Lon Burton 1896 - 1959 Lon Burton was born July 17, 1896 in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. to William Jasper & Lula Denver Fry Burton. June 5, 1918 he applied for a marriage license in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. to marry Allie Dean Daney. The clipping for that marriage is below. January 7, 1936 he married Evadna Favorite. Lon enlisted in the US Army as a Pfc. He served until February 3 1918. He passed away January 6, 1959. His burial was in the National Cemetery im Fort Smith, Ar. Arkansas Democrat Little Rock, Arkansas July 30, 1918