Ernest Theodore Burton

   Cause of his death was Paresis*.

  General Notes:

See research notes on his wife for 1940 census and WWII Draft Registration facts where he is no longer married with India Young.

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Ernest Theodore Burton (married)
Residence: 335 Halifax St., Petersburg, VA
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 62
Birth Date: 11 Jun 1881 in Davidson Co., N. C.
Death Date: 20 May 1944
Death Place: Western State Hospital, Staunton, Virginia
Burial: May 22, 1944 in Petersburg, VA
Registration Date: 25 May 1944
Father: Robert L Burton
Mother: Lucy Swain
Spouse: Fannie Louise Burton

*General paresis, also known as general paralysis of the insane or paralytic dementia, is a neuropsychiatric disorder affecting the brain, caused by late-stage syphilis.

Ernest married Indiana Young, daughter of Leonidas Edwin Young and Fannie B. Grigg. (Indiana Young was born on 11 Jun 1882 in Lynchburg, Virginia, died on 20 Jan 1922 in Petersburg, VA and was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford Co., N.C..) The cause of her death was Lolal Paralysis of Lower Extremities - result of 606 - intraspinaley (8 yrs) / Syphets of Nervous System.

Ernest next married Fannie Louise Green circa 1928 in Petersburg, VA. (Fannie Louise Green was born on 24 Sep 1902 in Virginia, died on 21 May 1984 in Petersburg, VA and was buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA.) The cause of her death was Cardiorespiratory Failure.