Lawrence County, Ind., where he was married to Sarah Odell, a native of North Carolina. To them were born eight children, Joseph O. being the second, and of whom three are deceased. The mother died in 1857, in Clay County, III., the family having removed here in 1852. The father then settled in Hoosier Township, where he engaged in farming. He now is a resident of Pixley Township in Clay County. Of the five children living, one, Melcurt H.is a resident of Dakota Territory; J. O. and Fannie O., of Flora Ill. ; Caswell R., of Pixley Township, Clay County; and Rebecca, wife of J. W. Edwards, of Indiana. Joseph O. attended the common schools in boyhood, and when seventeen years old enlisted in Company D, Forty-eighth Illinois Regiment, under Col. Hayne. He was in the ranks just three months when he sustained the loss of the right leg, being struck with a shell in the battle of Fort Donelson. He was discharged, returned home, and as soon as he was able, he entered the academy at Mitchell, Ind., entering that institution in the winter of 1862, and completed the course in the spring of 1866. During the school course, he devoted considerable time to the study of law, and for two years following prosecuted this study principally under the Hon. B. J. Rotan, of Louisville, Ill., and Hon. G. W. Henry, then of Louisville, Ill. Mr. Burton was admitted to practice in the courts of Illinois in 1868, since which time he has been a member of the Clay County bar, with the exception of a few months. In 1876, he received the nomination, on the Republican ticket, for State's Attorney, but, in common with the entire county ticket, sustained a defeat. He is a member of the A. O. U. W., G. A. R, and of the Baptist Church. He was married to Miss Elizabeth J. Blair, on the 2Sth of March, 1867, at Louisville, Clay County. She was born in Indiana on the 11th of April, 1847, and is a daughter of Jonathan and Lettie (Brown) Blair. The father died in 1862, while in military service, and the mother is still a resident of Louisville, Ill. Their union has been blest with the birth of four children — Alva A., born April 1, 1868; Stephen H., born October 17, 1872; Joseph, born May 10, 1876; and Sarah C. Burton, born September 25, 1878. ( Excerpt from "History of Wayne and Clay Counties, Illinois 1884 )
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		48th Illinois Infantry Regiment
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0006 Compiled by Les Higgason
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0007 Compiled by Les Higgason
  Death	22 Apr 1902  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	2nd Ad, Lot 211, Grave #4
  		Headstone, Burton, Joseph O. and Elizabeth J.
  Person ID	I55240	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Blair, Elizabeth Jane,   b. 11 Apr 1848, Lawrence County, Indiana d. 3 Mar 1913 (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F20035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S15956] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Burton, Joseph O. and Elizabeth J., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29361879/joseph-odell-burton), none. (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).