Sarah was the daughter of Lorenzo Aber and his wife Lydia Ann Covert. Sarah was born abt 1842 in NY.

1850 U.S census Yates, Orleans Co., New York:
302/307
Aber, Lorenzo 28M Farmer $2000 NY
Lydian 30F NY
Daniel 9M NY
George 8M NY
Ginnette 6F NY
Wesly 3M NY
Sarah 1F

1855 New York state census; Yates, Orleans Co., New York:
[transcribed census]
Aber, Lorenzo 33M Orleans Farmer
Lydia A. 35Wife Seneca
Daniel 14 Son Orleans
George 12 Son Orleans
Jenette 10 Dau Orleans
Wesley 8Son Orleans
Sarah J. 6Dau Orleans
Edgar 3Son Orleans

1860 U.S. census Yates Twp., Orleans Co., New York:
637/637
Aber, L. C. 37M Farmer $4000/$1500 NY
Lydia A. 39F NY
Daniel 19M NY
George 17M NY
Jennette 15F NY
Wesley 9M NY
Sarah J. 7F NY
Edgar 6M NY

1865 New York state census Yates, Orleans Co., New York:
[transcribed census]
Aber, Lydia A.44 F Seneca
Daniel G. 24 Son Orleans Carpenter Army
George V. 22 Son Orleans Farmer Army
Wesley A. 18 Son Orleans Farmer Army
Sarah J. 15 Dau Orleans
Edgar 13 Son Orleans
Wallace 4 Son Orleans

Sarah Jane Aber married Emory Eugene Burton on Nov 22, 1865 in Lyndonville, Orleans, NY. Divorced 1883 in Topeka, Shawnee, KS (no source for this information).

1870 U.S. Census Bay City, Bay Co., Michigan:
Name: Eugene Burton
Age in 1870: 25
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Bay City, Bay, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Bay City
Value of real estate: Personal Estate $1000
Household Members: Name Age
Eugene Burton 25 NY Laborer
Sarah Burton 20 NY
Cora Burton 1 MI
Wallace Eber 9 NY
"Eber" was misspelled, this is Sarah's brother Wallace Aber
Census taken on June 18, 1870

1880 U.S. census Vienna Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan:
(June 4, 1880)
Burton, Eugene WM36 HeadMPainter NY NY NY
Sarah WF30WifeMK NY NY NY
Cora WF11DauS At school MI NY NY
Ida WF9DauS At school MI NY NY
Byron WM7 SonS At school MI NY NY
Carie WF6DauS MI NY NY
Eddie WM4 SonS MI NY NY
Clarence WM2 SonS MI NY NY

Children

1. Cora Elizabeth Burton md Mr. Mayer
Cora Elizabeth Burton md Joseph Bearhope
2. Ida May Burton md John S. Lee, Divorced;
Ida May Burton md Austin W. Beebe
3. Byron Victor Burton md Myrtle Dewey
4. Carrie Melissa Burton md William Bullock, Divorced no date;
Carrie Melissa Burton md John Miller
5. Edgar Franklin Burton never md, died abt age 14
6. Clarence Burton never md, died abt age 15

Sarah Jane Aber Burton married Charles Mayer. Marriage Date and Place unknown. By 1885 census resided Topeka, Shawnee, KS.

1885 Kansas state census Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas:
(March 1, 1885)
Mayer, Chas 27MW MLithographerNY From NY to KS
Sarah J. 34FWM NY From NY to KS
Aber, Lydia 64FW NY From NY to KS
Wallace 24MW S Cigar maker MI From MI to KS
Burton, Ida 14FW MI "
Byron 12MW MI "
Carrie 10FW MI "
Edgar 9MW MI "
Clarance 7MW MI "

No Children from this 2nd marriage.

Sarah Jane Aber Burton Mayer married Mortimer G Ashton in 1892 probably in Rochester, Monroe, NY. Mortimer G Ashton born Apr 1870 in New York.

1900 U.S. census Rochester City, Monroe Co., New York:
188 Lake Avenue (June 1, 1900)
Ashton, Mortimer HeadWMApr 1870 30M-8 NY NY NY Teamster
Sarah J. WifeWF Oct 1849 50M-8-6/4 NY NY NY Dressmaker
Aber, Lida MIL WF Jun 1822 77Wd 8/6 NY NY NY

1910 U.S. census Rochester City, Monroe Co., New York:
86 Lake Avenue 75/136 (April 21, 1910)
Bearhope, Joseph A. HeadMW44 M1-18 NY Scot Scot Trimmer automobiles
Cora E. WifeFW40M2-180/0 MI NY NYNone
Mayer, Sarah F. MIL FW60Wd6/4 NY NY NY Dressmaker at home

1910 U.S. census Rochester City, Monroe Co., New York:
89 Hague Street 329/348 (April 26,1910)
Ashton, George H. HeadMW71 M1-46 NY Eng Eng Truckman Lumber
Sarah WifeFW65M1-464/2 NY Eng Eng
Mortimer G. SonMW38 S NY NY NY Truckman Lumber

1920 U.S. census Rochester, Monroe Co., New York:
634 Thurston Road 220/219 (February 6, 1920)
Ashton, Mortimer HeadMW50M NY NY NY Laborer motor co.
Sarah WifeFW65M NY NY NY None
Ellen E. MotherFW70Wd NY Eng Eng None

At the time of Sarah's death in 1924, her husband was Mortimer Ashton, per her obituary. At the time of Sarah's
mother's death, in 1903, she is listed as Sarah J. Ashton per Lydia's obituary. Why in 1910 was Sarah shown as
Sarah Mayer? And, in 1910, Mortimer Ashton appears to be living with his parents. In 1900, Mortimer is not
living with his parents. Living with his mother in 1930.

Obituary:
Ashton -- At the home of her daughter, No. 3 Oxford street, Sunday, November 30, 1924, Sarah J., wife of
Mortimer G. Ashton. Besides her husband she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. A. Bearhope, Mrs. Ida
Beebe and Mrs. Carrie An__; one son, Byron Y. Burton; also two brothers, Edgar and Wallace W. Aber.
Funeral from the chapel of Ingmire & Thomp__ Co., No. 137 Chestnut street, corner Court street, Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Burial in Mount Hope cemetery.
Sources:
1. Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle; Tuesday, December 2, 1924; Obituary of Sarah Ashton.

Census and obituary information from Lynnea Dickinson

A special thank you to Joel Shore for the cemetery photos and the following information:

RE: Sarah Ashton photo
You're welcome. By the way, just out of curiosity, I was doing a little more research this morning to see what became of her husband Mortimer Ashton because there are records kept for who bought the single graves and Sarah is listed as having bought two neighboring graves #61 and 62 in that row. (See Single Graves BB163-236 here: http://nyrgs.org/cemeteryRecords/index1.htm and look up her row, 189.)

And, I found the answer here in the internment records: https://www.lib.rochester.edu/IN/RBSCP/Databases/IMAGES/MtHope/disc3/00000012.pdf He outlived her by 30 years (perhaps not surprising since he was considerably younger than her, whichever birth date one assumes to be correct for her). And according to those records, he is indeed buried next to her...although there is no (surviving) grave marker. (He'd be immediately to her right in the photo, i.e., right between her marker and that of Delania Sprague.)
Added by Joel Shore on Aug 12, 2013 6:33 AM