Burton Woodard Averill

1884 - 1966  (81 years)

• Name	Burton Woodard Averill
  Born	16 Nov 1884	Shetek Township, Murray, Minnesota, United States
  Gender	Male
  Buried	1966	Tracy, Lyon, Minnesota, United States
  Died	24 Aug 1966	Tracy, Lyon, Minnesota, United States
  Person ID	P44560646	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2010

  
  

  Father	John Wesley Averill,   b. 02 Jun 1855, Maine, United States ,   d. 13 Dec 1931  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Elvira Alice Lakin,   b. 10 Dec 1856, Chesterville, Franklin, Maine, United States ,   d. 13 Apr 1926  (Age 69 years)
  Married	Aft 01 Jun 1880
  	According to the 1900 United States Federal Census Record John Wesley Averill and Elvira Alice Lakin had been married 20 years. This would put their marriage after 01Jun1880.
  Family ID	F2749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillie May Rea,   b. 1895, Alaska, Kent County, Michigan, United States ,   d. 1967, Tracy, Lyon, Minnesota, United States  (Age 72 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1913	Murray, Minnesota, United States
  Children	1. Mort Burton Averill,   b. 10 Oct 1914,   d. 16 May 1995  (Age 80 years)   2. Florence Lillian Averill
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F2750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Burt attended a rural school in which they used the same books every year. On top of this, he took off from school during the spring and fall to help with the crops. Burt and Lillie May resided on the John Averill hmestead in the summer house and moved in with Burt's parents during the winters. In the fall of 1921, the cottage was moved by mules across the field to Burt's homestead. Burt engaged in farming all of his life and served as township assessor. He managed a gravel pit crew of farmers for the WPA during the Great Depression and was active in agricultural organizations. He learned to vaccinate his own hogs for cholera. He bred Hampshire and Poland China hogs, as well as Percheron horses. Burt moved into the Mort Averill home so Mort could use the buildings and house for his growing family, giving up his homestead rights in 1945. In 1961, due to poor health, Burt moved to Tracy.