Alex Burton Family Photo

Alex M. Burton, seated on the right, and wife Virginia "Jennie" Ensor Burton seated in the center, and their children. Seated on the left is Sam Ensor Burton who married Maxine Goodan. Standing, left to right: Ruth Burton, married Paul Petretzsky; Virginia Burton, married V. O. Maggart; and Allison Burton, who married Peggy Alcorn. Alex, a former sheriff of Putnam County, was the son of Samuel S. Burton and Maggie Young Burton. Virginia was the daughter of William Wirt Ensor and Monsie Amonett Ensor. Courtesy Maurine Patton, 1656 W. Broad St., Cookeville, TN 38501

Alex Monroe Burton

b. 1 October 1888
d. 19 December 1977
Wife: Virginia "Jennie" Ensor
Father: Samuel Scoggins Burton
Mother: Martha "Maggie" F. Young
Buried: Cookeville City Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN
See Chapter 12

Tombstone Photo