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Title: An illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Steele, Richard F Rose, Arthur P
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Publisher: (Spokane) : Western Historical Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ckamauga,and others, besides doing some skirmishing.He was in the fiercest of the fights, and manytimes his clothes were pierced by bullets. Al-though he witnessed the death of many soldiersat his side, he received no wound except a slightcut on the head from the saber of a rebel sur-geon. He was captured once by General Mor-gan, and detained seven days. Mr. Burton en-dured all the hardships and deprivations in-cident to a soldiers life, and showed.himselfa man of the true blue, faithful in every serviceand reliable at all times. He went in as a pri-vate, and came out a non-commissioned cap-tain. For the excellent service he rendered hiscountry he is now receiving a stipend from thegovernment. Levi D. Burton was born on April 25,1836, in Preble county, Ohio, the son of Elijahand Leanna (Williams) Burton, natives ofVirginia and Tennessee, respectively. He waseducated and reared in Wayne county, Indiana,and after his honorable discharge from thearmv returned home. Soon after he was mar-
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LEVI D. BURTON HISTORY OF NORTH WASHINGTON, ^23 ried, but his wife took consumption and died\\hile young. Mr. Burton then hved a rovinghfe, and visited various parts of the UnitedStates and Mexico. In 1873 ^^^ ^^^^ i*^ CaH-fornia and then went to Glendale, Montana,where he made considerable money but spentit freely. Securing a blind horse and a cart hebegan a journey to Yakima, a distance of eighthundred miles. Having decided that this wasnot the country he desired, he drove the samefaithful beast to Okanogan county, in 1887.He immediately located a fine stock ranch nearwhere Loomis now stands, andfrom that timeuntil 1903, gave his time to improving hisranch and raising stock. He then sold hisranch and stock and removed to Loomis wherehe has a comfortable home and is passing thegolden age of his life in well earned retirement,supplied with a good competence and amid alarge circle of friends. Mr. Burton is knownas one of the thrifty and substantial men ofhis county. He was elected coun

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