John C. Burner.

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John C. Burner.

Birth: Oct. 25, 1840, Knox County, Illinois.
Death: Jan. 8, 1917, Kansas.

Parents: Daniel Green Burner (1814 - 1903), Melissa Gum Burner (1822 - 1853).

Wife: Martha J. Shaver Burner (1844 - 1924).

Children: Alta Hortense Burner Kennedy (1866 - 1933), Frank Burton Burner (1867 - 1921), Judge D. Burner (1873 - 1906), Oscar Green Burner (1874 - 1934), Earl Lester Burner (1886 - 1951).

Burial: Sunset Lawns Cemetery, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas.

Mr.  Burner came to Butler county in 1871 and settled in section 32, of El Dorado township.  He was a farmer and Stock Raiser on his 160 acre farm.  His post office address was El Dorado, Kansas, which was between 6 and 7 miles north-east from the farm.

Mr. Burner was a native of Illinois, and was born in Knox County, October 25, 1840. He was educated and reared in that State, coming to Kansas in the spring of 1871. He has since been identified with the stock interests of Butler County. He was married in Knox County, Ill., to Miss Martha J. Shaver, March 24, 1864.