Borton Surname – Access Genealogy

A Genealogy of the Lake Family

Ancestor Register of Esther Steelman Adams

A genealogy of the Lake family of Great Egg Harbour in Old Gloucester County in New Jersey : descended from John Lade of Gravesend, Long Island; with notes on the Gravesend and Staten Island branches of the family. This volume of nearly 400 pages includes a coat-of-arms in colors, two charts, and nearly fifty full page illustrations – portraits, old homes, samplers, etc. The coat-of-arms shown in the frontspiece is an unusually good example of the heraldic art!

1930 Ponca Census Extraction

An extraction of the 1930 Indian Census for the Ponca tribe of the Ponca Reservation in South Dakota. In 1930 there were 398 members that fell under the jurisdiction of the Yankton Agency. Most of them still resided within the Ponca Reservation, but some had moved elsewhere and are so indicated within the actual census images. This extraction provides their given names, surnames, sometimes the maiden name, age, and sex of each tribal member.

Biographical Sketch of Fred S. Borton

Fred S. Borton was born on October 25, 1861, in Plymouth, Indiana, and received a public school education. He moved to Cleveland in 1881, working first with Geo. Cooper & Co. and later the American Wire Co. He served as assistant treasurer of the Dime Savings Banking Co. and was then elected secretary of both the Cleveland Electric R.R. Co. and the A.B.C. R.R. Co. He later worked with the Everett-Moore Syndicate before establishing his own firm with his brother. Borton was active in various clubs and identified as a Republican.

Biographical Sketch of Thomas Ernest Borton

Thomas Ernest Borton, born on December 14, 1868, in Plymouth, Indiana, was the son of Dr. Amos O. and Mary Cooper Borton. He graduated from high school in 1887 and Wabash College in 1893. Borton married Elizabeth Lewis, with whom he had three children. His career included positions at American Steel Wire Co., Dime Savings and Trust Co., and Prudential Trust Co. He co-founded the brokerage firm Borton & Borton and served as treasurer of the Shaker Heights Improvement Co., while being active in local clubs and his church.

Ponca Tribe

The Ponca Tribe is part of the Dhegiha group of the Siouan family, closely related to the Omaha. Their history parallels that of the Omaha until the final separation near the Niobrara River. Historically, they lived in earth lodges, cultivated land, and hunted. By the early 19th century, their numbers had declined significantly due to disease and conflict with the Sioux, leading to their forced relocation to Indian Territory in 1877. The tribe’s current population is divided between Nebraska and Indian Territory with distinct gentes and surnames reflecting their interactions with Europeans.