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Lulu's parents were:
John W. Burton, b. Dec. 4, 1859 in MO. and d. Oct. 17, 1915 of cancer in Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS. &
Sarah Catherine Goff, b. Jan. 26, 1859 in IL. and d. Nov. 3, 1948 in San Bernardino County, CA.
John & Sarah Burton's children were:
1. Effie Jane Burton, b. Dec. 13, 1882 in MO. and d. Nov. 5, 1961 in Banning, Riverside county, CA. Effie marr. John R. McGrath in 1909.
2. Lucy May "Lulu" Burton, b. Jan. 16, 1885 in KS. and d. Apr. 8, 1971 in...
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Lulu's parents were:
John W. Burton, b. Dec. 4, 1859 in MO. and d. Oct. 17, 1915 of cancer in Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS. &
Sarah Catherine Goff, b. Jan. 26, 1859 in IL. and d. Nov. 3, 1948 in San Bernardino County, CA.
John & Sarah Burton's children were:
1. Effie Jane Burton, b. Dec. 13, 1882 in MO. and d. Nov. 5, 1961 in Banning, Riverside county, CA. Effie marr. John R. McGrath in 1909.
2. Lucy May "Lulu" Burton, b. Jan. 16, 1885 in KS. and d. Apr. 8, 1971 in San Bernardino county, CA. Lulu marr. James Compton McGarvin, Fred Arthur Waltz and Daniel Eiler "Dan" Fabun.
3. Cora Lee Burton, b. Jan. 31, 1887 in KS. and d. Oct. 16, 1955 in San Bernardino county, CA. Cora marr. James Ernest Woodward
4. Bertram "Bertie" Alvin Burton, b. Mar. 10, 1889 in Evansville, Commanche, KS. and d. Dec. 21, 1959 in San Bernardino county, CA. Bertram marr. Jo Hazel _.
In the 1900 U. S. census, 15 yr. old Lucy Burton, b. Jan. 1885 in KS., was attending school and living in Aetna (Astrid Township), Barber county, KS. with her
40 yr. old father, J. (John) Burton, a farmer, b. Dec. 1859 in MO.
41 yr. old mother, S. (Sarah) C. Burton, b. Jan. 1859 in IL.
17 yr. old sister, E J Burton, b. Dec. 1882 in MO.
13 yr. old sister, Cora Burton, b. Jan. 1887 in KS.
11 yr. old brother, Bertie Burton, a farm hand, b. Mar. 1889 in MS.
30 yr. old boarder, H S Sterling, a stock raiser, b. Aug. 1869 in MO.
John and Sarah had been married for 20 years.
Sarah was the mother of 5 children, only 4 still alive by this census.
John's father was b. in MO. and his mother in IN.
Sarah's father was b. in NC. and her mother in IL.
The Barber County Index (Medicine Lodge, KS.), P. 1, Col. 2
Wed., Oct. 29, 1902
McGarvin-Burton
James C. (Compton) McGarvin and Lulu M. (May) Burton were united in marriage by Probate Judge Lacy on Saturday, October 25, 1902.
The groom is a son (of) Mrs. J. H. Gentry of Deerhead township and the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burton of Aetna township.
Both parties are highly respected young people and come from excellent families. The Index extends hearty congratulations.
James & Lulu McGarven's children were:
1. Lillian Fay McGarven, b. Nov. 2, 1903 and d. Jun. 3, 1904 at age 7 mths. of measles in KS.
2. Beulah Inez McGarvin, b. Mar. 28, 1905 in Deerhead Township, Barber County, KS. and d. Jan. 11, 1994. Beulah marr. Clarence Wesley Cline.
3. Velma Irene McGarvin, b. Feb. 25, 1907 in Abbyville, Reno County, KS. and d. Mar. 30, 1993 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS. Velma marr. Roger Q. Mills and _ Simpson.
In the 1910 U. S. census, 24 yr. old Lulu M McGarvin, b. in KS., was living in Raymond, Rice, KS. with her
30 yr. old husband, James C McGarvin, a farmer, engaged in general farming, b. in KS.
5 yr. old daughter, Bula McGarvin, not yet attending school, b. in KS.
3 yr. old daughter, Velma McGarvin, b. in KS.
This was a first marriage for both James and Lulu. They had been married for 8 years.
Lulu was the mother of children, both still alive by this census.
Lulu's parents were both b. in MO.
James' father was b. in KS. and his mother in MO.
Barber County Index (Medicine Lodge, KS.), P. 5, Col. 4
Wed., Jan. 7, 1914
J. C. McGarvin Seeks Divorce
On Monday, January 5th, J. C. McGarvin of Deerhead brought suit for divorce from his wife, Lulu M. McGarvin. A. L. Noble is his attorney. Mr. and Mrs. McGarvin were married October 25, 1902. They have two children, Beulah Inez, aged 8 years, and Velma Irene, aged 6 years.
Mr. McGarvin alleges that his wife refuses to attend to her household duties and that she has gone to Holly, Colorado, to live. He asks for the custody of both children and that the defendant be denied all interest or claim in property.
Mr. and Mrs. McGarvin are well known in western Barber as well as in this city and their friends regret very much to learn of their difficulty but still hope they may become reconciled.
On Oct. 17, 1915, Lulu's father, John W. Burton, died at the age of 55 of cancer Wichita, Sedgwick county, KS.
The Hutchinson Gazette (Hutchinson, KS.), P. 6, Col. 6
Tue., Feb. 20, 1917
LOST RANCH, AND BUSINESS AND HOME THROUGH DRINK
And Now Wife of One-Time Wealthy Rancher is Taking in Washing.
It's like a temperance tract, on "The Evils of Drink," the divorce petition of Mrs. Lulu McGarvin, which has been filed in the Reno county district court.
Some few years ago James C. McGarvin owned 1,200 acres of land in Barber county, and was one of the well-fixed ranchmen of that section, living near Medicine Lodge. He had a wife, and two or three fine children, and the family was well fixed.
Today "Jim" McGarvin is penniless, his family destitute and his wife is taking in washing to support herself and children. It was liquor that did it, the wife alleges.
According to her petition, filed in district court, her husband who had been good to her and the children, kind and affectionate, began drinking. They liquor habit became fixed on him and he gradually lost a grip on himself and his property. He sold his land and bought a mercantile store at Abbeyville, this county. Then he traded this for a farm near Raymond.
But each trade was for the worse. He had lost his business acumen and ability, and had become a slave to drink, the wife alleges. Finally he sold out at Raymond and moved the family to California. But conditions became worse and worse. At length with nothing left of his one-time fortune but the household goods, he sold the furniture to pay the way of his wife and children back to Kansas to her folks at Medicine Lodge.
Destitute and dependent on her own parents for support, Mrs. McGarvin finally came back to Reno county, and has been supporting herself and children by taking in sewing and washing. She now asks the district court here for a divorce from her husband.
The Hutchinson Gazette (Hutchinson, KS.), P. 4, Col. 2
Sat., Sep. 8, 1917
Item from: Local News Happenings in and about Town
Children to Grandmother - Lulu May McGarvin was granted a divorce yesterday from James C. McGarvin. By order of the court the children will be given into the custody of McGarvin's mother, both both parents will be allowed to visit them at reasonable times.
On Sep. 10, 1917, 32 yr. old Lulu Burton (McGarvin) marr. 36 yr. old Fred Arthur Waltz at La Junta, Otero county, Colorado, according to Colorado County Marriage records for 1862-2006.
In the 1920 U. S. census, 34 yr. old Lulu M Waltz, no occupation, b. in KS., was living on North Fifth St. in Canon, Fremont, Colorado with her
38 yr. old husband, Fred A Waltz, a self-employed retail merchant at a grocery store, b. in KY.
59 yr. old mother, Sarah C Burton, b. in IL.
Lulu's father was b. in MO.
Sarah's father was b. in IN. and her mother in IL.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 8, Col. 1
Tue., Jan. 10, 1928
Excerpt from: UNHAPPY WIVES GET DIVORCES
Four Are Awarded Decrees as Failings of Mates Are Told Court
Fred Waltz told his wife, Mrs. Lulu Waltz of San Bernardino, that she was "good for nothing" and urged her to secure a divorce, Mrs. Waltz testified yesterday when she was granted a divorce by Superior Judge Charles L. Allison on grounds on cruelty.
They were married Sept. 10, 1917, and separated Oct. 3, 1927. Attorneys Trujillo & Ericksson represented Mrs. Waltz.
On Oct. 15, 1929, 51 yr. old Daniel Eiler Fabun and Lulu Waltz, residents of San Bernardino, posted a Notice of Intention to Wed, according to the San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 19, last column.
In the 1930 U. S. census, 45 yr. old Lulu Fabun, b. in KS., was living at 168 Julia in San Bernardino Ward 1, San Bernardino, CA. with her
51 yr. old husband, Daniel E Fabun, a self-employed violin maker in his own shop, b. in CA.
70 yr. old widowed mother, Sarah Burton, b. in IL.
There was not a radio in the home.
Daniel was 25 yrs. old and Lulu was 17 at the time of their first marriages.
Daniel's father was b. in NY. and his mother in Michigan.
Lulu's father was b. in MO. and her mother in IL.
Sarah's father was b. in IN. and her mother in IL.
Daniel was a veteran of the Spanish-American War.
In the 1940 U. S. census, 55 yr. old wife, Lulu Fabun, b. in KS., was living at 546 East 3rd St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with her
62 yr. old (head of household) husband, Dan Fabun, a Construction Foreman in the building trade, b. in CA.
79 yr. old widowed mother, Sarah C Burton, living off an old age pension, b. in IL.
Dan, Lulu & Sarah were all living in the same house in 1935.
The highest grade Dan and Lulu had completed was 8th grade; Sarah had gone as far as 5th.
Dan worked 44 hours in the week prior to the census and 52 weeks in 1939.
His income was listed as $1,560 and he had no income from other sources.
According to his Apr. 25, 1942 WWII Draft Registration card, 63 yr. old Daniel Eiler Fabun, b. May 24, 1878 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA., was living at 329 E. 4th St. in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. with his wife, Lulu Fabun. He was working for the Triangle Rock & Gravel Co. in Highland & Lytle Creek, San Bernardino county, CA.
Daniel was described as 5'10" tall, weighing 140 lbs., with gray eyes, gray hair, a light brown complexion and no other obvious physical characteristic that would aid in identification.
The Colton Courier (Colton, CA.), P. 1, last 2 columns
Mon., Sep. 17, 1951
TWO BADLY INJURED IN SHOOTING
Husband Found Dead After Attack On Pair In Victory Village Today
Shots rocked Victory Village early this morning as a San Bernardino man shot down his estranged wife and brother-in-law and then escaped only to take his own life.
Victims of the early morning tragedy were Mts. Lulu Fabun, 66, who is in critical condition after being shot in the back and head; James Woodward, 72, who was seriously wounded in the stomach; and gunman, Dan Fabun, 73, who apparently poisoned himself.
"My husband, Dan Fabun, shot me," was all that Mrs. Fabun could tell sheriff officer Barton Keene before doctors ordered her isolated, but an eyewitness account of the affair was obtained from Woodward.
Fabun came to the Woodward home in the housing project near Norton Air Depot to see his wife, who had been living there about a month, the wounded Woodward told Keene.
During this first visit, which occurred at about 8 a.m., Fabun told his wife to be at their home in San Bernardino by 9 a.m. to meet a real estate man who was going to sell their house. When, on the advice of her brother, she didn't show up at the appointed time, Fabun returned in his car and honked.
Both the woman and her brother, according to Keene, went out to see what he wanted. Fabun showed his wife a contract for the sale of the home and she got into the from seat to read it.
According to Woodward's statement, the woman became suspicious, and asked whose writing was on the paper and then accused Fabun of writing it himself. At this point, Fabun whipped out a .32 automatic and shot through the back window at Woodward, who was standing behind the car.
His Wife Twice
At the sound of the first shot Mrs. Fabun, according to Woodward, jumped out of the car and started to run away, but her husband turned and fired two shots, hitting her both times. At this point, Keene reported, Woodward came around to the front of the car to see what was going on and was dropped by a shot to the stomach.
Woodward told police he played dead when Fabun came over to examine the body, and then he saw his brother-in-law raise the gun to his temple and pull the trigger. Instead of firing, the gun only clicked, Woodward reported. At that point, Fabun got into his car and sped away.
Found in Car
Sheriff's officers who answered the frantic call from a terrified neighbor who had spotted the two bodies lying on the lawn, found faun dead in a field a short ways down the street.
Burns which were discovered about Fabun's mouth led to believe that the would-be murderer had taken poison and had died at the wheel of his car while escaping from the scene of the crime.
According to Captain J. F. Miller the shooting climaxed a long feud between Mr. and Mrs. Fabun. He reported that Fabun had been arrested last July for threatening his wife with a deadly weapon and had been given a suspended sentence on the condition that he turn over all his firearms in the court.
Fabun was arrested again last mont, said Miller, after he had beaten up his wife.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA. P. 15, Col. 1
Tue., Sep. 18, 1951
Pistol Shots Poison End In One Dead, Two Injured
Pioneer Fabun Takes own Life; Wife 'Critical'
Marital Troubles Blamed in Letter Left in Clothing
A 66-year-old woman was in "extremely critical" condition and another victim termed serious at the County hospital last night as the result of what investigators said was a fusillade fired by her estranged husband, Dan E. Fabun, 73, climaxed by his own death by poison.
Marital troubles were blames for the action by Fabun, a past president of the San Bernardino Pioneer society.
The blaze of gunfire about 9 a.m. yesterday resulted in two bullet wounds for Mrs. Lula (Lulu) Fabun, and one for James E. Woodward, 72, at the latter's home, 908 East Cardiff avenue. Fabun's body, slumped over in the front seat, was found in his car a few blocks away.
BOTTLE FOUND
Chief Deputy Edward P. Doyle of Coroner R. E. Williams' staff said a small bottle of a deadly poison had been found near the Woodward residence. He expressed belief Fabun had swallowed some of it and had managed to drive several blocks before collapsing.
At the County hospital, Mrs. Fabun was unable to be questioned in detail. Physicians allowed Lt. Barton Keene of Sheriff Eugene L. Mueller's homicide detail to ask one question, "Who shot you?"
My husband, Dan Fabun, shot me," came her whispered reply, Lieutenant Keene reported.
Mrs. Fabun feared for her life when she and her husband separated last month, reported the officer. On her complaint, he had been arrested and convicted of threatening her with a deadly weapon, Keene added. One of the probation terms was that Fabun, for a year, have no weapons in his possession.
From Woodward, Mrs. Fabun's brother-in-law, officers obtained a picture of the shooting. A discussion on the proposed sale of their home climaxed in the four shots being fired.
FIRST MISSES
The first missed Woodward as he stood near the Fabun car; two crumpled Mrs. Fabun as she tried to flee, and the fourth brought down Woodward. As he feigned death, Woodward told Keene, he saw Fabun raise the gun to his own temple and pull the trigger.
Only a faint click resulted.
Then, said Woodward, Fabun sped out of the driveway and turned westward on Cardiff.
Other witnesses said the car was moving slowly when it neared La Junta street. There it veered sharply to the south, crashed through a barbed wire fence and stalled several hundred feet out in a plowed field.
In the car with Fabun was a .32 caliber automatic pistol of a foreign make.
UNDERGOES SURGERY
At the County hospital, Mrs. Fabun was reported to have one wound in the head, the bullet entering her right cheek and emerging near her left ear, and the other in her body, the slug having pierced her back and gone out through her left upper chest. Woodward's wound was in the stomach. He underwent surgery shortly after being admitted to the hospital.
In Fabun's clothing were two letters, one addressed to the coroner, giving directions for funeral arrangements and settlement of his estate. The other, to The Sun-Telegram, blamed marital troubles for the decision to take his life.
"I'm too old to live alone," he said in the letter to the newspaper.
Aiding in the investigation were Undersheriff Harry R. Heap, Deputy Precy Sellas of the identification bureau, Deputy Albert Oehl, and California Highway Patrolman William Beals.
The victim was the son of pioneer San Bernardino valley residents and had been a carpenter for most of his career.
The body was removed to the Mark B. Shaw mortuary.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 5, Col. 5
Sat., Sep. 22, 1951
DANIEL E. FABUN
Funeral services for Daniel E. Fabun will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Mark B. Shaw memorial chapel with the Pioneers society officiating. Burial will follow in Pioneer Memorial cemetery.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 11, Col. 1
Mon., Sep. 24, 1951
Excerpt from: Domestic Dispute Takes Life of Second Victim
Woodward Dies Suddenly From Bullet Wound
Argument Resulted In Suicide Death of Fabun, City Pioneer
Death yesterday claimed James E. Woodward, 72, one of two victims shot down by Dan E. Fabun, San Bernardino pioneer, in a marital dispute last Monday, Fabun took his own life with poison immediately after the shooting.
Woodward, a resident of 908 Cardiff avenue, died unexpectedly at 1:24 p.m. at San Bernardino county hospital. He had been shot in the stomach in the affair in the front yard of his home, which also resulted in the critical wounding of Mrs. Lula (Lulu) Fabun, estranged wife of the suicide victim.
Woodward had been believe in less serious condition than Mrs. Fabun, reported P. H. Evans, deputy of Coroner R. E. Williams, and had appeared to be on the road to recovery during the morning.
AUTOPSY ORDERED
An autopsy was ordered to make certain of the cause of death.
Mrs. Fabun, hit twice by bullets, was reported showing improvements at St. Bernardine's hospital. Attendants said she had been taken off the "critical list", although her condition was still regarded as serious.
The body of Woodward was taken to the Grove-Kircher mortuary, where funeral arrangements are pending. A resident of San Bernardino and of California for six years, he was a retired carpenter and farmer. He was a native of Kansas.
Survivors include his wife, Cora L.; two sons, Ernest of Columbus, Ohio, and Rex of Mt. Vernon, Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Roy Cristo of Belleville, Kan.; a brother, George of Medicine Lodge, Kan.; a sister, Mrs. Pearl Murphy, also of Medicine Lodge, and six grandchildren.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 9, Col. 6
Sat., Nov. 24, 1951
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the many acts of kindness, cards, letters and flowers during my illness in the hospital and in my home.
LULU FABUN
The Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 18, Col. 1-2
Fri., Apr. 9, 1971
Lulu Fabun, San Bernardino
Lulu M. Fabun, 86, of 24177 E. Fourth St., San Bernardino, passed on yesterday in San Bernardino. She was born in Kansas and was a 51-year resident of San Bernardino.
Mrs. Fabun was a former member of the Pioneer Society. She also belonged to the Christian Science Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Beulah Cline and Velma Mills, both of Kansas;
five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Mark B. Shaw Memorial Chapel with burial following at Pioneer Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel after noon tomorrow. |
