Charles William Burson, Sr b. 5 Jan 1875 New Virginia, Warren, Iowa, USA d. 19 May 1948 Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA: Smith Family Tree

Charles William Burson, Sr

1875 - 1948 (73 years)

Name	Charles William Burson [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Suffix	Sr
Birth	5 Jan 1875	New Virginia, Warren, Iowa, USA [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Gender	Male
Census	1880	Indian Creek, Mills, Iowa, USA [9]
	Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1910	Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1920	Center, Mills, Iowa, USA [6, 7, 8]
	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married
Census	1930	Center, Mills, Iowa, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Census	1940	Center, Mills, Iowa, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Death	19 May 1948	Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA [5, 8]
	Age: 73
Burial	Glenwood Cemetery, Mills County, Iowa, USA [5]
	Blanche Mayberry Burson and Charles Burson, buried together
		Burial-BURSON Blanche and Charles Blanche Mayberry Burson (1881 - 1980) and Charles (1875 - 1948), buried together - Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills, IA (Section 14 Row 22) + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95865069/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95865412/
Person ID	I25352	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Oliver S Burson, b. 18 Jan 1844, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA d. 16 Dec 1915, Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, USA (Age 71 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Hannah Elizabeth Sprenkle, b. 30 Apr 1847, Carroll County, Maryland, USA d. 23 Aug 1909, Damascus, Clackamas, Oregon, USA (Age 62 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	27 Jan 1870	Warren County, Iowa, USA [12, 13]
Family ID	F4084	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lela Blanche Mayberry, b. 2 Aug 1881, Delphos, Van Wert, Ohio, USA d. 7 Apr 1980, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA (Age 98 years)

Marriage 13 Aug 1899 Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA [10, 14]

Children

	1. Aaron Emanuel Burson, b. 26 Mar 1915, Mills County, Iowa, USA d. 24 Jul 1915, Center Township, Mills, Iowa, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Charles William Burson, Jr, b. 1909, Oak, Mills, Iowa, USA d. 17 Mar 1994, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Irma Burson, b. Abt 1913, Iowa, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Freda May Burson, b. 7 Jun 1912, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA d. 1 Feb 2012, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA (Age 99 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Amber Susanna Burson, b. 18 Jun 1905, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA d. 2 Apr 1978, Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. June Bernice Burson, b. 14 Jun 1917, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA d. 13 Aug 2015, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA (Age 98 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Denton Robert Orlando 'Dent' Burson, b. 4 May 1900, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA d. 3 Jan 1969, Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, USA (Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Hazel Arnetta Burson, b. 17 Apr 1907, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA d. 5 Nov 2009, Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, USA (Age 102 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Lura Elizabeth Burson, b. 21 Jul 1902, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA d. 27 Jun 1990, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F10642 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 5 Jan 1875 - New Virginia, Warren, Iowa, USA
	Census - Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1880 - Indian Creek, Mills, Iowa, USA
	Marriage - 13 Aug 1899 - Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA
	Death - 19 May 1948 - Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, USA

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Ancestors

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Burson Male Ancestor

Burials

Burial-BURSON Blanche and Charles
Blanche Mayberry Burson (1881 - 1980) and Charles (1875 - 1948), buried together - Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills, IA (Section 14 Row 22) + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95865069/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95865412/

Sources

[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Center, Mills, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01183; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 65-3.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Center, Mills, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01183; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 65-3
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Center, Mills, Iowa; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340404.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Center, Mills, Iowa; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340404
[S97] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Glenwood, Mills, Iowa; Roll: T624_413; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1374426.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Glenwood, Mills, Iowa; Roll: T624_413; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1374426
[S6914] Keegan, Matthew L, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Burson): BURSON Charles, (Name: SmithLC.com;), BURSON Charles William Sr 1875-1945.
Charles W. Burson, 73, prominent Mills county farmer, died early Wednesday at his home after a heart attack. Baynor funeral home is in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are his widow, Blanche; two sons, Dent Burson of Maryville, MO, and Charles, jr., of Glenwood; and five daughters, Mrs. Laura Gaylord of Vancouver, WA, Mrs. Amber Kempton of Tabor, Mrs. Hazel Greedy of Sidney, Mrs. Freda Cape of Glenwood, and Mrs. June Harris of Omaha.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95865069/burs
[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Mills; Roll: 1643154.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Mills; Roll: 1643154
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Center, Mills, Iowa; Roll: T625_502; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 95; Image: 756.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Center, Mills, Iowa; Roll: T625_502; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 95
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
Record for Denton Robert Orlando Burson
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=5102425721&indiv=try
[S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Indian Creek, Mills, Iowa.
Record for Oliver Burson
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=23640544&indiv=try

1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: Indian Creek, Mills, Iowa
[S11446] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1948, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1948
[S1053] Ancestry.com, Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;).
Record for Chas Burson
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=iastatecen&h=2272417&indiv=try

Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
[S60] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;).
[S11471] Keegan, Matthew L, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Burson): SPRENKLE Hannah Burson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), SPRENKLA Hannah Elizabeth Burson 1847-1909.
Hannah E. Burson, wife of Oliver L. Burson, died at Damascus, Oregon, 23 August 1909, and was buried at Damascus Cemetery.
Hannah Elizabeth Sprinkle was born at Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland 30 April 1847; came with her parents to Bushnell, Illinois, at the close of the war, where they lived for a few years, then moved to New Virginia, Warren County, Iowa, where she was married to Oliver L. Burson 20 January 1870. They moved to Mills County in 1881 where, after a few years on a farm at Hastings, they came to Glenwood in 1885, where she remained until seven years ago, when she came with her family to Oregon.
Mrs. Burson leaves a husband and eleven children to mourn her loss, Mrs. Nellie E. Leo, Portland, Oregon; Mrs. Susan A. Sharp, Sheridan Lake, Colorado; Aaron E. Burson, Balfour, Iowa; Charles W. Burson, Glenwood, Iowa; Mrs. A. L. Jordan, Portland, Oregon; Mrs. Jane E. Thorpe, Denver, Colorado; Denham O. Burson, Portland, Oregon; James O. Burson, Damascus, Oregon; Mrs. Kressa E. Gibbons, Van Couver, Washington; Catherine P. Burson, Damascus, Oregon.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87753014/hannah_elizabeth_burson
[S6915] Keegan, Matthew L, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Burson): MAYBERRY Blanche Burson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), MAYBERRY Blanche Lela Burson 1881-1980.
Blanche Mayberry and Charles Burson married 13 Aug 1899 in Mills County, Iowa, and they are buried together.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95865412/blanche-burson

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