Mary Dell Burson 
F, (28 August 1857 - 26 December 1931)
- Relationship
- 8th great-granddaughter of Herman Op Den Graeff
Mary Dell Burson was born on 28 August 1857 at Jerseyville (later Shade), Athens County, Ohio.1 She was the daughter of John Burson and Sarah Louise Creamer. Mary Dell Burson married, at age 20, David L. Sleeper, age 21, son of John Sleeper and Lucy Branch, on Wednesday, 7 November 1877 at Athens County, Ohio.1 Mary Dell Burson died on 26 December 1931 at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, at age 74 years, 3 months and 28 days.1 She was buried Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma.1
She and David L. Sleeper appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Columbus, 19th Ward, Franklin County, Ohio. Mary Dell Burson and David L. Sleeper appeared on the census of 20 April 1910 at Oklahoma City, 1st Ward, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Mary Dell Burson appeared on the census of 14 January 1920 in the household of Charles S. Graybill and Frances V. Sleeper at Lawton, 2nd Ward, Comanche County, Oklahoma. Mary Dell Burson appeared on the census of 11 April 1930 in the household of Farmer Eastwood Danner and Dorothy Sleeper at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
She and David L. Sleeper appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Columbus, 19th Ward, Franklin County, Ohio. Mary Dell Burson and David L. Sleeper appeared on the census of 20 April 1910 at Oklahoma City, 1st Ward, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Mary Dell Burson appeared on the census of 14 January 1920 in the household of Charles S. Graybill and Frances V. Sleeper at Lawton, 2nd Ward, Comanche County, Oklahoma. Mary Dell Burson appeared on the census of 11 April 1930 in the household of Farmer Eastwood Danner and Dorothy Sleeper at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
Children of Mary Dell Burson and David L. Sleeper
- Ethel B. Sleeper+1 (16 May 1879 - )
- John B. Sleeper+1 (1 Sep 1882 - 29 Jul 1933)
- Frances V. Sleeper+1 (Nov 1886 - )
- Clarence B. Sleeper+1 (8 Nov 1889 - )
- Dorothy Sleeper+1 (27 Sep 1895 - 18 Feb 1970)
Last Edited=6 Aug 2011
Citations
- [S15] June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family (Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1433 Elderwood Ct. N.W.: J. S. Lutz, 1988), p. U-107.