52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandAunt Olive F. (Oatley) Burton (1836-1884) of New England

Olive F. Oatley was born 21 January 1836 in East Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, the 6th daughter and 13th child (out of 14) of Jonathan and Amy (Champlin) Oatley.[1-3]

In the 1850 United States Census, the Jonathan Oatley family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[4]  The household included:

• Jonathan Oatley - age 59, male, stone cutter, born S. Kingston RI
• Amey Oatley -- age 52, female, born S. Kingston RI
• Olive Oatley -- age 14, female, born Killingly CT

Olive F. Oatley married Harris Olney Burton on 19 April 1856 in East Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[5]  He was born 17 March 1836 in Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island, the son of Elliott Lee and Bernice (Williams) Burton.  They had two children:

• Walter Franklin Burton, born 7 May 1858, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; married Ellen Miranda Kies, 1875, Windham, Connecticut; died 18 February 1920, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut.

• Elizabeth A. Burton, born 14 February 1865 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; died 25 April 1865, Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.

In the 1860 United States Census, the Harris Burton family resided in Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island. [6]  The household included:

• Harris O. Burton - age 24, male, Cotton Mill worker, born R.I.
• Olive F. Burton - age 24, female, born Conn.
• Walter F. Burton - age 2, male, born Conn.

In the 1870 United States Census, the Harris Burton family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[7]   The household included:

• Harris O. Burton - age 34, male, white, Works in Cotton Mill, personal property of $175, born Rhode Island
• Olive F. Burton - age 34, female, white, Keeping house, born Conn.
• Walter F. Burton - age 12, male, white, At School, born Conn.

In the 1880 United States Census, the Harris Burton family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[8] The household included:

• Harris O. Burton - white, male, age 44, married, Works in Cotton Mill, Born Rhode Island, father born R.I., mother born R.I.
• Olive Burton - white, female, age 43, Wife, married, Keeping house, born Connecticut, father born R.I., mother born R.I.
• Walter Burton - white, male, age 22, Son, married, Works in Woolen Mill, born Connecticut, father born R.I., mother born Conn.
• Ellen Burton - white, female, age 21, Daughter-in-law, married, At home, born Conn., father born Conn., mother born Conn.
• Jennie Burton - white, female, age 4, Granddaughter, single, born Connecticut, father born Conn., mother born Conn.

Olive E. (Oatley) Burton died 9 February 1884 in East Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[1-3]   She is buried in Bartlett Cemetery #1 in East Killingly with her husband.[3]

Harris Olney Burton died 12 October 1897 in East Killingly, and is buried with Olive in Bartlett Cemetery #1 in East Killingly. 

SOURCES:

1. Harry J. Oatley, The Oatley Family in America and Their Descendants (Providence, R.I. : The Oatley Family Association, 1970), page 40, Jonathan Oatley family sketch.

2. Connecticut Deaths, Olive F. Burton entry, 9 February 1884; database, "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F769-CZQ).

3. Find A Grave, imaged,  (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36226111/olive_f-burton), Bartlett Cemetery #1, Killingly, Conn., Olive F. Oatley Burton (1836-1884) memorial #36226111.

4. 1850 United States Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, page 358 (stamped), dwelling #548, family #601, Jonathan Oatley household; imaged, "United States, Census, 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M681-7G5).

5. Harry J. Oatley, The Oatley Family in America and Their Descendants, page 68, Olive Oatley family sketch.

6. 1860 United States Census, Bristol county, Rhode Island, population schedule, Warren, page 16, dwelling #107, family #133, Harris O. Burton household; imaged, "United States, Census, 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFF8-XGL).

7. 1870 United States Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, page 122, dwelling #728, family #1035, Harris O. Burton household; imaged, "United States, Census, 1870", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN75-SRH).

8. 1880 United States Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, ED 129, sheet 28D, dwelling #227, family #312, Harris O. Burton household; imaged, "United States, Census, 1880", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZQ-Z3J).

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Olive F. Oatley (1836-1884) is my 2nd great-grandaunt and sister of my 2nd great-grandmother, Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864).  

I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of  my ancestors back through the 7th great-.grandparents and a number of close relatives.  Information about her father, Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872) in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 39: #46 Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872).

The "52 Relatives" theme is a weekly series to document the lives of siblings of my ancestors with relatively short genealogical sketches, including important events, and with source citations.  These relatives lived and died within a family structure, and deserve a genealogical sketch - they were integral parts and important persons in the lives of my ancestral families.  

I add links to the 52 Ancestors and 52 Relatives sketches on the 52 Ancestors/Relatives Biographies page, in my Ancestry Member Tree, in WikiTree, and in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 

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